How Nyx Assassin and Spectre perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin and Spectre win 53.08% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,168 matches.
Getting jumped by a Spectre Haunt is already bad, but it's worse when a Nyx Assassin is waiting for you. The moment Haunt illusions appear, Nyx can land an easy Impale and Mana Burn from Vendetta, setting up a kill before your team can react. Spectre’s Desolate punishes you for being isolated by the gank, and Nyx's burst damage ensures you die quickly. Even if you try to turn and fight back, Spiked Carapace makes targeting Nyx a mistake, giving Spectre a free-fire window to finish the job while you're stunned.
This duo controls the mid-game. Nyx Assassin provides the early map pressure and scouting that lets Spectre farm safely. Once Haunt is online, they can pick off any hero caught out of position, accelerating Spectre's gold and forcing the enemy team onto their side of the map. To counter this, opponents have to stick together, which is exactly what a late-game Spectre wants. Grouping up makes you vulnerable to big teamfight spells and gives Spectre free farm on the opposite side of the map, creating a difficult situation for the other team.
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 | 53.02% | 381 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.18% | 1,183 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.72% | 1,072 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.66% | 433 |
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 | 53.08% | ▼ -3.4pp | 1,168 |
| 7.41d | 56.49% | ▼ -0.7pp | 112,361 |
| 7.41c | 57.17% | ▲ +0.6pp | 45,984 |
| 7.41b | 56.61% | — | 42,810 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.