Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light wins the Drow Ranger vs Keeper of the Light matchup: Keeper of the Light beats Drow Ranger in 54.05% of 12,699 ranked matches.
Dealing with a full Illuminate channel from the fog of war is often the story of this matchup for Drow Ranger. Keeper of the Light excels at forcing her to move, which is exactly what she doesn’t want to do. By threatening massive damage from a safe distance, he can break her positioning during sieges or teamfights. His Blinding Light is also a significant problem, as the miss chance it applies can completely neutralize her damage output for its duration. He doesn't need to get close to make Drow's life difficult, attacking her core need to stand still and fire.
The fight is far from one-sided, though. Drow Ranger’s Gust provides a long-duration silence that can instantly cancel an Illuminate channel, leaving Keeper of the Light vulnerable. If she or her allies can close the distance, he is extremely fragile and will melt under her focused fire and Frost Arrows. The outcome often depends on which hero gets to dictate the engagement. If KOTL can poke and control the fight from afar, he's in a good spot. If Drow can get a clean initiation on him, the tables turn immediately.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Drow Ranger'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 | Drow Ranger win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 47.45% | 824 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.26% | 1,815 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.49% | 1,432 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.21% | 567 |
Drow Ranger'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 | Drow Ranger win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.95% | ▼ -4.4pp | 12,699 |
| 7.41d | 50.31% | ▲ +0.5pp | 152,968 |
| 7.41c | 49.77% | ▲ +0.5pp | 49,794 |
| 7.41b | 49.26% | — | 40,615 |
Move this data into a draft
Drow Ranger 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 Aug 17, 2026.