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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: Support48%
  • Position 5: Hard Support23%
  • Position 2: Mid Lane18%

Strong against Nyx Assassin

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Batrider+5.5%57.5%40
Viper+5.0%51.2%608
Huskar+4.7%48.9%305
Grimstroke+4.3%55.3%331
Chaos Knight+4.1%54.3%400
Ursa+4.1%50.3%300
Sven+4.0%52.4%580
Brewmaster+4.0%59.7%72
Visage+3.9%56.6%53
Sand King+3.8%50.9%287
Lone Druid+3.7%53.5%129
Beastmaster+3.2%44.4%108

Nyx Assassin is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Medusa+7.3%60.8%227
Outworld Destroyer+4.6%56.3%746
Timbersaw+4.5%64.6%229
Puck+4.0%67.3%101
Pugna+3.7%58.2%275
Morphling+3.4%59.3%177
Nature's Prophet+3.1%63.2%593
Ringmaster+3.0%60.9%179
Dawnbreaker+2.8%54.1%370
Invoker+2.8%55.7%876
Techies+2.7%53.9%666
Luna+2.6%54.6%641

Best allies for Nyx Assassin

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Keeper of the Light+4.2%56.3%224
Enigma+4.1%59.2%130
Gyrocopter+3.4%59.2%120
Meepo+3.3%61.6%86
Dazzle+3.1%55.6%196
Centaur Warrunner+3.1%58.0%307
Io+3.0%54.7%137
Hoodwink+2.9%55.4%424
Enchantress+2.8%57.4%141
Winter Wyvern+2.6%53.3%225
Juggernaut+2.6%57.5%1,232
Elder Titan+2.5%48.7%39
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