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Phantom Lancer vs Ursa

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

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Phantom Lancer 55.30%
Phantom Lancer55.30%
Ursa44.70%
Over 1,141 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Phantom Lancer vs Ursa matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Ursa in 55.30% of 1,141 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Getting jumped by Phantom Lancer is a uniquely frustrating experience for Ursa. Everything about Ursa's kit is designed to stack Fury Swipes on a single hero and burst them down with Overpower. Against Phantom Lancer, he can't do that. His attacks get wasted on illusions that die in one or two hits, resetting his damage ramp and doing nothing to the real threat. Ursa has no reliable way to clear the clones, and each time he guesses wrong, he's taking damage and getting his mana burned by a growing army of illusions.

This dynamic dictates the entire game. Ursa has a small window to get ahead before Phantom Lancer gets his core items and starts creating copies. After that point, Ursa becomes almost useless in a direct fight. He blinks in for a kill, hits an illusion, and gets swarmed. To have any chance, Ursa is forced to buy items with cleave or chain lightning that delay his normal build, while Phantom Lancer gets to build his standard items and roll over the game.

Phantom Lancer vs Ursa by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Ursa 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 & Guardian56.06%578
Crusader & Archon54.80%1,208
Legend & Ancient53.86%791
Divine & Immortal56.92%253

Phantom Lancer vs Ursa across patches

Phantom Lancer's win rate against Ursa 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 55.30%▼ -2.3pp1,141
7.41d 57.65%▼ -0.2pp101,989
7.41c 57.87%▲ +0.2pp53,778
7.41b 57.71%52,595

Move this data into a draft

Put Phantom Lancer against Ursa

Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Ursa 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
Ursa
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Frequently asked questions

Does Phantom Lancer counter Ursa?
Phantom Lancer wins 55.30% of ranked matches against Ursa in Dota 2 7.41e (1,141 matches) — the matchup favors Phantom Lancer.
Does Ursa counter Phantom Lancer?
Ursa wins 44.70% of ranked matches against Phantom Lancer in Dota 2 7.41e (1,141 matches) — the matchup favors Phantom Lancer.
How many matches back the Phantom Lancer vs Ursa win rate?
1,141 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.