How Lich and Slark perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich and Slark win 52.09% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,605 matches.
Securing an early lead for Slark lets him take over the map, and Lich makes that happen consistently. The laning phase becomes much safer for Slark with Frost Shield to reduce harass and Frost Blast to punish overextending opponents, allowing him to get his items on time. Once Slark starts hunting, Lich provides the perfect setup. Sinister Gaze can pull a target into Pounce range, and the combination of slows makes it difficult for anyone to escape. Frost Shield on a diving Slark is a huge problem for enemies, making him much tougher to burst down while he builds up his Essence Shift stacks.
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 | 55.03% | 487 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.21% | 1,688 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.32% | 1,582 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.33% | 526 |
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 | 52.09% | ▼ -0.4pp | 1,605 |
| 7.41d | 52.53% | ▼ -0.1pp | 150,530 |
| 7.41c | 52.58% | ▼ -0.3pp | 97,532 |
| 7.41b | 52.92% | — | 113,734 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.