How Phantom Lancer and Snapfire perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Snapfire win 50.82% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,375 matches.
Trying to fight into this pair feels like wading through mud. Snapfire's Mortimer Kisses creates huge slowing zones, making it impossible to get away from the Phantom Lancer illusion army. You can't kite, you can't reposition. She also provides a get-out-of-jail-free card with Firesnap Cookie; if you finally manage to lock down the real PL, she can launch him to safety. That same ability can be used aggressively, throwing him onto a support for an easy kill. On top of all that control, Lil' Shredder reduces armor, making his entire swarm hit that much harder. Snapfire effectively solves many of the problems Phantom Lancer can face.
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 | 54.13% | 909 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.73% | 2,862 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.49% | 2,560 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.82% | 1,030 |
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 | 50.82% | ▼ -5.6pp | 2,375 |
| 7.41d | 56.47% | ▲ +1.8pp | 270,693 |
| 7.41c | 54.70% | ▲ +3.6pp | 88,548 |
| 7.41b | 51.06% | — | 37,024 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.