How Keeper of the Light and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Sven win 49.98% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,329 matches.
Controlling the map can feel split with this pairing. Sven wants to retreat into the jungle and farm towards his God's Strength timing, often asking for stacks. Keeper of the Light, on the other hand, excels at constantly shoving lanes with Illuminate and looking for early pressure. This creates a natural tension where one hero is ready to fight and the other wants to farm. While Chakra Magic is helpful for Sven’s mana costs, KotL doesn’t offer the lockdown or physical presence Sven needs to turn that farm into kills. The team’s overall game plan can feel pulled in two different directions, making it difficult to execute a single, decisive strategy.
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 | 49.77% | 444 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.31% | 914 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.80% | 777 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.01% | 369 |
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 | 49.98% | ▲ +0.1pp | 6,329 |
| 7.41d | 49.84% | ▲ +1.3pp | 60,401 |
| 7.41c | 48.51% | ▼ -0.7pp | 14,918 |
| 7.41b | 49.25% | — | 15,380 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.