How Keeper of the Light and Shadow Fiend perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Shadow Fiend win 51.73% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,384 matches.
The idea of fueling a Shadow Fiend with endless mana for Shadowraze sounds good, but it often works out awkwardly. The core issue is positioning and control. Keeper of the Light excels at keeping enemies at a distance with Blinding Light, pushing them back and causing them to miss attacks. Shadow Fiend, however, frequently needs enemies to be held in place at specific ranges to land his triple Shadowraze combo or to hit a big Requiem of Souls. A poorly timed Blinding Light from Keeper can easily knock an entire team out of Shadow Fiend's ultimate, completely ruining a fight.
This tension defines the pairing. Early on, Chakra Magic can help Shadow Fiend dominate the lane and accelerate his farm, which is a definite plus. As the game transitions into full teamfights, however, the two heroes can work at cross-purposes. The Keeper wants to play far back, channeling Illuminate and providing defensive support. The Shadow Fiend might need to blink into the enemy team for a decisive Requiem. It takes a lot of coordination for the knockback not to become a liability, and this extra effort means the heroes don't combine as smoothly as others.
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 | 51.82% | 606 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.67% | 1,353 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.98% | 1,140 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.62% | 621 |
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 | 51.73% | ▲ +4.1pp | 1,384 |
| 7.41d | 47.65% | ▲ +0.2pp | 104,454 |
| 7.41c | 47.48% | ▲ +1.3pp | 35,901 |
| 7.41b | 46.15% | — | 33,272 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.