How Vengeful Spirit and Viper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Vengeful Spirit and Viper win 54.42% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,143 matches.
Trying to trade hits with Viper and then simply walk away often goes poorly for the enemy. People underestimate how much a single stun from Vengeful Spirit can extend Viper's corrosive damage. If they do manage to create distance, Nether Swap can pull them right back into a Nethertoxin for more punishment. This constant pressure makes it difficult for opponents to find favorable fights, as even a short skirmish can leave them slowed and low on health. It's not about one big combo, but more about how Vengeful Spirit makes it consistently harder to escape Viper's sustained damage, giving your team a steady advantage in lane and early fights.
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 | 56.30% | 714 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.67% | 1,418 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.81% | 883 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.04% | 277 |
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 | 54.42% | ▲ +2.0pp | 1,143 |
| 7.41d | 52.37% | ▲ +1.9pp | 121,761 |
| 7.41c | 50.46% | ▼ -0.9pp | 40,663 |
| 7.41b | 51.38% | — | 39,958 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.