How Undying and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Undying and Witch Doctor win 53.28% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 18,620 matches.
Fighting into a Tombstone is already messy, and Witch Doctor makes it worse. The zombie swarm gives enemies more things to worry about, making it harder to find and interrupt a Death Ward channel. A good Paralyzing Cask can also bounce between enemy heroes and the zombies, holding people in place for a Maledict. If Undying gets his Flesh Golem active on top of that, the bonus damage makes Witch Doctor's ultimate feel overwhelming. It forces the enemy to either scatter or commit to a fight they probably can't win.
The whole plan relies on setting up that big teamfight moment. Both Undying and Witch Doctor lack escapes and are easy targets if caught alone. An enemy team that plays spread out, looking for pickoffs, can prevent this duo from ever getting their ideal fight. They can also save stuns and disables specifically to cancel the Death Ward, or use abilities that clear the zombies quickly. It's a telegraphed strategy, so while it's strong when it works, it's not something you can pull off every single game.
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 | 55.84% | 1,139 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.83% | 3,133 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.54% | 2,226 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.71% | 525 |
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 | 53.28% | ▲ +0.3pp | 18,620 |
| 7.41d | 53.00% | ▲ +0.8pp | 192,125 |
| 7.41c | 52.23% | ▲ +0.5pp | 82,760 |
| 7.41b | 51.71% | — | 81,559 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.