How Lich and Outworld Destroyer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lich and Outworld Destroyer win 57.18% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 53,740 matches.
Getting caught by Sinister Gaze feels awful when an Outworld Destroyer is nearby. The channeled disable both drains mana and holds a target still, creating a better setup for Sanity's Eclipse. If Lich completes the channel, Outworld Destroyer can chain an Astral Imprisonment right after, resulting in a long, uninterrupted lockdown on a key hero. This gives OD plenty of time to build up damage with Arcane Orb or reposition his team for the kill. The combined setup can isolate and remove one enemy before a fight truly begins.
In a real game, this sequence can be difficult to execute. Lich is vulnerable while channeling Sinister Gaze and can be easily stunned or silenced, breaking the combo. Outside of this specific interaction, the two heroes operate fairly independently. Lich provides general teamfight slow and control with his other spells, which is helpful for any core, but it’s not a specific advantage for OD. The lane pairing is solid since Lich is a strong protector, but their mid-game impact together hinges almost entirely on coordinating that one spell combination correctly.
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 | 49.64% | 280 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.82% | 1,107 |
| Legend & Ancient | 58.14% | 1,775 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.41% | 647 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 57.18% | ▲ +1.2pp | 53,740 |
| 7.41e | 56.02% | ▲ +3.8pp | 102,954 |
| 7.41d | 52.24% | ▲ +0.4pp | 67,278 |
| 7.41c | 51.79% | — | 31,976 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.