How Pangolier and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pangolier and Vengeful Spirit win 46.88% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 544 matches.
Amplifying Pangolier's burst damage is the core of this pairing. Vengeful Spirit's Vengeance Aura and Wave of Terror both increase the physical output of Swashbuckle, turning a harassment tool into a serious threat. A well-timed Magic Missile also provides the perfect setup for Pangolier to land a Rolling Thunder without the target simply walking away. This removes a lot of the usual uncertainty from trying to initiate with his ultimate, making his ganks much more consistent.
Across the map, this duo creates constant pick-off pressure. Vengeful Spirit can scout ahead with Wave of Terror, find an isolated enemy, and lock them down for Pangolier to roll in and finish the job. If Pangolier dives too deep, Nether Swap provides an easy escape hatch. Enemies are forced to play with vision and stick together, because any hero caught alone is likely to be a free kill. This control over the map's tempo is what gives the pair a consistent, if not overwhelming, advantage.
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 | 42.42% | 132 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.04% | 431 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.60% | 605 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.39% | 319 |
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 | 46.88% | ▼ -2.9pp | 544 |
| 7.41d | 49.79% | ▼ -0.2pp | 54,085 |
| 7.41c | 50.04% | ▼ -2.4pp | 31,503 |
| 7.41b | 52.41% | — | 36,608 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.