Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Phantom Lancer vs Phoenix matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Phoenix in 51.22% of 7,811 ranked matches.
Dealing with Phantom Lancer's illusions is usually a job for area-of-effect spells, and Phoenix has plenty. Fire Spirits and Sun Ray can clear out the fakes and make it difficult for the real hero to commit. The catch is that a full army of illusions is one of the fastest ways to destroy a Supernova. If Phantom Lancer gets on top of the egg, it will break before the stun completes, turning Phoenix’s biggest teamfight spell into a quick death. This core interaction means neither hero has a guaranteed way to win the fight.
Throughout the game, the dynamic is about distance. Phoenix wants to stay far away, using his spells to chip away at Phantom Lancer's health and mana, forcing him back. He has to create space and kite to be effective. Phantom Lancer's goal is the opposite: close the distance, burn Phoenix's mana with Diffusal Blade to prevent the constant spell-casting, and overwhelm him. A fight can swing based entirely on whether PL can survive the initial magical burst to get in close, or if Phoenix can successfully keep him at arm's length.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Phoenix 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 Lancer win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 45.45% | 352 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.06% | 1,128 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.89% | 1,037 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.72% | 488 |
Phantom Lancer's win rate against Phoenix in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Phantom Lancer win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.22% | ▲ +0.2pp | 7,811 |
| 7.41d | 51.00% | ▲ +0.1pp | 87,069 |
| 7.41c | 50.88% | ▲ +1.9pp | 48,841 |
| 7.41b | 48.98% | — | 53,115 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Phoenix on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.