How Terrorblade and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Terrorblade and Witch Doctor win 48.38% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,740 matches.
Pairing these two often feels like a mismatch in game pace. Witch Doctor brings powerful kill potential with Paralyzing Cask and Maledict, looking to fight as soon as he has his ultimate. The plan is for his control to set up a Death Ward channel that Terrorblade can follow up on. However, Terrorblade is a greedy carry who wants to avoid risky fights and secure farm for his own item timings. While their damage types are different and can be hard to itemize against, Terrorblade offers no reliable setup to protect Witch Doctor's channeling.
This disconnect plays out in the mid-game. Witch Doctor will be ready to group up, but Terrorblade is often happier split-pushing with illusions to accelerate his farm. When they do commit to a fight together, the plan is fragile. A single stun on Witch Doctor ends the Death Ward, leaving the team without its burst damage and often exposing a Terrorblade who isn't ready to carry the fight alone. Their success often depends entirely on catching a lone enemy or having another teammate provide the lockdown that this pairing lacks.
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 | 46.98% | 447 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.56% | 989 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.16% | 634 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.63% | 215 |
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 | 48.38% | ▼ -0.2pp | 5,740 |
| 7.41d | 48.60% | ▼ -0.8pp | 73,481 |
| 7.41c | 49.43% | ▲ +0.3pp | 37,275 |
| 7.41b | 49.12% | — | 35,690 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.