How Puck and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Puck and Slardar win 40.67% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 386 matches.
Facing down a Slardar and Puck duo can feel awkward, even for the team trying to execute the gank. The core problem is that their damage types don't mix. Slardar’s Corrosive Haze shreds armor, setting up for big physical hits, but it does nothing to amplify Puck’s magical burst. After Slardar crushes a target, Puck can follow up with control from Dream Coil, but the damage part of the equation feels disconnected. Both heroes also want to be the primary initiator, which can lead to clunky engagements where one blinks in and the other is too far away to contribute their full combo effectively.
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 | 49.61% | 129 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.59% | 379 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.39% | 401 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.72% | 183 |
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 | 40.67% | ▼ -5.0pp | 386 |
| 7.41d | 45.71% | ▼ -2.6pp | 39,091 |
| 7.41c | 48.30% | ▲ +0.6pp | 26,062 |
| 7.41b | 47.70% | — | 25,376 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.