How Tusk and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Tusk and Vengeful Spirit win 50.55% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 910 matches.
Picking off a lone hero is where this pair finds its footing. Vengeful Spirit can initiate with Nether Swap or a stun, setting up Tusk for a simple Walrus Punch. The real threat, however, is stacking Wave of Terror with Tag Team. This combination shreds armor and amplifies physical damage for your whole team, making quick work of almost any target. The main issue is that both heroes often want to be the one starting the fight. This can create redundancy and put two key heroes in a vulnerable forward position. While Snowball can save a Vengeful Spirit after a risky swap, the coordination needs to be perfect.
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 | 49.51% | 204 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.73% | 748 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.64% | 1,043 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.00% | 530 |
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 | 50.55% | ▼ -0.7pp | 910 |
| 7.41d | 51.29% | ▲ +1.2pp | 71,701 |
| 7.41c | 50.13% | ▼ -0.1pp | 21,886 |
| 7.41b | 50.20% | — | 21,479 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.