How Omniknight and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Omniknight and Witch Doctor win 52.15% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,297 matches.
Protecting a Witch Doctor during Death Ward is the main goal here. Omniknight can apply Heavenly Grace to dispel a silence or stun from Witch Doctor, and the added status resistance helps him shrug off follow-up disables more quickly. If the main threat is physical damage, Guardian Angel provides a few seconds of immunity for the channel to do its work. Omniknight's Purification can also provide a timely burst of healing if Witch Doctor gets focused before he can get his ultimate off. The combination gives Witch Doctor a much better chance to complete his channel.
The problem is that this synergy is almost entirely built around teamfights where both ultimates are ready. In the laning stage and during early skirmishes, the two don't offer much to each other. Omniknight wants to play defensively around a core, while Witch Doctor needs setup for his Maledict and Cask to be effective. Their kits lack a natural way to chain abilities for kills without outside help. This makes the partnership feel inconsistent, relying heavily on pulling off that big ultimate combo in a late-game fight to secure a win.
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 | 57.95% | 302 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.76% | 711 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.55% | 470 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.17% | 116 |
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 | 52.15% | ▲ +0.6pp | 4,297 |
| 7.41d | 51.52% | ▲ +0.8pp | 51,546 |
| 7.41c | 50.71% | ▲ +0.3pp | 22,529 |
| 7.41b | 50.38% | — | 22,976 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.