How Magnus and Riki perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus and Riki win 49.56% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,142 matches.
Facing an invisible hero who suddenly has cleave damage is a serious problem. Magnus provides Riki with Empower, solving his core issues with farming speed and wave clear. This allows Riki to accelerate his item progression significantly. In teamfights, the cleave turns Tricks of the Trade from a single-target lockdown into a massive area-of-effect physical damage spell. A good Reverse Polarity can also group enemies up, guaranteeing Riki hits multiple targets with his ultimate and backstabs, making it very difficult for supports to position safely.
The effectiveness of this pair, however, depends heavily on execution and game flow. The entire strategy can hinge on Magnus finding a good multi-hero ultimate, and smart opponents will play spread out and maintain vision to prevent this. If Riki has a poor laning stage, the bonus damage and cleave from Empower might not be enough to catch him up. Similarly, if Magnus falls behind and can't get his Blink Dagger on time, the window to dominate the mid-game can close quickly, leaving the combo feeling more like a plan than a reality.
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 | 46.20% | 303 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.90% | 974 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.58% | 917 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.96% | 269 |
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 | 49.56% | ▼ -0.7pp | 6,142 |
| 7.41d | 50.30% | ▼ -0.8pp | 66,316 |
| 7.41c | 51.10% | ▲ +0.4pp | 32,316 |
| 7.41b | 50.69% | — | 30,733 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.