Question 1

Who counters Templar Assassin?

Accepted Answer

Phoenix (+5.1%), Meepo (+4.7%), and Spectre (+4.6%) 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 Sven (+7.1%), Elder Titan (+6.8%), and Muerta (+5.2%).

Question 3

Who is Templar Assassin stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Templar Assassin are Faceless Void (+5.1%), Tiny (+3.3%), and Phantom Lancer (+3.1%): 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” — 68% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (31%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Phoenix	+5.1%	60.6%	764
Meepo	+4.7%	65.5%	319
Spectre	+4.6%	60.9%	1,883
Terrorblade	+4.5%	54.1%	847
Viper	+4.4%	56.3%	1,326
Visage	+4.3%	64.9%	285
Lycan	+4.2%	57.4%	202
Broodmother	+3.5%	58.5%	412
Mars	+3.4%	55.6%	558
Clinkz	+3.3%	58.1%	725
Batrider	+3.3%	48.6%	148
Storm Spirit	+3.2%	53.9%	833

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Sven	+7.1%	52.3%	1,674
Elder Titan	+6.8%	55.5%	146
Muerta	+5.2%	54.4%	388
Beastmaster	+4.5%	56.6%	334
Techies	+3.6%	47.9%	2,367
Centaur Warrunner	+3.5%	50.1%	1,051
Pugna	+3.1%	49.9%	665
Earthshaker	+2.9%	49.3%	2,778
Ringmaster	+2.8%	50.7%	722
Mirana	+2.5%	47.3%	1,653
Nyx Assassin	+2.5%	46.5%	1,118
Weaver	+2.5%	51.8%	869

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Faceless Void	+5.1%	51.4%	518
Tiny	+3.3%	44.1%	537
Phantom Lancer	+3.1%	52.5%	877
Largo	+3.0%	49.5%	182
Centaur Warrunner	+2.5%	49.4%	1,019
Shadow Shaman	+2.3%	50.4%	2,812
Arc Warden	+2.0%	51.7%	752
Elder Titan	+2.0%	46.8%	154
Nature's Prophet	+1.9%	41.0%	1,227
Shadow Demon	+1.8%	42.5%	254
Slark	+1.8%	47.0%	924
Clockwerk	+1.8%	45.2%	465

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