How Pugna and Templar Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pugna and Templar Assassin win 49.46% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 277 matches.
Picking these two together often creates a draft that's pulling in opposite directions. Templar Assassin wants to get on top of a target to land her Meld strike, needing allies who can lock an enemy down for that physical burst. Pugna, on the other hand, prefers longer, drawn-out fights where Life Drain and Nether Ward can do their work. Neither hero really helps the other set up their ideal kill. Worse, a poorly timed Decrepify from Pugna can completely save an enemy from Templar Assassin's physical damage. They end up playing separate games on the same map, leaving the team feeling disjointed and lacking a clear plan.
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 | 45.52% | 134 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.75% | 269 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.28% | 184 |
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 | 49.46% | ▲ +4.8pp | 277 |
| 7.41d | 44.66% | ▼ -0.8pp | 22,376 |
| 7.41c | 45.50% | ▲ +0.2pp | 11,327 |
| 7.41b | 45.26% | — | 13,704 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.