How Slark and Troll Warlord perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slark and Troll Warlord win 51.83% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,744 matches.
Putting two farm-heavy, right-clicking cores on one team can feel redundant. The reality is that it creates a difficult choice for opponents. If they commit their stuns and burst to handle Troll Warlord during his ultimate, Slark is free to build Essence Shift stacks and then disengage with Shadow Dance. If they instead try to kite Slark, Troll gets to hit anyone he wants without being challenged. This forces enemies to split their attention in teamfights. While the pair doesn't offer any stuns for each other, the constant pressure from two must-kill threats can sometimes be enough to overwhelm a defense and secure key objectives.
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 | 55.56% | 207 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.69% | 245 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.75% | 143 |
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 | 51.83% | ▼ -0.2pp | 1,744 |
| 7.41d | 51.99% | ▼ -0.2pp | 20,746 |
| 7.41c | 52.20% | ▲ +1.3pp | 11,109 |
| 7.41b | 50.95% | — | 11,667 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.