How Sniper and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sniper and Vengeful Spirit win 57.88% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,260 matches.
A common view is that Vengeful Spirit is a walking Nether Swap to save an out-of-position Sniper. While that save is crucial, the real strength is how much offensive pressure they create together. Vengeful Spirit's Wave of Terror shreds armor, making every physical attack from Sniper significantly more threatening. A simple Magic Missile can hold a target in the open, giving Sniper an easy window to finish them off from range. This allows Sniper to play further up and control more of the map, since Vengeful Spirit provides both the setup for kills and the escape if things go sour.
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 | 58.94% | 1,605 |
| Crusader & Archon | 58.21% | 3,922 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.70% | 2,903 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.00% | 666 |
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 | 57.88% | ▲ +2.4pp | 3,260 |
| 7.41d | 55.45% | ▼ -0.4pp | 299,634 |
| 7.41c | 55.84% | ▲ +1.2pp | 105,598 |
| 7.41b | 54.66% | — | 93,065 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.