How Phantom Lancer and Tinker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Tinker win 48.34% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,053 matches.
Splitting the map's farm between two greedy cores often creates tension. Both Phantom Lancer and Tinker need a lot of gold and space to hit their timings, and they can end up competing for the same resources. The trade-off is that the enemy team is forced to deal with two massive threats at once. While Tinker pushes lanes from safety, Phantom Lancer can send his illusions to pressure another objective. This creates incredible map pressure that can overwhelm opponents. In fights, a well-placed Laser can help PL's army survive, but their kits don't otherwise overlap in a special way. It's a strategy that can either starve itself or stretch the enemy to its breaking point.
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 | 49.39% | 492 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.23% | 1,173 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.26% | 748 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.22% | 230 |
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 | 48.34% | ▼ -2.8pp | 1,053 |
| 7.41d | 51.12% | ▼ -0.3pp | 88,439 |
| 7.41c | 51.44% | ▲ +0.4pp | 42,340 |
| 7.41b | 51.04% | — | 33,618 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.