How Abaddon and Lich perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon and Lich win 53.58% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,041 matches.
Stacking Lich's Frost Shield on top of Abaddon's Aphotic Shield makes one hero incredibly tough to bring down. That target gets damage reduction against physical attacks while also having a strong dispel and magic damage barrier ready for enemy spells. This frees up a core to play aggressively, knowing they can survive the initial response. Offensively, the slows from both heroes can stack up, with Curse of Avernus helping to secure a kill on anyone Lich manages to catch.
The main issue is that this pairing doesn't offer much reliable lockdown. Your team's plan becomes about enabling one hero to run at the enemy, but mobile opponents can often disengage since neither Abaddon nor Lich brings an instant stun. The success of this lane often depends on what other heroes are drafted. If your team already has initiation and damage, this duo provides excellent protection. If it doesn't, you can feel pretty helpless trying to start a fight or control key targets.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 52.82% | 284 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.58% | 632 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.42% | 517 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.03% | 124 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 53.58% | ▲ +0.3pp | 4,041 |
| 7.41d | 53.31% | ▲ +1.7pp | 53,552 |
| 7.41c | 51.60% | ▲ +1.7pp | 18,991 |
| 7.41b | 49.95% | — | 19,383 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.