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 Tusk matchup: Keeper of the Light beats Tusk in 51.78% of 6,752 ranked matches.
Catching a target with Snowball is how Tusk wants to start fights, but Keeper of the Light has a simple answer. A quick Blinding Light can shove Tusk away the moment he arrives, disrupting his combo and creating space. The miss chance from the spell also makes it harder for Walrus PUNCH! to connect, weakening his burst damage. This interaction forces Tusk to be much more deliberate with his initiations. A mistimed jump can leave him out of position without having accomplished anything, making him an easy target.
Throughout the game, Keeper of the Light can safely push out lanes with Illuminate, limiting the space Tusk has to find surprise ganks. Tusk’s goal then becomes about finding the perfect window to act, either by waiting for Blinding Light to be on cooldown or by relying on an ally's stun to lock KotL down first. Tusk isn't helpless; a well-placed Ice Shards can still trap the old man, and a defensive Snowball can dodge key spells. The matchup requires more patience from the Tusk player, who can't rely on his usual straightforward aggression.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Keeper of the Light's win rate against Tusk 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 | 52.11% | 213 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.52% | 623 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.62% | 723 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.17% | 513 |
Keeper of the Light's win rate against Tusk 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 | 51.78% | ▼ -0.7pp | 6,752 |
| 7.41d | 52.52% | ▲ +0.6pp | 49,774 |
| 7.41c | 51.93% | ▼ -0.3pp | 19,110 |
| 7.41b | 52.20% | — | 21,130 |
Move this data into a draft
Keeper of the Light starts on Radiant and Tusk on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 18, 2026.