How Faceless Void and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Faceless Void and Phantom Lancer win 47.59% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,805 matches.
Drafting two hard carries who both want to occupy the safest farm on the map can create resource conflicts from the very start. Faceless Void and Phantom Lancer both need significant space and gold to come online, which they end up competing for. The core problem, however, is in teamfights. When Faceless Void casts Chronosphere, it freezes any of Phantom Lancer's illusions caught inside, neutralizing a huge portion of his damage. Even if the main hero is free to attack, his illusion army is locked down. This fundamental conflict of abilities, on top of both heroes dealing mostly physical damage, can make the lineup feel clunky and less effective than pairing either hero with a different kind of core.
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 | 38.70% | 230 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.32% | 248 |
| Legend & Ancient | 40.71% | 113 |
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 | 47.59% | ▲ +0.2pp | 1,805 |
| 7.41d | 47.37% | ▼ -0.9pp | 25,165 |
| 7.41c | 48.30% | ▲ +0.1pp | 14,250 |
| 7.41b | 48.22% | — | 12,896 |
Move this data into a draft
Both heroes start on Radiant. Fill the remaining slots to test this pairing inside a complete draft and get next-pick recommendations.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.