Question 1

Who counters Phantom Assassin?

Accepted Answer

Troll Warlord (+5.6%), Brewmaster (+5.2%), and Drow Ranger (+4.7%) 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 Enigma (+5.6%), Chen (+5.2%), and Elder Titan (+4.3%).

Question 3

Who is Phantom Assassin stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Phantom Assassin are Shadow Fiend (+3.9%), Tusk (+3.0%), and Shadow Demon (+3.0%): 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” — 97% of its matches.

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Troll Warlord	+5.6%	60.6%	203
Brewmaster	+5.2%	61.2%	358
Drow Ranger	+4.7%	50.9%	601
Bane	+4.1%	56.5%	239
Primal Beast	+3.9%	57.3%	295
Pudge	+3.8%	53.7%	2,231
Bristleback	+3.8%	51.2%	289
Phoenix	+3.7%	56.1%	471
Meepo	+3.6%	64.3%	129
Razor	+3.6%	55.5%	548
Tusk	+3.5%	53.4%	684
Zeus	+3.5%	52.8%	999

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Enigma	+5.6%	52.1%	401
Chen	+5.2%	57.1%	42
Elder Titan	+4.3%	50.9%	108
Alchemist	+4.1%	58.3%	206
Nature's Prophet	+4.1%	59.5%	929
Enchantress	+4.0%	58.0%	269
Batrider	+3.5%	58.6%	87
Clinkz	+3.4%	51.9%	360
Riki	+3.2%	52.6%	348
Sniper	+2.8%	56.3%	1,167
Huskar	+2.8%	56.0%	309
Broodmother	+2.8%	57.1%	133

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Shadow Fiend	+3.9%	45.3%	437
Tusk	+3.0%	53.9%	722
Shadow Demon	+3.0%	52.1%	188
Silencer	+3.0%	53.2%	806
Sniper	+2.9%	51.3%	906
Bloodseeker	+2.7%	62.5%	40
Lycan	+2.6%	55.1%	107
Viper	+2.5%	53.5%	492
Dazzle	+2.4%	56.0%	521
Ancient Apparition	+2.4%	53.3%	518
Zeus	+2.2%	51.3%	1,077
Lina	+2.1%	50.0%	1,429

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