Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Phantom Lancer vs Vengeful Spirit matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Vengeful Spirit in 50.53% of 2,276 ranked matches.
Controlling the map against Phantom Lancer feels hopeless because Vengeful Spirit has no way to clear his illusions. This lets him farm aggressively and apply constant pressure with little risk. Vengeful Spirit relies on single-target lockdown like Magic Missile and a reposition from Nether Swap, but both are functionally useless against a hero who can instantly generate a dozen copies of himself. Even Wave of Terror, her only area-of-effect ability, barely tickles the illusions and is not enough to identify the real hero in the chaos. Phantom Lancer can simply run at her, purge off her spells, and overwhelm her with Juxtapose illusions before she can make any meaningful impact.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Vengeful Spirit 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 | 50.17% | 891 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.18% | 2,310 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.45% | 1,905 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.70% | 612 |
Phantom Lancer's win rate against Vengeful Spirit 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 | 50.53% | ▼ -1.7pp | 2,276 |
| 7.41d | 52.21% | ▼ -1.4pp | 167,021 |
| 7.41c | 53.58% | ▲ +0.6pp | 56,269 |
| 7.41b | 52.99% | — | 51,318 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Vengeful Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.