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Kez vs Io

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

Favored
Io 54.00%
Kez46.00%
Io54.00%
Over 876 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Io wins the Kez vs Io matchup: Io beats Kez in 54.00% of 876 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Picking a dueling carry like Kez into an Io means preparing for a difficult game. Kez is built to isolate and execute a single target, but Io's entire design works to prevent that. A well-timed Tether can pull Kez’s chosen target to safety, and Overcharge can make them surprisingly tanky during a gank. If Kez does commit everything for a kill, Io can simply Relocate his ally out, completely resetting the fight. This makes it very hard for Kez to secure the solo pickoffs he relies on to snowball, as Io is almost always ready to deny him the clean one-on-one fights he wants to take.

Kez vs Io by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Kez's win rate against Io 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.

RankKez win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian51.09%229
Crusader & Archon45.44%537
Legend & Ancient46.54%492
Divine & Immortal46.81%235

Kez vs Io across patches

Kez's win rate against Io in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.

PatchKez win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 46.00%▼ -0.2pp876
7.41d 46.20%▼ -0.8pp30,464
7.41c 47.04%▲ +0.1pp15,946
7.41b 46.97%12,051

Move this data into a draft

Put Kez against Io

Kez starts on Radiant and Io on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.

Radiant4 open
Kez
Dire4 open
Io
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Frequently asked questions

Does Kez counter Io?
Kez wins 46.00% of ranked matches against Io in Dota 2 7.41e (876 matches) — the matchup favors Io.
Does Io counter Kez?
Io wins 54.00% of ranked matches against Kez in Dota 2 7.41e (876 matches) — the matchup favors Io.
How many matches back the Kez vs Io win rate?
876 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 14, 2026.