Phantom Assassin: Melee, position 1 (carry), Escape. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 51.2% win rate in pubs and a 14.0% pick rate.
The moment she finds her prey, Phantom Assassin strikes. Instantly closing in on a target, she effortlessly dodges attacks as she relentlessly cuts away at her foe. Without warning, any one of her attacks could prove suddenly and brutally fatal.
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
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24′Core items in order: Battle Fury (around minute 15), Desolator (around minute 20), Black King Bar (around minute 24).
Full build by minute →
Max Stifling Dagger, then Phantom Strike, then Immaterial.
Abilities and talents →Toughest opponents: Lycan, Primal Beast and Leshrac; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Nature's Prophet and Underlord.
All 124 opponents →Half of the players on this hero farm under 694 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 856.
Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the carry role.
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Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
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15′94%20′67%24′52%
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32′25%13% of 92 pro matches
Throws a dagger slowing the enemy unit's movement speed, dealing 65 / 70 / 75 / 80+30 / 45 / 60 / 75% of Phantom Assassin's attack damage as physical damage and applying attack effects from items and abilities.
Pros max it by level 7
Teleports to a unit, friendly or enemy, and grants bonus attack speed while attacking if it's an enemy unit.
Pros max it by level 9
Phantom Assassin blurs her body, disjointing incoming projectiles, increasing her movement speed, causing her to be impossible to see until she comes near enemy heroes or towers.
Phantom Assassin focuses inward, increasing her ability to evade enemy attacks. Stacks diminishingly with other sources of Evasion.
Pros max it by level 15
Phantom Assassin refines her combat abilities, acquiring a chance of gaining Deadly Focus with each attack. When attacking with Deadly Focus, Phantom Assassin will consume the buff and guarantee a critical hit. Stifling Dagger has a bonus chance to cause Deadly Focus.
Pros max it by level 17
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Phantom Assassin: counter picks →Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
It does best in Herald (52.3% wins) and wins 53.8% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 1 (carry) in 99% of games. Pros usually build Battle Fury, Desolator and Black King Bar by minute 24. It struggles most against Lycan, Primal Beast and Leshrac and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Nature's Prophet and Underlord.
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