Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki wins the Night Stalker vs Riki matchup: Riki beats Night Stalker in 50.27% of 559 ranked matches.
Deciding between these two heroes for a ganking role often comes down to the kind of silence your team needs. Riki provides an area-denial silence with Smoke Screen, which is great for controlling a teamfight. Night Stalker’s Crippling Fear, on the other hand, is a mobile silence that follows him, making it better for chasing down a single target. During the first night, Night Stalker is stronger in a straight fight, but Riki’s permanent invisibility makes him a much more slippery target. Late game, Night Stalker’s flying vision is a good tool for finding Riki, but a farmed Riki has the damage to turn and fight back.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Night Stalker'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 | Night Stalker win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 52.09% | 215 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.86% | 580 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.27% | 511 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.72% | 145 |
Night Stalker'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 | Night Stalker win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 49.73% | ▼ -1.7pp | 559 |
| 7.41d | 51.47% | ▲ +0.4pp | 51,190 |
| 7.41c | 51.05% | ▲ +0.4pp | 28,117 |
| 7.41b | 50.66% | — | 26,758 |
Move this data into a draft
Night Stalker 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.