How Phantom Assassin and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Vengeful Spirit win 53.17% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,161 matches.
Thinking of Vengeful Spirit as a purely defensive support here is the main trap. The real strength comes from how her kit amplifies Phantom Assassin's damage output. Wave of Terror shreds a target's armor, making PA's crits from Coup de Grace hit for devastating amounts. Add the passive damage from Vengeance Aura on top, and Phantom Assassin can delete a core hero in the duration of a single stun. It's not about the save, it's about making the initial jump so lethal that there's nothing left to save her from.
This lets the pair dictate the pace of the game from the mid-game onward. Vengeful Spirit can find an opening with a stun or a swap, and PA follows up for an instant kill. For the enemy team, this creates a dilemma. Trying to burst Phantom Assassin down is difficult when Nether Swap can pull her to safety at any moment. But ignoring her is even worse, as she'll methodically tear through the team with her buffed damage. This forces the opponent to split their focus in fights, which is usually the first step to losing them.
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 | 53.33% | 1,292 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.71% | 2,705 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.29% | 1,541 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.85% | 333 |
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 | 53.17% | ▼ -1.5pp | 2,161 |
| 7.41d | 54.64% | ▲ +0.9pp | 183,552 |
| 7.41c | 53.72% | ▲ +0.2pp | 72,872 |
| 7.41b | 53.56% | — | 67,855 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.