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Nyx Assassin counters and build in Dota 2

Nyx Assassin in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.

Nyx Assassin build

Start
  1. Tango
  2. Blood Grenade
  3. ×2Iron Branch
  4. Sentry Ward
  5. Magic Stick
  6. Observer and Sentry Wards
Boots
  1. 11 minArcane Boots
  2. 8 minTranquil Boots
Through the game
  1. 4 minMagic Wand
  2. 6 minRing of Basilius
  3. 9 minUrn of Shadows
  4. 21 minDagon
  5. 22 minEul's Scepter of Divinity
  6. 26 minDagon
  7. 29 minDagon
  8. 31 minDagon
  9. 33 minAghanim's Scepter
  10. 34 minDagon
Talents
  1. 600 Mind Flare Radius 84%+80 Agility 16%25
  2. +0.6s Spiked Carapace Stun Duration 42%+140 Impale Damage 58%20
  3. +50 Vendetta Damage 23%-3s Mind Flare Cooldown 77%15
  4. +25% Spiked Carapace Damage Reflect 44%+0.2s Impale Stun Duration 56%10
Skill build
  1. lvl 7Impale
  2. lvl 10Mind Flare
  3. lvl 15Spiked Carapace
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 4: Support50%
  • Position 2: Mid Lane25%
  • Position 5: Hard Support18%

Strong against Nyx Assassin

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Batrider+3.9%45.1%530
Meepo+3.7%57.1%1,092
Beastmaster+3.3%46.2%1,293
Huskar+3.2%46.4%2,657
Templar Assassin+3.0%46.6%3,754
Visage+3.0%55.2%966
Sand King+2.6%48.5%2,687
Clinkz+2.6%50.6%3,522
Lone Druid+2.5%49.3%2,138
Chaos Knight+2.5%51.0%3,277
Elder Titan+2.3%51.8%604
Night Stalker+2.2%51.2%6,429

Nyx Assassin is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Medusa+7.3%60.5%1,848
Outworld Destroyer+6.0%55.0%14,594
Bristleback+3.3%57.1%4,373
Morphling+3.3%57.4%2,191
Pugna+2.8%54.1%3,448
Muerta+2.5%57.4%1,829
Dawnbreaker+2.5%52.8%7,389
Phantom Lancer+2.2%51.6%9,847
Anti-Mage+2.1%54.7%8,842
Puck+2.1%57.8%1,810
Techies+1.9%53.0%8,195
Troll Warlord+1.8%52.2%1,866

Best allies for Nyx Assassin

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Elder Titan+3.5%58.2%479
Io+3.4%56.0%1,974
Meepo+3.2%61.8%871
Dazzle+2.8%56.0%2,641
Enigma+2.8%56.9%2,198
Keeper of the Light+2.7%54.7%2,358
Winter Wyvern+2.4%54.6%3,670
Leshrac+2.3%57.6%1,238
Viper+2.0%53.0%4,896
Grimstroke+2.0%56.4%3,469
Kunkka+1.9%53.8%2,920
Shadow Demon+1.8%50.0%968
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