How Earth Spirit and Riki perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit and Riki win 51.35% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,958 matches.
Setting up a gank with Rolling Boulder gives Riki a clean window to Blink Strike onto a stunned target. Earth Spirit can then extend the lockdown with Boulder Smash or prevent spell usage with Geomagnetic Grip's silence, allowing Riki to build up damage and drop Smoke Screen. This active, roaming style can create a strong tempo in the early to mid-game. The plan is risky, though. Both heroes are focused on aggression and can struggle if playing from behind. If their initial ganks don't translate into a meaningful lead, Riki can be left without the farm needed to take over the late game, making their shared strategy feel all-or-nothing.
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 | 44.59% | 148 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.25% | 391 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.03% | 431 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.70% | 176 |
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 | 51.35% | ▲ +0.4pp | 2,958 |
| 7.41d | 50.96% | ▼ -0.1pp | 26,339 |
| 7.41c | 51.05% | ▼ -0.4pp | 11,160 |
| 7.41b | 51.47% | — | 10,407 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.