Phantom Assassin — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: PA, Mortred
Phantom Assassin (PA) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Phantom Assassin's team wins 44.4%; in games of 47+ minutes, 53.2% (+8.8 pp, #14 of 127 by late-game edge; 23% of Phantom Assassin games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Phantom Assassin by rank bracket
Phantom Assassin is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 51.46% (#31 of 126 heroes), but drops to 48.06% (#94) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #31 of 126 | 51.46% | 22.67% | 7,260 |
| Crusader & Archon | #44 of 127 | 50.80% | 17.81% | 24,124 |
| Legend & Ancient | #58 of 127 | 50.14% | 12.23% | 21,422 |
| Divine & Immortal | #94 of 127 | 48.06% | 7.18% | 3,739 |
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 51.13% of 3,755,151 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.3pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.13% | ▼ -0.3pp | 14.14% | 3,755,151 |
| 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 | 59.70% | 197,025 |
 Shadow Demon | 58.78% | 39,784 |
 Huskar | 58.25% | 102,407 |
 Batrider | 57.81% | 22,825 |
 Chen | 57.26% | 10,427 |
 Shadow Fiend | 56.89% | 227,841 |
 Kez | 56.75% | 77,657 |
 Beastmaster | 56.51% | 43,496 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 43.99% | 247,275 |
 Pudge | 46.72% | 483,768 |
 Nyx Assassin | 46.84% | 148,155 |
 Troll Warlord | 46.99% | 78,085 |
 Dragon Knight | 47.15% | 211,966 |
 Axe | 47.23% | 292,992 |
 Dawnbreaker | 47.56% | 148,136 |
 Legion Commander | 47.84% | 282,746 |
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 | 55.61% | 180,386 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 54.19% | 160,586 |
 Lich | 54.07% | 189,212 |
| Nyx Assassin | 53.96% | 146,934 |
| Legion Commander | 53.80% | 265,949 |
 Witch Doctor | 53.70% | 314,761 |
| Dawnbreaker | 53.61% | 141,995 |
 Riki | 53.54% | 80,058 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.