Question 1

Who counters Nyx Assassin?

Accepted Answer

Huskar (+3.4%), Meepo (+3.3%), and Batrider (+3.0%) are the strongest against Nyx Assassin — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Nyx Assassin strong against?

Accepted Answer

Nyx Assassin does best against Medusa (+6.6%), Outworld Destroyer (+6.4%), and Void Spirit (+4.5%).

Question 3

Who is Nyx Assassin stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Nyx Assassin are Elder Titan (+3.9%), Leshrac (+3.2%), and Grimstroke (+2.9%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Nyx Assassin?

Accepted Answer

“Position 4: Support”: players usually start with Tango, Blood Grenade, Iron Branch ×2, Sentry Ward, Magic Stick, and Observer and Sentry Wards, pick Arcane Boots for boots, then build Dagon (21 min), Eul's Scepter of Divinity (22 min), Dagon (26 min), and Dagon (29 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Nyx Assassin?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+0.2s Impale Stun Duration” (56%), at level 15 — “-3s Mind Flare Cooldown” (77%), at level 20 — “+140 Impale Damage” (58%), and at level 25 — “600 Mind Flare Radius” (84%).

Question 6

What position to play Nyx Assassin in?

Accepted Answer

Nyx Assassin is played most often as “Position 4: Support” — 49% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (23%) and Position 5: Hard Support (20%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Huskar	+3.4%	46.5%	808
Meepo	+3.3%	55.9%	320
Batrider	+3.0%	42.7%	150
Beastmaster	+3.0%	45.6%	366
Doom	+2.7%	47.7%	1,252
Templar Assassin	+2.5%	46.5%	1,118
Elder Titan	+2.4%	50.9%	163
Silencer	+2.3%	50.6%	3,267
Clinkz	+2.3%	50.7%	1,075
Night Stalker	+2.2%	50.6%	1,584
Dazzle	+2.0%	49.6%	1,137
Juggernaut	+2.0%	52.1%	5,381

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Medusa	+6.6%	58.4%	702
Outworld Destroyer	+6.4%	55.4%	3,981
Void Spirit	+4.5%	58.4%	822
Pugna	+3.7%	55.4%	1,001
Puck	+3.5%	60.2%	515
Bristleback	+3.5%	56.8%	1,847
Leshrac	+3.3%	54.0%	417
Morphling	+2.9%	56.5%	643
Sniper	+2.4%	55.0%	5,497
Winter Wyvern	+2.2%	55.5%	1,237
Muerta	+2.0%	55.9%	601
Dawnbreaker	+1.8%	51.5%	1,865

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Elder Titan	+3.9%	57.1%	147
Leshrac	+3.2%	58.5%	335
Grimstroke	+2.9%	56.6%	913
Io	+2.8%	54.4%	603
Enigma	+2.7%	54.4%	563
Meepo	+2.7%	58.9%	263
Venomancer	+2.6%	52.7%	1,344
Queen of Pain	+2.5%	51.6%	1,819
Tinker	+2.5%	51.3%	770
Dawnbreaker	+2.3%	56.7%	1,856
Lich	+2.3%	56.8%	1,919
Centaur Warrunner	+2.1%	54.3%	1,606

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