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Phantom Assassin counters and build in Dota 2

Phantom 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.

Phantom Assassin build

Start
  1. Quelling Blade
  2. Tango
  3. ×2Iron Branch
  4. Magic Stick
  5. Faerie Fire
  6. Circlet
Boots
  1. 9 minPower Treads
Through the game
  1. 2 minMagic Wand
  2. 2 minWraith Band
  3. 11 minPerseverance
  4. 15 minBattle Fury
  5. 21 minDesolator
  6. 26 minBlack King Bar
  7. 30 minSkull Basher
  8. 36 minSatanic
  9. 36 minAbyssal Blade
Talents
  1. +10% Coup de Grace chance 33%Triple Strike Stifling Dagger 67%25
  2. +200 Phantom Strike Cast Range 35%+60 Phantom Strike Attack Speed 65%20
  3. +20% Immaterial Evasion 62%+15% Stifling Dagger Damage 38%15
  4. +0.8s Phantom Strike Duration 70%-2.0s Stifling Dagger Cooldown 30%10
Skill build
  1. lvl 8Stifling Dagger
  2. lvl 9Phantom Strike
  3. lvl 15Immaterial
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 1: Safe Lane84%

Strong against Phantom Assassin

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Earth Spirit+3.8%51.4%420
Phoenix+3.7%54.6%586
Meepo+3.7%58.4%368
Bristleback+3.6%53.5%2,710
Bane+2.8%49.8%654
Primal Beast+2.7%50.8%500
Pangolier+2.7%47.4%312
Centaur Warrunner+2.6%51.3%1,075
Snapfire+2.3%49.4%1,538
Pudge+2.2%52.0%5,106
Omniknight+2.2%50.9%446
Slark+2.2%51.7%2,269

Phantom Assassin is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Elder Titan+5.3%57.8%173
Chen+5.0%62.9%62
Lycan+4.6%60.3%199
Batrider+3.7%63.7%146
Riki+3.1%54.0%1,446
Sniper+3.0%54.7%5,662
Enchantress+3.0%56.5%768
Beastmaster+3.0%61.8%374
Alchemist+2.9%55.5%607
Bloodseeker+2.7%53.0%1,179
Huskar+2.7%58.6%1,152
Ringmaster+2.4%57.1%678

Best allies for Phantom Assassin

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Lycan+3.8%54.3%210
Weaver+3.4%53.1%889
Shadow Fiend+2.7%49.8%1,698
Chen+2.6%61.7%60
Shadow Demon+2.6%48.6%284
Morphling+2.5%57.9%164
Muerta+2.3%53.4%343
Abaddon+2.1%56.4%528
Marci+2.0%53.2%775
Snapfire+1.8%52.6%1,276
Night Stalker+1.8%52.4%936
Winter Wyvern+1.8%51.9%1,026
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