How Venomancer and Weaver perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Venomancer and Weaver win 45.28% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 477 matches.
Trying to pin down a target for Weaver to burst is where this combination falls apart. Weaver needs enemies to be locked down so he can unload damage with Shukuchi and Geminate Attack. Venomancer only offers slows from Venomous Gale and Poison Sting, which isn't enough to stop an enemy from teleporting out, using a Force Staff, or simply turning to fight back. Without a single stun between them, they can't reliably secure the pickoffs that a hero like Weaver depends on to get ahead. A mobile or durable opponent can often survive their initial assault and escape.
This disconnect defines their teamfights. Venomancer wants to start a long, drawn-out fight with Poison Nova, letting his damage-over-time wear the enemy team down. Weaver, however, excels at hit-and-run tactics, diving a support and then using Time Lapse to get to safety. He doesn't want to stay in a prolonged engagement where he's vulnerable. This forces the two heroes to play separate games within the same fight, making it difficult to focus targets and leaving both of them exposed when their plans don't align perfectly.
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 | 46.76% | 355 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.68% | 659 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.25% | 391 |
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 | 45.28% | ▲ +1.4pp | 477 |
| 7.41d | 43.86% | ▲ +0.5pp | 66,368 |
| 7.41c | 43.39% | ▼ -1.1pp | 39,618 |
| 7.41b | 44.50% | — | 64,960 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.