How Ringmaster and Storm Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ringmaster and Storm Spirit win 44.12% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,705 matches.
Drafting this pair often feels like trying to run two different game plans at the same time. Storm Spirit wants to isolate and burst a single hero, using his mobility to get in, lock one person down, and get out. He needs a clean, single target. Ringmaster's kit, however, is built around area control and grouping enemies up with his crowd-control tools. When Ringmaster uses his hypnotic pull to draw enemies together, it directly conflicts with Storm's goal, turning a potential solo kill into a dangerous brawl that Storm isn't equipped to handle.
This core conflict makes their attempts at aggression messy and ineffective. A common scenario involves Ringmaster setting up what he thinks is a good fight by grouping the enemies, but this only makes it harder for Storm Spirit to find a safe entry point for a kill. Storm either has to commit into a clump of heroes ready to stun him, or he has to wait on the sidelines, unable to contribute. The two heroes want to fight in completely different ways, and opponents can exploit this by staying grouped, turning Ringmaster's setup into a trap for his own ally.
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 | 40.76% | 157 |
| Crusader & Archon | 39.73% | 526 |
| Legend & Ancient | 38.56% | 651 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.86% | 378 |
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 | 44.12% | ▼ -0.6pp | 4,705 |
| 7.41d | 44.76% | ▼ -1.8pp | 50,610 |
| 7.41c | 46.54% | ▲ +0.6pp | 19,648 |
| 7.41b | 45.93% | — | 15,547 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.