How Undying and Viper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Undying and Viper win 51.43% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,670 matches.
Laning together, Undying and Viper can apply consistent pressure through repeated slows and damage-over-time effects. Viper’s Poison Attack makes it difficult for an enemy to retreat, allowing Undying to land more Decays or let his Tombstone zombies catch up. This combination can grind down an opponent's health and resources. The main issue is that neither hero provides a hard stun to secure a kill. An opponent with an escape mechanism or who is quick with a teleport scroll can often survive, as the duo’s damage is gradual rather than a sudden burst.
The game's outcome often hinges on how well this pair can convert their early lane control into objectives. If they manage to get kills and take the tower, they can create a strong tempo advantage for their team. If the enemy lane plays safe and weathers the storm, the duo's impact can start to diminish. In later teamfights, their lack of lockdown becomes more pronounced against mobile cores, and their shared timing for peak effectiveness means they can fall behind if the game goes long without them having built a lead.
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 | 54.72% | 1,027 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.67% | 1,809 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.70% | 1,134 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.37% | 369 |
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 | 51.43% | ▲ +1.2pp | 11,670 |
| 7.41d | 50.27% | ▲ +1.1pp | 127,590 |
| 7.41c | 49.21% | ▼ -0.7pp | 51,394 |
| 7.41b | 49.89% | — | 51,634 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.