Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Keeper of the Light wins the Doom vs Keeper of the Light matchup: Keeper of the Light beats Doom in 52.43% of 12,471 ranked matches.
Laning against Keeper of the Light is rough for a hero like Doom. The constant pressure from Illuminate keeps the wave pushed under the tower, making it incredibly dangerous for Doom to walk up for last hits or to use Devour. Even if he tries to run at a target with Scorched Earth, a simple Blinding Light will shove him away, resetting his aggression and wasting his mana. Keeper of the Light can safely control the lane from a distance, starving Doom of the gold he needs to hit his item timings.
This problem continues for Doom all game. He relies on finding good initiations with his ultimate, but Keeper of the Light constantly shoves lanes, which limits gank opportunities and provides vision of Doom’s movements. In a full teamfight, Blinding Light is a direct answer to a Blink initiation, pushing Doom away from his intended target and leaving him isolated. Doom's best bet is to organize smoke ganks away from the creep waves, while the Keeper of the Light player will want to group with their team and use their waveclear to force favorable fights.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Doom's win rate against Keeper of the Light 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 | Doom win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 41.18% | 442 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.25% | 497 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.86% | 245 |
Doom's win rate against Keeper of the Light in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Doom win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.57% | ▲ +1.6pp | 12,471 |
| 7.41e | 46.02% | ▲ +0.0pp | 53,256 |
| 7.41d | 46.00% | ▼ -0.2pp | 56,847 |
| 7.41c | 46.19% | — | 18,760 |
Move this data into a draft
Doom starts on Radiant and Keeper of the Light on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.