How Phantom Lancer and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Sven win 47.01% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,555 matches.
Trying to split the map for farm feels incredibly awkward with this pairing. Both Phantom Lancer and Sven are greedy, item-dependent melee cores who want to occupy the safest lanes and jungle camps for a long time. This competition for resources often means one hero gets starved while the other gets a decent start, or worse, both fall behind. While Sven’s Warcry can provide a bit of armor to PL's illusions, the fundamental problem remains: you have two heroes who want to be the team's primary win condition. This puts immense pressure on your other three players to create space against what will likely be a coordinated, aggressive opponent, making it very difficult to secure a clean 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 | 50.28% | 356 |
| Crusader & Archon | 41.57% | 421 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.88% | 160 |
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 | 47.01% | ▼ -1.8pp | 2,555 |
| 7.41d | 48.85% | ▼ -0.3pp | 30,522 |
| 7.41c | 49.18% | ▲ +0.6pp | 10,315 |
| 7.41b | 48.55% | — | 10,343 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.