How Morphling and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Morphling and Phantom Lancer win 36.72% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 128 matches.
Picking two slippery agility carries seems like a solid plan for an unbeatable late game, but the reality is much different. Both Morphling and Phantom Lancer need to occupy the safest parts of the map to accelerate their farm, and there's only so much space to go around. They actively compete for the same resources. Neither hero provides the lockdown or early-game control the other needs to get rolling and secure kills. Instead of creating a dual threat, the lineup often results in two half-farmed cores who can't make space for each other, falling too far behind before their timings ever arrive.
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 | 33.06% | 124 |
| Crusader & Archon | 38.41% | 138 |
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 | 36.72% | ▼ -10.0pp | 128 |
| 7.41d | 46.68% | ▲ +3.0pp | 13,595 |
| 7.41c | 43.65% | ▼ -2.4pp | 6,469 |
| 7.41b | 46.05% | — | 6,791 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.