Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Brewmaster vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Brewmaster in 55.45% of 321 ranked matches.
Using Primal Split to control a teamfight becomes a losing battle against Phantom Lancer. Brewmaster’s ultimate provides excellent single-target lockdown with the Earth spirit's stun and the Storm spirit's cyclone, but finding the real target is the entire problem. Phantom Lancer can easily dodge the initial spell with Doppelganger, then floods the area with Juxtapose illusions. While Brewmaster’s spirits are busy chasing fakes, the real PL gets free rein to attack. To make matters worse, PL often builds items that burn mana, leaving Brewmaster himself vulnerable and unable to cast his other spells once the ultimate ends. Brewmaster's biggest strength gets completely diffused.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Brewmaster's win rate against Phantom Lancer 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 | Brewmaster win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 39.32% | 117 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.83% | 256 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.88% | 223 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.31% | 128 |
Brewmaster's win rate against Phantom Lancer in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Brewmaster win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 44.55% | ▼ -0.7pp | 321 |
| 7.41d | 45.21% | ▼ -0.3pp | 22,905 |
| 7.41c | 45.53% | ▲ +0.4pp | 11,504 |
| 7.41b | 45.12% | — | 11,107 |
Move this data into a draft
Brewmaster starts on Radiant and Phantom Lancer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.