How Skywrath Mage and Templar Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Skywrath Mage and Templar Assassin win 47.29% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 757 matches.
Facing a gank from this pair often feels surprisingly survivable. Templar Assassin can slow enemies with her Psionic Traps and Skywrath Mage can add his own slow, but the duo lacks a reliable, instant stun to truly lock someone down. This gives opponents a crucial window to use a defensive item or a mobility spell to escape. A target that isn't immediately deleted by the initial burst from Meld can often simply walk out of Skywrath's Mystic Flare. Without a way to force an enemy to stand and fight, their combined damage potential is rarely focused on a single point, leaving both heroes feeling like they are fighting separate battles.
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 | 45.03% | 382 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.69% | 759 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.41% | 559 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.15% | 188 |
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 | 47.29% | ▲ +1.1pp | 757 |
| 7.41d | 46.24% | ▲ +0.7pp | 65,205 |
| 7.41c | 45.52% | ▲ +1.2pp | 30,382 |
| 7.41b | 44.35% | — | 38,916 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.