How Keeper of the Light and Tiny perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Tiny win 46.91% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 501 matches.
Giving Tiny mana for his combo seems like the whole point of this pairing, but in practice their spells actively work against each other. Tiny's goal is to isolate and burst a target with Avalanche and Toss, but that repositioning frequently moves the enemy out of a fully charged Illuminate. The reverse is also true; a defensive Blinding Light from Keeper of the Light can knock an enemy away right as Tiny is closing in for the kill. They both disrupt enemy positions, but rarely in a way that helps one another secure their own damage.
This problem gets worse as the game moves into teamfights. The early mana from Chakra Magic might help Tiny get a gank, but once teams start grouping, the anti-synergy is obvious. Tiny wants to blink in and start a fight up close, while Keeper of the Light needs to stay far in the back. This leaves Tiny isolated after his initial burst and leaves Keeper of the Light vulnerable to flankers. Smart opponents will exploit this positioning gap, picking off whichever of the two is most out of place.
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 | 42.08% | 259 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.60% | 479 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.27% | 463 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.02% | 281 |
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 | 46.91% | ▲ +2.0pp | 501 |
| 7.41d | 44.96% | ▼ -1.0pp | 49,913 |
| 7.41c | 45.97% | ▼ -0.7pp | 26,952 |
| 7.41b | 46.69% | — | 26,847 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.