How Chaos Knight and Keeper of the Light perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight and Keeper of the Light win 53.25% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,810 matches.
Pairing these two seems like a clear win on paper, but it often plays out more evenly than you'd expect. Keeper of the Light's Chakra Magic does solve Chaos Knight's early mana problems, which is a genuine help for laning. A well-timed Recall can also be useful to reset a low-health Chaos Knight and get him back to the fight. The issue is that beyond the mana battery aspect, their kits don't have much special overlap. Keeper of the Light doesn't offer the hard lockdown that makes it easy to land Chaos Bolt, and Chaos Knight pulling enemies with Reality Rift can make it tricky to land a full-duration Illuminate. It’s a fine partnership, but not a game-defining one.
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 | 56.50% | 331 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.38% | 623 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.57% | 364 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.39% | 133 |
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 | 53.25% | ▲ +2.1pp | 3,810 |
| 7.41d | 51.19% | ▲ +0.1pp | 42,222 |
| 7.41c | 51.14% | ▲ +0.5pp | 12,275 |
| 7.41b | 50.68% | — | 13,455 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.