How Sniper and Storm Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sniper and Storm Spirit win 44.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,346 matches.
Fighting with a Storm Spirit on your team often means playing around his fast, solo initiations. He zips deep into the enemy backline to find a target, creating a chaotic, mobile fight. This style doesn't pair well with Sniper, who needs enemies to be held in place at a distance. Storm's aggression pulls the fight's focus toward him, but he isn't a durable frontliner who can create a safe zone. Instead of a stable line to shoot from, Sniper is often left with a scattered engagement where he can't safely position to contribute.
This pairing forces a choice in how the team plays. Either Storm Spirit has to play a more controlled style that doesn't fit his kit, or the rest of the team must dedicate itself entirely to protecting Sniper and hope Storm finds kills on his own. More often, the team ends up split, with Storm hunting for pick-offs while Sniper struggles to find farm or a safe way to join a teamfight. Without a dedicated initiator to lock targets down for him, Sniper’s damage potential is often left untapped.
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 | 44.92% | 610 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.79% | 1,206 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.89% | 802 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.29% | 155 |
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 | 44.50% | ▼ -2.1pp | 8,346 |
| 7.41d | 46.63% | ▼ -1.4pp | 109,051 |
| 7.41c | 48.05% | ▲ +2.0pp | 54,667 |
| 7.41b | 46.02% | — | 45,818 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.