Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Phantom Lancer vs Snapfire matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Snapfire in 52.13% of 20,461 ranked matches.
Dealing with a Phantom Lancer army often comes down to having enough area damage to find the real hero. Snapfire provides a potential answer with Mortimer Kisses. Its long-range, slowing globules can blanket a fight, clearing illusions and making it very difficult for PL to swarm a target. This constant pressure can expose the real Lancer and force him to retreat. Phantom Lancer isn't helpless, though. He can use Doppelganger to dodge the worst of the damage and is exceptionally good at closing the gap on a fragile hero like Snapfire if he gets a clean initiation.
The result is a positioning battle. Snapfire wants to stay far away from the fight, ideally on high ground, to get a full ultimate off. Phantom Lancer’s goal becomes flanking her or having his team dive the back lines to interrupt her before she can melt his army. The outcome of a teamfight can depend entirely on which of these two gets their plan to work. If Snapfire is caught before she can get set up, her value drops. If Phantom Lancer is forced to run from a full-channel ultimate, his team is left fighting without their carry.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Snapfire 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 | 49.37% | 1,104 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.06% | 3,226 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.61% | 2,762 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.62% | 1,122 |
Phantom Lancer's win rate against Snapfire 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 | 52.13% | ▲ +4.9pp | 20,461 |
| 7.41d | 47.23% | ▼ -3.0pp | 277,589 |
| 7.41c | 50.26% | ▼ -3.1pp | 86,061 |
| 7.41b | 53.38% | — | 37,802 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Snapfire on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.