Kez — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Kez in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Kez by rank bracket
Kez is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 47.06% (#93 of 127 heroes), but drops to 44.83% (#117) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #93 of 127 | 47.06% | 4.57% | 6,602 |
| Crusader & Archon | #111 of 127 | 45.32% | 4.32% | 19,383 |
| Legend & Ancient | #117 of 127 | 45.02% | 4.68% | 21,559 |
| Divine & Immortal | #117 of 127 | 44.83% | 5.62% | 8,126 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Kez win rate by patch
Kez is winning 45.55% of 156,255 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.8pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 45.55% | ▲ +0.8pp | 4.62% | 156,255 |
| 7.41e | 44.75% | ▼ -0.3pp | 4.85% | 1,443,200 |
| 7.41d | 45.08% | ▼ -1.7pp | 4.50% | 1,333,225 |
| 7.41c | 46.81% | ▼ -1.0pp | 6.09% | 835,155 |
| 7.41b | 47.81% | ▼ -0.4pp | 4.22% | 593,839 |
| 7.41a | 48.22% | — | 3.80% | 217,109 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Kez counters & matchups
Kez is a mobile dual-stance carry who swaps between ranged Sai harassment and melee Katana burst, darting in and out with high mobility. He's strong into immobile, low-escape heroes he can dance around: Nature's Prophet, Mars and Shadow Demon can't pin his stance-dashing. Kez is countered by tanks and lockdown that catch him mid-combo: Wraith King out-tanks, Necrophos out-sustains, and Troll Warlord or Tidehunter lock him down or out-trade. Draft tip: Kez is a slippery skirmish carry into squishy, low-control drafts; he's weaker into hard-lockdown and tanky hard-carries that survive his burst windows.
Strong against
 Chen | 54.46% | 549 |
 Nature's Prophet | 51.86% | 7,491 |
 Shadow Fiend | 51.83% | 14,304 |
 Batrider | 51.73% | 1,183 |
 Timbersaw | 51.36% | 3,668 |
 Tiny | 51.26% | 3,656 |
 Puck | 50.89% | 2,574 |
 Shadow Demon | 50.24% | 1,863 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 39.33% | 9,056 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 40.57% | 8,262 |
 Legion Commander | 40.62% | 10,492 |
 Troll Warlord | 41.13% | 2,786 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 41.34% | 7,214 |
 Necrophos | 41.73% | 10,963 |
 Shadow Shaman | 41.82% | 10,490 |
 Night Stalker | 42.02% | 6,023 |
Kez synergies
Kez's mobility lets him follow up any engage and burst an isolated target — he wants lockdown to pin enemies and a front line to dive behind. He pairs best with control and durable cores: Spectre and Wraith King capitalize on the targets he chunks, while Tidehunter provides the AoE lock that lets him commit. Give Kez reliable disable and his stance-swap burst deletes whoever gets caught.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 52.04% | 7,342 |
| Vengeful Spirit | 50.92% | 7,043 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.