How Keeper of the Light and Windranger perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Windranger win 49.59% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,289 matches.
Giving Windranger endless mana for Powershot seems like a clear win on paper. The reality is that her mana pool is usually sufficient for the important spells, and spamming isn't her main goal. Keeper of the Light can use Chakra Magic to help her harass, but he often needs that same resource to pressure lanes with Illuminate, especially if playing from behind. While the extra mana is a nice convenience for Windranger, it doesn't fundamentally change how either hero wants to play. It's a minor boost, not a core strategy that defines their game plan together.
Later on, the two heroes can feel a bit disconnected. Windranger is looking for pickoffs with Shackleshot, while Keeper of the Light is focused on defending high ground and controlling big areas in teamfights. Their abilities don't combo together for a guaranteed kill. They can apply good pressure on towers from a safe distance with Illuminate and Powershot, but they have trouble securing objectives if the enemy team runs at them. The partnership isn't bad, but it relies on both players finding their own impact separately rather than consistently setting each other up for big plays.
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 | 49.66% | 590 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.32% | 1,310 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.12% | 1,152 |
| Divine & Immortal | 60.59% | 576 |
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 | 49.59% | ▲ +1.2pp | 9,289 |
| 7.41d | 48.39% | ▼ -0.7pp | 99,109 |
| 7.41c | 49.08% | ▲ +0.5pp | 33,664 |
| 7.41b | 48.59% | — | 30,170 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.