How Dazzle and Phantom Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dazzle and Phantom Assassin win 52.26% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,514 matches.
Committing to a kill as Phantom Assassin can be a gamble, as she's vulnerable to being focused and burst down. Dazzle's presence helps manage this risk. A well-timed Shallow Grave lets PA survive the initial counter-attack, giving her the extra moments needed to secure a kill or back off. This allows the Phantom Assassin to play more confidently, knowing she has a safety net for her aggressive dives. Dazzle's healing can also top her up during extended fights where she's surrounded.
The entire dynamic revolves around that single defensive spell, which makes it predictable. An enemy team will often expect the Grave and plan for it, either by disengaging, switching focus to Dazzle, or saving disables for when the effect ends. If the enemy team has strong initiation and can kill Dazzle before a fight properly starts, the synergy is lost. It's a straightforward defensive plan, but one that doesn't create new openings on its own and has clear counter-strategies.
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 | 51.27% | 903 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.34% | 1,884 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.90% | 1,020 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.05% | 231 |
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 | 52.26% | ▲ +0.4pp | 10,514 |
| 7.41d | 51.90% | ▼ -0.5pp | 113,923 |
| 7.41c | 52.36% | ▲ +1.4pp | 46,524 |
| 7.41b | 50.91% | — | 47,924 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.