How Phantom Assassin and Riki perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Riki win 50.00% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 752 matches.
Dealing with two heroes who can be invisible forces a lot of defensive spending from the enemy. When teamfights break out, Riki's Smoke Screen gives Phantom Assassin a useful window to commit. Being silenced and missing attacks makes it much harder for a target to react when PA jumps in with Phantom Strike. This allows her to get on top of a hero and start hitting them with less immediate risk of being disabled or bursting away. It creates favorable skirmishes where Phantom Assassin can apply her physical damage more reliably, especially against lone supports or cores who get caught slightly out of position.
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 | 48.23% | 649 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.20% | 870 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.89% | 451 |
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 | 50.00% | ▼ -2.7pp | 752 |
| 7.41d | 52.75% | ▼ -0.7pp | 76,261 |
| 7.41c | 53.46% | ▲ +1.0pp | 42,923 |
| 7.41b | 52.43% | — | 37,569 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.