How Monkey King and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Monkey King and Phantom Lancer win 46.41% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 683 matches.
Trying to coordinate a teamfight can feel disjointed with this duo. Monkey King excels at locking down a specific area with Wukong's Command, daring the enemy to stand and fight inside his ring. Phantom Lancer, on the other hand, wants to create a sprawling, chaotic engagement. He thrives by spawning illusions, forcing enemies to split their attention, and kiting on the fringes of the brawl. Their fundamental approaches to combat don't align; one wants a static arena, the other wants a confusing battlefield with no clear center.
This lack of combat synergy reflects a deeper strategic issue. Both heroes are farm-hungry melee cores that want to occupy the same dangerous parts of the map to accelerate. This means they are often competing for resources and space rather than enabling each other. One hero is usually forced to play from behind or take a less comfortable farming role, delaying crucial item timings. This gives opponents a window to punish the slower core before the pair can get their separate game plans online.
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 | 48.29% | 350 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.75% | 544 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.74% | 342 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.83% | 120 |
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 | 46.41% | ▼ -0.1pp | 683 |
| 7.41d | 46.47% | ▼ -0.7pp | 48,526 |
| 7.41c | 47.20% | ▼ -1.0pp | 28,144 |
| 7.41b | 48.19% | — | 29,807 |
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Data updated Aug 14, 2026.