How Spectre and Windranger perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Spectre and Windranger win 52.39% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,346 matches.
Feeling safe anywhere on the map becomes difficult once Spectre gets her Haunt. She can appear on any isolated hero, and that’s the only setup Windranger needs to contribute from afar. A Haunt illusion provides a perfect anchor point for Shackleshot, often guaranteeing a long stun. With the target locked down, Windranger can melt them with Focus Fire while Spectre ensures they are isolated for Desolate damage. It’s a simple and effective global ganking threat that comes online reliably as the game progresses.
This constant pickoff threat forces the enemy team to play reactively and group up earlier than they’d like, which can slow down their own cores and cede map control. This gives Spectre the space she needs to hit her timings. Later on, Windranger’s role shifts to providing crucial control during the teamfights that Spectre starts. A key Shackleshot on a support or a Focus Fire to burst down a secondary threat while everyone is focused on Spectre can easily swing a fight in your favor.
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 | 55.04% | 1,021 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.80% | 2,492 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.98% | 1,965 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.74% | 749 |
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 | 52.39% | ▼ -0.5pp | 2,346 |
| 7.41d | 52.87% | ▼ -0.7pp | 193,916 |
| 7.41c | 53.55% | ▲ +1.0pp | 82,438 |
| 7.41b | 52.57% | — | 70,908 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.