How Phantom Assassin and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Skywrath Mage win 52.76% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 24,882 matches.
Securing a clean kill for Phantom Assassin often hinges on the target being unable to react. Skywrath Mage offers a simple way to achieve this with Ancient Seal. The long silence prevents an enemy from using defensive abilities or escape spells the moment Phantom Assassin commits with Phantom Strike. While Skywrath's magic amplification doesn't help PA's physical attacks, the control alone can be enough to guarantee a kill. Stacking slows from both heroes also makes it extremely difficult for a victim to create any distance once they are targeted.
This duo excels at finding pickoffs across the map, especially in the mid-game. Skywrath can initiate from the fog with his silence, giving Phantom Assassin a safe window to jump in and connect. The game plan can falter in full-on teamfights, though. Since they deal separate damage types, opponents can itemize to mitigate both. Coordinated teams will often try to burst the fragile Skywrath Mage at the start of a fight, removing the setup and leaving PA without a reliable way to lock down her primary target.
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 | 52.49% | 2,172 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.27% | 4,158 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.89% | 2,305 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.39% | 445 |
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 | 52.76% | ▲ +0.5pp | 24,882 |
| 7.41d | 52.29% | ▼ -0.1pp | 277,018 |
| 7.41c | 52.37% | ▲ +1.1pp | 127,243 |
| 7.41b | 51.23% | — | 120,560 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.