Phantom Assassin — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: PA, Mortred
Phantom Assassin (PA, Mortred) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Phantom Assassin by rank bracket
Phantom Assassin is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 51.52% (#28 of 127 heroes), but drops to 47.63% (#96) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #28 of 127 | 51.52% | 20.61% | 29,770 |
| Crusader & Archon | #51 of 127 | 50.40% | 15.72% | 70,574 |
| Legend & Ancient | #79 of 127 | 48.96% | 10.71% | 49,352 |
| Divine & Immortal | #96 of 127 | 47.63% | 6.08% | 8,780 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Phantom Assassin win rate by patch
Phantom Assassin is winning 51.44% of 489,062 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, flat vs 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.44% | ▲ +0.0pp | 14.47% | 489,062 |
| 7.41e | 51.41% | ▲ +0.5pp | 13.76% | 4,097,134 |
| 7.41d | 50.89% | ▼ -0.2pp | 14.64% | 4,340,967 |
| 7.41c | 51.13% | ▲ +0.8pp | 14.89% | 2,041,934 |
| 7.41b | 50.30% | ▲ +4.0pp | 13.95% | 1,964,482 |
| 7.41a | 46.29% | — | 9.90% | 566,397 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
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, Chen and Mars can't survive her bursts. PA is hard-countered by tanks, true-strike, and execute: Wraith King respawns and out-tanks, Axe Calls and Culls her, and Tidehunter or Spectre survive or out-scale. Draft tip: Phantom Assassin is a brutal snowball carry into squishy drafts; she's countered by Wraith King, Axe, MKB/true-strike, and break.
Strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 59.58% | 25,906 |
 Huskar | 58.74% | 12,682 |
 Shadow Demon | 58.71% | 5,563 |
 Batrider | 58.62% | 2,982 |
 Chen | 58.27% | 1,596 |
 Shadow Fiend | 57.44% | 42,499 |
 Kez | 57.27% | 11,334 |
 Monkey King | 56.34% | 13,790 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 43.48% | 31,458 |
 Pudge | 46.47% | 62,845 |
 Nyx Assassin | 46.68% | 14,333 |
 Troll Warlord | 47.03% | 10,137 |
 Axe | 47.14% | 38,745 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 47.57% | 27,362 |
 Legion Commander | 47.68% | 34,356 |
 Dawnbreaker | 47.72% | 19,797 |
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 and Wraith King lock and tank for her, while Dawnbreaker 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
| Wraith King | 56.71% | 23,182 |
| Vengeful Spirit | 55.19% | 22,564 |
 Lich | 55.17% | 24,673 |
| Legion Commander | 54.22% | 32,357 |
 Techies | 54.20% | 29,320 |
 Witch Doctor | 54.16% | 38,689 |
 Ancient Apparition | 54.14% | 16,224 |
| Nyx Assassin | 54.13% | 13,938 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.