Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin wins the Phantom Assassin vs Slardar matchup: Phantom Assassin beats Slardar in 50.91% of 15,179 ranked matches.
Trying to burst a support as Phantom Assassin often feels risky when a Slardar is on the other team. Her entire defensive plan revolves around Blur's evasion, and Corrosive Haze completely removes it with true strike. That same ultimate also shreds the armor she gets from agility, making her feel surprisingly fragile against physical damage. Slardar has a reliable stun with Slithereen Crush to lock her down, preventing her from blinking away or turning the fight with a lucky crit. He’s a direct answer to her core mechanics.
This matchup becomes a race for key items and initiation. Slardar with a Blink Dagger can jump and disable Phantom Assassin before she can react, setting her up for his team. On the other hand, a farmed PA with a Black King Bar can ignore the stun from Slithereen Crush and has a good chance of killing Slardar during its duration. He doesn't have a natural escape if he gets caught out. The game often hinges on which of them gets the jump on the other, making vision and positioning critical for both sides.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Assassin's win rate against Slardar 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 | Phantom Assassin win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.71% | 1,341 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.77% | 2,600 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.66% | 1,452 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.88% | 320 |
Phantom Assassin's win rate against Slardar in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Phantom Assassin win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.91% | ▲ +0.5pp | 15,179 |
| 7.41d | 50.41% | ▲ +1.0pp | 172,877 |
| 7.41c | 49.39% | ▲ +0.9pp | 93,306 |
| 7.41b | 48.47% | — | 86,003 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Assassin starts on Radiant and Slardar on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.