How Troll Warlord and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Troll Warlord and Witch Doctor win 53.58% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,129 matches.
Pinning an enemy down with Paralyzing Cask gives Troll Warlord the perfect window to start building Fervor stacks. If Witch Doctor follows up with Maledict, the target is in serious trouble. Troll provides a continuous stream of physical damage that quickly escalates, making the most of Maledict's damage amplification before the victim can escape. The slows from Troll's own Whirling Axes can help keep a target in range, but the initial stun from Witch Doctor is what makes the aggressive play possible in the first place.
This lane combo can create early pressure and secure kills that might otherwise get away. Later on, Witch Doctor’s Death Ward benefits from having a durable, high-damage hero like Troll W_arlord creating chaos in the fight. The synergy isn't guaranteed, though. It depends heavily on Witch Doctor landing his spells, and a mobile enemy can sometimes dodge the initial setup. Similarly, Troll's Battle Trance can force him onto a different target, ignoring the one with Maledict, which limits how consistently they can execute the combo.
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 | 52.21% | 542 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.57% | 984 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.11% | 545 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.56% | 113 |
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 | 53.58% | ▲ +0.7pp | 6,129 |
| 7.41d | 52.92% | ▲ +0.4pp | 65,812 |
| 7.41c | 52.47% | ▲ +0.8pp | 32,418 |
| 7.41b | 51.64% | — | 31,048 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.