How Phantom Lancer and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Sniper win 54.87% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,466 matches.
Drafting against this pair forces a difficult choice on the enemy team from the very beginning. Phantom Lancer’s army of illusions creates the perfect smokescreen for a backliner, forcing opponents to burn spells and attention trying to find the real hero. This chaos provides Sniper the ideal cover to sit far behind the fight and unload damage on key targets. The sheer visual noise and pressure from a Phantom Lancer swarming a support means enemies have to commit resources, often leaving Sniper completely untouched to do his job.
This problem gets worse for the opposition as the game progresses. Committing heroes to dive the backline and kill Sniper is a huge risk, as it leaves their own supports exposed to Phantom Lancer. Trying to lock down and burst the real PL often means ignoring Sniper as he shreds the team from a safe distance. This pressure becomes immense when taking objectives. PL sends illusions to drain defender resources, creating a safe window for Sniper to whittle down towers and control high ground with little risk.
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 | 53.03% | 1,418 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.27% | 2,757 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.58% | 1,647 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.22% | 406 |
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 | 54.87% | ▲ +2.0pp | 2,466 |
| 7.41d | 52.89% | ▼ -1.4pp | 223,011 |
| 7.41c | 54.26% | ▲ +1.6pp | 115,465 |
| 7.41b | 52.66% | — | 104,239 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.