How Outworld Destroyer and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Outworld Destroyer and Sniper win 51.54% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,055 matches.
Trying to burst down a single target often feels awkward with this pairing. Outworld Destroyer's main setup ability, Astral Imprisonment, takes a hero completely out of the fight. This is great for saving an ally or setting up a delayed spell, but it means Sniper can't land any attacks on that target for the entire duration. This offensive disconnect is a core problem; your main physical damage dealer is often stuck waiting for your magic damage core's spell to end before they can contribute again.
Across a game, this pairing requires the other three heroes to provide a very strong frontline and reliable stuns. Both Outworld Destroyer and Sniper want to sit on the edge of a fight, and neither is a natural initiator. While OD can use Astral Imprisonment to save a focused Sniper, this is a purely reactive play. The duo struggles to make proactive moves together because their key abilities don't sync up for aggression, leading to disjointed fights where they can't focus their damage at the same time.
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 | 57.49% | 501 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.21% | 1,120 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.29% | 733 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.00% | 136 |
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 | 51.54% | ▲ +3.0pp | 7,055 |
| 7.41d | 48.55% | ▼ -1.0pp | 73,436 |
| 7.41c | 49.56% | ▲ +2.0pp | 33,115 |
| 7.41b | 47.59% | — | 34,010 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.