How Sven and Troll Warlord perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sven and Troll Warlord win 49.11% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,409 matches.
Facing down two hard-hitting melee cores looks scary, but the strategy can be fragile. Both Sven and Troll Warlord want to be the center of attention, farming key areas of the map and hitting primary targets in fights. This often leads to them competing for resources, which can slow down crucial item timings for the whole team. While Sven’s Storm Hammer helps set up kills, the draft becomes very one-dimensional with so much physical damage. Enemies can easily itemize with armor or Ghost Scepters to counter both heroes at once. The lineup often lacks the magical damage or control needed if the initial burst from God's Strength doesn't secure a fight.
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 | 46.83% | 205 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.69% | 179 |
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 | 49.11% | ▼ -0.8pp | 1,409 |
| 7.41d | 49.95% | ▼ -0.0pp | 16,374 |
| 7.41c | 49.96% | ▲ +0.8pp | 8,128 |
| 7.41b | 49.18% | — | 9,005 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.