How Phoenix and Pugna perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phoenix and Pugna win 49.66% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,060 matches.
Protecting a Supernova with Decrepify sounds like the core idea, but it's much less reliable in practice than on paper. The duration is short, forcing a fragile Pugna to stay dangerously close to the fight to re-apply it. A more realistic benefit is the combined magical pressure they can apply from different positions. While Phoenix dives in to disrupt and slow enemies with Fire Spirits, Pugna can hang back and bombard the area with Nether Blast. If an enemy hero gets stunned by the egg, Pugna can easily follow up. The pairing can also focus a single target with Sun Ray and Life Drain, but this requires both heroes to channel, leaving them vulnerable. It's a partnership that requires good coordination to overcome its fragility.
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 | 51.72% | 116 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.62% | 266 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.26% | 287 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.43% | 103 |
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 | 49.66% | ▲ +0.4pp | 2,060 |
| 7.41d | 49.30% | ▼ -0.8pp | 23,410 |
| 7.41c | 50.13% | ▼ -1.5pp | 14,334 |
| 7.41b | 51.59% | — | 16,126 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.