How Alchemist and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Alchemist and Phantom Lancer win 46.72% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 473 matches.
Giving Phantom Lancer an early Aghanim's Scepter is the entire game plan. The bouncing Spirit Lances allow him to soften up multiple enemies from a safe distance, a tool he normally lacks. While Phantom Lancer builds his own core items, Alchemist can farm up that scepter gift to create a massive and early power spike for the team. This completely changes PL's timing, making him a huge threat much sooner than opponents are prepared for. Instead of waiting for a slow late-game ramp, your team gets a raid-boss carry online for the mid-game, allowing you to force fights and take objectives.
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 | 45.12% | 246 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.83% | 598 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.95% | 339 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.57% | 101 |
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 | 46.72% | ▼ -5.4pp | 473 |
| 7.41d | 52.11% | ▼ -2.0pp | 50,000 |
| 7.41c | 54.14% | ▼ -1.9pp | 36,661 |
| 7.41b | 56.09% | — | 52,150 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.