How Slardar and Troll Warlord perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slardar and Troll Warlord win 51.58% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,790 matches.
Most people see a simple minus-armor combo here, but the timing is what makes it work. Slardar often hits his power spike with a Blink Dagger right as Troll Warlord is ready to fight but still lacks his own initiation. Slardar can jump in, land a Crush, and apply Corrosive Haze, giving Troll a perfect target to unleash on. During Battle Trance, that extra armor reduction is often enough to tear through even durable heroes. This pairing isn't stronger because both heroes want to be in the same spot hitting things. They can be kited or controlled by the same kinds of spells, which can prevent either from doing their job effectively.
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 | 55.91% | 254 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.57% | 464 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.17% | 261 |
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 | 51.58% | ▲ +0.8pp | 2,790 |
| 7.41d | 50.78% | ▼ -1.4pp | 32,212 |
| 7.41c | 52.18% | ▲ +0.3pp | 17,175 |
| 7.41b | 51.85% | — | 16,041 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.