How Spirit Breaker and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Spirit Breaker and Sven win 53.21% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,629 matches.
Giving Sven the space he needs to farm is what this pairing does best. Spirit Breaker creates constant pressure across the map with Charge of Darkness, forcing enemies to play defensively and stay grouped. This opens up large areas of the map for Sven to farm safely and hit his item timings. When they do go for a kill, the setup is straightforward. Spirit Breaker’s charge provides the initial lockdown, making it easy for Sven to land a follow-up Storm Hammer. This chain of stuns is usually enough to secure a kill on an isolated target.
As the game progresses, Sven can start joining Spirit Breaker's ganks to accelerate his own farm through kills. The constant threat forces the enemy team to huddle together, which can slow down their own economy. The synergy isn't foolproof, though. A poorly timed charge from Spirit Breaker can leave him isolated, and a target with a strong save or escape can easily turn the gank around. Success depends on good communication and picking off heroes who are genuinely out of position, as the duo can be punished for over-committing.
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 | 53.78% | 978 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.11% | 2,139 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.01% | 1,687 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.99% | 551 |
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 | 53.21% | ▼ -0.1pp | 13,629 |
| 7.41d | 53.32% | ▲ +1.6pp | 127,237 |
| 7.41c | 51.75% | ▲ +0.2pp | 42,197 |
| 7.41b | 51.57% | — | 48,008 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.