How Phantom Lancer and Winter Wyvern perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer and Winter Wyvern win 51.51% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 761 matches.
Winter's Curse provides the perfect setup for Phantom Lancer to build his army. By locking down a single enemy hero, Winter Wyvern creates a stationary target that can't fight back or escape. Phantom Lancer and his illusions can surround this Cursed hero and attack freely, generating even more illusions from Juxtapose. This turns one pick-off into a full-blown siege army in seconds. On top of that, Wyvern’s Cold Embrace is an excellent save for a Phantom Lancer who gets caught or initiated on, buying him crucial time to escape or turn the fight with Doppelganger.
This game plan revolves around forcing fights starting in the mid-game. Winter Wyvern finds an out-of-position hero and uses her ultimate, giving Phantom Lancer the green light to commit. After the Cursed target melts, PL is left with a swarm of illusions to overwhelm the remaining enemies or take objectives. The opponents are forced to play defensively, needing to spread out to minimize the impact of Curse and buy items like Black King Bar sooner than they'd like. Even if they manage to jump PL, Wyvern's saves can reset the engagement, making it difficult to find a good opening.
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 | 54.27% | 328 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.36% | 703 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.56% | 526 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.67% | 304 |
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 | 51.51% | ▼ -1.6pp | 761 |
| 7.41d | 53.15% | ▼ -1.7pp | 64,301 |
| 7.41c | 54.88% | ▼ -0.3pp | 33,042 |
| 7.41b | 55.15% | — | 30,649 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.