How Witch Doctor and Zeus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Witch Doctor and Zeus win 51.39% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 23,567 matches.
Setting up a kill attempt becomes a little simpler with this pair. Witch Doctor's Paralyzing Cask can provide the opening stun for Zeus to land his spells. If Maledict also hits the target, all of Zeus's follow-up damage is amplified. This can create enough burst to take down a single hero, especially in the early-to-mid game, potentially forcing the enemy team to react or play more defensively than they'd like.
This kill potential can translate into map pressure. A successful gank from Witch Doctor can often be secured by Zeus's Thundergod's Wrath, regardless of his position. This can force enemies to play more cautiously, potentially giving your team space to farm or take objectives. The main weakness is that both Witch Doctor and Zeus are quite fragile and lack escape tools. An enemy team with strong initiators can often burst them down before they get their spells off, and magic resistance or immunity items can heavily mitigate their impact.
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 | 53.81% | 1,496 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.15% | 4,021 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.98% | 3,042 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.29% | 760 |
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 | 51.39% | ▼ -1.5pp | 23,567 |
| 7.41d | 52.90% | ▲ +0.5pp | 333,891 |
| 7.41c | 52.45% | ▲ +0.6pp | 145,685 |
| 7.41b | 51.82% | — | 131,594 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.