Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Phantom Lancer wins the Night Stalker vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Night Stalker in 52.21% of 46,501 ranked matches.
Thinking you can easily hunt Phantom Lancer with Night Stalker is a common trap. Night Stalker's kit is designed to isolate and eliminate one hero, but Phantom Lancer is never just one hero. Trying to land Crippling Fear on the correct target is a guessing game once illusions are up, and it does little to stop the copies already attacking. Even if Night Stalker finds the real one, a quick Doppelganger can dodge the initial burst and reset the fight. After a few seconds, the hunter often finds himself surrounded by an army he can't fight, unable to pick out the real Phantom Lancer before getting overwhelmed by the swarm.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Night Stalker'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 | Night Stalker win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 43.81% | 299 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.71% | 1,314 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.69% | 1,734 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.77% | 717 |
Night Stalker'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 | Night Stalker win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.79% | ▲ +0.4pp | 46,501 |
| 7.41e | 47.39% | ▼ -1.4pp | 135,498 |
| 7.41d | 48.79% | ▲ +0.2pp | 110,481 |
| 7.41c | 48.55% | — | 49,211 |
Move this data into a draft
Night Stalker 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.