How Lich and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich and Skywrath Mage win 52.10% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,038 matches.
Stacking slows from two supports seems like a simple recipe for kills, but the reality is more complicated. Lich provides excellent slows with Frost Blast and Frost Shield, which can help Skywrath Mage land his spells. However, neither hero has a stun. This means a mobile enemy can often still use an escape or a defensive item to get out of Mystic Flare. The setup is good for harassment and applying pressure, but it lacks the guaranteed lockdown needed to secure kills against careful opponents, making the lane more of a nuisance than a true death sentence.
This lane pair tries to win by attrition, not by surprise. Skywrath Mage wears down the enemy, waiting for Lich to find a good opening with his slows for a kill attempt. This plan relies heavily on the enemy making a positioning mistake. As the game progresses, this weakness becomes more apparent. Opponents with Force Staffs or Blink Daggers can easily survive the combo, and without hard disable, the pair struggles to control key targets in teamfights. The strategy is straightforward, but it's a strategy the enemy can see coming and prepare for.
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 | 56.14% | 586 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.17% | 1,568 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.39% | 1,298 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.06% | 436 |
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 | 52.10% | ▲ +0.7pp | 11,038 |
| 7.41d | 51.42% | ▲ +0.1pp | 125,615 |
| 7.41c | 51.32% | ▲ +0.8pp | 61,457 |
| 7.41b | 50.49% | — | 61,268 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.