Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki wins the Lion vs Riki matchup: Riki beats Lion in 56.13% of 2,088 ranked matches.
Constantly buying detection to deal with an invisible hero puts a real strain on the support economy, often delaying Lion's core items like a Blink Dagger or Force Staff. This makes it harder for him to position in fights or escape danger. Riki excels at hunting isolated heroes, and his Smoke Screen is a huge problem for Lion. The silence and miss chance can prevent Lion from using his disables or Finger of Death in time. If Riki gets the jump, he can often overwhelm Lion before he has a chance to react, forcing Lion to play from a much more defensive posture all game.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lion'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 | Lion win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 49.78% | 1,127 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.99% | 2,523 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.28% | 1,653 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.30% | 448 |
Lion'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 | Lion win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 43.87% | ▼ -3.2pp | 2,088 |
| 7.41d | 47.11% | ▼ -0.3pp | 214,920 |
| 7.41c | 47.42% | ▲ +0.2pp | 125,394 |
| 7.41b | 47.26% | — | 113,838 |
Move this data into a draft
Lion 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 Aug 11, 2026.