How Wraith King and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Wraith King and Witch Doctor win 58.67% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,889 matches.
Trying to survive this duo's lockdown is a nightmare. Wraith King provides the initial reliable stun with Wraithfire Blast, giving Witch Doctor a perfect window to land Paralyzing Cask and Maledict on the same target. This guarantees a long-duration hold and amplifies all the damage that follows. It's an ideal setup for a full-channel Death Ward, often securing a kill before the first stun even wears off. The combination is straightforward but extremely effective at deleting a single hero from the fight.
This pressure starts early and scales into the late game. Enemies have to decide whether to focus the durable Wraith King, who will come back with Reincarnation anyway, or try to reach the Witch Doctor in the back. Committing on Wraith King often means ignoring the Death Ward, which is a fatal mistake. Trying to dive the backline leaves your own cores exposed to a carry who won't die. This forces a split focus that usually results in the enemy team getting picked apart one by one.
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 | 61.27% | 1,397 |
| Crusader & Archon | 58.98% | 3,727 |
| Legend & Ancient | 59.07% | 2,355 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.91% | 440 |
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 | 58.67% | ▲ +1.4pp | 2,889 |
| 7.41d | 57.26% | ▲ +1.1pp | 258,503 |
| 7.41c | 56.15% | ▲ +0.4pp | 132,295 |
| 7.41b | 55.70% | — | 143,417 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.