How Phantom Assassin and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Shadow Demon win 41.07% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 448 matches.
Trying to set up a kill for Phantom Assassin often feels clumsy with a Shadow Demon on the team. Disruption is the main issue; it works best by holding an enemy in place for a delayed area-of-effect spell. Phantom Assassin has no such ability. She has to wait for the target to reappear before she can use Phantom Strike, giving the enemy a window to use an escape or defensive item. The illusions created from an enemy are also a poor fit for her goals, as they are easily cleared and serve as a distraction more than a real threat.
This disconnect starts in the lane, where the pair has very little kill threat and can struggle to secure farm for Phantom Assassin. Later in the game, they operate on different timers and from different positions. Shadow Demon wants to poke and control from the backline, but PA needs an ally who can enable her to jump aggressively or create chaos up front. Using a defensive Disruption on Phantom Assassin can save her, but it also removes your main source of damage from the fight for its duration, often wasting her momentum or BKB timing.
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 | 41.95% | 236 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.51% | 501 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.25% | 355 |
| Divine & Immortal | 38.39% | 112 |
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 | 41.07% | ▼ -5.0pp | 448 |
| 7.41d | 46.11% | ▼ -0.3pp | 41,131 |
| 7.41c | 46.37% | ▲ +1.4pp | 20,401 |
| 7.41b | 45.02% | — | 23,346 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.