Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Witch Doctor wins the Phoenix vs Witch Doctor matchup: Witch Doctor beats Phoenix in 50.32% of 36,207 ranked matches.
Trying to channel Death Ward against a Phoenix feels risky. Phoenix can use Icarus Dive to get on top of you and cancel it with Supernova's stun. From there, your team has to scramble to kill the egg while you're stunned and useless. On the flip side, landing a Maledict on Phoenix right before the egg goes up makes it incredibly fragile. The burst damage from your curse is often enough for your cores to destroy the Supernova before it finishes. Witch Doctor's Paralyzing Cask can also bounce to stun anyone trying to protect the egg. The fight often comes down to which hero gets the jump on the other.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phoenix's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | Phoenix win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 46.82% | 267 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.32% | 1,184 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.67% | 1,320 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.30% | 334 |
Phoenix's win rate against Witch Doctor in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Phoenix win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 49.68% | ▼ -0.1pp | 36,207 |
| 7.41e | 49.77% | ▲ +0.8pp | 116,268 |
| 7.41d | 48.99% | ▼ -1.0pp | 134,312 |
| 7.41c | 49.96% | — | 85,295 |
Move this data into a draft
Phoenix starts on Radiant and Witch Doctor on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.