How Sven and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sven and Io win 51.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,359 matches.
Using Relocate to let Sven farm a dangerous part of the map and then join a fight is a classic way to build a lead. The partnership works because Io provides things Sven desperately needs. Tether gives him the movement speed to stick on targets and the healing to stay healthy, while Overcharge provides a huge attack speed boost. This lets a Sven with God's Strength delete heroes before they can react. However, the strategy is predictable and puts everything on Sven's shoulders. If the enemy team has enough stuns or a way to break the Tether, they can isolate and kill him, and the game plan falls apart completely.
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 | 52.86% | 350 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.60% | 783 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.46% | 618 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.16% | 279 |
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 | 51.78% | ▲ +1.1pp | 4,359 |
| 7.41d | 50.70% | ▲ +0.9pp | 39,749 |
| 7.41c | 49.84% | ▼ -0.5pp | 10,910 |
| 7.41b | 50.34% | — | 11,882 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.