How Skywrath Mage and Tidehunter perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Skywrath Mage and Tidehunter win 48.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,431 matches.
Getting caught by Ravage often feels like a death sentence when a Skywrath Mage is on the team. Tidehunter provides the wide, reliable lockdown that guarantees enemies stay inside a Mystic Flare for its full duration. This simple stun-and-nuke combination is the entire basis for their partnership. Gush can also help Skywrath land his other spells, but the real threat is always that ultimate pairing. Outside of that one big moment, however, they don't have much natural interplay, as their roles and positioning in fights are very different.
Their success often hinges on Tidehunter landing a critical Ravage. In the long cooldown window, the pair is much less threatening. Enemies will play cautiously, spreading out to minimize the impact of the stun and potentially building items to survive the magic burst. If the combo doesn't secure a kill or is used on the wrong target, Skywrath Mage is frequently left exposed and can be easily punished. Tidehunter is durable, but he can’t always peel for his fragile partner if the initial plan goes wrong.
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 | 52.18% | 596 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.97% | 1,651 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.41% | 1,223 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.36% | 371 |
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 | 48.50% | ▼ -1.7pp | 1,431 |
| 7.41d | 50.20% | ▲ +0.4pp | 136,093 |
| 7.41c | 49.79% | ▼ -1.5pp | 81,246 |
| 7.41b | 51.28% | — | 101,049 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.