Keeper of the Light Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Keeper of the Light in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Keeper of the Light beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Keeper of the Light is a push-and-utility support whose Illuminate blasts waves and heroes, Mana Leak punishes movement, and Chakra Magic refills allied mana. He's strong into immobile, mana-reliant heroes: Timbersaw, Mars and Nature's Prophet get out-pushed and drained. KotL is countered by push answers and divers: Meepo and Riki out-tempo and dive him, while Slardar and Tidehunter lock him down. Draft tip: Keeper of the Light is a premier push + mana-battery support into low-clear drafts; he's weaker into hard-dive and pick-off line-ups.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Keeper of the Light hardest are Legion Commander, Meepo and Nyx Assassin — Keeper of the Light wins only 43.7%, 44.1% and 44.5% of ranked matches against them.
Keeper of the Light is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 56.19% | 17,768 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.36% | 8,685 |
 Shadow Demon | 54.22% | 2,062 |
 Timbersaw | 53.39% | 4,001 |
 Puck | 53.24% | 3,285 |
 Monkey King | 53.04% | 4,791 |
 Terrorblade | 52.85% | 5,446 |
 Gyrocopter | 52.83% | 2,561 |
 Tiny | 52.80% | 4,172 |
 Clockwerk | 52.80% | 3,667 |
 Morphling | 52.54% | 4,437 |
 Hoodwink | 52.50% | 11,775 |
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Keeper of the Light struggles against
 Legion Commander | 43.67% | 12,913 |
 Meepo | 44.07% | 2,512 |
 Nyx Assassin | 44.51% | 5,752 |
 Spirit Breaker | 44.67% | 14,895 |
 Anti-Mage | 44.82% | 14,063 |
 Visage | 44.96% | 1,935 |
 Shadow Shaman | 44.98% | 13,172 |
 Juggernaut | 45.43% | 16,147 |
 Riki | 45.44% | 5,405 |
 Phantom Assassin | 45.95% | 13,493 |
 Slardar | 45.98% | 7,206 |
 Lich | 46.19% | 8,883 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Keeper of the Light in Dota 2?
- Legion Commander, Meepo and Nyx Assassin are Keeper of the Light's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Keeper of the Light's win rate drops to 43.7% against Legion Commander, 44.1% against Meepo and 44.5% against Nyx Assassin.
- How do you counter Keeper of the Light?
- Pick or ban the heroes Keeper of the Light struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Legion Commander (Keeper of the Light wins only 43.7% against them), Meepo (44.1%) or Nyx Assassin (44.5%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Keeper of the Light strong against?
- Keeper of the Light performs best against Shadow Fiend (56.2% win rate), Nature's Prophet (54.4%) and Shadow Demon (54.2%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Keeper of the Light good in the current patch?
- Keeper of the Light wins 48.5% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 6.1% pick rate — ranking #88 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.