How Kez and Treant Protector perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Kez and Treant Protector win 44.17% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,744 matches.
A big Overgrowth can set the stage for a teamfight, but the follow-up often feels awkward. Treant Protector excels at locking down multiple enemies at once, creating an opportunity for massive area damage. Kez, however, is a duelist who wants to isolate and eliminate single targets. He can typically only kill one hero during the root, leaving the rest of the setup underutilized compared to what an AoE-focused carry could accomplish. While Living Armor is always useful, Kez's own parry mechanics already provide a layer of defense, making Treant's protection a bit redundant. Their plans don't actively conflict, but their kits don't line up for a powerful combination.
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 | 41.67% | 108 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.29% | 329 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.57% | 335 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.40% | 249 |
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 | 44.17% | ▼ -1.7pp | 2,744 |
| 7.41d | 45.87% | ▼ -1.9pp | 26,515 |
| 7.41c | 47.74% | ▼ -1.1pp | 11,333 |
| 7.41b | 48.85% | — | 7,869 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.