How Dawnbreaker and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dawnbreaker and Phantom Lancer win 52.25% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,713 matches.
Committing key spells to burst Phantom Lancer is a trap when Dawnbreaker is on his team. You think you've finally cornered him, but then Solar Guardian appears and your gank is ruined. The stun lands right as PL creates more illusions, leaving your team disoriented inside a chaotic swarm while he gets a huge heal. What was a likely kill is now a lost fight. This global presence lets Phantom Lancer play much more aggressively across the map, farming dangerous lanes and daring you to respond. Any attempt to punish him can be instantly turned by Dawnbreaker, converting PL's slipperiness into a perfect setup for a counter-initiation.
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 | 52.73% | 421 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.87% | 1,444 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.93% | 1,247 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.92% | 611 |
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 | 52.25% | ▼ -1.4pp | 1,713 |
| 7.41d | 53.67% | ▼ -0.8pp | 116,724 |
| 7.41c | 54.48% | ▼ -1.2pp | 68,992 |
| 7.41b | 55.65% | — | 55,586 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.