Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Riki wins the Kunkka vs Riki matchup: Riki beats Kunkka in 52.46% of 12,167 ranked matches.
Thinking Kunkka's area-of-effect spells are a clean answer to an invisible hero often leads to trouble. Riki can use Tricks of the Trade to become untargetable, letting him dodge the impact of both Torrent and Ghostship. If Riki is the one starting the fight, his Smoke Screen leaves Kunkka silenced and unable to reliably land Tidebringer attacks. He has the specific defensive tools to sidestep the core of Kunkka's teamfight contribution, making a planned combo whiff completely on him.
This forces the matchup to revolve around vision and initiation. A Kunkka caught by surprise is an easy target for Riki, who can burst him down inside the silence. With good detection from Sentry Wards or Dust, however, Kunkka's X Marks the Spot becomes the deciding spell. Catching Riki with it before he can get close guarantees a kill. Because Riki's invisibility lets him choose his engagements more often, he tends to hold the initiative, which creates that small but consistent edge.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Kunkka's win rate against Riki 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 | Kunkka win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 51.92% | 156 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.34% | 357 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.30% | 352 |
Kunkka's win rate against Riki in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Kunkka win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.54% | ▼ -0.3pp | 12,167 |
| 7.41e | 47.79% | ▼ -0.1pp | 37,297 |
| 7.41d | 47.90% | ▲ +0.3pp | 46,966 |
| 7.41c | 47.62% | — | 23,691 |
Move this data into a draft
Kunkka starts on Radiant and Riki on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.