How Riki and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki and Vengeful Spirit win 57.44% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 867 matches.
Nether Swap provides a perfect, reliable setup for Riki's burst damage. Vengeful Spirit can either swap Riki directly onto a backline hero for an instant smoke screen, or she can pull an enemy carry right into Riki’s waiting arms. This bypasses the normal difficulty of getting Riki into a good position. Wave of Terror then melts the target's armor, letting Riki's physical attacks hit much harder, while Venge's stun holds them in place for the kill.
This partnership creates constant pick-off pressure the moment Vengeful Spirit gets her ultimate. The threat of a Swap into Riki's cloud forces enemy supports to buy detection constantly, draining their gold, and they must play grouped up much earlier than they'd like. Anyone wandering alone is an easy target. The enemy's main response is to stick together with save items at the ready, but even a single successful Swap on a core hero can decide a late-game teamfight before it properly begins.
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 | 57.05% | 440 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.92% | 1,036 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.73% | 735 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.76% | 170 |
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 | 57.44% | ▲ +1.3pp | 867 |
| 7.41d | 56.10% | ▲ +1.4pp | 81,719 |
| 7.41c | 54.72% | ▼ -0.3pp | 30,762 |
| 7.41b | 55.07% | — | 27,973 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.