Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Nyx Assassin wins the Kez vs Nyx Assassin matchup: Nyx Assassin beats Kez in 56.87% of 12,037 ranked matches.
Trying to out-duel a Nyx Assassin as Kez often backfires. Kez relies on having mana for his stance changes and defensive abilities, but Mana Burn quickly empties his small agility-hero mana pool, leaving him helpless. Even if he can get close, his entire offensive gets turned against him by Spiked Carapace. Attacking the shell stuns Kez, setting him up for an easy Impale and preventing any chance to parry or retaliate. Nyx Assassin systematically dismantles the tools Kez needs to function as a fighter.
This dynamic defines the whole game. Nyx will actively hunt Kez from the moment he gets his ultimate, making it dangerous to farm anywhere on the map. The pressure forces Kez into a defensive posture, delaying his key items and forcing him to play with his team much earlier than he'd like. For Kez to have a chance, he needs to rush a Black King Bar and hope his team can provide enough vision and protection to survive the mid-game ganks. Otherwise, Nyx Assassin can pick him off repeatedly and stall out his scaling entirely.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Kez's win rate against Nyx Assassin 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 | Kez win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 40.29% | 340 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.25% | 400 |
| Divine & Immortal | 33.76% | 157 |
Kez's win rate against Nyx Assassin in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Kez win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 43.13% | ▲ +0.6pp | 12,037 |
| 7.41e | 42.53% | ▼ -0.9pp | 40,186 |
| 7.41d | 43.40% | ▼ -2.2pp | 46,124 |
| 7.41c | 45.64% | — | 25,939 |
Move this data into a draft
Kez starts on Radiant and Nyx Assassin on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.