How Earthshaker and Keeper of the Light perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earthshaker and Keeper of the Light win 49.83% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,914 matches.
Getting hit by a long-range Fissure is never fun, and Keeper of the Light's Chakra Magic makes that a constant threat. The extra mana allows Earthshaker to be much more active early on, controlling lanes and setting up kills. In theory, Keeper of the Light can also use Blinding Light to push enemies into a perfect Fissure or Echo Slam. The problem is that the knockback is just as likely to save an enemy, pushing them out of stun range or away from Earthshaker as he jumps in. This makes their stun combination feel unreliable.
Later in the game, this pairing's success depends entirely on positioning. Earthshaker needs to be deep in the fight to land his spells, while Keeper of the Light must stay far back to channel Illuminate and stay safe. If the initial jump from Earthshaker goes well, Keeper of the Light provides good follow-up damage. If the enemy team turns on Earthshaker, however, his partner is often too far away to offer any meaningful help beyond a single spell, leaving the initiator isolated and likely to die.
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 | 48.94% | 662 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.29% | 1,353 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.58% | 1,088 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.22% | 460 |
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 | 49.83% | ▲ +0.0pp | 9,914 |
| 7.41d | 49.82% | ▲ +1.0pp | 99,995 |
| 7.41c | 48.84% | ▲ +0.3pp | 34,037 |
| 7.41b | 48.56% | — | 35,930 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.