How Razor and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Razor and Sniper win 51.69% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,679 matches.
Picking these two cores together often feels like a trade-off for the team. On one hand, Razor creates a dangerous zone around himself that enemies want to avoid. His Static Link drains damage from anyone who commits to a fight, and Plasma Field's slow can help create distance. This buys a lot of time for Sniper to sit far in the back and attack freely. On the other hand, neither hero provides a hard lockdown. If an enemy with a blink or a charge gets onto Sniper, Razor can't offer an instant stun to save him; he can only slow them down and hope it’s enough.
The success of this duo really depends on the enemy draft. Against slower teams without strong gap-close, the pair can feel dominant, kiting and controlling fights from different ranges. But against lineups with multiple mobile initiators, the game gets much harder. Fights often revolve around the enemy team trying to jump past Razor to eliminate Sniper first. Since Razor lacks the tools to truly peel for his backline, the outcome of any given fight can feel precarious, depending entirely on positioning and the enemy's coordination.
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 | 54.54% | 1,124 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.64% | 2,187 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.96% | 1,435 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.32% | 265 |
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 | 51.69% | ▲ +1.1pp | 13,679 |
| 7.41d | 50.59% | ▲ +0.0pp | 155,761 |
| 7.41c | 50.56% | ▲ +0.8pp | 67,748 |
| 7.41b | 49.78% | — | 74,924 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.