How Death Prophet and Spectre perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Death Prophet and Spectre win 56.72% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 714 matches.
Fighting into an active Exorcism is already a difficult prospect, and Spectre's Haunt makes it so much worse for the enemy team. Death Prophet charges forward, creating chaos and forcing enemies to scatter to avoid the ghosts. This is the perfect setup for Spectre. She can Haunt in, and with the enemy team distracted and split, it's easy to find an isolated target for Desolate. Death Prophet's AoE Silence also means that once Spectre picks her victim, they often can't use an escape spell or turn to fight back before they're already dead.
This pairing solves a core timing problem. Death Prophet is a tempo machine who creates immense pressure in the mid-game, forcing objectives and fights. This buys Spectre the space she needs to farm safely without her team falling behind. Once Spectre comes online, every Exorcism becomes a potential team wipe. The enemy is forced to choose between focusing a durable Spectre who reflects damage back at them, or a durable Death Prophet who is actively melting their entire team and towers with her ultimate.
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 | 55.71% | 350 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.56% | 746 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.78% | 593 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.49% | 206 |
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 | 56.72% | ▲ +4.2pp | 714 |
| 7.41d | 52.51% | ▼ -0.5pp | 66,209 |
| 7.41c | 53.02% | ▼ -0.5pp | 32,802 |
| 7.41b | 53.53% | — | 31,539 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.