Keeper of the Light — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Keeper, Ezalor, Kotl
Keeper of the Light (Keeper, Ezalor, Kotl) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Keeper of the Light counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Keeper of the Light counters & matchups
Keeper of the Light is a push-and-utility support whose Illuminate blasts waves and heroes, Mana Leak punishes movement, and Chakra Magic refills allied mana. He's strong into immobile, mana-reliant heroes: Timbersaw (57.7%), Mars (57.1%) and Nature's Prophet (56.3%) get out-pushed and drained. KotL is countered by push answers and divers: Lycan (46.8%) and Meepo (47.1%) out-tempo his push, while Slardar (47.4%) and Tidehunter (47.4%) lock him down. Draft tip: Keeper of the Light is a premier push + mana-battery support into low-clear drafts; he's weaker into fast-push (Lycan) and hard-dive line-ups.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 57.68% | 9,813 |
 Mars | 57.14% | 22,839 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.31% | 22,880 |
 Terrorblade | 55.94% | 11,266 |
 Morphling | 55.50% | 16,130 |
 Monkey King | 55.43% | 25,423 |
 Tiny | 55.40% | 20,801 |
 Shadow Fiend | 55.27% | 45,020 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Lycan | 46.84% | 4,876 |
 Meepo | 47.13% | 12,516 |
 Slardar | 47.36% | 25,475 |
 Riki | 47.39% | 17,994 |
 Tidehunter | 47.39% | 36,249 |
 Dark Seer | 47.48% | 6,365 |
 Spectre | 47.67% | 26,218 |
 Legion Commander | 47.81% | 49,613 |
Keeper of the Light synergies
Keeper of the Light is the ultimate mana battery and wave-clear enabler — he solves the mana problems of spell- and illusion-hungry cores and pushes relentlessly. His best partner is Phantom Lancer (57.0%): infinite mana for Doppelwalk plus Illuminate's push makes them an unkillable siege duo. Spectre (56.0%) and Wraith King (56.0%) also love the mana and tower pressure. Give KotL a mana-hungry push carry and they take the map together.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Phantom Lancer | 57.05% | 29,342 |
| Spectre | 55.99% | 26,785 |
 Wraith King | 55.95% | 38,013 |
 Io | 55.02% | 11,176 |
 Dawnbreaker | 54.80% | 19,299 |
| Legion Commander | 54.78% | 45,505 |
 Axe | 54.74% | 43,152 |
| Tidehunter | 54.73% | 34,904 |