How Spirit Breaker and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Spirit Breaker and Warlock win 53.12% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,330 matches.
Getting hit by a Spirit Breaker's Charge of Darkness gives Warlock a clean opening. The guaranteed stun provides the setup Warlock needs to land his slower spells like Fatal Bonds or Chaotic Offering without interruption. Normally, enemies can just walk out of Upheaval or dodge the Golem, but Spirit Breaker holding a key target in place makes Warlock's contribution much more reliable. The combination turns a single-target gank into a potential teamfight win by ensuring the damage and control spells hit their mark.
This duo shines most in the mid-game, coordinating ganks across the map. Spirit Breaker can initiate from anywhere, and Warlock brings the heavy damage to finish the job. The advantage is conditional, though. It relies heavily on Warlock having his long-cooldown ultimate available, and it's less effective against teams that maintain vision and stay spread out. If Spirit Breaker charges too deep, the slow-moving Warlock can be left behind, unable to contribute. The setup is good, but it requires specific timing and positioning to pay off.
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 | 53.72% | 646 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.06% | 1,522 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.72% | 1,137 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.32% | 314 |
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 | 53.12% | ▲ +1.9pp | 9,330 |
| 7.41d | 51.24% | ▼ -0.9pp | 109,750 |
| 7.41c | 52.09% | ▲ +0.4pp | 55,501 |
| 7.41b | 51.66% | — | 69,687 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.