Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Phantom Lancer vs Tusk matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Tusk in 55.45% of 1,019 ranked matches.
Controlling the early game tempo is how Tusk wins, but it's incredibly difficult against Phantom Lancer. Tusk lacks the area damage to threaten PL's farm or clear out his illusions. His gank attempts with Snowball and Walrus Punch are easily thwarted, since he can't identify the real hero in the chaos. This lets Phantom Lancer safely reach his item timings and begin taking over the map. Once PL has a few items, Tusk has no effective way to fight into him, getting overwhelmed by illusions and mana burn. The early-game strength Tusk relies on simply never gets a chance to come online.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Tusk 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 | 64.23% | 274 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.07% | 750 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.79% | 836 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.41% | 510 |
Phantom Lancer's win rate against Tusk 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 | 55.45% | ▲ +0.3pp | 1,019 |
| 7.41d | 55.10% | ▲ +0.2pp | 71,370 |
| 7.41c | 54.89% | ▲ +0.3pp | 37,400 |
| 7.41b | 54.59% | — | 38,396 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Tusk on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.