How Keeper of the Light and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Skywrath Mage win 50.11% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,916 matches.
Spamming spells to control a lane is the whole idea with this pair. Keeper of the Light uses Chakra Magic to solve Skywrath Mage's constant mana issues, letting him throw out Arcane Bolt and Concussive Shot without pause. This can create immense pressure and secure kills against passive opponents. The core problem is that both heroes are incredibly fragile and lack reliable lockdown. Beyond Skywrath's silence and Keeper's pushback, they have no hard stuns to hold a target in place for Mystic Flare or to stop an aggressive hero from running them over. They provide a ton of magic damage but little control or survivability.
This duo's success often depends entirely on the enemy draft. If opponents can't close the distance, Skywrath and Keeper of the Light can poke them out of the lane and dictate the early game. Against heroes with good gap-close or stuns, however, the lane becomes a liability that can be collapsed on with a single rotation. Later on, they need a strong frontline to create space and hold enemies still. Without that protection, they are easily picked off before they can contribute their damage, making for a conditional pairing that relies heavily on the rest of the team.
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 | 51.08% | 509 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.46% | 1,236 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.86% | 854 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.65% | 336 |
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 | 50.11% | ▲ +0.0pp | 7,916 |
| 7.41d | 50.08% | ▲ +0.6pp | 85,139 |
| 7.41c | 49.50% | ▲ +0.4pp | 31,079 |
| 7.41b | 49.08% | — | 32,043 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.