How Slardar and Tinker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slardar and Tinker win 41.82% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 483 matches.
Applying Corrosive Haze to a target sets them up for a quick physical burst, but Tinker brings almost entirely magic damage to the table. His Laser and Heat-Seeking Missiles get no benefit from the armor reduction, making Slardar's biggest teamfight contribution feel wasted. Slardar needs allies who can leverage that vulnerability with right-clicks, and Tinker is one of the worst heroes for the job. The entire combination is built on a fundamental mismatch of damage types, leaving both heroes unable to amplify each other’s strengths.
This clash in styles extends to their overall game plan. Slardar wants to be active early, forcing ganks and fights with his team grouped up to follow his initiation. Tinker prefers to avoid these direct confrontations, instead farming key items in isolation and then split-pushing from safety. This often leaves Slardar’s team feeling like they are playing four against five. When they finally do group, Tinker wants to stay on the far edge of the engagement, while Slardar dives deep, creating a scattered and uncoordinated fight that’s difficult to win.
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 | 40.55% | 217 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.39% | 519 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.53% | 402 |
| Divine & Immortal | 39.60% | 149 |
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 | 41.82% | ▼ -3.8pp | 483 |
| 7.41d | 45.66% | ▼ -1.2pp | 44,286 |
| 7.41c | 46.83% | ▼ -0.1pp | 25,696 |
| 7.41b | 46.95% | — | 21,927 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.