How Templar Assassin and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Templar Assassin and Witch Doctor win 49.84% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 929 matches.
Pairing these two heroes feels like it should work, since they both offer huge physical damage and some form of crowd control. The problem is that their kits have poor chemistry. Templar Assassin wants a reliable, single-target lockdown to guarantee her Meld combo, but Witch Doctor's Paralyzing Cask is too unpredictable and brief. In return, Witch Doctor needs enemies held in place for his Death Ward to do its work, and the slow from Templar Assassin's Psionic Trap is rarely enough to stop someone from just walking away.
This disconnect becomes obvious in mid-game fights. Enemies can build armor to counter both heroes' damage output at the same time. Without a strong, reliable initiator to start the engagement, your team is often on the back foot. The opposing team can simply save one disable to cancel Death Ward and then use force staves or slows to kite Templar Assassin, effectively neutralizing both of your damage sources before they can make an impact.
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 | 49.08% | 489 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.73% | 1,104 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.48% | 710 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.23% | 199 |
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 | 49.84% | ▲ +2.7pp | 929 |
| 7.41d | 47.16% | ▲ +0.2pp | 86,170 |
| 7.41c | 46.98% | ▲ +1.0pp | 43,636 |
| 7.41b | 45.94% | — | 55,357 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.