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 Tinker matchup: Keeper of the Light beats Tinker in 50.45% of 17,028 ranked matches.
Dealing with a split-pushing Tinker usually means your team has to risk heroes to defend towers. Keeper of the Light offers a safer answer to this problem. A fully charged Illuminate can clear an entire creep wave from far away, forcing Tinker to either leave the lane or reveal his position and take heavy damage. This constant, low-risk pressure can seriously slow down Tinker’s farm and prevent him from building the momentum he needs. Blinding Light also provides a decent save, pushing Tinker back and disrupting his burst combo if he jumps on an ally.
The matchup isn't one-sided, though. A smart Tinker player will anticipate the Illuminate and use his mobility to farm different jungle camps or switch lanes unpredictably. The game becomes about vision and prediction. Keeper of the Light’s team wants to establish vision so he can safely clear waves, while Tinker will try to find and kill the fragile KoTL before he can become a problem in teamfights. If Tinker can find an opening, Keeper of the Light is an easy kill, which keeps the dynamic close.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Keeper of the Light's win rate against Tinker 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 | 56.78% | 199 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.56% | 567 |
| Legend & Ancient | 58.30% | 458 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.58% | 166 |
Keeper of the Light's win rate against Tinker 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 | 50.45% | ▼ -1.2pp | 17,028 |
| 7.41e | 51.60% | ▼ -0.2pp | 59,517 |
| 7.41d | 51.83% | ▼ -0.4pp | 61,261 |
| 7.41c | 52.28% | — | 21,909 |
Move this data into a draft
Keeper of the Light starts on Radiant and Tinker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.