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Keeper of the Light vs Slardar

Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.

Favored
Slardar 52.59%
Keeper of the Light47.41%
Slardar52.59%
Over 772 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Slardar wins the Keeper of the Light vs Slardar matchup: Slardar beats Keeper of the Light in 52.59% of 772 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Trying to find a good spot to channel Illuminate gets much harder once Slardar hits his stride. His game plan revolves around finding and bursting fragile heroes, and Keeper of the Light is an obvious target. With a Blink Dagger, Slardar can close the gap instantly and his Slithereen Crush stops the channel cold. Corrosive Haze also means there is no hiding in the trees once you are spotted. That said, a well-timed Blinding Light can still create enough space to escape, and the miss chance is a real problem for Slardar. KotL can itemize for survival too, so while Slardar has the tools to hunt him, it's not always a free kill.

Keeper of the Light vs Slardar by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Keeper of the Light's win rate against Slardar 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.

RankKeeper of the Light win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian47.62%357
Crusader & Archon48.47%815
Legend & Ancient51.29%657
Divine & Immortal52.12%259

Keeper of the Light vs Slardar across patches

Keeper of the Light's win rate against Slardar in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.

PatchKeeper of the Light win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 47.41%▼ -1.2pp772
7.41d 48.64%▲ +1.3pp65,102
7.41c 47.36%▲ +0.6pp32,064
7.41b 46.78%31,314

Move this data into a draft

Put Keeper of the Light against Slardar

Keeper of the Light starts on Radiant and Slardar on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.

Radiant4 open
Keeper of the Light
Dire4 open
Slardar
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Frequently asked questions

Does Keeper of the Light counter Slardar?
Keeper of the Light wins 47.41% of ranked matches against Slardar in Dota 2 7.41e (772 matches) — the matchup favors Slardar.
Does Slardar counter Keeper of the Light?
Slardar wins 52.59% of ranked matches against Keeper of the Light in Dota 2 7.41e (772 matches) — the matchup favors Slardar.
How many matches back the Keeper of the Light vs Slardar win rate?
772 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.