How Phantom Lancer and Storm Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Storm Spirit win 47.06% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,906 matches.
Setting up a gank with this pair can feel effective. Storm Spirit provides the one thing Phantom Lancer desperately needs to get going: reliable, single-target lockdown. A well-timed Electric Vortex pulls an enemy in, giving Phantom Lancer a free window to use Phantom Rush, connect, and start building up illusions with his attacks. The combination of Storm's initial magic burst and PL's ramping physical damage also makes it difficult for a single hero to itemize defensively. In these isolated pickoff scenarios, they can seem to work well together.
The problem is that both heroes demand a lot of farm and attention from the game. Storm Spirit wants to be active and fighting with his early mana items, while Phantom Lancer typically needs more time to farm before he can truly take over. This can create a timing conflict. If Storm's early aggression doesn't secure a lead, the team is left with two greedy cores competing for space and resources. The composition puts a huge burden on the other three heroes to provide all the frontline presence, wave clear, and broader teamfight control, which is often too much to ask.
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 | 43.82% | 607 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.59% | 1,505 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.34% | 1,103 |
| Divine & Immortal | 40.17% | 468 |
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 | 47.06% | ▼ -0.6pp | 13,906 |
| 7.41d | 47.70% | ▼ -1.2pp | 113,629 |
| 7.41c | 48.90% | ▲ +0.3pp | 52,558 |
| 7.41b | 48.60% | — | 41,599 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.