How Wraith King and Slark perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Wraith King and Slark win 55.15% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,516 matches.
Picking a second core to run with Slark means finding someone who can take the heat off him. Wraith King provides an almost perfect answer. Enemies are forced into a terrible choice: commit massive resources to kill Wraith King twice through Reincarnation, or try to focus the slippery Slark. If they go for the king, Slark gets free rein to build Essence Shift stacks and tear through their supports. If they try to chase Slark, he can use Pounce or Shadow Dance to escape while Wraith King hammers their team. This two-pronged threat forces opponents to split their attention, creating chaos that this pair thrives on.
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 | 59.21% | 662 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.43% | 1,878 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.88% | 1,340 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.84% | 308 |
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 | 55.15% | ▲ +0.1pp | 1,516 |
| 7.41d | 55.08% | ▲ +0.9pp | 133,734 |
| 7.41c | 54.16% | ▼ -0.6pp | 74,395 |
| 7.41b | 54.72% | — | 88,582 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.