How Phantom Assassin and Clockwerk perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Clockwerk win 49.43% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,946 matches.
Catching someone with Hookshot seems like a perfect setup for Phantom Assassin, but the follow-through is surprisingly clumsy. Power Cogs creates a physical barrier that PA has to deal with. Unless she's already right next to the target when the cogs go up, she can't walk in to start hitting them. This forces her to burn Phantom Strike to close the gap, which isn't always ideal, or to wait for the cogs to expire. That wasted time is often enough for the trapped enemy to get help or for the stun to wear off. The pieces are there, but they don't fit together cleanly.
As the game progresses, this awkwardness becomes a bigger problem. A clean pick-off might work in the early game, but in a full teamfight, that moment of hesitation is fatal. Clockwerk can isolate a priority hero, but if Phantom Assassin is zoned or can't immediately get inside the cogs, the target simply gets force-staffed to safety. The coordination needed to make it work is very high, and a slight mistake often leaves Clockwerk trapped and dying alone while PA is stuck on the outside. It's a combination that looks better on paper than it functions in a real fight.
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 | 55.61% | 410 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.01% | 1,012 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.71% | 719 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.76% | 201 |
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 | 49.43% | ▼ -0.6pp | 5,946 |
| 7.41d | 50.06% | ▼ -1.1pp | 77,838 |
| 7.41c | 51.15% | ▲ +1.8pp | 39,688 |
| 7.41b | 49.36% | — | 26,132 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.