How Slark and Visage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slark and Visage win 51.30% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,581 matches.
Taking control of the map after the laning stage can feel a bit more straightforward with this pair. Visage excels at threatening towers with his Familiars, which forces the enemy team to respond and defend their structures. This pressure creates openings for Slark to find isolated heroes and build stacks with Essence Shift. If enemies group to stop the push, Slark gets space to farm. If they spread out to hunt him, Visage can often claim an objective. In pickoffs, Slark's Pounce provides an easy setup for Visage and his Familiars to pile on damage and stuns, while Grave Chill helps make sure the target stays put.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 56.05% | 223 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.69% | 208 |
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 | 51.30% | ▲ +0.7pp | 1,581 |
| 7.41d | 50.65% | ▼ -0.8pp | 19,114 |
| 7.41c | 51.45% | ▼ -0.2pp | 11,600 |
| 7.41b | 51.65% | — | 14,559 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.