Question 1

Who counters Templar Assassin?

Accepted Answer

Phoenix (+5.3%), Spectre (+4.7%), and Batrider (+4.2%) are the strongest against Templar Assassin — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Templar Assassin strong against?

Accepted Answer

Templar Assassin does best against Elder Titan (+5.3%), Sven (+4.6%), and Muerta (+4.2%).

Question 3

Who is Templar Assassin stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Templar Assassin are Elder Titan (+2.9%), Tidehunter (+2.4%), and Shadow Demon (+2.4%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Templar Assassin?

Accepted Answer

“Position 1: Safe Lane”: players usually start with Iron Branch ×2, Faerie Fire, Tango, Magic Wand, Magic Stick, and Circlet, pick Power Treads for boots, then build Desolator (16 min), Dragon Lance (18 min), Blink Dagger (19 min), and Crystalys (24 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Templar Assassin?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+1.5s Meld Debuff Duration” (60%), at level 15 — “+3 Psionic Traps” (100%), at level 20 — “+4 Meld Armor Reduction” (73%), and at level 25 — “0.8s Meld Hit Bash” (86%).

Question 6

What position to play Templar Assassin in?

Accepted Answer

Templar Assassin is played most often as “Position 1: Safe Lane” — 72% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (27%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Phoenix	+5.3%	60.6%	2,237
Spectre	+4.7%	60.7%	5,002
Batrider	+4.2%	51.9%	395
Terrorblade	+4.1%	55.1%	2,747
Phantom Lancer	+3.6%	60.6%	6,458
Broodmother	+3.1%	58.1%	989
Lycan	+3.1%	56.4%	610
Viper	+3.1%	55.2%	3,525
Naga Siren	+3.0%	55.8%	606
Brewmaster	+3.0%	57.9%	1,144
Dark Seer	+2.9%	56.1%	2,380
Gyrocopter	+2.8%	53.5%	1,448

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Elder Titan	+5.3%	49.4%	405
Sven	+4.6%	49.1%	5,189
Muerta	+4.2%	52.6%	1,149
Lone Druid	+4.0%	50.8%	1,615
Beastmaster	+3.6%	54.3%	964
Techies	+3.6%	48.3%	7,299
Nyx Assassin	+3.0%	46.6%	3,754
Earthshaker	+3.0%	48.8%	8,133
Ursa	+2.4%	49.9%	3,352
Invoker	+2.4%	47.6%	10,442
Timbersaw	+2.4%	52.4%	2,296
Tiny	+2.2%	54.3%	2,241

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Elder Titan	+2.9%	51.3%	413
Tidehunter	+2.4%	48.3%	3,546
Shadow Demon	+2.4%	44.3%	896
Tiny	+2.3%	42.9%	1,684
Troll Warlord	+2.2%	50.8%	482
Arc Warden	+2.0%	51.7%	2,024
Meepo	+1.9%	54.2%	660
Largo	+1.7%	46.5%	759
Phantom Lancer	+1.6%	51.1%	2,053
Bristleback	+1.6%	46.8%	3,102
Mars	+1.5%	45.2%	2,092
Earthshaker	+1.4%	48.1%	7,241

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