How Phantom Assassin and Puck perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Puck win 46.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,100 matches.
Setting up kills with Dream Coil is the main plan here, but the execution is often awkward. Puck's coil doesn't hold enemies in place on its own; they have to try and run for the stun to trigger. This leaves Phantom Assassin without a guaranteed target to jump on and burst down. Wary opponents can simply stand their ground or use items to wait out the leash, denying PA the opening she needs. The control Puck offers is too conditional to reliably set up for a physical carry who needs a target locked down.
Across the game, this duo can feel disconnected. Puck wants to be active early, using mobility to create pressure, while Phantom Assassin is usually more focused on securing her core items. By the time PA is ready to fight, the enemy team has ways to deal with Puck's control, like a Black King Bar. Both heroes end up looking for their own openings rather than creating one powerful threat. They can still win fights through individual skill, but their kits don't build on each other to create an overwhelming advantage.
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 | 41.86% | 485 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.37% | 1,036 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.02% | 806 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.53% | 265 |
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 | 46.78% | ▼ -0.7pp | 9,100 |
| 7.41d | 47.44% | ▼ -1.5pp | 79,409 |
| 7.41c | 48.90% | ▲ +2.1pp | 41,845 |
| 7.41b | 46.76% | — | 39,670 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.