How Spirit Breaker and Tidehunter perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Spirit Breaker and Tidehunter win 50.82% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,409 matches.
Expecting these two to step on each other's toes as initiators is a common mistake. The reality is that Spirit Breaker acts as a delivery system for Tidehunter. A Charge of Darkness on a priority hero forces enemies to collapse and try to turn on Spirit Breaker. This reaction is exactly what Tidehunter needs to land a perfect Ravage, often without even needing a risky Blink Dagger play to get in position. Spirit Breaker provides the initial lockdown and bait, while Tidehunter brings the fight-winning ultimate to punish the enemy's reaction. It’s a classic setup and follow-up combination.
This pressure defines the mid-game. The other team is caught in a difficult position: if they spread out to farm, Spirit Breaker can pick them off with Tidehunter joining the fight. If they group up for safety, they create a perfect multi-hero target for a Charge into Ravage. This forces the opponent to play reactively and cede map control. They're constantly having to guess where the attack is coming from, and a wrong guess can easily lead to a lost teamfight and objectives.
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 | 51.00% | 498 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.61% | 1,494 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.20% | 1,239 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.23% | 451 |
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 | 50.82% | ▼ -1.9pp | 1,409 |
| 7.41d | 52.70% | ▼ -0.1pp | 123,642 |
| 7.41c | 52.85% | ▼ -0.6pp | 79,340 |
| 7.41b | 53.43% | — | 113,423 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.