How Phoenix and Spirit Breaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phoenix and Spirit Breaker win 57.88% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 964 matches.
Charging a target from anywhere on the map gives Phoenix a clear signal for where to be. Spirit Breaker's initial stun from Charge of Darkness guarantees Phoenix can apply Fire Spirits, crippling the victim's ability to fight back. This lockdown creates a safe window for Phoenix to use Supernova. The enemy is caught in a terrible position: they can try to kill the egg while Spirit Breaker is hitting them, or abandon their teammate to die. The combined lockdown and area damage is often too much for one hero to handle.
This constant threat of a global gank forces the enemy team to play defensively. Their cores cannot safely farm exposed lanes, and supports are punished for moving alone. Every successful pick-off with this combo can be converted into a tower or another objective, creating a significant lead. The opposing team has to invest heavily in vision to see Charges coming and stick together for safety, which usually slows down their own farm. Even with good map awareness, surviving the initial stun from Spirit Breaker is one thing; surviving the massive follow-up from Phoenix is another.
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 | 51.47% | 307 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.94% | 901 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.16% | 853 |
| Divine & Immortal | 60.27% | 370 |
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 | 57.88% | ▲ +4.4pp | 964 |
| 7.41d | 53.45% | ▲ +0.1pp | 83,988 |
| 7.41c | 53.31% | ▼ -1.3pp | 57,576 |
| 7.41b | 54.62% | — | 72,691 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.