How Snapfire and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Snapfire and Warlock win 48.20% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,962 matches.
Picking these two together feels like a bet on landing one perfect teamfight combo. Warlock’s massive area-of-effect spells like Chaotic Offering and Fatal Bonds need enemies to be grouped and held in place. Snapfire, in theory, provides the perfect setup for this. A well-placed Firesnap Cookie can deliver a target for the Golem’s impact stun, while Mortimer Kisses layers on even more slowing and damage over a huge area. The combination aims to lock down and melt an entire enemy team at once.
The problem is that both heroes are heavily reliant on these long-cooldown ultimates. If the fight doesn't go exactly as planned, or if one of them is on cooldown, their combined impact drops sharply. Between these big moments, the lane can feel vulnerable and lack kill threat against mobile opponents. Enemies will try to exploit these cooldown windows, forcing fights when Snapfire or Warlock can't contribute their best spells. This makes their success feel very timing-dependent and less consistent than other pairings.
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 | 50.98% | 408 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.31% | 1,450 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.38% | 1,418 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.34% | 452 |
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 | 48.20% | ▼ -3.4pp | 8,962 |
| 7.41d | 51.63% | ▲ +1.8pp | 143,746 |
| 7.41c | 49.80% | ▲ +3.9pp | 43,015 |
| 7.41b | 45.93% | — | 19,515 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.