How Clockwerk and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Clockwerk and Skywrath Mage win 49.87% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,389 matches.
The play here relies on trapping a single target with Clockwerk's Hookshot and Cogs, setting up for Skywrath Mage to land his full combo. When it works, you get a quick kill and can immediately pressure a tower or Roshan. The problem is the commitment. Both heroes use their long-cooldown ultimates for these attempts, and if the enemy saves the target or the combo is mistimed, you've spent your two biggest spells for nothing. This often leaves the map open for the enemy team to make their own moves while you're both waiting for cooldowns.
Early ganks can snowball a lead if Skywrath Mage and Clockwerk find isolated heroes. However, the combo's effectiveness drops off sharply. As enemies get items like Force Staff or Black King Bar, escaping the Cogs or ignoring the magic damage becomes trivial. Clockwerk provides a great setup, but he can't protect the fragile Skywrath from being turned on and blown up in return. A lot has to go right for this pairing to secure a kill, and if it fails, the consequences are severe for your team's tempo.
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 | 48.82% | 211 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.17% | 582 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.09% | 551 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.84% | 272 |
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 | 49.87% | ▲ +1.5pp | 4,389 |
| 7.41d | 48.40% | ▼ -1.2pp | 58,890 |
| 7.41c | 49.63% | ▲ +1.7pp | 29,109 |
| 7.41b | 47.95% | — | 19,884 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.