How Riki and Winter Wyvern perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki and Winter Wyvern win 53.04% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,866 matches.
Catching a Riki who overextends for a kill is much harder when Winter Wyvern is on his team. A well-timed Cold Embrace can completely negate the physical burst damage used to punish a revealed Riki, allowing him to survive, re-stealth, and escape. Offensively, Winter's Curse is a great setup for Smoke Screen. While Riki can't attack the cursed hero, he can freely hit the other enemies clumped up and disabled by the ultimate, creating major disruption in a teamfight.
This synergy mostly comes online in the mid-game, turning Riki's risky ganks into safer plays. The long-range slow from Arctic Burn also helps him stick on a target. However, the combo isn't always perfect. Using Cold Embrace to save Riki also stops him from attacking, which can occasionally cost him a kill he was about to secure. The success of the pairing often depends on Winter Wyvern's positioning and timing, providing a defensive backbone that gives Riki a bit more room to operate safely.
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 | 47.08% | 240 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.42% | 433 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.02% | 309 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.30% | 119 |
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 | 53.04% | ▲ +2.0pp | 2,866 |
| 7.41d | 51.01% | ▼ -0.9pp | 35,832 |
| 7.41c | 51.88% | ▼ -0.8pp | 18,141 |
| 7.41b | 52.65% | — | 16,638 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.