How Lich and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich and Phantom Lancer win 53.65% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,780 matches.
Getting jumped by this pair feels hopeless. The moment Lich lands his Sinister Gaze, you're locked in place as Phantom Lancer rushes in. By the time the disable ends, you're surrounded by illusions and slowed, with no real chance of escape. If you try to fight back and focus the real Phantom Lancer, he becomes incredibly durable with Frost Shield. The damage reduction makes him hard to kill, and the shield’s slow punishes you for even trying, making it that much harder to kite the illusion army he builds up.
The laning stage is stable, with Lich’s harass and control creating space for Phantom Lancer to farm safely. Their kill potential spikes in the mid-game, where a successful Gaze on any hero caught out of position is a guaranteed kill. In larger teamfights, the enemy is forced into a tough choice: either try to burst an incredibly tanky Phantom Lancer protected by Frost Shield, or ignore him and get overwhelmed by his damage. Usually, they can't do the former fast enough, giving Lich time to control another priority target while PL cleans house.
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 | 51.66% | 664 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.16% | 1,576 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.83% | 1,325 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.07% | 507 |
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 | 53.65% | ▼ -1.5pp | 1,780 |
| 7.41d | 55.17% | ▼ -0.1pp | 139,368 |
| 7.41c | 55.31% | ▲ +0.2pp | 75,630 |
| 7.41b | 55.08% | — | 72,642 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.