Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Troll Warlord wins the Keeper of the Light vs Troll Warlord matchup: Troll Warlord beats Keeper of the Light in 50.47% of 2,685 ranked matches.
Thinking that Blinding Light single-handedly shuts down Troll Warlord is a common trap. While the miss chance and knockback are certainly annoying for him, they are not a complete solution. A Troll with a Black King Bar can ignore Keeper of the Light's disruption entirely, and Battle Trance helps him stick to a target even after being pushed away. The matchup often becomes a game of cooldowns and positioning. Keeper of the Light tries to create space and save his teammates from Troll's aggression, while Troll Warlord looks for an opening to commit with his ultimate, often on the keeper himself. Success for either side depends heavily on who gets their spells off at the right moment.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Keeper of the Light's win rate against Troll Warlord 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 | 46.96% | 247 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.00% | 362 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.57% | 224 |
Keeper of the Light's win rate against Troll Warlord 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 | 49.53% | ▼ -0.4pp | 2,685 |
| 7.41d | 49.90% | ▲ +0.2pp | 28,589 |
| 7.41c | 49.69% | ▼ -0.3pp | 10,983 |
| 7.41b | 50.04% | — | 10,387 |
Move this data into a draft
Keeper of the Light starts on Radiant and Troll Warlord on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.