How Silencer and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Silencer and Sniper win 51.31% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 26,320 matches.
Setting up a teamfight with `Global Silence` creates the perfect situation for Sniper. For a few crucial seconds, enemy divers and spellcasters can't use their abilities to jump into the backline. This gives Sniper a free-fire window to whittle down supports or even a core hero from extreme range. Silencer can also use his other spells to punish anyone who survives the initial silence and tries to commit, creating a frustrating scenario where enemies can't effectively reach their primary target.
The enemy team has to adapt their itemization, often prioritizing an early Black King Bar or a Lotus Orb to break the silence. Their fight plan revolves around either surviving the ultimate or finding and killing Silencer before he can use it. If the ultimate gets baited or used on a minor skirmish, Sniper becomes vulnerable again. This reliance on a single long cooldown prevents the duo from being oppressive; if the timing is off, the whole plan falls apart.
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 | 53.99% | 1,817 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.14% | 4,339 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.31% | 2,781 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.18% | 558 |
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 | 51.31% | ▲ +0.1pp | 26,320 |
| 7.41d | 51.17% | ▼ -1.2pp | 323,700 |
| 7.41c | 52.39% | ▲ +1.3pp | 156,198 |
| 7.41b | 51.13% | — | 142,957 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.