How Dark Willow and Keeper of the Light perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Keeper of the Light win 49.05% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,517 matches.
Setting up kills with this duo can feel surprisingly clumsy. While Keeper of the Light providing mana with Chakra Magic is always helpful for a spell-heavy hero like Dark Willow, their lockdown abilities often conflict. It's very easy for a Blinding Light to knock an enemy out of Bramble Maze or push them away just before a Cursed Crown pops. This forces the two to play with extreme caution and perfect timing to avoid ruining each other's setup. When it works, a root into a full Illuminate channel is effective. But the unreliability, combined with having two very squishy supports in the backline, means the lane and later teamfights lack a consistent, powerful threat.
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 | 43.95% | 223 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.23% | 452 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.76% | 414 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.36% | 236 |
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 | 49.05% | ▲ +0.5pp | 3,517 |
| 7.41d | 48.55% | ▼ -0.4pp | 36,070 |
| 7.41c | 48.98% | ▲ +0.6pp | 12,788 |
| 7.41b | 48.40% | — | 13,012 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.