Phantom Assassin — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: PA, Mortred
Phantom Assassin (PA, Mortred) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Phantom Assassin counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Phantom Assassin counters & matchups
Phantom Assassin is a snowball carry whose Blur evasion, Phantom Strike blink, and Coup de Grace crits delete single targets. She farms and fights immobile, low-evasion-counter heroes: Nature's Prophet (57.0%), Chen (54.6%) and Mars (54.5%) can't survive her bursts. PA is hard-countered by tanks, true-strike, and execute: Wraith King (42.2%) respawns and out-tanks, Axe (43.1%) Calls and Culls her, and Tidehunter (43.4%) / Spectre (44.0%) survive or out-scale. Draft tip: Phantom Assassin is a brutal snowball carry into squishy, low-MMR-burst drafts; she's countered by Wraith King, Axe, MKB/true-strike, and break.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Nature's Prophet | 57.03% | 62,247 |
 Chen | 54.63% | 5,085 |
 Mars | 54.55% | 51,734 |
 Gyrocopter | 54.36% | 28,403 |
 Tinker | 54.25% | 30,845 |
 Shadow Demon | 53.55% | 18,206 |
 Lycan | 53.26% | 10,177 |
 Elder Titan | 53.19% | 8,394 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Wraith King | 42.21% | 97,757 |
 Axe | 43.11% | 112,813 |
 Tidehunter | 43.40% | 84,456 |
 Spectre | 43.96% | 71,561 |
 Phoenix | 44.67% | 40,892 |
 Bristleback | 44.68% | 72,884 |
 Dawnbreaker | 45.12% | 44,701 |
 Necrophos | 45.15% | 99,320 |
Phantom Assassin synergies
Phantom Assassin wants to snowball early kills and reach a target uninterrupted — she loves lockdown and a save for her evasion-reliant frame. She pairs best with setup and durable cores: Techies (52.4%) and Wraith King (52.1%) lock and tank for her, while Dawnbreaker (52.0%) provides the front line and global engage. Give PA chain-disable and her Phantom Strike-into-Coup deletes the enemy carry on sight.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Techies | 52.39% | 80,350 |
| Wraith King | 52.15% | 62,538 |
| Dawnbreaker | 52.04% | 42,212 |
| Spectre | 51.82% | 14,098 |
| Phoenix | 51.81% | 43,353 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 51.78% | 48,320 |
| Tidehunter | 51.78% | 81,067 |
| Axe | 51.39% | 113,994 |