How Alchemist and Lich perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Alchemist and Lich win 50.03% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,909 matches.
Choosing to lane Lich with Alchemist means trading aggression for stability. Lich's Frost Shield provides excellent damage reduction, letting a mid-game Alchemist stand his ground and fight during Chemical Rage without being immediately bursted by physical damage. Sinister Gaze can also offer a clean setup for a fully charged Unstable Concoction. However, this lane pairing doesn't do much to accelerate Alchemist's farm beyond basic lane security. Lich isn't a strong camp stacker and lacks the burst to secure early kills that would truly get the gold machine rolling.
This dynamic often results in a passive laning stage where Alchemist is safe but not necessarily snowballing. The mid-game is where the pair's effectiveness is decided. If Alchemist gets his core items on time, his initiation with a follow-up Chain Frost can be quite effective. If he falls behind, Lich doesn't have the tools to save a diving Alchemist or create space for him to recover. The entire game plan hinges on Alchemist's personal performance, making the outcome of this duo feel very inconsistent from match to match.
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 | 51.46% | 103 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.44% | 379 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.60% | 356 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 50.03% | ▲ +0.3pp | 11,909 |
| 7.41e | 49.77% | ▲ +0.7pp | 40,871 |
| 7.41d | 49.05% | ▼ -0.4pp | 61,831 |
| 7.41c | 49.41% | — | 46,830 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.