How Keeper of the Light and Lina perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Lina win 47.83% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,543 matches.
Giving Lina a steady stream of mana with Chakra Magic seems great for the laning stage, letting her spam spells to control the lane. The trouble starts when they try to combine their abilities for a kill. Lina's Light Strike Array needs a clean setup, but Keeper of the Light's Blinding Light is a knockback that can easily push targets out of her stun's area. They both also provide long-range wave clear, which can lead to them competing for farm on the map and slowing down Lina's item progression if she's the core.
In practice, this duo often lacks the lockdown needed to secure kills on mobile heroes. Without a reliable, instant stun from another teammate, enemies can frequently dodge the damage combo. Both Lina and Keeper of the Light want to stay in the back lines during a teamfight, which can leave your draft feeling very fragile and without a solid frontline. You end up needing very specific heroes in other roles to initiate and tank, otherwise the whole lineup tends to crumble when jumped on.
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 | 49.25% | 603 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.23% | 1,300 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.00% | 1,060 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.78% | 521 |
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 | 47.83% | ▼ -0.2pp | 8,543 |
| 7.41d | 48.02% | ▲ +0.4pp | 82,624 |
| 7.41c | 47.60% | ▲ +0.1pp | 26,416 |
| 7.41b | 47.47% | — | 25,871 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.