How Queen of Pain and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Queen of Pain and Io win 47.07% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,767 matches.
Giving a core damage reduction and attack speed from Overcharge is Io's main job. Queen of Pain, however, doesn't really want to stand and fight. She's all about using Blink to find the perfect angle for her spells and then immediately getting back to safety. Io's buffs are meant for a hero who wants to stay in the thick of it, so a lot of that potential is lost on a slippery spellcaster like QoP, who already has her own escape and doesn't benefit as much from the prolonged brawling power.
The duo can still find kills with Relocate ganks, but Queen of Pain is already so mobile that she can often create those chances on her own. In larger teamfights, Io faces a tough choice. If he commits Tether to QoP, she's likely to Blink out after her spell combo, leaving Io exposed and needing a new partner. He usually gets more value supporting another core, meaning these two heroes rarely operate as a true pair and can feel a bit disconnected from each other.
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 | 44.84% | 252 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.61% | 826 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.52% | 646 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.85% | 262 |
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 | 47.07% | ▲ +1.2pp | 4,767 |
| 7.41d | 45.90% | ▼ -0.1pp | 48,735 |
| 7.41c | 45.95% | ▼ -4.3pp | 24,896 |
| 7.41b | 50.22% | — | 31,157 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.