How Legion Commander and Phantom Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Legion Commander and Phantom Assassin win 54.41% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 26,400 matches.
Holding an enemy in place with Duel gives Phantom Assassin a perfect window to unload damage. PA can easily close the distance with Phantom Strike, and her crits can end the duel quickly, guaranteeing Legion Commander gets the damage bonus. Press the Attack on Phantom Assassin is also a solid bonus, adding attack speed to help secure the kill and a helpful dispel if she gets controlled on her way in. This simple setup lets two damage-focused cores concentrate their fire without much extra coordination.
The game plan revolves around finding these pickoffs to snowball Legion's damage. It forces the enemy team to play reactively, often needing to buy save items like Ghost Scepters or position supports defensively. However, since both heroes primarily deal physical damage, opponents can counter-itemize with armor and make it difficult to finish kills, especially later in the game. The success of the pairing often comes down to choosing the right duel target and executing before the enemy can respond.
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 | 55.28% | 2,196 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.22% | 5,090 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.20% | 2,857 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.81% | 496 |
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 | 54.41% | ▲ +1.4pp | 26,400 |
| 7.41d | 53.03% | ▼ -0.6pp | 303,527 |
| 7.41c | 53.66% | ▲ +1.4pp | 143,232 |
| 7.41b | 52.22% | — | 140,591 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.