How Timbersaw and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Timbersaw and Witch Doctor win 45.12% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 911 matches.
Controlling the map with this duo can feel disconnected because their core fight plans are at odds. Timbersaw wants to dive deep, pulling enemies away from their allies and using his mobility to stay alive. He thrives in a chaotic, mobile fight where he can isolate targets. Witch Doctor, on the other hand, needs enemies to be grouped up and held still for his Death Ward to do any real damage. Timbersaw's entire style of engagement actively separates enemies, making it hard for Witch Doctor to find a good ultimate.
Mid-game teamfights often end up split, with Timbersaw zipping to the backline to harass supports while Witch Doctor is left trying to land a Cask or find a Death Ward target on the front line. Neither hero gets the setup they need from the other. To make this work, the Witch Doctor has to rely entirely on other allies for a big stun, or hope the enemy makes a mistake and clumps up on their own. Timbersaw is rarely going to be the one holding people in place for him; he's too busy creating a different kind of problem somewhere else on the screen.
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 | 50.84% | 358 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.92% | 1,083 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.11% | 856 |
| Divine & Immortal | 33.33% | 249 |
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 | 45.12% | ▼ -0.4pp | 911 |
| 7.41d | 45.56% | ▼ -0.1pp | 84,597 |
| 7.41c | 45.66% | ▲ +2.1pp | 41,643 |
| 7.41b | 43.54% | — | 33,749 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.