Melee hero. Roles: Core, Carry, Ganker. Lanes: Offlane, Roamer.
Riki wins 52.6% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 12th highest win rate of 127 heroes: 52.4% in Very High, 52.9% in High and 52.5% in Normal skill games. It is picked in 5.7% of matches, and over the last 10 days its win rate has stayed about the same.
Riki does best in medium-length games (25 to 50 minutes), winning 52.7% of them, against 50.4% in short games (under 25 minutes). Riki is strongest against Shadow Demon, Puck and Visage, and struggles against Naga Siren, Meepo and Muerta. The best teammates for Riki are Lone Druid, Dark Willow and Muerta.
From public ranked All Pick matches of the current patch. Updated 30 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: Riki's win rate against or together with the hero.
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Demon | +12.39 | 57.0% |
| Puck | +10.13 | 55.3% |
| Visage | +7.74 | 51.5% |
| Enchantress | +7.10 | 54.2% |
| Storm Spirit | +6.98 | 54.6% |
| Juggernaut | +6.57 | 51.5% |
| Anti-Mage | +6.49 | 52.3% |
| Nyx Assassin | +5.71 | 51.5% |
| Mars | +5.44 | 53.8% |
| Grimstroke | +5.37 | 51.6% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Naga Siren | -16.72 | 48.1% |
| Meepo | -8.57 | 47.4% |
| Muerta | -8.36 | 50.3% |
| Shadow Fiend | -8.31 | 53.0% |
| Underlord | -7.97 | 50.4% |
| Lycan | -7.83 | 49.9% |
| Elder Titan | -6.88 | 48.7% |
| Terrorblade | -6.75 | 52.2% |
| Disruptor | -6.74 | 49.4% |
| Earth Spirit | -5.89 | 50.0% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Druid | +6.70 | 52.7% |
| Dark Willow | +5.79 | 52.4% |
| Muerta | +5.78 | 51.7% |
| Warlock | +5.74 | 52.5% |
| Elder Titan | +5.70 | 53.7% |
| Lycan | +5.55 | 52.2% |
| Gyrocopter | +4.84 | 51.4% |
| Jakiro | +4.61 | 51.4% |
| Underlord | +4.55 | 51.4% |
| Morphling | +4.50 | 51.3% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Clinkz | -12.64 | 48.5% |
| Visage | -11.16 | 50.3% |
| Tinker | -9.59 | 48.1% |
| Puck | -9.40 | 47.6% |
| Nyx Assassin | -7.41 | 50.8% |
| Earth Spirit | -7.41 | 49.3% |
| Treant Protector | -6.70 | 47.7% |
| Broodmother | -6.51 | 49.7% |
| Bane | -5.90 | 49.2% |
| Invoker | -5.82 | 50.3% |
Skill level:
Each line in the graph represents the probability that Riki 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).
Riki is strongest in the midgame: around minute 20 its team gains the experience lead in 56.5% of games, against 48.3% at minute 5 and 50.1% at minute 45.
The chart shows, every 5 minutes and for each skill bracket, the share of games in which Riki'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 Riki 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 | ||
| 2026-10-20 | 52.2% | 51.3% | 53.8% | 51.9% | 5.4% | 52.3% | 52.5% | 51.3% |
| 2026-10-21 | 52.1% | 49.7% | 53.2% | 52.6% | 5.5% | 46.2% | 52.1% | 52.8% |
| 2026-10-22 | 52.3% | 52.1% | 51.9% | 52.5% | 5.4% | 53.1% | 52.3% | 52.1% |
| 2026-10-23 | 51.9% | 52.2% | 52.9% | 51.3% | 5.4% | 49.7% | 52.0% | 52.1% |
| 2026-10-24 | 52.6% | 52.0% | 52.1% | 53.2% | 5.4% | 46.9% | 53.1% | 51.5% |
| 2026-10-25 | 53.0% | 53.6% | 53.8% | 52.4% | 5.6% | 49.3% | 53.0% | 53.7% |
| 2026-10-26 | 53.6% | 53.8% | 54.3% | 53.2% | 5.6% | 48.4% | 54.1% | 52.4% |
| 2026-10-27 | 53.2% | 53.8% | 52.7% | 53.1% | 5.6% | 48.7% | 53.5% | 52.6% |
| 2026-10-28 | 52.1% | 50.7% | 53.0% | 52.2% | 5.7% | 53.4% | 51.9% | 52.6% |
| 2026-10-29 | 52.5% | 53.7% | 51.8% | 52.3% | 5.7% | 52.3% | 52.4% | 52.6% |
Pick rate and game length columns are for all skill brackets; the charts show each bracket.
The hardest counters to Riki in patch 7.41 are Naga Siren, Meepo and Muerta. Against them Riki wins 8.4, 4.3 and 4.2 percentage points less often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
Riki is strongest against Shadow Demon, Puck and Visage, winning 6.2, 5.1 and 3.9 percentage points more often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
The heroes that do best together with Riki are Lone Druid, Dark Willow and Muerta, winning 3.4, 2.9 and 2.9 percentage points more often than their own win rates predict. The weakest pairings are with Clinkz and Visage.
Riki wins 52.6% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 12th highest win rate of 127 heroes, and is picked in 5.7% of matches.
Riki wins most in medium-length games (25 to 50 minutes): 52.7%, against 50.4% in short games (under 25 minutes). Riki is strongest in the midgame: around minute 20 its team gains the experience lead in 56.5% of games, against 48.3% at minute 5 and 50.1% at minute 45.
