How Phantom Lancer and Tidehunter perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Tidehunter win 52.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,577 matches.
Trying to position against this pair is a nightmare. Tidehunter is too durable to focus, so he almost always gets his Ravage off. That massive stun creates the perfect window for Phantom Lancer to close the distance on a high-value hero. With a Gush to shred armor, PL’s initial burst is surprisingly high. More importantly, the Ravage duration gives him all the time he needs to generate a screen full of Juxtapose illusions. By the time the stun wears off, the fight is already lost in a sea of copies.
This combo dictates the entire mid-game. Phantom Lancer gets a relatively safe laning stage while Tidehunter anchors his lane, and then they group to take objectives. The threat of a Blink-Ravage forces the other team to play separated and passively, giving PL even more space to farm. Their only real hope is to catch Phantom Lancer out of position before a fight begins or to have multiple heroes with wave clear that can survive the initial stun. Otherwise, they are forced into fights they can't 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 | 52.91% | 654 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.39% | 1,802 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.12% | 1,423 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.79% | 544 |
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 | 52.50% | ▼ -0.0pp | 11,577 |
| 7.41d | 52.55% | ▼ -0.4pp | 115,903 |
| 7.41c | 52.96% | ▼ -1.3pp | 60,722 |
| 7.41b | 54.29% | — | 73,041 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.