How Keeper of the Light and Tidehunter perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Tidehunter win 50.43% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,829 matches.
Playing against Tidehunter in lane often means trying to drain his mana before he can become a threat. Keeper of the Light makes that plan much harder. Chakra Magic keeps Tidehunter's mana topped off, letting him use Anchor Smash to farm and harass more freely. Most importantly, it ensures he is always ready to cast Ravage in a crucial fight, removing a common weakness for the hero. Keeper can also use Illuminate to help control the lane, giving Tidehunter space to farm up his core items.
This leads to a simple game plan: group up as a team around Tidehunter's Ravage cooldown. The enemy's response has to be either picking off Keeper of the Light first to stop the mana supply, or trying to split the map to avoid a full five-on-five engagement. The edge this duo provides is conditional on being able to force these big teamfights. If opponents can dictate the pace of the game with smaller skirmishes or split-pushing, the synergy's impact is greatly reduced.
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 | 48.41% | 378 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.68% | 1,019 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.76% | 838 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.74% | 392 |
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 | 50.43% | ▲ +0.0pp | 6,829 |
| 7.41d | 50.41% | ▼ -0.9pp | 71,796 |
| 7.41c | 51.30% | ▼ -1.4pp | 30,671 |
| 7.41b | 52.68% | — | 38,684 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.