How Crystal Maiden and Phantom Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Phantom Assassin win 52.54% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 26,533 matches.
Trying to trade in lane against this pair is a frustrating experience. Crystal Maiden's Frostbite or Crystal Nova provides the perfect setup for Phantom Assassin to close the distance and land a few free attacks. That initial lockdown is often all it takes to secure an early kill. At the same time, Arcane Aura lets Phantom Assassin use Stifling Dagger much more freely for both last-hitting and harassing, which can help her build a farm lead and hit her item timings a bit faster than she normally would.
This early-game pressure helps create space for Phantom Assassin to farm safely into the mid-game. Crystal Maiden can continue setting up kills, but the combo isn't foolproof. Both heroes are extremely fragile and lack escape mechanisms. A coordinated gank or heavy magic burst from the enemy team can easily kill either hero before they can react. The success of the duo often comes down to Phantom Assassin getting a good start and the enemy team failing to punish their shared glass-cannon nature.
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 | 53.71% | 2,562 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.64% | 4,575 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.37% | 2,455 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.27% | 483 |
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 | 52.54% | ▲ +0.1pp | 26,533 |
| 7.41d | 52.45% | ▼ -0.4pp | 281,611 |
| 7.41c | 52.81% | ▲ +0.6pp | 129,195 |
| 7.41b | 52.19% | — | 121,965 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.