How Queen of Pain and Tusk perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Queen of Pain and Tusk win 44.59% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,826 matches.
Landing a clean kill combo often feels awkward for this pair. Tusk’s Ice Shards, intended to trap a target for a follow-up, can easily block Queen of Pain’s path or push an enemy out of her Scream of Pain. If she joins the Snowball, she’s trading her own precise Blink positioning for Tusk's all-in charge, which frequently puts her in a worse spot to land her spells. Their methods of engaging are both aggressive, but they conflict mechanically. Tusk wants to create a chaotic brawl, while Queen of Pain needs a clear line to her target to execute them properly.
This disconnect defines their shared game plan. Both heroes want to set the tempo with mid-game ganks, but they often step on each other's toes trying to be the primary initiator. Queen of Pain might be setting up for a safe flank with Sonic Wave, only for Tusk to Snowball into the enemy team and start a fight in a completely different location. This leads to disjointed engagements where one hero is forced to react to the other's play, rather than working together. Instead of a smooth one-two punch, their efforts often feel like two separate attacks happening at the same time.
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 | 40.98% | 244 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.36% | 773 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.98% | 1,026 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.07% | 537 |
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 | 44.59% | ▲ +1.0pp | 6,826 |
| 7.41d | 43.56% | ▼ -0.8pp | 76,310 |
| 7.41c | 44.34% | ▼ -3.5pp | 46,802 |
| 7.41b | 47.80% | — | 59,381 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.