How Phantom Assassin and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Sniper win 51.71% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 34,621 matches.
Choosing a target in a teamfight can be a real headache when both these heroes are online. If the enemy team dives the backline to kill Sniper, they leave Phantom Assassin free to jump their own supports with Phantom Strike. But if they focus PA first, they're eating uncontested damage from Sniper's long range the entire time. This forces a split-second decision that can easily go wrong, creating an opening where one of the two carries gets to hit freely for a few crucial seconds. It puts the enemy's initiators in a difficult spot, especially if they lack the mobility to switch targets effectively.
The main challenge is getting to that point, as having two farm-dependent cores can stretch your map thin. This duo relies heavily on their teammates to provide a frontline and lockdown. The enemy will try to isolate and burst one of them before the other can contribute. Your goal is simply to create enough chaos or protection for both to deal damage. A well-placed Shrapnel can slow enemies for Phantom Assassin to connect, while a timely Assassinate from Sniper can finish a target that PA forced back but couldn't quite kill.
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 | 52.86% | 3,159 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.76% | 5,922 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.05% | 2,974 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.25% | 463 |
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 | 51.71% | ▲ +0.8pp | 34,621 |
| 7.41d | 50.89% | ▼ -1.6pp | 398,374 |
| 7.41c | 52.47% | ▲ +2.3pp | 189,977 |
| 7.41b | 50.19% | — | 171,046 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.