How Lich and Nyx Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich and Nyx Assassin win 55.13% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,457 matches.
Getting caught out by this pair is often a death sentence. An invisible Nyx Assassin opens with a long stun from Impale, providing the perfect setup for Lich to land his whole combo. The target is immediately slowed by Frost Blast, making them an easy anchor for Chain Frost. Even if they survive the initial burst damage, the overlapping slows and Lich’s Sinister Gaze make it almost impossible to escape before the ultimate has finished bouncing between nearby targets.
This pickoff threat defines the mid-game. Nyx Assassin and Lich can control huge areas of the map, forcing enemies to play defensively and spend heavily on vision. The goal is simple: find one hero out of position, kill them instantly, and then take an objective with the advantage. The main counter-play is to group up as five much earlier than you'd like, trying to force teamfights where Nyx’s single-target initiation is less effective. If they can’t find isolated heroes, their game plan gets a lot harder.
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 | 52.63% | 247 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.37% | 810 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.34% | 876 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.54% | 390 |
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 | 55.13% | ▲ +1.0pp | 6,457 |
| 7.41d | 54.17% | ▼ -0.3pp | 79,818 |
| 7.41c | 54.44% | ▲ +1.2pp | 36,226 |
| 7.41b | 53.23% | — | 34,595 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.