Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Nature's Prophet vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Nature's Prophet in 57.73% of 1,443 ranked matches.
Sprouting Phantom Lancer is almost always a mistake. He can dispel it with Doppelganger, creating illusions that immediately turn on Nature's Prophet. This single interaction nullifies one of Prophet's main ganking tools. Beyond that, Prophet has very few ways to handle the illusion army from Juxtapose. His Treants and right-clicks get swarmed, and while Wrath of Nature can hit multiple targets, its long cooldown means it’s not a reliable answer to illusions during a fight. Phantom Lancer effectively punishes a core part of Prophet's design.
This dynamic means Phantom Lancer can farm with little fear of being picked off by Nature's Prophet. As the game progresses, the tables turn completely. A split-pushing Prophet becomes a primary target for PL, who can use Phantom Rush to close the distance and quickly overwhelm him. Even trying to Teleport away is difficult, as the swarm of illusions can easily interrupt the channel. Prophet is forced into a game he can't win, unable to create pressure without becoming food for a snowballing PL.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Nature's 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 | Nature's Prophet win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 40.71% | 818 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.87% | 1,549 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.24% | 923 |
| Divine & Immortal | 40.69% | 317 |
Nature's 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 | Nature's Prophet win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 42.27% | ▲ +1.5pp | 1,443 |
| 7.41d | 40.81% | ▼ -0.3pp | 133,156 |
| 7.41c | 41.08% | ▼ -0.1pp | 60,079 |
| 7.41b | 41.14% | — | 53,837 |
Move this data into a draft
Nature's 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 Aug 11, 2026.