How Marci and Riki perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Marci and Riki win 49.17% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,408 matches.
Picking Marci with a Riki means you're committing hard to single-target physical burst. The idea is simple: Marci provides the lockdown for Riki to get his damage off. A well-timed Dispose can toss a target into Smoke Screen, and Unleash can hold someone in place for Riki to land his backstabs. The trouble comes down to execution and redundancy. Both heroes want to be on top of the same enemy, making them vulnerable to the same counter-initiation and AoE control. A slightly misplaced throw from Marci can also accidentally save an enemy from Riki. The synergy requires coordination to work, and without it, their contributions can feel too similar, lacking the versatility needed to consistently secure a win.
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 | 47.71% | 218 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.31% | 358 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.21% | 252 |
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 | 49.17% | ▼ -0.6pp | 2,408 |
| 7.41d | 49.74% | ▼ -0.2pp | 28,230 |
| 7.41c | 49.90% | ▲ +0.3pp | 14,526 |
| 7.41b | 49.58% | — | 15,235 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.