How Lich and Venomancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich and Venomancer win 50.97% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 722 matches.
Stacking slows from both Venomancer and Lich offers diminishing returns, which points to a larger issue with the pair. Both heroes excel at applying damage over time and controlling fights from a distance, but neither brings the hard lockdown to guarantee a kill from that advantage. An enemy hit by Poison Nova and Frost Blast can often still use a mobility spell or simply teleport to safety before the damage sticks. While their combined pressure can make a lane miserable for the opponent, the draft ends up feeling redundant in teamfights. You're left with plenty of area denial but lack the tools to pin down and eliminate key targets.
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 | 53.10% | 290 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.72% | 741 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.31% | 571 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.83% | 153 |
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 | 50.97% | ▲ +3.7pp | 722 |
| 7.41d | 47.28% | ▲ +0.5pp | 69,360 |
| 7.41c | 46.75% | ▼ -1.0pp | 39,218 |
| 7.41b | 47.74% | — | 53,448 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.