How Keeper of the Light and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light and Phantom Lancer win 54.89% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,432 matches.
Drafting a carry like Phantom Lancer often means accepting his early mana constraints, but that whole problem vanishes when Keeper of the Light is on the team. The constant mana from Chakra Magic allows Phantom Lancer to use his spells aggressively to farm, escape, and fight from the very start of the game. While PL is building his items, Keeper of the Light applies immense lane pressure with Illuminate, forcing reactions from the enemy and creating the safe space his carry needs to grow.
This lets Phantom Lancer hit his core items much faster, turning him into a raid boss well ahead of schedule. Fights become incredibly difficult for the other team when trying to escape an illusion swarm, as a good Blinding Light will simply knock them back into the fray. The enemy is forced to play under the constant pressure that a Recall could bring a farmed Phantom Lancer into any fight, making it extremely risky to contest objectives or push towers.
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 | 50.76% | 591 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.77% | 1,412 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.10% | 1,049 |
| Divine & Immortal | 59.68% | 439 |
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 | 54.89% | ▼ -0.6pp | 1,432 |
| 7.41d | 55.49% | ▼ -0.8pp | 106,691 |
| 7.41c | 56.24% | ▼ -0.1pp | 44,674 |
| 7.41b | 56.32% | — | 40,204 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.