Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Phantom Lancer wins the Mars vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Mars in 57.95% of 25,048 ranked matches.
Playing against Phantom Lancer as Mars feels like you're trying to solve the wrong problem. Your entire kit is designed to isolate and control heroes inside Arena of Blood, but Phantom Lancer completely ignores this plan. He can use Doppelganger to disjoint the Spear of Mars and can often walk out of the Arena untouched. Even if you do catch him, he quickly fills the space with illusions. Mars lacks the sustained area damage to clear them out, and God's Rebuke isn't nearly enough. You end up trapped in your own ultimate with an army that's whittling you down, unable to focus the real hero.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Mars'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 | Mars win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 46.58% | 161 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.44% | 666 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.44% | 929 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.75% | 352 |
Mars'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 | Mars win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 42.05% | ▲ +0.4pp | 25,048 |
| 7.41e | 41.66% | ▲ +0.1pp | 74,543 |
| 7.41d | 41.58% | ▲ +0.8pp | 79,469 |
| 7.41c | 40.76% | — | 46,122 |
Move this data into a draft
Mars 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 5, 2026.