How Skywrath Mage and Spectre perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Skywrath Mage and Spectre win 53.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,300 matches.
Dropping a Mystic Flare on a target that Spectre has jumped with Haunt is a classic setup. The Haunt illusion and Spectre herself provide vision and a bodyblock, while Spectral Dagger's slow keeps the enemy stuck inside the Flare's damage zone. Skywrath Mage can add his Ancient Seal to amplify the burst, making it nearly impossible for most heroes to survive the initial magical onslaught. It's a simple, effective kill combo that works from anywhere on the map, punishing even a slight positioning mistake from an enemy support or core.
This forces the enemy team to play clumped together as soon as Spectre gets her ultimate. It becomes incredibly risky to split up and farm lanes or place deep wards, which slows down their economy and lets your team control the map. If the opponents try to five-man to counter this, Spectre is happy to split-push and farm, knowing Skywrath can provide long-range burst to help turn any initiation. The pressure is constant, forcing the other team into a reactive posture where they can't establish their own pace.
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 | 54.67% | 984 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.29% | 2,541 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.11% | 1,843 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.31% | 602 |
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 | 53.78% | ▼ -0.9pp | 2,300 |
| 7.41d | 54.71% | ▼ -0.6pp | 200,974 |
| 7.41c | 55.33% | ▲ +1.0pp | 88,350 |
| 7.41b | 54.35% | — | 83,510 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.