How Ursa and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ursa and Vengeful Spirit win 47.29% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 924 matches.
Drafting these two heroes together feels like a safe bet on paper. Vengeful Spirit’s Vengeance Aura and Wave of Terror seem ideal for amplifying Ursa's physical burst. The problem is one of control. Ursa needs sustained lockdown to stack Fury Swipes and stick to targets, but Vengeful Spirit primarily offers a single stun and a reposition with Nether Swap. Using Swap to initiate puts Vengeful Spirit herself in a terrible position, and it doesn't provide the long duration hold that Ursa needs to unload his full damage potential without being kited.
This often leads to a lane that looks strong but fails to scale into the mid-game. The duo can get a kill, but they struggle to consistently pressure opponents. Once fights break out, Ursa needs to run headfirst into the enemy team, but Vengeful Spirit can't enable that kind of aggression beyond the initial Swap. An enemy team with basic kiting or a way to save the swapped target can easily turn the fight, leaving Vengeful Spirit dead and Ursa unable to connect with anyone. The synergy relies too much on a single, risky play.
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 | 49.09% | 438 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.94% | 1,064 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.72% | 899 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.01% | 251 |
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 | 47.29% | ▼ -2.1pp | 924 |
| 7.41d | 49.39% | ▲ +1.0pp | 88,638 |
| 7.41c | 48.36% | ▼ -0.8pp | 35,813 |
| 7.41b | 49.13% | — | 35,772 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.