How Lina and Phantom Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lina and Phantom Assassin win 50.86% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 31,479 matches.
Picking these two together often means you're betting on two independent damage dealers to win their own fights. Lina offers a stun with Light Strike Array, which can set up a kill for Phantom Assassin, but the setup isn't particularly long or reliable compared to other supports. Both heroes primarily offer damage, and their damage types don't amplify each other; Phantom Assassin's physical crits get no bonus from Lina's magic burst, and vice versa. This often creates a situation where you have two separate threats on the map rather than a coordinated one, with both heroes wanting similar farm and space to come online.
The game plan usually revolves around Lina creating an opening, letting Phantom Assassin blink in for a quick kill on a fragile target. The problem is that both heroes are fairly fragile themselves and don't offer much to protect one another. A coordinated enemy team can often turn on Lina after she uses her spells, or simply lock down Phantom Assassin before she can get her damage out. Success depends heavily on getting the jump and bursting a key hero down instantly. If that initial burst fails or the enemy team is prepared, the fight can fall apart quickly.
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 | 50.44% | 2,522 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.83% | 5,288 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.48% | 3,369 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.61% | 775 |
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 | 50.86% | ▼ -0.1pp | 31,479 |
| 7.41d | 50.95% | ▲ +0.7pp | 305,345 |
| 7.41c | 50.27% | ▲ +1.2pp | 125,258 |
| 7.41b | 49.06% | — | 116,380 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.