How Phantom Assassin and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Techies win 52.88% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,959 matches.
Controlling the map with Techies gives Phantom Assassin the space she needs to farm. Placing Proximity Mines in the enemy jungle and common rotation paths forces opponents to play cautiously and spend gold on sentries. This slows down their tempo and secures a safe area for PA to hit her item timings. For ganks, Techies can lead with a long-range Blast Off!, silencing a target perfectly for Phantom Assassin to follow up with Phantom Strike. A Sticky Bomb adds a slow that makes it almost impossible for the victim to get away.
This pattern makes the mid-game very difficult for the enemy team. They are constantly at risk of getting jumped, while PA farms toward her power spikes. In teamfights, the chaos from Techies' abilities forces enemies to split their focus. They can either deal with the carry blinking on their backline or the explosions ripping through their formation, but rarely both at once. This forces opponents into a slow, grouped-up playstyle that is predictable and easy to punish, giving PA and Techies control over the pace of the game.
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 | 52.63% | 1,313 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.92% | 2,361 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.19% | 1,307 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.92% | 294 |
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 | 52.88% | ▼ -0.2pp | 1,959 |
| 7.41d | 53.10% | ▼ -0.6pp | 192,850 |
| 7.41c | 53.75% | ▼ -0.4pp | 117,425 |
| 7.41b | 54.11% | — | 113,281 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.