How Dazzle and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dazzle and Phantom Lancer win 53.17% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 978 matches.
An army of illusions gives Dazzle's Shadow Wave a huge number of targets to bounce between. This turns a single-target heal into a massive area-of-effect ability, sustaining the entire illusion army while damaging anyone caught inside it. More importantly, Shallow Grave on the real Phantom Lancer is devastating. It guarantees he survives the initial burst spells used to identify him, allowing him to create more illusions and turn the fight around. Dazzle effectively removes the main weakness of an illusion hero: getting found and killed before the illusions can overwhelm the enemy.
This combination allows the pair to apply constant pressure from the mid-game onward. Phantom Lancer can confidently push into dangerous areas, knowing Dazzle has the tools to save him. For the opposing team, this presents a dilemma. They have to commit major spells to find the real PL, but Shallow Grave negates that initial burst. Their best bet is often to bypass the illusions entirely and focus Dazzle down first. If they fail to reach the backline, they get ground down by a sustained siege that's very difficult to break.
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 | 50.44% | 456 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.57% | 1,056 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.04% | 675 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.61% | 196 |
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 | 53.17% | ▲ +0.2pp | 978 |
| 7.41d | 52.99% | ▼ -0.8pp | 78,196 |
| 7.41c | 53.75% | ▼ -0.3pp | 34,998 |
| 7.41b | 54.00% | — | 34,941 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.