Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Keeper of the Light wins the Keeper of the Light vs Shadow Demon matchup: Keeper of the Light beats Shadow Demon in 54.79% of 5,914 ranked matches.
Controlling the map against Keeper of the Light is a huge problem for Shadow Demon’s team. KOTL constantly shoves lanes with Illuminate from a safe distance, clearing out waves and any illusions Shadow Demon might make. This completely undermines the slow, grinding pace SD wants to establish, forcing his team onto the defensive. Even when Shadow Demon finds a good Disruption to start a gank, Keeper of the Light can often respond with Blinding Light or simply recall the target to safety. Admittedly, these heroes rarely face each other, so a lot can depend on the other draft picks.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Keeper of the Light's win rate against Shadow Demon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 52.66% | 169 |
| Legend & Ancient | 60.21% | 191 |
Keeper of the Light's win rate against Shadow Demon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 54.79% | ▼ -0.5pp | 5,914 |
| 7.41e | 55.25% | ▼ -0.5pp | 22,529 |
| 7.41d | 55.74% | ▲ +2.3pp | 22,857 |
| 7.41c | 53.49% | — | 8,875 |
Move this data into a draft
Keeper of the Light starts on Radiant and Shadow Demon on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.