How Nyx Assassin and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin and Witch Doctor win 53.65% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,979 matches.
Picking these two heroes together creates a simple and brutal ganking machine. Nyx Assassin excels at finding targets and locking them down with Impale. This long, reliable stun gives Witch Doctor more than enough time to walk up and land a perfect Maledict. All the follow-up damage from Nyx's own burst and anyone else nearby gets amplified, making it incredibly difficult for a cursed hero to survive. If Witch Doctor has his Death Ward available, the target is practically guaranteed to go down.
This combo comes online early and defines the mid-game. Opponents can’t safely farm alone, as a stun from an invisible Nyx followed by Maledict is a death sentence. It forces the enemy team to group up much earlier than they want to, constricting their map and farm. To survive, they need to invest heavily in vision to spot the rotations and have heroes or items that can provide an instant save during the Impale stun, before the curse and channel can even begin.
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 | 51.66% | 482 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.43% | 1,380 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.12% | 1,252 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.70% | 334 |
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 | 53.65% | ▼ -0.0pp | 8,979 |
| 7.41d | 53.67% | ▲ +0.3pp | 110,855 |
| 7.41c | 53.38% | ▲ +1.0pp | 48,621 |
| 7.41b | 52.40% | — | 48,642 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.