Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light wins the Keeper of the Light vs Shadow Fiend matchup: Keeper of the Light beats Shadow Fiend in 53.63% of 2,012 ranked matches.
Trying to build Necromastery souls against a Keeper of the Light is a nightmare. Shadow Fiend needs to control the lane and secure last hits, but Illuminate constantly shoves the wave under his tower, making that difficult and exposing him to harass. If Shadow Fiend ever commits to a fight or channels Requiem of Souls, a simple Blinding Light pushes him out of position, cancels the channel, and causes his attacks to miss. Solar Bind also makes him incredibly vulnerable, slowing him to a crawl and amplifying any follow-up magic damage from Keeper of the Light's teammates.
This dynamic means Shadow Fiend often has a terrible start and struggles to hit his key item timings. A behind SF has a hard time contributing to fights, while KotL enables his own team to be aggressive. Later on, even a Black King Bar isn't a perfect solution. KotL can still use Blinding Light to kite him, and Spirit Form abilities create chaotic fights that are hard for a hero like Shadow Fiend to navigate. SF's best bet is to find a jump on KotL before a fight starts, while Keeper of the Light's plan is to stay far back and dismantle SF's game from a safe distance.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Keeper of the Light's win rate against Shadow Fiend 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 | Keeper of the Light win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 53.55% | 958 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.71% | 2,210 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.95% | 1,707 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.49% | 769 |
Keeper of the Light's win rate against Shadow Fiend in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Keeper of the Light win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 53.63% | ▲ +0.8pp | 2,012 |
| 7.41d | 52.86% | ▲ +0.2pp | 156,634 |
| 7.41c | 52.70% | ▼ -1.4pp | 54,700 |
| 7.41b | 54.08% | — | 49,076 |
Move this data into a draft
Keeper of the Light starts on Radiant and Shadow Fiend on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.