How Earthshaker and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earthshaker and Phantom Lancer win 50.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,907 matches.
Setting up kills for Phantom Lancer becomes much simpler with Earthshaker on the team. A well-placed Fissure can completely isolate a target, trapping them for Phantom Lancer and his illusions to surround and overwhelm. In bigger engagements, Earthshaker’s chain stuns from Echo Slam and Aftershock lock down the entire enemy team. This buys the crucial time Phantom Lancer needs to build up a huge illusion army from Juxtapose and start tearing through their backline without being immediately focused and controlled.
This pairing creates a difficult problem for the enemy team from the mid-game onward. They can't group up tightly for fear of a massive Echo Slam, but spreading out makes them vulnerable to being picked off by a mobile Phantom Lancer. The threat of an instant blink-stun initiation from Earthshaker forces them to play passively. It also removes one of the most natural counters to PL from the draft pool, as the enemy can't pick Earthshaker themselves. This combination of lockdown, damage, and draft pressure gives your team a clear path to taking over the map.
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 | 52.55% | 1,157 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.36% | 2,814 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.75% | 2,022 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.11% | 687 |
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 | 50.64% | ▼ -2.8pp | 2,907 |
| 7.41d | 53.48% | ▲ +0.3pp | 210,927 |
| 7.41c | 53.19% | ▼ -0.4pp | 97,909 |
| 7.41b | 53.61% | — | 99,072 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.