How Warlock and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Warlock and Witch Doctor win 50.57% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,020 matches.
Punishing a team that groups up is the core idea behind this pairing. Warlock can apply Fatal Bonds, causing enemies to share damage taken. This means that when Witch Doctor follows up with Maledict and Death Ward on a single target, the linked heroes also take a significant hit. The stun from Warlock’s Chaotic Offering can also create the opening needed for Witch Doctor to channel his ultimate safely. The spells line up well on paper, creating a clear objective for how to approach teamfights.
However, executing this combination is not always simple. Both heroes are relatively slow and fragile, making them susceptible to being initiated on and bursted down before they can cast their spells. Their fight impact is heavily tied to long-cooldown ultimates, so if the big combo is dodged, interrupted, or mistimed, they offer much less for the next few minutes. Enemies who can identify the threat will focus on splitting up to negate Fatal Bonds or using stuns and silences on Witch Doctor, which often neutralizes the duo’s primary plan.
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 | 56.44% | 489 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.38% | 1,242 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.71% | 680 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.88% | 114 |
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 | 50.57% | ▲ +0.2pp | 7,020 |
| 7.41d | 50.34% | ▲ +0.3pp | 83,247 |
| 7.41c | 50.04% | ▲ +0.1pp | 42,652 |
| 7.41b | 49.89% | — | 47,508 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.