Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki wins the Nyx Assassin vs Riki matchup: Riki beats Nyx Assassin in 55.09% of 579 ranked matches.
Getting caught by Riki feels especially bad because his Smoke Screen often lands before you can react. That silence means Nyx Assassin can’t use Impale or Mana Burn, and critically, it stops him from activating Spiked Carapace to turn the gank. While Carapace is a great tool for punishing physical damage, it does nothing if you're silenced before you can press the button. This interaction forces the Nyx to rely on positioning and his team's detection more than his own kit, giving Riki the advantage in many one-on-one encounters across the map.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Nyx Assassin'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 | Nyx Assassin win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 49.83% | 303 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.31% | 650 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.87% | 532 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.37% | 158 |
Nyx Assassin'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 | Nyx Assassin win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 44.91% | ▼ -3.3pp | 579 |
| 7.41d | 48.22% | ▲ +0.6pp | 65,295 |
| 7.41c | 47.64% | ▼ -0.1pp | 31,618 |
| 7.41b | 47.73% | — | 29,308 |
Move this data into a draft
Nyx Assassin 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.