How Oracle and Snapfire perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Oracle and Snapfire win 49.14% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,168 matches.
Protecting a channeling ultimate through enemy focus is the core idea here. Oracle can use False Promise on Snapfire, allowing her to tank significant damage and often finish a full Mortimer Kisses channel. The delayed damage from False Promise means Snapfire can't be easily burst down mid-channel. This combination is most effective when set up by a root from Fortune's End, which can hold enemies inside the damage zones. While not a lane-winning pair by default, their ability to secure a key ultimate gives them a notable advantage in coordinated fights.
Executing this in a real game depends heavily on timing. A successful play forces the enemy to either commit everything to bursting Snapfire before Oracle can react or to scatter and cede the area. The weakness is that the combo is predictable. Enemies will try to disable Snapfire with stuns before False Promise can be cast, or simply focus Oracle first to remove the save potential entirely. This reliance on positioning and quick reactions from both players keeps the synergy from being consistently overwhelming, making it a slight but not game-defining edge.
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 | 43.90% | 205 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.18% | 889 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.97% | 1,097 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.37% | 526 |
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 | 49.14% | ▼ -4.0pp | 6,168 |
| 7.41d | 53.17% | ▲ +1.5pp | 99,556 |
| 7.41c | 51.68% | ▲ +4.8pp | 24,313 |
| 7.41b | 46.93% | — | 9,409 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.