How Dazzle and Riki perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dazzle and Riki win 55.11% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 352 matches.
Picking Riki often means accepting that he'll dive in and either get a kill or die trying. Adding a Dazzle to the lineup removes most of that risk. Riki's biggest weakness is being focused and burst down before he can escape or finish a target. Shallow Grave allows him to survive being chain-stunned long enough to complete a full Tricks of the Trade, secure a kill, and find an escape route. Dazzle can stay far in the back and provide this safety net, turning Riki's aggressive, high-risk initiations into reliable fight-winning plays. Shadow Wave also provides great follow-up heal and damage when Riki jumps into a group of enemies.
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 | 50.86% | 232 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.14% | 434 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.43% | 210 |
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 | 55.11% | ▲ +2.1pp | 352 |
| 7.41d | 53.06% | ▲ +0.0pp | 34,749 |
| 7.41c | 53.03% | ▼ -0.9pp | 16,403 |
| 7.41b | 53.93% | — | 17,508 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.