How Sven and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sven and Vengeful Spirit win 53.86% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,114 matches.
Trying to kite a farmed Sven becomes much harder with a Vengeful Spirit on his team. Vengeance Aura provides a straightforward damage boost that is always welcome, but the real value is in control and positioning. She brings a reliable stun with Magic Missile that chains perfectly with Sven's own Storm Hammer, holding a target down long enough for him to close the distance and connect. If Sven finds himself overextended or caught out, a well-timed Nether Swap can pull him to safety; if he needs to start a fight, the same ability can drop him directly onto a priority hero.
This pairing is effective from the laning stage onward. The combined stuns create early kill potential, helping Sven accelerate his farm toward key items. As the game progresses, Vengeful Spirit’s job is to enable her carry. She provides vision, breaks smoke ganks with her scouting, and positions aggressively to use her spells. The enemy team is forced to play around the constant threat of Nether Swap, as a single reposition can completely change the outcome of a fight by either saving Sven or sacrificing Vengeful Spirit to give him the perfect angle of attack.
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 | 51.57% | 508 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.05% | 1,215 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.24% | 941 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.89% | 264 |
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 | 53.86% | ▲ +0.4pp | 1,114 |
| 7.41d | 53.46% | ▲ +1.6pp | 81,724 |
| 7.41c | 51.82% | ▼ -0.7pp | 22,272 |
| 7.41b | 52.51% | — | 22,887 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.