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Phantom Assassin

Agility
Melee
Carry
Escape

Win rates

Pub win rate

51.4%

Strong pick — reliable in most games

Pro win rate

0 pro picks

Pub pick rate

14.7%

612k picks · all brackets

Pro ban rate

0 pro bans

Win rate by bracket

How the hero performs at each MMR bracket. Use this to gauge difficulty — a hero that peaks at Immortal but dips at Herald is a hard mechanical carry.

BracketMMRGamesWin rate
Herald0–7690
Guardian770–15390
Crusader1540–23090
Archon2310–30790
Legend3080–38490
Ancient3850–46190
Divine4620–56200
Immortal5620+0

Item build

Most-purchased items by game phase, aggregated from 612k public matches. Items with fewer than 1% pick rate are omitted.

Starting

First inventory

  • Branches

    Branches

    33%
  • Quelling Blade

    Quelling Blade

    16%
  • Tango

    Tango

    15%
  • Magic Stick

    Magic Stick

    13%
  • Faerie Fire

    Faerie Fire

    9%
  • Circlet

    Circlet

    5%

Early

~0–10 min

  • Boots

    Boots

    21%
  • Power Treads

    Power Treads

    19%
  • Ring Of Health

    Ring Of Health

    19%
  • Broadsword

    Broadsword

    13%
  • Void Stone

    Void Stone

    12%
  • Pers

    Pers

    10%

Core

~10–25 min

  • Mithril Hammer

    Mithril Hammer

    25%
  • Broadsword

    Broadsword

    18%
  • Bfury

    Bfury

    12%
  • Desolator

    Desolator

    8%
  • Pers

    Pers

    7%
  • Ogre Axe

    Ogre Axe

    7%

Luxury

25 min+

  • Basher

    Basher

    14%
  • Reaver

    Reaver

    12%
  • Satanic

    Satanic

    10%
  • Black King Bar

    Black King Bar

    10%
  • Sange

    Sange

    8%
  • Abyssal Blade

    Abyssal Blade

    6%

Best & worst matchups

Heroes this Phantom Assassin does best and worst against. Use this to pick smartly in the drafting phase.

Counters

Good against

How to play

Phantom Assassin is an Agility carry who scales into a late-game threat, farming core items and deleting heroes once online. Built-in escape tools mean you can play aggressively and bail when things go sideways.

Base stats

Health0
Health regen0/s
Mana0
Mana regen0/s
Armor0
Magic resist0%
Attack damage0
Attack speed0s
Move speed0
Day vision0
Night vision0
Legs0

Melee · Attack range: 0 (Ranged)

Attributes

Strength

19

+2 / level

Agility

Primary

21

+3.4 / level

Intelligence

15

+1.7 / level

FAQ

What is Phantom Assassin's win rate?

Phantom Assassin has a 51.4% pub win rate across 612k games. That's right around the 50% baseline — the hero is balanced, and win rate depends heavily on player skill and team comp.

How popular is Phantom Assassin?

Phantom Assassin is picked in 14.73% of all Dota 2 pub games.

Who counters Phantom Assassin?

Phantom Assassin is hard-countered by Rubick, but has an edge against Rubick.