How Riki and Storm Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki and Storm Spirit win 44.54% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 348 matches.
Hunting for pickoffs can feel a bit redundant with this lineup. Storm Spirit wants to jump a target with Ball Lightning, and Riki wants to do the same with Blink Strike, but their skills don't combine for an easy kill. They both bring a lot of damage but very little lockdown. A target can often survive the initial burst and simply walk out of Riki's Smoke Screen if Storm's Vortex isn't enough. They end up as two solo artists who want the same gank opportunities. Admittedly, we don't see this pairing very often, so maybe an undiscovered strength exists.
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 | 39.09% | 220 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.60% | 385 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.59% | 284 |
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 | 44.54% | ▼ -3.7pp | 348 |
| 7.41d | 48.26% | ▼ -1.3pp | 42,216 |
| 7.41c | 49.58% | ▲ +1.3pp | 24,514 |
| 7.41b | 48.26% | — | 20,962 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.