How Phoenix and Spectre perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phoenix and Spectre win 56.09% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,043 matches.
Trying to deal with a Spectre Haunt often forces a team to clump together to defend a vulnerable hero. This creates a perfect setup for Phoenix, who can Dive in and drop a Supernova right in the middle of the distracted enemy. The opposing team is then stuck with a terrible choice: either focus the egg and eat damage from Spectre and her illusions, or try to scatter and get picked off by Desolate. Phoenix's Fire Spirits also make it much harder for anyone to man-fight Spectre, as the attack slow is crippling for most cores.
This combination comes online the moment Spectre hits level six. Phoenix doesn't need to be right next to the fight; they simply need to be ready to react when Spectre uses Haunt to start a skirmish anywhere on the map. As the game goes on, this initiation becomes a fight-winning play. The massive area denial and stun from a successful Supernova gives Spectre all the time she needs to find isolated targets and clean up. Opponents are forced to either split up and get run down, or group up and die to Phoenix's spells.
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 | 55.59% | 286 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.30% | 915 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.38% | 1,004 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.28% | 436 |
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 | 56.09% | ▲ +1.1pp | 1,043 |
| 7.41d | 54.96% | ▼ -0.9pp | 91,345 |
| 7.41c | 55.90% | ▼ -1.7pp | 50,143 |
| 7.41b | 57.64% | — | 53,275 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.