How Clockwerk and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Clockwerk and Witch Doctor win 49.43% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,766 matches.
Locking down a single target for a kill is the core idea here. Clockwerk can initiate with Hookshot and trap an enemy in Power Cogs, creating a perfect stationary target. This allows Witch Doctor to land an easy Maledict and follow up with a full duration Death Ward, which will usually delete the trapped hero. The long-range initiation from Clockwerk and the immense single-target burst from Witch Doctor should, in theory, let them pick off key enemies before a fight even starts.
The execution can be tricky, which is what holds this duo back. Clockwerk often ends up deep in enemy territory, far from his team. For Witch Doctor to contribute, he has to expose himself, making him an easy target to interrupt his channel. More importantly, Clockwerk's own Power Cogs can physically block the projectiles from Death Ward, completely negating the damage. The combo requires precise positioning from both players to avoid this interference, and a small mistake can make the whole play fall apart.
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 | 50.92% | 273 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.91% | 759 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.76% | 613 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.27% | 214 |
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 | 49.43% | ▼ -0.8pp | 4,766 |
| 7.41d | 50.24% | ▼ -0.9pp | 62,266 |
| 7.41c | 51.10% | ▲ +1.0pp | 33,261 |
| 7.41b | 50.11% | — | 23,856 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.