How Doom and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Doom and Phantom Lancer win 50.36% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 28,476 matches.
Picking off a key target is the main idea here. The plan is for Doom to use his ultimate to completely disable whichever enemy hero is the biggest threat to Phantom Lancer's illusions. This removes the major source of area damage or control from the fight, creating a safe window for Phantom Lancer to build up his army and go to work. With that hero silenced and helpless, PL can swarm targets without fear of his illusions being instantly wiped out, turning the fight into a chaotic mess that he excels in.
The problem is that this relies on everything going perfectly. Both heroes often need a lot of farm, and playing with two greedy cores can leave your team weak and exposed during the mid-game. If the enemy team groups up and forces the issue before you're ready, the game can spiral out of control. Your success is conditional on Doom finding the right target at the right time, and even then, Phantom Lancer still needs space and a moment to let his illusions multiply and become a real threat.
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 | 43.05% | 223 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.56% | 759 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.05% | 952 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.03% | 419 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 50.36% | ▲ +0.1pp | 28,476 |
| 7.41e | 50.29% | ▲ +1.1pp | 90,469 |
| 7.41d | 49.17% | ▼ -0.7pp | 78,768 |
| 7.41c | 49.85% | — | 30,588 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.