How Phoenix and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phoenix and Vengeful Spirit win 52.01% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 821 matches.
Trying to set up a Supernova stun with Nether Swap is the obvious play, but it's not the main reason this pair works so well. The real strength comes from Vengeful Spirit's ability to protect the egg. A well-timed Swap can pull a hard-hitting core away from the Supernova, guaranteeing it goes off. On top of that, Wave of Terror reduces armor on enemies caught in the stun, and Vengeance Aura empowers all allies to clean up. It’s a defensive play that creates a huge offensive window for your whole team.
This dynamic defines mid-game teamfights. Phoenix will look for a multi-hero Icarus Dive into Supernova, and the enemy team’s reaction is predictable: they all turn to hit the egg. This is where Vengeful Spirit acts, using her spells to peel and reposition threats. Opponents are forced into a bad position; either they commit multiple heroes to the Supernova and get exposed to the rest of your team, or they ignore it and eat a massive AoE stun and a refreshed Phoenix. This forces them to split their focus, which usually ends badly.
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 | 53.63% | 179 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.84% | 754 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.36% | 883 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.02% | 346 |
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 | 52.01% | ▼ -1.8pp | 821 |
| 7.41d | 53.81% | ▼ -0.0pp | 73,744 |
| 7.41c | 53.82% | ▼ -1.2pp | 29,357 |
| 7.41b | 55.04% | — | 30,478 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.