Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki wins the Dark Willow vs Riki matchup: Riki beats Dark Willow in 52.94% of 391 ranked matches.
Relying on Shadow Realm to survive a gank from Riki is a common mistake. The ability seems like a perfect escape, but it often only delays things. Riki can simply drop Smoke Screen over Dark Willow's location, silencing her the moment she reappears and preventing any follow-up escape with Terrorize. His low-cooldown Blink Strike means any distance she creates is immediately closed. Even if Dark Willow manages to cast Cursed Crown, Riki can often use Tricks of the Trade to dodge the stun entirely. He forces her into buying defensive items she doesn't want, while he gets to dictate the terms of every engagement.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dark Willow's win rate against Riki 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 | Dark Willow win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 46.56% | 247 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.28% | 409 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.77% | 310 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.67% | 113 |
Dark Willow's win rate against Riki in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Dark Willow win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 47.06% | ▲ +0.6pp | 391 |
| 7.41d | 46.43% | ▲ +1.1pp | 40,638 |
| 7.41c | 45.30% | ▲ +0.2pp | 20,360 |
| 7.41b | 45.11% | — | 20,277 |
Move this data into a draft
Dark Willow starts on Radiant and Riki on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.