How Nyx Assassin and Slark perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin and Slark win 50.92% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,711 matches.
Thinking these two invisible hunters will dominate the map together is a common mistake. Nyx Assassin can certainly set up a kill with an Impale out of Vendetta, guaranteeing Slark can land Pounce and start building Essence Shift stacks. The problem is that both heroes are prowling the map looking for the exact same thing: isolated, vulnerable targets. This overlap means they can end up competing for farm or gank opportunities. Their combined single-target burst is decent, but it doesn't offer a special advantage that a more diverse hero pairing might.
As the game progresses, their individual goals can diverge. Slark needs to snowball through kills and consistent farm to become a true carry. Nyx Assassin is more concerned with scouting, disrupting key enemies, and making space. While Nyx can help Slark get a kill, he provides that same stun for almost any carry hero. Slark doesn't gain anything unique from the partnership that he couldn't get from another hero with lockdown. This leads to a pairing that functions but doesn't have a standout, game-winning dynamic.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.64% | 393 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.89% | 1,307 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.58% | 1,259 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.85% | 439 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.92% | ▲ +0.9pp | 8,711 |
| 7.41d | 50.06% | ▼ -0.8pp | 115,251 |
| 7.41c | 50.86% | ▼ -0.1pp | 57,567 |
| 7.41b | 51.01% | — | 65,413 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.