How Timbersaw and Windranger perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Timbersaw and Windranger win 41.38% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 853 matches.
Controlling the map feels like a constant struggle because these two heroes often demand a lot of farm but don't create kill threat together. Timbersaw excels at diving in and disrupting fights, but he offers no reliable lockdown to hold a target in place for Windranger's Focus Fire. Windranger's own setup with Shackleshot is too conditional to consistently enable Timbersaw's aggression. They end up as two solo heroes fighting near each other rather than a cohesive unit, with neither one providing the control the other needs to secure a kill.
As the game progresses, this lack of synergy becomes a major liability. Timbersaw can create space and be a nuisance, but enemies can often ignore his damage and walk past him to pressure Windranger and the other supports. Without a hard stun from another ally on the team, Windranger struggles to find a safe moment to channel her ultimate on a key target. The opposing team can split their focus, kiting the Timbersaw while bursting his backline, which makes taking teamfights or objectives incredibly difficult.
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 | 41.69% | 319 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.64% | 780 |
| Legend & Ancient | 38.44% | 783 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.51% | 424 |
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 | 41.38% | ▼ -1.8pp | 853 |
| 7.41d | 43.14% | ▼ -0.4pp | 75,822 |
| 7.41c | 43.55% | ▲ +1.7pp | 32,687 |
| 7.41b | 41.88% | — | 23,561 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.