Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Phantom Lancer vs Queen of Pain matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Queen of Pain in 54.84% of 1,641 ranked matches.
Picking Queen of Pain into a late-game Phantom Lancer is a calculated risk that often doesn't pay off. Her primary damage comes from single-target burst and spells like Scream of Pain that can't clear a swarm of illusions. Once Phantom Lancer gets going, he creates too many targets for her to handle effectively. She lacks the sustained, widespread area damage needed to find the real hero and burn through his army. Phantom Lancer can also easily dispel the slow and damage from Shadow Strike with a well-timed Doppelganger, nullifying one of her main chase and setup tools.
This forces the Queen of Pain player into a difficult position. Her only real window is the very early game, where she must dominate her lane and try to end the game before Phantom Lancer can farm his core items. If she fails, the matchup becomes nearly impossible. A farmed Phantom Lancer can actively hunt her, using his illusions with Diffusal Blade to drain her mana. A Queen of Pain with no mana for Blink is a sitting duck, forcing her to build defensively and lose the mobility and damage that make her a threat.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Queen of Pain 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 | 57.80% | 654 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.79% | 1,581 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.66% | 1,189 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.34% | 438 |
Phantom Lancer's win rate against Queen of Pain 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 | 54.84% | ▼ -1.1pp | 1,641 |
| 7.41d | 55.90% | ▼ -0.7pp | 144,139 |
| 7.41c | 56.64% | ▲ +2.7pp | 88,682 |
| 7.41b | 53.92% | — | 97,978 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Queen of Pain on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.