Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki wins the Hoodwink vs Riki matchup: Riki beats Hoodwink in 54.57% of 755 ranked matches.
Thinking you're safe near trees is the big mistake for Hoodwink here. Her whole game revolves around that safety, using Scurry for evasion and trees to land a Bushwhack stun. Riki couldn't care less. He appears instantly with Blink Strike and drops Smoke Screen, and suddenly Hoodwink is silenced and missing her attacks. She can't cast her stun to get away, can't use Scurry's active speed to run, and can't even reliably right-click back. Riki completely bypasses her positioning and shuts down her entire escape plan, making her a free kill.
This dynamic forces Hoodwink to play in a way that feels unnatural for her. She has to stay far from the action, unable to ward aggressively or set up plays, because Riki can be anywhere. Her best bet is to stay glued to a core who can peel for her, or save Sharpshooter to contribute from extreme range. Meanwhile, Riki has a high-value, squishy target he can hunt all game. He gets to dictate the terms of every fight, knowing he can delete Hoodwink the moment she steps out of line.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Hoodwink'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 | Hoodwink win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 44.98% | 438 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.48% | 798 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.34% | 533 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.22% | 171 |
Hoodwink'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 | Hoodwink win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.43% | ▼ -0.5pp | 755 |
| 7.41d | 45.89% | ▲ +0.5pp | 79,163 |
| 7.41c | 45.43% | ▼ -1.1pp | 49,222 |
| 7.41b | 46.52% | — | 42,094 |
Move this data into a draft
Hoodwink 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.