How Riki and Viper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki and Viper win 50.76% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,471 matches.
Creating a kill zone is the main idea when these two get together. Viper's slows from his attacks and ultimate make it easy for Riki to get in position and drop Smoke Screen. This traps a target in silence, forcing them to miss attacks inside the cloud. Viper can then add Nethertoxin to the area, breaking passives and dealing steady damage while Riki gets free hits. For a single hero caught out of position, escaping this combination is extremely difficult.
This duo tries to build an early lead by finding pickoffs and controlling the map. Early ganks from Riki can secure Viper's lane, and together they can hunt for isolated heroes to slow the enemy's momentum. However, the strategy falls apart against coordinated teams. Opponents will group up, carry detection, and force fights. In a full five-on-five engagement, the single-target focus of Viper and Riki can be a weakness, as they often lack the tools to handle multiple threats at once when the enemy isn't separated.
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 | 48.87% | 573 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.62% | 835 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.55% | 407 |
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 | 50.76% | ▲ +0.4pp | 5,471 |
| 7.41d | 50.39% | ▲ +0.3pp | 74,968 |
| 7.41c | 50.11% | ▼ -0.1pp | 36,582 |
| 7.41b | 50.18% | — | 36,397 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.