How Ringmaster and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ringmaster and Io win 47.62% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,482 matches.
Laning with both Io and Ringmaster often results in a passive start, which can give the enemy an early advantage on the map. Neither hero offers much kill threat, so your core may struggle for space. The idea is to use Relocate to set up for Ringmaster's crowd control, but the execution can be clunky. The combo needs a third hero to follow up with damage, and Ringmaster's setup isn't instant. Io pairs better with heroes who can act on the Tether buffs immediately, whereas this combination feels a bit too slow and conditional to consistently take over a game.
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 | 42.98% | 114 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.79% | 407 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.33% | 412 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.86% | 257 |
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 | 47.62% | ▼ -0.8pp | 2,482 |
| 7.41d | 48.46% | ▼ -0.7pp | 19,624 |
| 7.41c | 49.16% | ▼ -0.3pp | 5,604 |
| 7.41b | 49.42% | — | 5,140 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.