How Wraith King and Tinker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Wraith King and Tinker win 48.54% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 754 matches.
Fighting through Reincarnation often forces an enemy team to overcommit spells and attention. This creates the perfect distraction for Tinker to unload damage from a safe distance, using Rearm to refresh his rockets and lasers while the fight is focused on bringing Wraith King down a second time. A well-timed Laser can also blind an enemy carry trying to finish off Wraith King, buying precious moments for his lifesteal to sustain him. Wraith King's stun is a simple and effective setup, holding a target in place for Tinker to layer his damage.
The main challenge is that these heroes operate on completely different rhythms. Wraith King needs to stay in his lane or jungle to secure farm for his core items, while Tinker is constantly teleporting around the map to push lanes and join skirmishes. They rarely play together until the mid-game, so their success depends on each player winning their own part of the map independently. The pairing works if the game slows down and groups up for teamfights, but struggles if Tinker can't create enough pressure to give Wraith King the space he needs to come online.
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 | 45.13% | 359 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.05% | 903 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.39% | 720 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.96% | 192 |
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 | 48.54% | ▼ -2.6pp | 754 |
| 7.41d | 51.11% | ▲ +0.8pp | 71,191 |
| 7.41c | 50.28% | ▲ +0.5pp | 33,983 |
| 7.41b | 49.76% | — | 32,793 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.