How Nyx Assassin and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin and Io win 53.90% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,872 matches.
Using Relocate to drop an invisible Nyx Assassin onto a target seems like a free kill on paper. The problem is that the glowing Tether completely ruins the surprise, telegraphing Nyx's position long before he can initiate. A core part of his ganking is the scouting and setup from Vendetta, which is compromised when he has a bright ball of light following him around. While the extra durability from Overcharge and movement speed from Tether can sometimes help him escape after landing an Impale, the two heroes have conflicting ideas about how to approach a fight. Io is a loud partner for a quiet assassin, making this pairing much less straightforward than it appears.
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 | 50.87% | 173 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.83% | 489 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.68% | 448 |
| Divine & Immortal | 58.33% | 192 |
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 | 53.90% | ▲ +2.6pp | 2,872 |
| 7.41d | 51.33% | ▲ +0.6pp | 28,294 |
| 7.41c | 50.74% | ▼ -0.8pp | 10,699 |
| 7.41b | 51.51% | — | 11,276 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.