How Wraith King and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Wraith King and Slardar win 57.87% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 629 matches.
Picking off a single target is the core of this pairing. Slardar leads with Corrosive Haze, which melts a hero's armor and makes them easy to track. Wraith King follows up with Wraithfire Blast for a second stun, guaranteeing time to land his physical attacks. With the armor gone, Wraith King's critical strikes are devastating, often deleting a hero before they can react. It's a simple, effective one-two punch that requires very little setup beyond catching someone out of position.
This combo creates a huge mid-game power spike. Once Slardar gets a Blink Dagger, he can find an enemy and apply his ultimate, setting up an easy kill for Wraith King. Wraith King's Reincarnation adds a safety net, making these aggressive plays low-risk. The opposing team is forced to either group up or buy items like Ghost Scepter to survive the initiation. They can't afford to be caught alone, as the combined stuns and armor reduction leave little room for escape.
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 | 50.92% | 326 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.22% | 804 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.82% | 615 |
| Divine & Immortal | 58.55% | 152 |
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 | 57.87% | ▲ +3.0pp | 629 |
| 7.41d | 54.87% | ▼ -0.2pp | 62,650 |
| 7.41c | 55.06% | ▼ -0.1pp | 36,352 |
| 7.41b | 55.13% | — | 39,904 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.