Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Phantom Lancer vs Templar Assassin matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Templar Assassin in 60.10% of 787 ranked matches.
Fighting into a swarm of illusions is a terrible experience for Templar Assassin. Her main defensive spell, Refraction, blocks a limited number of damage instances, and it gets instantly shredded by the sheer volume of attacks from a Phantom Lancer army. This leaves her completely exposed. Even trying to clear the illusions is difficult, as they will burn away her entire mana pool, taking away her ability to use her skills to fight back or escape. She’s left without her shield and without resources.
This dynamic forces Templar Assassin to try and end the game before Phantom Lancer gets his key items. Once he's ready to fight, he can actively hunt her across the map. She can try to split the map and avoid him, but his own illusions apply constant pressure. If they do meet, Phantom Lancer can use Doppelganger to dodge her initial burst from Meld and close the gap, turning what should be her advantage into an easy kill for him.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Templar Assassin 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 | 57.18% | 390 |
| Crusader & Archon | 61.37% | 787 |
| Legend & Ancient | 61.91% | 512 |
| Divine & Immortal | 61.96% | 184 |
Phantom Lancer's win rate against Templar Assassin 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 | 60.10% | ▲ +0.5pp | 787 |
| 7.41d | 59.62% | 0.0pp | 64,669 |
| 7.41c | 59.62% | ▼ -1.0pp | 29,778 |
| 7.41b | 60.59% | — | 35,339 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Templar Assassin on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.