How Puck and Windranger perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Puck and Windranger win 47.75% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 754 matches.
Trying to set up a kill with this pair often feels disjointed. Puck wants to land a multi-hero Dream Coil to control a teamfight, forcing enemies to scatter or be stunned. Windranger is usually looking for a completely different angle, trying to find a long-duration Shackleshot on a single hero to melt them with Focus Fire. These two forms of control rarely work together well. A good Coil can make landing a key Shackle difficult, and a target stunned by Shackle isn't moving to break the Coil leash. They end up with redundant damage and control that doesn't stack.
This lack of synergy creates a team that is often too fragile and lacks a clear game plan. Both Puck and Windranger are elusive damage dealers who need another hero to create space and stand on the frontline. Without that, they can be run over by a simple five-man push. The enemy team can force fights, knowing this duo struggles to stand their ground. The only real path to victory is to dominate the early game with individual pickoffs, but if the game ever evens out, their compositional flaws become very obvious.
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 | 41.03% | 195 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.64% | 584 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.51% | 645 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.99% | 426 |
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 | 47.75% | ▲ +2.1pp | 754 |
| 7.41d | 45.61% | ▲ +0.1pp | 60,876 |
| 7.41c | 45.49% | ▲ +1.2pp | 32,158 |
| 7.41b | 44.33% | — | 27,992 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.