Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Warlock wins the Phantom Lancer vs Warlock matchup: Warlock beats Phantom Lancer in 51.49% of 31,683 ranked matches.
Slowing down Phantom Lancer's map pressure is Warlock's main contribution. Fatal Bonds punishes PL for grouping with his illusions, as damage to one gets shared with the others, including the real hero. This makes it much easier to clear the illusion army and apply pressure back onto the real Phantom Lancer. Chaotic Offering further complicates things by stunning a huge area and summoning a Golem with a burning aura, which passively melts away any illusions that get too close during a fight.
This forces Phantom Lancer to play around Warlock's major cooldowns. He can’t simply send illusions to siege towers if the Golem is ready to defend. PL's best chance is to isolate and burst Warlock before he can cast his ultimate, or to bait it out and re-engage once it's over. For Warlock's team, the plan is straightforward: protect him, let him get his spells off on the clumped-up illusions, and win the teamfight from there. This gives Warlock's side a consistent tool to answer PL's late-game strength.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Lancer's win rate against Warlock 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 | 42.55% | 329 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.94% | 1,023 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.16% | 919 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.15% | 195 |
Phantom Lancer's win rate against Warlock 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 | 48.51% | ▼ -0.5pp | 31,683 |
| 7.41e | 49.04% | ▲ +0.8pp | 91,737 |
| 7.41d | 48.21% | ▼ -0.3pp | 95,788 |
| 7.41c | 48.55% | — | 45,037 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Lancer starts on Radiant and Warlock on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.