Phantom Assassin
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.
- Win rate
- 51.3%
- Pick rate
- 11.7%
- Armor / MS
- 4.5 / 310
- Range
- 150
Abilities
Mechanics notes (3)
- • If an attack effect is chance-based, the chance of its application will be the same as its chance to occur.
- • Spell-immune enemies are not affected by Stifling Dagger's slow.
- • Stifling Dagger grants vision around its location while it travels and upon impact.
Mechanics notes (1)
- • Attacking Roshan with a regular attack will dispel Blur.
Our ratings
Aghanim's upgrades
Aghanim's Scepterlow priority
Aghanim's Shardmedium priorityTips & counterplay
Playing as Phantom Assassin
Laning: Stifling Dagger trades from range; Phantom Strike onto a creep for safe last hits.
Kill combo: Dagger → Phantom Strike → autos fishing for crits.
Staying alive: Blur evasion beats physical harass; Phantom Strike out to allied creeps.
From real games (OpenDota)- • Most games are in the safe lane (92.7%, 48.2% win rate).
- • Power Treads: usually done by 8 min; finishing it by 15 min wins 56%.
- • Battle Fury: usually done by 20 min; finishing it by 8 min wins 85.7%.
- • Desolator: usually done by 25 min; finishing it by 20 min wins 66%.
- • Gets stronger the longer the game goes (31.9% before 20 min → 49.4% after 60 min).
Playing against Phantom Assassin
Evasion Monkey King Bar or Bloodthorn makes evasion useless. Magic damage ignores evasion entirely.
Physical burst Ghost Scepter, Aeon Disk and Blade Mail punish or survive the burst. Keep a save item on your supports.
High mobility Lock them down before they can jump away: Rod of Atos, Orchid, Scythe of Vyse or Abyssal Blade.
Strong passives (Break-able) Silver Edge breaks their passives. Plan the fight around the break.
- • Respect Phantom Assassin at Lvl 6: Coup de Grace makes every fight a coin flip in your favour.
- • Respect Phantom Assassin at Battle Fury / Desolator: Fast farm or tower pressure.
- • Respect Phantom Assassin at BKB: Can fight into disables.
Items that counter it
Heroes that beat it
Talents
Best items
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Power spikes
Best skill build
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
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| Q Stifling Dagger | Q | Q | Q | Q | ||||||||||||||
| W Phantom Strike | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||
| E Blur | E | E | E | E | ||||||||||||||
| R Coup de Grace | R | R | R | |||||||||||||||
| T Talent | ★ | ★ |
Counters
Countered by
Synergies
Best lane partners
Toughest lane opponents
Axe−25
Puck−22
Tidehunter−20
Necrophos−19Live stats OpenDota · 2026-10-14
Public match stats
- Win rate (all ranks)
- 51.3%
- Win rate (Divine+)
- 49.9%
- Pick rate
- 11.7% of matches
- Sample
- 482,435 picks
- Pro
- 1 picks · 0% WR · 0.4% ban
Lane presence
Win rate by rank
Win rate by game length
Item timings
| Item | Games | Usual | Win % | Best timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Treads | 858 | 8′ | 48.5% | ≤15′ · 56% |
| Battle Fury | 833 | 20′ | 49.3% | ≤8′ · 85.7% |
| Desolator | 636 | 25′ | 54.1% | ≤20′ · 66% |
| Black King Bar | 592 | 25′ | 54.2% | ≤15′ · 87.5% |
| Aghanim's Shard | 126 | 30′ | 77% | ≤20′ · 78.6% |
| Satanic | 93 | 30′ | 81.7% | ≤30′ · 80.4% |
 Manta Style | 76 | 25′ | 65.8% | ≤20′ · 79.2% |
| Abyssal Blade | 71 | 30′ | 85.9% | ≤20′ · 95.5% |
| Aghanim's Scepter | 46 | 25′ | 82.6% | ≤25′ · 81.3% |
What players actually buy
Best real matchups
Mars62 games53.2%
Lion58 games48.3%
Shadow Fiend62 games46.8%
Sniper57 games45.6%Worst real matchups
Sniper57 games45.6%Shadow Fiend62 games46.8%Recent pro & league games
| League | Result | K / D / A | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers | Loss | 2 / 4 / 4 | 23′ | 2026-10-11 |
| BETBOOM Streamers Battle Dota 15 | Loss | 14 / 7 / 16 | 53′ | 2026-09-23 |
| BETBOOM Streamers Battle Dota 15 | Loss | 7 / 2 / 2 | 33′ | 2026-09-22 |
| WINLINE Star Series Season 4 | Loss | 14 / 2 / 12 | 30′ | 2026-09-13 |
| WINLINE Star Series Season 4 | Win | 12 / 5 / 10 | 40′ | 2026-09-13 |
| ExitLag ChampZ: Dota 2 | Loss | 20 / 7 / 16 | 65′ | 2026-08-30 |
| ExitLag ChampZ: Dota 2 | Win | 9 / 5 / 9 | 33′ | 2026-08-29 |
| ExitLag ChampZ: Dota 2 | Win | 1 / 5 / 2 | 32′ | 2026-08-29 |
Lore
Through a process of divination, children are selected for upbringing by the Sisters of the Veil, an order that considers assassination a sacred part of the natural order. The Veiled Sisters identify targets through meditation and oracular utterances. They accept no contracts, and never seem to pursue targets for political or mercenary reasons. Their killings bear no relation to any recognizable agenda, and can seem to be completely random: A figure of great power is no more likely to be eliminated than a peasant or a well digger. Whatever pattern the killings may contain, it is known only to them. They treat their victims as sacrifices, and death at their hand is considered an honor. Raised with no identity except that of their order, any Phantom Assassin can take the place of any other; their number is not known. Perhaps there are many, perhaps there are few. Nothing is known of what lies under the Phantom Veil. Except that this one, from time to time, when none are near enough to hear, is known to stir her veils with the forbidden whisper of her own name: Mortred.