How Phantom Lancer and Void Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Void Spirit win 51.66% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,858 matches.
Creating space across the map often falls to a mobile midlaner. Void Spirit excels at this, using his remnants to threaten kills and force enemy rotations. This can pull attention away from Phantom Lancer, giving him the undisturbed farm he needs to build his core items. The main issue is their lack of direct combat synergy. Void Spirit’s magic burst and control are quick and targeted, while Phantom Lancer needs time to build up an army of illusions. They don't set each other up well, instead operating as two independent threats in the same fight.
The success of this duo depends heavily on how the early and mid-game unfold. If Void Spirit can dominate his lane and create chaos, Phantom Lancer gets a free pass to his late-game timings. The enemy team will try to counter this by grouping up and forcing fights, aiming to punish Void Spirit's aggression and pressure objectives before Phantom Lancer can join. If PL is forced to fight too early, the lineup falters. If he gets his farm, the two can overwhelm the map from different angles.
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 | 54.85% | 299 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.69% | 797 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.22% | 790 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.53% | 374 |
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 | 51.66% | ▲ +1.2pp | 5,858 |
| 7.41d | 50.43% | ▼ -0.3pp | 63,057 |
| 7.41c | 50.74% | ▼ -0.6pp | 32,161 |
| 7.41b | 51.35% | — | 34,585 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.