How Riki and Zeus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki and Zeus win 51.16% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,075 matches.
Finding isolated heroes across the map is the core of this pairing. Zeus provides the initial scouting and damage with Thundergod's Wrath, revealing anyone trying to farm a side lane or jungle camp alone. This gives Riki a perfect target. He can immediately Blink Strike on top of the enemy, apply his damage, and often secure a kill before they can react. Because Zeus’s vision finds the target, Riki doesn't have to waste time searching, making his ganks far more efficient and frequent.
This constant pick-off threat forces the enemy team to huddle together for safety, which slows down their farm and concedes map control. When a fight does break out, Zeus can contribute massive damage from a safe distance while Riki uses Tricks of the Trade to create chaos and dodge spells. The enemy is caught between staying grouped and getting starved, or splitting up and getting killed. It's a difficult dilemma to solve, often leading to a slow loss of towers and objectives.
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 | 51.90% | 709 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.13% | 1,391 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.12% | 1,044 |
| Divine & Immortal | 58.44% | 320 |
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 | 51.16% | ▼ -4.3pp | 1,075 |
| 7.41d | 55.46% | ▼ -0.3pp | 144,565 |
| 7.41c | 55.72% | ▲ +0.7pp | 71,315 |
| 7.41b | 55.07% | — | 61,252 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.