How Riki and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki and Sniper win 55.91% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,311 matches.
Fighting into this pair is a real headache. Riki’s Smoke Screen creates a perfect zone of control where enemies are silenced and can't easily fight back. This gives Sniper a free-fire window to attack from a safe distance without fear of being jumped. The heroes who would normally dive the backline to kill Sniper are the same ones Riki wants to be on top of anyway, so he naturally protects his carry while setting up kills. It's hard for opponents to itemize for one threat without becoming vulnerable to the other, creating a constant dilemma that often breaks their game plan.
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 | 56.35% | 1,079 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.52% | 1,732 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.36% | 853 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.21% | 168 |
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 | 55.91% | ▲ +2.8pp | 1,311 |
| 7.41d | 53.16% | ▼ -1.9pp | 151,315 |
| 7.41c | 55.05% | ▲ +1.3pp | 83,080 |
| 7.41b | 53.73% | — | 76,720 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.