How Oracle and Phantom Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Oracle and Phantom Assassin win 50.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,561 matches.
Allowing Phantom Assassin to make aggressive plays can open up the map. The core idea is that Oracle uses False Promise on a diving PA, making her immune to death for a few seconds. This window lets Phantom Assassin commit completely to a kill, even under a tower, without fear of being immediately bursted. All damage she takes is delayed, and any healing Oracle provides during the ultimate is tallied up and applied at the end. This can turn what would have been a one-for-one trade into a clean kill and a safe retreat for a full-health Phantom Assassin.
The success of this pairing often hinges entirely on that ultimate combo. If False Promise is on cooldown, or if Oracle isn't in position, Phantom Assassin is on her own. Smart enemies will try to exploit this by fighting when the ultimate is down or by focusing Oracle first to prevent the save. Furthermore, a lot rests on PA's farm; if she's behind, the extra few seconds from False Promise might not be enough time to secure a kill. There's also the constant risk of a misclicked Fate's Edict from Oracle disarming PA at the worst possible moment.
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 | 44.86% | 506 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.22% | 1,319 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.64% | 995 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.43% | 267 |
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 | 50.50% | ▲ +1.0pp | 7,561 |
| 7.41d | 49.48% | ▼ -1.4pp | 90,552 |
| 7.41c | 50.85% | ▲ +0.8pp | 32,408 |
| 7.41b | 50.01% | — | 31,408 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.