How Phantom Assassin and Tinker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Tinker win 42.75% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,020 matches.
Coordinating a kill is difficult because these heroes operate on different timers and from completely different positions. Phantom Assassin wants to commit with Phantom Strike, getting on top of a single hero to apply her burst damage. Tinker, by design, is almost never in the same place as his team. He provides long-range magical damage with Laser and Heat-Seeking Missile, but offers no lockdown or physical presence to help PA survive after she dives in. The target may be blinded, but that does little to stop the enemy team from collapsing on an isolated Phantom Assassin.
This disconnect defines their shared game plan. Phantom Assassin wants to group up around her key item timings to fight for map control and objectives. Meanwhile, Tinker is looking to do the opposite: split the map, push out every lane with Rearm, and force enemies to respond to him. This leaves the team playing two different games at once. The enemy can either force a five-on-four fight against PA’s group or dedicate heroes to hunting Tinker. In either case, the two cores are rarely able to combine their strengths to secure a victory.
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 | 42.98% | 584 |
| Crusader & Archon | 41.29% | 1,194 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.62% | 697 |
| Divine & Immortal | 40.39% | 203 |
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 | 42.75% | ▼ -3.9pp | 1,020 |
| 7.41d | 46.68% | 0.0pp | 87,362 |
| 7.41c | 46.68% | ▲ +0.7pp | 44,487 |
| 7.41b | 45.97% | — | 37,894 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.