How Ringmaster and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ringmaster and Slardar win 49.05% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,215 matches.
Pairing these heroes forces a decision on how fights should begin. The obvious plan is for Ringmaster to draw an enemy into range for Slardar's stun and Corrosive Haze. In practice, their styles can conflict. Slardar excels at blinking onto a priority target and starting a fight immediately. Ringmaster’s control, however, often involves luring enemies into a trap or using his hypnotic device, which can be a slower, more deliberate setup. This difference in tempo means their initiations don't always line up cleanly.
Throughout the game, this small disconnect can be frustrating. You might see Slardar dive a back-line support, only for Ringmaster to catch a different hero in his abilities on the other side of the fight. For the ideal combo to land, one of them has to compromise their natural timing, giving the enemy a window to react with saves or escapes. While they can certainly find kills together, the coordination required is demanding, and the result is often less smooth and decisive than what either hero could achieve with a more natural partner.
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 | 45.79% | 214 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.86% | 700 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.95% | 777 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.55% | 393 |
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 | 49.05% | ▲ +1.3pp | 5,215 |
| 7.41d | 47.80% | ▼ -1.5pp | 54,004 |
| 7.41c | 49.30% | ▼ -0.7pp | 22,773 |
| 7.41b | 49.99% | — | 21,173 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.