Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Phantom Lancer wins the Faceless Void vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Faceless Void in 54.60% of 46,815 ranked matches.
Catching the right hero in a Chronosphere is key for Faceless Void, but Phantom Lancer makes that difficult. His ability to create illusions and reposition with Doppelganger means a rushed ultimate can easily trap fakes, wasting the long cooldown. Even if Void manages to catch the real Phantom Lancer, his attacks will spawn more illusions inside the sphere. Without significant area damage, Void can struggle to burn through the main hero before Chronosphere ends, leaving him vulnerable to the swarm.
This matchup pressures Faceless Void into buying items that clear illusions, which can delay his core damage or survivability. He relies on his teammates for lockdown to help identify the real Phantom Lancer before committing his ultimate. For the PL player, the goal is to create constant chaos, forcing that guess. If Void can't find a clean initiation, Phantom Lancer will eventually split-push and overwhelm objectives with his army, taking control of the map and making it impossible for Void to find a good fight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Faceless Void'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 | Faceless Void win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 45.41% | 610 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.80% | 1,665 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.42% | 1,371 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.27% | 349 |
Faceless Void'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 | Faceless Void win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 45.40% | ▼ -1.2pp | 46,815 |
| 7.41e | 46.58% | ▼ -1.1pp | 155,673 |
| 7.41d | 47.73% | ▼ -1.5pp | 183,083 |
| 7.41c | 49.19% | — | 115,520 |
Move this data into a draft
Faceless Void 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.