How Lina and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lina and Phantom Lancer win 52.83% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,968 matches.
Pairing Lina and Phantom Lancer together gives your draft a mix of damage types that is awkward to itemize against. The setup is straightforward: Phantom Lancer’s Spirit Lance provides a reliable slow, making it much easier for Lina to land her follow-up Light Strike Array. Once a key target is stunned, PL’s illusions have time to multiply and surround them. If the initial swarm isn't enough to secure the kill, Lina’s heavy magic burst from Laguna Blade can delete the hero before they have a chance to react or escape.
This offensive pressure dictates the pace of the mid-game. Lina has the wave clear and early fighting presence to create space for Phantom Lancer to hit his item timings. Once PL is ready to fight, the duo presents a serious problem for the enemy team. They need strong area-of-effect damage to deal with the illusions, but they also need survivability or saves to withstand Lina’s single-target burst. Building to counter one hero often leaves them vulnerable to the other, giving your team a consistent edge in teamfights and pickoffs.
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 | 49.79% | 1,199 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.29% | 2,664 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.68% | 2,037 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.48% | 845 |
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 | 52.83% | ▲ +0.5pp | 2,968 |
| 7.41d | 52.37% | ▲ +0.6pp | 191,133 |
| 7.41c | 51.82% | ▲ +0.4pp | 84,404 |
| 7.41b | 51.43% | — | 77,090 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.