How Ringmaster and Venomancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ringmaster and Venomancer win 45.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,554 matches.
Playing against this lane often feels more annoying than truly threatening. Venomancer can apply endless slows and poison, but the duo struggles to provide the burst damage or hard lockdown needed to secure a kill. An opponent can frequently trade resources, walk away, and simply regenerate through the damage over time. This problem extends to teamfights, where their kits can actively clash. Ringmaster might use a hypnotic ability to draw enemies into a central point, but this forced movement can unintentionally pull targets out of the area of effect for a Poison Nova or a field of Plague Wards, undermining Venomancer's impact.
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 | 43.48% | 115 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.37% | 337 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.59% | 327 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.00% | 125 |
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 | 45.50% | ▲ +1.6pp | 2,554 |
| 7.41d | 43.89% | ▼ -0.5pp | 29,840 |
| 7.41c | 44.36% | ▼ -2.4pp | 11,719 |
| 7.41b | 46.76% | — | 16,060 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.