How Keeper of the Light and Ringmaster perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Ringmaster win 50.93% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,259 matches.
Stacking enemies up for a full Illuminate seems like the obvious play here. In theory, Ringmaster can use his hypnotic device to group targets for Keeper of the Light to blast. In practice, the timing is tight. A fully charged Illuminate takes time to build up, and Ringmaster's setup might not last long enough or hold enemies still enough to guarantee the hit. It's a telegraphed combination that requires perfect positioning from both heroes, which can be difficult to coordinate. When it works it feels good, but it's often disrupted, leaving the lane feeling less like a planned combo and more like two heroes doing their own thing nearby.
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 | 44.68% | 141 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.70% | 499 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.53% | 564 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.65% | 354 |
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 | 50.93% | ▲ +1.4pp | 4,259 |
| 7.41d | 49.51% | ▲ +0.2pp | 40,436 |
| 7.41c | 49.35% | ▼ -0.8pp | 11,936 |
| 7.41b | 50.19% | — | 10,714 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.