How Lycan and Phantom Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Phantom Assassin win 51.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,476 matches.
Spreading farm across the map can feel a bit tight with this pairing. Lycan wants to hit an early timing, using Shapeshift to force objectives and take over the enemy's side of the map with his army. Meanwhile, Phantom Assassin usually prefers a quieter start, focusing on her own items before she's ready to contribute in big fights. This can create a disconnect where Lycan is trying to push the tempo, but PA isn't strong enough to follow him in. While Howl does give Phantom Assassin a nice damage boost for her crits, the core game plans don't always align, making their success depend heavily on how the early game unfolds.
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 | 45.22% | 230 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.29% | 453 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.45% | 275 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.29% | 105 |
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 | 51.50% | ▲ +1.7pp | 3,476 |
| 7.41d | 49.81% | ▼ -0.4pp | 27,598 |
| 7.41c | 50.23% | ▲ +1.4pp | 15,340 |
| 7.41b | 48.86% | — | 11,782 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.