How Riki and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Riki and Slardar win 53.99% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 18,361 matches.
Picking off an isolated support becomes straightforward with this pair. Slardar can initiate, apply Corrosive Haze, and land a Slithereen Crush. That’s the perfect setup for Riki to Blink Strike onto the same target. With the massive armor reduction from Haze, Riki’s physical attacks hit incredibly hard, often deleting the hero before the stun even wears off. Adding a Smoke Screen on top makes it impossible for them to retaliate or escape. Both heroes excel at finding and eliminating a key opponent before a fight properly starts, creating a consistent man-advantage for their team.
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 | 56.15% | 244 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.16% | 664 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.38% | 525 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.44% | 126 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 53.99% | ▲ +0.5pp | 18,361 |
| 7.41e | 53.48% | ▲ +0.9pp | 58,987 |
| 7.41d | 52.54% | ▼ -1.7pp | 67,057 |
| 7.41c | 54.27% | — | 37,065 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.