How Lich and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lich and Io win 50.92% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,564 matches.
Committing to an Io draft means you're betting big on your tethered core, and Lich is one of the best ways to secure that bet. An enemy trying to focus Io's partner has to deal with Tether's healing and the damage reduction from Overcharge. Adding Lich's Frost Shield on top of that makes the target incredibly difficult to kill. If a hero does manage to dive in, Sinister Gaze is a perfect tool to hold them in place for a counter-kill. This security allows the Io-buffed carry to play much more aggressively, while Chain Frost punishes the enemy team for clumping up to try and burst them down.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 55.04% | 367 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.47% | 424 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.15% | 187 |
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 | 50.92% | ▲ +0.2pp | 10,564 |
| 7.41e | 50.68% | ▼ -1.4pp | 46,315 |
| 7.41d | 52.08% | ▼ -0.7pp | 33,087 |
| 7.41c | 52.79% | — | 14,009 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.