How Drow Ranger and Lich perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Drow Ranger and Lich win 47.24% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 19,091 matches.
Putting Frost Shield on Drow Ranger gives her a much-needed layer of defense against physical attackers. The damage reduction and slow against anyone hitting her gives Drow a crucial window to use Gust and reposition, or for Lich to follow up with Sinister Gaze on the diver. This kiting potential is the core of the partnership, as their combined slows can make it almost impossible for a single melee hero to stay on top of Drow Ranger. It allows her to survive the initial jump and start dealing damage from a safe distance again.
This pairing often creates a safe laning stage, but the synergy doesn't scale into an automatic win. The protection from Lich is primarily defensive and struggles against heavy magic burst or chain disables, which can still delete Drow instantly. The duo also lacks a reliable, long-range initiation to start fights on their own terms. While Lich can keep people off Drow, he offers little to help her lock down and kill a specific target that is trying to escape. The result is a solid defensive lane that relies on the rest of the team to provide lockdown and control.
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 | 50.33% | 1,073 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.66% | 2,680 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.90% | 2,274 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.52% | 628 |
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 | 47.24% | ▼ -5.4pp | 19,091 |
| 7.41d | 52.67% | ▲ +0.7pp | 251,738 |
| 7.41c | 51.92% | ▲ +1.0pp | 108,592 |
| 7.41b | 50.87% | — | 84,347 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.