How Keeper of the Light and Magnus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Magnus win 48.35% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,399 matches.
Pairing these two heroes often creates an awkward game tempo. Keeper of the Light's Chakra Magic is a huge help for Magnus, letting him spam Shockwave to accelerate his Blink Dagger timing and control the map. The problem arises in teamfights. Reverse Polarity clumps enemies together, but Blinding Light knocks them apart, which can completely waste Magnus's setup. Even a follow-up Illuminate requires perfect positioning and coordination to land during the stun, making the full combo surprisingly difficult to execute correctly under pressure.
While the laning stage feels smooth, converting that into clean mid-game fights proves inconsistent. The Magnus player wants to blink in, RP, and Skewer a key target back. The Keeper of the Light player wants to channel spells from a safe distance. These plans can clash. A single misplaced Blinding Light can save an enemy that Magnus just caught, turning a won fight into a lost one. Success depends entirely on high-level coordination, making the outcome of any given engagement unpredictable.
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 | 51.59% | 283 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.95% | 1,144 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.00% | 1,250 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.01% | 548 |
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 | 48.35% | ▼ -0.9pp | 8,399 |
| 7.41d | 49.27% | ▼ -0.6pp | 77,835 |
| 7.41c | 49.84% | ▲ +0.5pp | 30,041 |
| 7.41b | 49.32% | — | 28,102 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.