Question 1

Who counters Phantom Assassin?

Accepted Answer

Axe (+2.9%), Pudge (+2.9%), and Troll Warlord (+2.8%) are the strongest against Phantom Assassin — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Phantom Assassin strong against?

Accepted Answer

Phantom Assassin does best against Chen (+5.3%), Elder Titan (+4.3%), and Lycan (+3.6%).

Question 3

Who is Phantom Assassin stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Phantom Assassin are Lycan (+3.0%), Shadow Fiend (+2.8%), and Bloodseeker (+1.8%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Phantom Assassin?

Accepted Answer

“Position 1: Safe Lane”: players usually start with Quelling Blade, Tango, Iron Branch ×2, Magic Stick, Faerie Fire, and Circlet, pick Power Treads for boots, then build Perseverance (11 min), Battle Fury (15 min), Desolator (21 min), and Black King Bar (26 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Phantom Assassin?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+0.8s Phantom Strike Duration” (70%), at level 15 — “+20% Immaterial Evasion” (62%), at level 20 — “+60 Phantom Strike Attack Speed” (65%), and at level 25 — “Triple Strike Stifling Dagger” (67%).

Question 6

What position to play Phantom Assassin in?

Accepted Answer

Phantom Assassin is played most often as “Position 1: Safe Lane” — 92% of its matches.

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Axe	+2.9%	51.8%	21,304
Pudge	+2.9%	52.2%	33,567
Troll Warlord	+2.8%	53.9%	3,868
Centaur Warrunner	+2.7%	51.3%	8,153
Earth Spirit	+2.7%	51.4%	4,794
Bristleback	+2.6%	50.3%	9,516
Phoenix	+2.6%	52.9%	5,183
Ogre Magi	+2.5%	51.7%	22,488
Tidehunter	+2.3%	50.6%	9,817
Meepo	+2.1%	57.0%	2,030
Wraith King	+2.1%	56.0%	17,775
Pangolier	+2.1%	47.2%	3,518

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Chen	+5.3%	60.3%	413
Elder Titan	+4.3%	53.4%	1,116
Lycan	+3.6%	55.3%	1,480
Enigma	+3.5%	53.1%	4,450
Batrider	+3.2%	60.5%	903
Clinkz	+3.2%	53.7%	6,059
Enchantress	+3.1%	56.5%	3,333
Alchemist	+2.9%	56.7%	3,374
Anti-Mage	+2.8%	54.0%	19,732
Huskar	+2.7%	58.1%	4,793
Nature's Prophet	+2.7%	60.7%	13,177
Largo	+2.2%	55.0%	1,768

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Lycan	+3.0%	53.7%	1,338
Shadow Fiend	+2.8%	46.7%	8,835
Bloodseeker	+1.8%	55.2%	1,805
Lina	+1.7%	49.9%	21,272
Clockwerk	+1.5%	50.1%	3,649
Silencer	+1.5%	52.9%	14,043
Razor	+1.5%	53.0%	7,354
Skywrath Mage	+1.4%	52.3%	16,691
Muerta	+1.4%	50.4%	1,212
Shadow Demon	+1.2%	48.0%	2,104
Batrider	+1.2%	46.4%	929
Weaver	+1.0%	49.6%	4,162

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