How Windranger and Zeus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Windranger and Zeus win 47.93% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 23,125 matches.
Setting up a kill with Shackleshot gives Zeus an easy target for his full combo. The long stun duration is more than enough time for him to apply all his damage and secure a takedown. However, the game plans for both heroes can feel redundant. They both excel at bursting single targets with magic damage, which allows opponents to itemize efficiently against the pair. A single Pipe of Insight, for instance, can significantly reduce the impact of two of your team's core heroes, which is a big problem.
This pairing often lacks a natural frontline. Both heroes want to stay safely in the back, but neither offers a way to keep enemies off the other. If the rest of the draft doesn't provide a durable initiator, the enemy team can often close the distance and overwhelm both Zeus and Windranger before they can execute their combo. Success relies on finding isolated pickoffs with the stun, but they struggle against a coordinated team push that runs straight at them.
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 | 48.70% | 1,347 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.95% | 3,571 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.73% | 3,111 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.40% | 1,188 |
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 | 47.93% | ▼ -1.9pp | 23,125 |
| 7.41d | 49.80% | ▲ +0.3pp | 323,966 |
| 7.41c | 49.50% | ▲ +0.9pp | 124,770 |
| 7.41b | 48.63% | — | 98,815 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.