How Kez and Ringmaster perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Kez and Ringmaster win 40.47% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 430 matches.
Thinking you can set up a perfect kill for Kez with Ringmaster's crowd control is a common trap. Kez is a duelist at heart, built to isolate a single target and outmaneuver them with his parries and stance changes. The issue is that Ringmaster’s tools, especially his ability to pull multiple enemies together, create the exact opposite situation. He forces a clumped-up brawl. This is a disaster for Kez, who gets overwhelmed by multiple heroes and can't use his defensive skills effectively against layered damage and stuns. Instead of setting up a clean one-on-one, Ringmaster often creates a death trap for his own carry.
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 | 47.17% | 106 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.69% | 293 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.32% | 406 |
| Divine & Immortal | 38.60% | 272 |
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 | 40.47% | ▼ -2.6pp | 430 |
| 7.41d | 43.09% | ▼ -1.4pp | 31,670 |
| 7.41c | 44.44% | ▼ -2.2pp | 17,528 |
| 7.41b | 46.66% | — | 11,727 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.