Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Phantom Lancer vs Venomancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Venomancer in 58.29% of 1,297 ranked matches.
Facing Phantom Lancer as Venomancer is a losing battle. Your entire kit is designed to apply slow-ticking damage over a wide area, but his illusions are created far faster than your poisons can ever kill them. He can also use Doppelganger to instantly remove the slow from Venomous Gale, ruining your best setup tool. This ability not only repositions him to safety but also creates more illusions, turning your own spell against you by giving him a fresh swarm to attack with. Your damage isn't direct enough to find the real hero, and your spells aren't strong enough to clear the fakes.
This dynamic makes teamfights miserable. Venomancer wants to land a big Poison Nova and watch the enemy team melt, but Phantom Lancer can often dodge or purge the effect and then immediately turn the fight around. He’ll close the distance, and once his illusions are on you, you have no escape. A Venomancer relies on kiting and slowly wearing down opponents, but that strategy completely fails against a hero who can instantly close gaps and overwhelm you with bodies. Your only real option is to hope your teammates have the AoE burst needed to clear the illusions for you.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Venomancer 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 | 56.31% | 602 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.79% | 1,414 |
| Legend & Ancient | 62.03% | 848 |
| Divine & Immortal | 60.43% | 278 |
Phantom Lancer's win rate against Venomancer 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 | 58.29% | ▼ -0.9pp | 1,297 |
| 7.41d | 59.23% | ▼ -0.1pp | 113,675 |
| 7.41c | 59.34% | ▲ +1.3pp | 62,197 |
| 7.41b | 58.05% | — | 82,858 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Venomancer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.