How Phantom Lancer and Troll Warlord perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Troll Warlord win 51.39% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,327 matches.
Putting two farm-heavy carries on one team can create a struggle for resources. Both Phantom Lancer and Troll Warlord want to occupy the safest parts of the map to farm, and neither provides the other with strong setup or control to secure kills. They mostly operate as independent threats. A late-game Troll Warlord with an Aghanim's Scepter can use Battle Trance on an ally, but relying on this specific item choice is inconsistent. For the most part, their success comes down to whether the enemy team can handle two hard-hitting physical cores at once, not from any special interaction between the two heroes themselves.
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 | 52.16% | 232 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.51% | 172 |
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 | 51.39% | ▲ +0.8pp | 1,327 |
| 7.41d | 50.63% | ▼ -0.1pp | 17,308 |
| 7.41c | 50.72% | ▲ +0.5pp | 8,338 |
| 7.41b | 50.19% | — | 7,844 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.