How Dragon Knight and Keeper of the Light perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight and Keeper of the Light win 49.93% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,696 matches.
Playing against this lane can feel less threatening than you might expect from the hero combination. Dragon Knight wants to run at a target and lock them down with Dragon Tail for follow-up hits. Keeper of the Light, however, wants to play from a safe distance and channel Illuminate. This spatial disconnect makes it awkward to layer their abilities effectively. The long stun from Dragon Knight can easily be wasted while Keeper of the Light is still positioning or charging his wave. Worse, a defensive Blinding Light can push enemies out of Dragon Knight’s attack range, disrupting a kill attempt. They tend to operate on different timings and from different positions, making their combined impact feel a bit disjointed.
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 | 51.33% | 226 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.37% | 438 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.80% | 305 |
| Divine & Immortal | 62.86% | 105 |
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 | 49.93% | ▲ +1.0pp | 2,696 |
| 7.41d | 48.97% | ▲ +1.9pp | 30,678 |
| 7.41c | 47.07% | ▲ +0.8pp | 12,217 |
| 7.41b | 46.32% | — | 13,691 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.