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Phantom Lancer vs Spectre

Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.

Favored
Spectre 50.34%
Phantom Lancer49.66%
Spectre50.34%
Over 2,183 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Spectre wins the Phantom Lancer vs Spectre matchup: Spectre beats Phantom Lancer in 50.34% of 2,183 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Getting swarmed by a wall of illusions is a terrible feeling, as Phantom Lancer's army can quickly drain a hero's mana and make it impossible to move. Spectre, however, is one of the few carries who can actually manage this. Her Dispersion automatically damages every single illusion that attacks her, thinning the herd considerably without her needing to do anything. The entire late-game duel comes down to a few key moments. If Spectre can use Haunt to find and isolate the real Phantom Lancer, she can often kill him before he can react. But if PL can survive that initial jump and get his own illusions hitting her, he can turn the fight around.

Phantom Lancer vs Spectre by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Spectre 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.

RankPhantom Lancer win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian49.00%1,000
Crusader & Archon49.75%2,185
Legend & Ancient49.83%1,477
Divine & Immortal51.86%565

Phantom Lancer vs Spectre across patches

Phantom Lancer's win rate against Spectre in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.

PatchPhantom Lancer win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 49.66%▼ -1.0pp2,183
7.41d 50.63%▲ +0.2pp168,590
7.41c 50.41%▲ +0.0pp71,753
7.41b 50.36%64,293

Move this data into a draft

Put Phantom Lancer against Spectre

Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Spectre on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.

Radiant4 open
Phantom Lancer
Dire4 open
Spectre
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Frequently asked questions

Does Phantom Lancer counter Spectre?
Phantom Lancer wins 49.66% of ranked matches against Spectre in Dota 2 7.41e (2,183 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.
Does Spectre counter Phantom Lancer?
Spectre wins 50.34% of ranked matches against Phantom Lancer in Dota 2 7.41e (2,183 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.
How many matches back the Phantom Lancer vs Spectre win rate?
2,183 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.