How Keeper of the Light and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Keeper of the Light and Shadow Shaman win 51.70% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 28,870 matches.
Trying to zone or trade against a Shadow Shaman becomes a losing battle when a Keeper of the Light is backing him up. Chakra Magic provides a constant stream of mana, allowing the Shaman to spam his disables and nukes far more often than he normally could. This pressure can completely dominate a lane. The synergy extends to their damage combo as well; a long channel of Shackles provides a perfect, stationary target for Keeper of the Light to charge up a full Illuminate from a safe distance, guaranteeing a massive burst of magic damage that few heroes can survive early on.
This duo excels at turning a pickoff into an objective. Once Mass Serpent Ward is available, Keeper of the Light can use Recall to bring Shadow Shaman to any lane to instantly threaten a tower. The enemy team is forced into a difficult choice: either give up a free building or scramble to defend, often arriving just as KOTL's Illuminate clears their defending creep wave and his Blinding Light pushes them away from their own tower. This constant pressure on buildings forces reactions and creates space for the rest of their team to control the map.
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 | 52.15% | 395 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.73% | 1,072 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.82% | 929 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.93% | 267 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.70% | ▼ -1.0pp | 28,870 |
| 7.41e | 52.74% | ▼ -0.6pp | 109,790 |
| 7.41d | 53.29% | ▼ -0.2pp | 112,823 |
| 7.41c | 53.53% | — | 42,227 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.