How Phoenix and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phoenix and Warlock win 49.87% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 385 matches.
Dropping a Supernova in the middle of a Chaotic Offering is a classic teamfight combo. Warlock's initial stun can create the space for Phoenix to commit, and the summoned Golem provides a massive, distracting threat. This often forces opponents to choose between hitting the Golem or focusing the Supernova egg, buying crucial time for it to hatch. Fatal Bonds adds another layer to this, causing damage from the Golem's constant burn and Phoenix's spells to spread through the enemy team, softening everyone up even if they aren't the primary target.
The game plan for this pair revolves around waiting for these two long-cooldown ultimates and then forcing a fight. The advantage is conditional because the enemy team can play around these timings, splitting the map or taking smaller skirmishes. Items that mitigate magic damage also reduce the combo's impact, and heroes with high physical burst can still sometimes destroy the egg before Warlock's Golem causes enough chaos. The success of Phoenix and Warlock together often comes down to landing this combination in a decisive fight, which isn't always possible.
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 | 49.12% | 114 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.95% | 420 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.21% | 336 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.66% | 128 |
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 | 49.87% | ▼ -0.3pp | 385 |
| 7.41d | 50.18% | ▼ -0.8pp | 36,999 |
| 7.41c | 51.02% | ▼ -1.7pp | 25,352 |
| 7.41b | 52.77% | — | 32,213 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.