Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Chen vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Chen in 55.34% of 103 ranked matches.
A mid-game fight breaks out and Phantom Lancer is on the other team. Chen's entire strategy revolves around his small group of powerful creeps, but PL's illusions from Juxtapose will multiply and completely overwhelm them. The controlled creeps die almost instantly to the swarm, leaving Chen with very little impact. He can use Penitence on the real Phantom Lancer, but that doesn't stop the illusion army from tearing through his units and then his backline. Once his creep bodyguards are gone, Chen is an incredibly fragile hero. It becomes very easy for Phantom Lancer to use Phantom Rush, close the gap, and kill him before he can react.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Chen'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 | Chen win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 43.14% | 102 |
Chen'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 | Chen win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 44.66% | ▲ +3.1pp | 103 |
| 7.41d | 41.54% | ▼ -1.5pp | 8,088 |
| 7.41c | 43.05% | ▲ +0.9pp | 5,185 |
| 7.41b | 42.12% | — | 5,187 |
Move this data into a draft
Chen 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.