Melee hero. Roles: Core, Carry, Disabler. Lanes: Safelane Farmer.
Kez wins 44.9% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 121st highest win rate of 127 heroes: 44.4% in Very High, 44.3% in High and 45.9% in Normal skill games. It is picked in 3.5% of matches, and over the last 10 days its win rate has gone down by 0.6 points.
Kez does best in short games (under 25 minutes), winning 50.9% of them, against 43.5% in long games (over 50 minutes). Kez is strongest against Chen, Warlock and Treant Protector, and struggles against Muerta, Vengeful Spirit and Visage. The best teammates for Kez are Batrider, Luna and Terrorblade.
From public ranked All Pick matches of the current patch. Updated 23 October 2026. Compare with every other hero in the Dota 2 meta table, or pick against a full enemy draft in the Counter & Synergy Picker.
Advantage (Adv) - The difference between the actual winrate of the heroes and the expected winrate from their base winrates.
Example: Let's take two heroes, Superman, with a general winrate of 53%, and Lex Luthor, with a general winrate of 47%. When they meet on the battlefield they each have a statistical winrate of 50%.
In this case it's obvious that, even if they have the same winrate when they battle, there is some sort of innate statistical advantage that Lex Luthor (average winrate 47% but 50% against Superman) has over Superman (average winrate 53% but 50% against Lex Luthor). There are many theories about why this happens, but the most common one is related to Kryptonite.
Winrate (WR) - The winrate between the two heroes.
Weighted over the skill brackets (Very High 35%, High 45%, Normal 20%). Advantage: how much better the matchup goes than the two heroes' own win rates predict, doubled (+6 is about 3 win rate points). Win rate: Kez's win rate against or together with the hero.
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Chen | +12.78 | 51.9% |
| Warlock | +10.13 | 50.0% |
| Treant Protector | +9.35 | 51.8% |
| Arc Warden | +8.40 | 48.0% |
| Meepo | +7.67 | 47.7% |
| Leshrac | +7.23 | 48.0% |
| Bloodseeker | +6.79 | 47.6% |
| Primal Beast | +6.53 | 49.4% |
| Abaddon | +5.85 | 48.4% |
| Omniknight | +5.17 | 47.8% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Muerta | -11.84 | 45.4% |
| Vengeful Spirit | -6.85 | 44.7% |
| Visage | -6.16 | 43.9% |
| Shadow Demon | -5.89 | 48.5% |
| Naga Siren | -5.19 | 46.6% |
| Gyrocopter | -5.17 | 47.4% |
| Monkey King | -4.58 | 48.2% |
| Pangolier | -4.46 | 48.1% |
| Shadow Shaman | -4.45 | 45.5% |
| Necrophos | -4.42 | 46.0% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Batrider | +15.97 | 48.6% |
| Luna | +10.72 | 50.3% |
| Terrorblade | +9.69 | 47.2% |
| Broodmother | +9.62 | 49.4% |
| Chaos Knight | +8.69 | 49.9% |
| Spectre | +8.10 | 51.2% |
| Sven | +7.11 | 50.0% |
| Meepo | +6.63 | 50.6% |
| Leshrac | +6.63 | 50.1% |
| Slark | +6.63 | 48.8% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Treant Protector | -9.43 | 42.9% |
| Ember Spirit | -7.70 | 44.8% |
| Troll Warlord | -6.21 | 46.4% |
| Outworld Devourer | -6.10 | 47.8% |
| Queen of Pain | -6.07 | 44.6% |
| Largo | -6.02 | 45.1% |
| Storm Spirit | -5.91 | 44.3% |
| Natures Prophet | -5.56 | 42.7% |
| Bloodseeker | -5.47 | 47.4% |
| Clinkz | -5.43 | 46.2% |
Skill level:
Each line in the graph represents the probability that Kez brings an advantage to the total XP of a team
at a certain point in time (the probability to change the inclination of the xp graph).
Kez's team rarely wins the experience race: at best, around minute 20, it gains the experience lead in 50.5% of games, and around minute 40 in only 45.3%. It doesn't win games by out-leveling the enemy.
The chart shows, every 5 minutes and for each skill bracket, the share of games in which Kez's team gains more experience than the enemy team (50% is neutral). All heroes compared: Hero XP Advantage by Minute.
Daily win rate and pick rate of Kez for each skill bracket, overall and in short, medium and long games. All heroes side by side: Hero Win Rate and Pick Rate Trends.
| Day | Win rate | Pick rate | Win rate by game length | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All skills | Very High | High | Normal | Short | Medium | Long | ||
| 2026-10-14 | 45.1% | 44.0% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 3.7% | 45.5% | 45.3% | 43.7% |
| 2026-10-15 | 45.5% | 45.5% | 44.5% | 46.3% | 3.9% | 53.6% | 45.9% | 42.7% |
| 2026-10-16 | 44.8% | 44.7% | 43.3% | 45.8% | 3.8% | 54.5% | 44.7% | 43.4% |
| 2026-10-17 | 45.1% | 45.1% | 44.8% | 45.4% | 3.8% | 49.2% | 45.3% | 43.5% |
| 2026-10-18 | 45.2% | 43.9% | 44.2% | 46.9% | 3.7% | 51.9% | 45.3% | 43.8% |
| 2026-10-19 | 44.5% | 43.4% | 43.8% | 45.8% | 3.7% | 46.2% | 44.6% | 43.5% |
| 2026-10-20 | 45.3% | 43.9% | 46.2% | 45.8% | 3.7% | 60.1% | 44.9% | 44.6% |
| 2026-10-21 | 45.3% | 44.5% | 43.9% | 46.8% | 3.8% | 59.5% | 45.4% | 42.6% |
| 2026-10-22 | 44.9% | 43.7% | 45.3% | 45.7% | 3.7% | 47.0% | 45.2% | 43.5% |
| 2026-10-23 | 44.5% | 42.9% | 44.7% | 45.9% | 3.5% | 45.2% | 44.3% | 45.2% |
Pick rate and game length columns are for all skill brackets; the charts show each bracket.
The hardest counters to Kez in patch 7.41 are Muerta, Vengeful Spirit and Visage. Against them Kez wins 5.9, 3.4 and 3.1 percentage points less often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
Kez is strongest against Chen, Warlock and Treant Protector, winning 6.4, 5.1 and 4.7 percentage points more often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
The heroes that do best together with Kez are Batrider, Luna and Terrorblade, winning 8.0, 5.4 and 4.8 percentage points more often than their own win rates predict. The weakest pairings are with Treant Protector and Ember Spirit.
Kez wins 44.9% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 121st highest win rate of 127 heroes, and is picked in 3.5% of matches. Its win rate has gone down by 0.6 points over the last 10 days.
Kez wins most in short games (under 25 minutes): 50.9%, against 43.5% in long games (over 50 minutes). Kez's team rarely wins the experience race: at best, around minute 20, it gains the experience lead in 50.5% of games, and around minute 40 in only 45.3%. It doesn't win games by out-leveling the enemy.
