How Snapfire and Tinker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Snapfire and Tinker win 42.98% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 812 matches.
Playing against this pair feels like dealing with two separate threats rather than one cohesive strategy. Snapfire excels at setting up a fixed battleground with Mortimer Kisses and controlling the frontline with Scatterblast. Tinker, on the other hand, plays an entirely different game, constantly repositioning with Rearm to unload damage from the edges of a fight. He has no incentive to stand still in Snapfire’s ultimate, and she has a hard time enabling his hit-and-run style. Their core offensive timings and positioning goals rarely align.
This disconnect often forces the team to choose between two conflicting game plans. Grouping with Snapfire to force objectives means Tinker is usually split-pushing elsewhere, inviting the enemy to take a favorable fight. Trying to play around Tinker's map pressure leaves Snapfire feeling awkward, as her kit is built for team brawls, not chasing a slippery opponent across the map. A Firesnap Cookie can be a decent save for Tinker, but it’s a reactive tool that doesn’t solve the fundamental lack of offensive coordination between the two heroes.
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 | 46.71% | 289 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.80% | 1,020 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.02% | 985 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.45% | 359 |
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 | 42.98% | ▼ -5.8pp | 812 |
| 7.41d | 48.82% | ▲ +2.1pp | 89,905 |
| 7.41c | 46.73% | ▲ +1.9pp | 30,610 |
| 7.41b | 44.81% | — | 15,022 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.