Nyx Assassin — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: NA
Nyx Assassin (NA) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Nyx Assassin counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Nyx Assassin counters & matchups
Nyx Assassin is an anti-caster ganker whose Mana Burn punishes high-intelligence heroes, Spiked Carapace reflects stuns, and Vendetta enables invisible burst pickoffs. He hard-counters int-reliant heroes: Outworld Destroyer (58.6%) loses to Mana Burn, and Timbersaw (59.7%), Tinker (59.6%) and Morphling (57.8%) get bursted from stealth. Nyx is countered by illusions and tanks his single burst can't handle: Meepo (45.8%), Wraith King (46.6%) and Lifestealer (47.4%) out-body/tank him, while Night Stalker (47.3%) hunts him. Draft tip: Nyx is a premium anti-mage pickoff support into intelligence/squishy drafts; he's weaker into illusion comps and tanky hard-carries.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 59.71% | 12,870 |
 Tinker | 59.58% | 16,632 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 58.60% | 23,844 |
 Morphling | 57.79% | 15,632 |
 Mars | 57.72% | 30,732 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.44% | 31,136 |
 Medusa | 57.04% | 19,359 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.94% | 11,477 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Meepo | 45.77% | 12,220 |
 Wraith King | 46.60% | 58,609 |
 Night Stalker | 47.35% | 30,580 |
 Lifestealer | 47.37% | 61,538 |
 Spectre | 47.49% | 37,457 |
 Riki | 47.74% | 23,803 |
 Naga Siren | 47.86% | 9,638 |
 Lone Druid | 47.88% | 9,429 |
Nyx Assassin synergies
Nyx Assassin picks off squishy targets with Vendetta and bursts casters with Impale + Mana Burn — he wants follow-up that punishes the pick. He pairs best with snowball cores and lockdown: Spectre (57.6%) and Wraith King (56.9%) convert his ambushes into a man-advantage, while Tidehunter (55.8%) locks the enemy he bursts. Give Nyx a kill-hungry team and his Vendetta pickoffs strangle the enemy's casters and supports.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 57.59% | 36,472 |
| Wraith King | 56.92% | 53,597 |
 Tidehunter | 55.79% | 46,814 |
 Dawnbreaker | 55.66% | 22,386 |
| Lifestealer | 55.57% | 57,100 |
 Bloodseeker | 55.19% | 19,090 |
 Necrophos | 54.80% | 48,544 |
 Phoenix | 54.74% | 19,676 |