How Phantom Lancer and Spectre perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Spectre win 52.22% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,049 matches.
Trying to manage the map against this duo feels awful for the other team. Phantom Lancer can safely pressure lanes and farm with his illusions, forcing rotations. The moment the enemy commits to stopping him, Spectre can use Haunt to turn that gank into a favorable fight anywhere on the map. This dynamic stretches the opponent thin, forcing them to choose between letting PL farm freely or getting punished for trying to stop him. Later on, a single Haunt to start a fight means the battlefield is immediately flooded with illusions from both carries, leaving supports with no safe place to stand and cast spells.
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 | 51.92% | 260 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.59% | 319 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.02% | 113 |
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 | 52.22% | ▼ -0.3pp | 2,049 |
| 7.41d | 52.52% | ▼ -1.9pp | 26,260 |
| 7.41c | 54.38% | ▲ +1.3pp | 11,555 |
| 7.41b | 53.08% | — | 10,828 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.