Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki wins the Riki vs Witch Doctor matchup: Riki beats Witch Doctor in 51.66% of 1,324 ranked matches.
Trying to channel a good Death Ward against a Riki is always a risk. His entire kit is built to find and cancel it. Even if you see him coming, a quick Blink Strike into Smoke Screen provides a silence and forces misses, making it difficult for anyone to save you. Witch Doctor is a hero who needs to complete his channels to have a big impact, and Riki is one of the best heroes in the game at punishing that. It’s a fundamental clash of designs.
Throughout the game, this forces Witch Doctor to play reactively. He has to hold his ultimate until Riki commits or is visible elsewhere, or he needs to invest in items like a Ghost Scepter very early. Riki, meanwhile, can focus on his primary goal of assassinating a key support. While a well-timed Paralyzing Cask can turn the jump around, the burden is on the Witch Doctor to anticipate the attack, not on the Riki to make it.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Riki's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | Riki win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 49.46% | 837 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.05% | 1,635 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.45% | 917 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.73% | 201 |
Riki's win rate against Witch Doctor in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Riki win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.66% | ▼ -0.6pp | 1,324 |
| 7.41d | 52.30% | ▼ -0.9pp | 130,077 |
| 7.41c | 53.16% | ▲ +0.2pp | 75,910 |
| 7.41b | 52.95% | — | 73,566 |
Move this data into a draft
Riki starts on Radiant and Witch Doctor on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.