Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Phantom Lancer wins the Death Prophet vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Death Prophet in 53.72% of 21,601 ranked matches.
Trying to take towers with Exorcism becomes a huge liability against Phantom Lancer. His constant stream of illusions soaks up all the spirit damage, effectively neutralizing Death Prophet's main objective-taking tool. This means her biggest timing—a fresh ultimate ready to push—is often wasted before it can touch a building. Spirit Siphon also struggles, as finding the real PL in the chaos to drain his health is nearly impossible. His illusions simply overwhelm her damage output, which is mostly focused on one or two targets at a time.
As the game progresses, Phantom Lancer can farm aggressively and force fights, knowing Exorcism poses little threat. He can dispel Crypt Swarm with Doppelganger and, with a Diffusal Blade, quickly burn through Death Prophet's small mana pool. She is forced onto the back foot, unable to lead the charge her team expects. Her allies have to compensate with heavy area-of-effect damage. If they can't, PL's army will run over the entire team while the ghosts harmlessly bounce off illusions.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Death Prophet'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 | Death Prophet win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 49.84% | 315 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.26% | 658 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.22% | 576 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.60% | 168 |
Death Prophet'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 | Death Prophet win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 46.28% | ▲ +1.0pp | 21,601 |
| 7.41e | 45.31% | ▼ -0.2pp | 63,859 |
| 7.41d | 45.53% | ▲ +0.4pp | 63,410 |
| 7.41c | 45.10% | — | 31,248 |
Move this data into a draft
Death Prophet 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 Oct 4, 2026.