How Phantom Assassin and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin and Warlock win 52.36% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,312 matches.
Picking this pair is a bet on a classic, high-impact teamfight combination. Warlock provides the lockdown that a Phantom Assassin needs to secure kills without getting kited. A well-placed Chaotic Offering stuns key targets, giving PA a clean window to use Phantom Strike and delete someone before they can react. Fatal Bonds can also spread her huge single-target physical damage across the enemy team, turning a successful gank on one hero into pressure on several others. Shadow Word offers some sustain, but the entire strategy revolves around Warlock's ultimate creating opportunities for his carry.
The effectiveness of this duo is almost entirely tied to one cooldown. When Chaotic Offering is unavailable, Warlock offers very little to protect a Phantom Assassin who gets initiated on or focused by the enemy team. He lacks a reliable instant stun or a repositioning spell to save her from burst damage. This dynamic forces their team to play passively between big teamfights, giving opponents a clear window to be aggressive and take objectives. Enemies can also easily play around the go, building items like Ghost Scepters or Force Staffs to survive PA's initial burst.
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 | 56.59% | 1,221 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.47% | 2,384 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.20% | 1,249 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.43% | 251 |
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 | 52.36% | ▲ +1.4pp | 13,312 |
| 7.41d | 50.94% | ▼ -0.6pp | 153,506 |
| 7.41c | 51.55% | ▲ +0.6pp | 73,569 |
| 7.41b | 50.98% | — | 76,853 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.