Riki — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Stealth Assassin, SA
Riki (Stealth Assassin, SA) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Riki counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Riki counters & matchups
Riki is a permanent-invisibility assassin who Smoke-silences, Blink-Strikes from behind, and shreds isolated targets — a nightmare for squishy, immobile heroes. He utterly dominates fragile mids and supports: Mars (60.2%), Storm Spirit (59.5%) and Puck (59.1%) get picked off before they react. Riki is countered by detection and AoE that ignores his invisibility: Spectre (45.7%) out-scales and Dispersions him, Meepo (45.9%) hunts him with multiple bodies, and Wraith King (46.4%) out-tanks his burst. Draft tip: Riki is a brutal pickoff pick into low-detection, squishy line-ups; he falls off into teams with sentries, AoE, and tanky hard-carries.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Mars | 60.15% | 23,304 |
 Storm Spirit | 59.52% | 22,244 |
 Puck | 59.14% | 15,008 |
 Shadow Demon | 58.72% | 9,809 |
 Weaver | 58.17% | 38,170 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.79% | 28,625 |
 Tinker | 57.63% | 15,877 |
 Gyrocopter | 57.51% | 13,036 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 45.73% | 32,296 |
 Meepo | 45.89% | 10,938 |
 Wraith King | 46.39% | 47,497 |
 Underlord | 47.22% | 16,394 |
 Bloodseeker | 47.51% | 22,968 |
 Naga Siren | 47.68% | 10,450 |
 Tidehunter | 48.79% | 38,330 |
 Techies | 48.84% | 36,888 |
Riki synergies
Riki picks off isolated targets and silences clumps with Smoke Screen — he wants a team that punishes the pickoff and provides vision control. He pairs best with snowball cores and AoE: Spectre (58.5%) and Wraith King (57.7%) convert his picks into a man-advantage wipe, while Tidehunter (57.0%) and Necrophos (56.6%) lock and burst whatever he ambushes. Dawnbreaker (56.4%) front-lines for him. Give Riki a follow-up team and his constant pickoffs strangle the enemy's map.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 58.52% | 18,825 |
| Wraith King | 57.67% | 37,718 |
| Tidehunter | 57.04% | 36,147 |
 Necrophos | 56.64% | 40,700 |
 Dawnbreaker | 56.36% | 17,236 |
 Silencer | 56.07% | 33,788 |
 Phoenix | 56.07% | 18,908 |
 Lone Druid | 55.65% | 6,595 |