Templar Assassin — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: TA, Lanaya
Templar Assassin (TA, Lanaya) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Templar Assassin by rank bracket
Templar Assassin is strongest in Legend & Ancient games, winning 46.17% (#106 of 127 heroes), but drops to 44.17% (#119) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #119 of 127 | 44.17% | 6.25% | 9,029 |
| Crusader & Archon | #108 of 127 | 45.45% | 5.76% | 25,872 |
| Legend & Ancient | #106 of 127 | 46.17% | 5.24% | 24,130 |
| Divine & Immortal | #113 of 127 | 45.37% | 5.14% | 7,423 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Templar Assassin win rate by patch
Templar Assassin is winning 46.54% of 184,221 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.5pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 46.54% | ▲ +0.5pp | 5.45% | 184,221 |
| 7.41e | 46.04% | ▲ +0.1pp | 4.93% | 1,467,806 |
| 7.41d | 45.94% | ▼ -0.0pp | 4.42% | 1,311,059 |
| 7.41c | 45.98% | ▲ +0.6pp | 4.08% | 558,960 |
| 7.41b | 45.43% | ▼ -0.7pp | 4.97% | 699,899 |
| 7.41a | 46.11% | — | 6.56% | 375,116 |
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.
Templar Assassin counters & matchups
Templar Assassin is a burst carry whose Refraction blocks damage and amplifies hits, Meld reduces armor for a big strike, and Psi Blades cleave through lines. She's strong into immobile, low-AoE heroes: Timbersaw, Nature's Prophet and Tiny can't deal with her burst. TA is hard-countered by AoE and scalers that beat Refraction: Spectre — one of her worst matchups — out-scales and reflects, while Wraith King, Phoenix and Phantom Lancer strip her Refraction charges with AoE and illusions. Draft tip: Templar Assassin is a strong mid-game burst carry into single-target drafts; she's hard-countered by Spectre, AoE (Phoenix), and illusion line-ups.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 54.76% | 17,561 |
 Chen | 54.64% | 679 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.32% | 9,203 |
 Timbersaw | 54.02% | 4,467 |
 Tiny | 52.44% | 4,392 |
 Kez | 51.58% | 4,670 |
 Shadow Demon | 51.50% | 2,196 |
 Monkey King | 51.26% | 5,086 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 38.38% | 10,705 |
 Phantom Lancer | 40.39% | 11,685 |
 Spectre | 40.47% | 10,001 |
 Phoenix | 40.50% | 4,397 |
 Meepo | 41.03% | 2,140 |
 Troll Warlord | 41.73% | 3,278 |
 Chaos Knight | 42.20% | 4,476 |
 Shadow Shaman | 42.25% | 12,910 |
Templar Assassin synergies
Templar Assassin provides Psionic Trap vision, strong mid-game burst, and tower pressure with Psi Blade cleave — she wants lockdown to land Meld and a team to push her tempo. She pairs best with control and durable cores: Spectre and Wraith King hold the line while she bursts, and Tidehunter locks the enemy for her Meld strike. Give TA a setup partner and her burst plus vision snowballs the mid game.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 52.30% | 8,901 |
 Lich | 50.57% | 8,449 |
 Legion Commander | 50.14% | 11,855 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.