Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Riki wins the Ember Spirit vs Riki matchup: Riki beats Ember Spirit in 52.93% of 17,989 ranked matches.
Playing as Ember Spirit against Riki is a constant threat. The main problem is Smoke Screen, which silences and makes it impossible for Ember to cast Sleight of Fist or activate a Fire Remnant to escape. Once caught in that cloud, he's completely vulnerable to Riki's high physical damage. Even with a Flame Guard active, the silence means he can't refresh it or use his other spells to survive the duration. This forces Ember to play much more cautiously, as he can't safely split push or jump on supports when Riki could be lurking nearby, ready to punish him with an instant lockdown that his normal escape tools can't beat.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ember Spirit'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 | Ember Spirit win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 53.42% | 146 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.69% | 483 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.94% | 588 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.81% | 210 |
Ember Spirit'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 | Ember Spirit win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.07% | ▲ +0.1pp | 17,989 |
| 7.41e | 46.93% | ▲ +0.7pp | 58,649 |
| 7.41d | 46.25% | ▲ +0.3pp | 53,425 |
| 7.41c | 45.96% | — | 27,006 |
Move this data into a draft
Ember Spirit 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 Oct 5, 2026.