How Dragon Knight and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight and Phantom Lancer win 52.12% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,229 matches.
Holding a target down with Dragon Tail allows Phantom Lancer's illusions to build up and overwhelm one enemy. This is the main point of cooperation between these two heroes. Dragon Knight creates a single-target lockdown opportunity, and Phantom Lancer provides the damage to capitalize on it. Beyond that initial stun, their abilities don't interact much. DK offers a durable body to stand in front and draw attention, which is generally helpful for any carry, but he doesn't specifically amplify what makes Phantom Lancer strong, like illusion-based chaos or pushing power.
The game plan relies on Dragon Knight successfully creating space and finding pickoffs during the mid-game. If he can land stuns and absorb pressure, Phantom Lancer gets the room needed to farm his core items. The pairing feels less coordinated when both heroes need resources or when facing teams that can kite and split them up. Their individual timings and preferred fight styles don't always line up, meaning they often play near each other rather than with each other. Success depends heavily on whether the rest of the draft can bridge their different needs.
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 | 51.35% | 407 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.82% | 803 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.21% | 409 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.15% | 123 |
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 | 52.12% | ▲ +1.8pp | 4,229 |
| 7.41d | 50.33% | ▲ +0.0pp | 45,021 |
| 7.41c | 50.28% | ▲ +0.6pp | 20,481 |
| 7.41b | 49.68% | — | 22,016 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.