How Alchemist and Keeper of the Light perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Alchemist and Keeper of the Light win 43.90% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,891 matches.
Giving Alchemist mana with Chakra Magic seems like a great way to accelerate his farm. He can throw Acid Spray on every creep wave without needing to ferry out consumables, which in theory should speed up his core items. The cooldown reduction also lets him have Unstable Concoction ready more often, making him less vulnerable to ganks and more threatening if a fight breaks out in his lane. The idea is to create a farming machine that comes online very quickly.
The problem is that Keeper of the Light wants to do more than babysit a core. His Illuminate is a powerful teamfight and pushing tool, but Alchemist often wants to avoid grouping up until he has a major item advantage from Greevil's Greed. This can leave the team playing four against five, with Keeper of the Light trying to stall while his main partner is still farming. If the enemy team applies enough pressure, Alchemist can be forced into fights before he's ready, nullifying the very advantage this pairing is supposed to create.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 46.15% | 195 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.16% | 527 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.75% | 336 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.93% | 107 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 43.90% | ▼ -2.4pp | 3,891 |
| 7.41d | 46.29% | ▼ -0.9pp | 38,490 |
| 7.41c | 47.17% | ▼ -3.4pp | 21,460 |
| 7.41b | 50.60% | — | 36,583 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.