How Earth Spirit and Phantom Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit and Phantom Assassin win 50.20% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,641 matches.
Setting up a gank can look promising with this duo. Earth Spirit provides the initiation, using his roll and kick to stun a target. This creates a brief window for Phantom Assassin to jump in with Phantom Strike and start attacking a held-down enemy. The combination of a long-range stun and follow-up damage feels like a natural fit for securing kills on isolated heroes, especially during the mid-game when both heroes are active.
In practice, though, the synergy is often unreliable. Earth Spirit’s control has a short duration, and he offers little to help Phantom Assassin survive if she gets focused after jumping in. If the target isn't bursted down immediately, the gank can easily be turned around. The pairing also lacks the damage amplification or strong defensive support that PA often needs to dominate teamfights. It's a decent setup for a pickoff, but it doesn't create a truly powerful combination.
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 | 50.00% | 446 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.37% | 1,534 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.36% | 1,375 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.31% | 455 |
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 | 50.20% | ▼ -1.0pp | 8,641 |
| 7.41d | 51.25% | ▼ -1.0pp | 74,838 |
| 7.41c | 52.23% | ▲ +1.6pp | 29,383 |
| 7.41b | 50.66% | — | 26,354 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.