How Underlord and Phantom Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Underlord and Phantom Assassin win 51.71% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,606 matches.
A good Pit of Malice gives Phantom Assassin a clean window to jump in with Phantom Strike. The root holds a target in place long enough for her to land a few attacks and potentially get a critical strike. Underlord's Atrophy Aura also helps by reducing the damage output of anyone caught nearby, making it safer for PA to commit to a fight. This gives her a bit more survivability when she goes on a primary target, especially before she gets her own defensive items. The setup is straightforward and can be effective at securing early kills.
In practice, their timings can feel mismatched. Underlord often wants to group with the team early and control territory, using his aura to pressure objectives. Phantom Assassin might prefer to spend that same time farming a key item or looking for solo pickoffs on the other side of the map. While Underlord can use Fiend's Gate to bring her to a fight, it requires coordination that isn't always there. Without that alignment, their plans can pull the team in opposite directions, leading to a fairly average pairing overall.
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 | 53.44% | 771 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.17% | 2,043 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.29% | 1,460 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.93% | 358 |
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 | 51.71% | ▲ +0.6pp | 11,606 |
| 7.41d | 51.06% | ▼ -0.3pp | 126,416 |
| 7.41c | 51.39% | ▲ +0.1pp | 60,010 |
| 7.41b | 51.34% | — | 50,388 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.