How Necrophos and Visage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos and Visage win 54.63% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,041 matches.
People often think of Necrophos as a hero who slowly wears enemies down, but that's not the full story with this pairing. Visage provides a huge amount of early magical burst with Soul Assumption, which sets targets up perfectly for a clean kill. The combined slows from Grave Chill and Ghost Shroud make it almost impossible for anyone to escape this pressure. Once a target gets low, Visage's familiars can lock them down for a guaranteed Reaper's Scythe. This creates a powerful snowball effect; Necrophos keeps everyone healthy after the fight, allowing Visage and his birds to safely push down towers and maintain momentum across the map.
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 | 48.74% | 119 |
| Crusader & Archon | 58.94% | 302 |
| Legend & Ancient | 62.50% | 232 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.82% | 147 |
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 | 54.63% | ▲ +1.4pp | 2,041 |
| 7.41d | 53.21% | ▲ +0.4pp | 24,092 |
| 7.41c | 52.79% | ▼ -0.5pp | 12,040 |
| 7.41b | 53.25% | — | 11,442 |
Move this data into a draft
Both heroes start on Radiant. Fill the remaining slots to test this pairing inside a complete draft and get next-pick recommendations.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.