How Phantom Lancer and Queen of Pain perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Queen of Pain win 45.76% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,591 matches.
Drafting these two heroes together is a bet on having two independent plans succeed. Queen of Pain provides early-game magic damage and lane pressure, looking to create chaos with Blink and Scream of Pain. Phantom Lancer is on a completely different timer, focused on farming up to become an overwhelming physical threat with his illusions. Their kits don't have a specific interaction; QoP's burst doesn't amplify PL's illusions, and PL doesn't offer any unique setup for her spells. They simply do their own thing.
The game plays out with Queen of Pain trying to make space across the map, forcing rotations and securing kills to delay the enemy team's progress. This window is crucial for Phantom Lancer to farm safely and hit his item timings. The whole game hinges on this trade-off. If the enemy team can shut down QoP or end the game before PL is ready to fight, the lineup crumbles. If QoP successfully creates anarchy and the game extends, PL can eventually take over fights and win.
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 | 43.45% | 679 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.07% | 1,544 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.34% | 1,189 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.41% | 473 |
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 | 45.76% | ▼ -3.0pp | 1,591 |
| 7.41d | 48.81% | ▼ -0.6pp | 138,700 |
| 7.41c | 49.45% | ▼ -2.2pp | 86,380 |
| 7.41b | 51.61% | — | 94,187 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.