How Phoenix and Tinker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phoenix and Tinker win 50.82% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 364 matches.
Facing this duo often feels less threatening than it should. The core problem is what happens when Phoenix commits with Supernova. For the egg to survive, the team needs to fight around it, creating a zone of threat that enemies can't easily enter. Tinker is one of the worst heroes in the game for that job. His whole identity revolves around staying far away from the fight, using Rearm to refresh his spells from a safe distance. He provides no frontline presence or lockdown to protect the egg. Phoenix wants to force an all-in commitment, but Tinker's playstyle is built around avoiding exactly that, leaving his diving partner exposed.
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 | 42.86% | 119 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.39% | 332 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.85% | 339 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.82% | 127 |
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 | 50.82% | ▲ +3.1pp | 364 |
| 7.41d | 47.67% | ▼ -0.4pp | 34,075 |
| 7.41c | 48.05% | ▼ -1.0pp | 21,634 |
| 7.41b | 49.07% | — | 21,620 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.