Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Tidehunter wins the Phantom Lancer vs Tidehunter matchup: Tidehunter beats Phantom Lancer in 51.92% of 37,240 ranked matches.
Taking over the map feels incredibly difficult against a Tidehunter. He can shove lanes and group up for objectives far earlier than Phantom Lancer wants to fight, forcing reactions and cutting off safe farm. This pressure works because Anchor Smash clears the entire illusion army instantly, while also reducing the real hero's damage output. Even if Phantom Lancer manages to get farmed, a single Ravage can lock down the real one amidst the chaos of a teamfight, making it easy to burst him before he can use Doppelganger to escape. Tidehunter systematically dismantles everything PL wants to do, from split-pushing to man-fighting.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Tidehunter 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 | 51.26% | 396 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.43% | 1,163 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.27% | 1,162 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.94% | 316 |
Phantom Lancer's win rate against Tidehunter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.08% | ▲ +1.2pp | 37,240 |
| 7.41e | 46.86% | ▲ +0.7pp | 123,769 |
| 7.41d | 46.18% | ▼ -0.2pp | 116,929 |
| 7.41c | 46.42% | — | 59,485 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Tidehunter on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.