Templar Assassin — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: TA, Lanaya
Templar Assassin (TA, Lanaya) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Templar Assassin counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (54.2%), Nature's Prophet (54.1%) and Tiny (51.3%) can't deal with her burst. TA is hard-countered by AoE and scalers that beat Refraction: Spectre (37.3% — one of her worst matchups) out-scales and reflects, while Wraith King (39.5%), Phoenix (40.2%) and Phantom Lancer (40.4%) strip her Refraction charges with AoE/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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 54.16% | 12,929 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.06% | 28,842 |
 Tiny | 51.31% | 26,574 |
 Tinker | 50.79% | 18,857 |
 Mars | 50.35% | 28,518 |
 Monkey King | 50.09% | 30,959 |
 Ursa | 50.00% | 31,391 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 37.27% | 32,204 |
 Wraith King | 39.48% | 49,207 |
 Phoenix | 40.20% | 24,102 |
 Phantom Lancer | 40.41% | 32,362 |
 Shadow Shaman | 41.57% | 61,779 |
 Naga Siren | 41.64% | 12,287 |
 Meepo | 41.66% | 14,123 |
 Tidehunter | 41.66% | 41,554 |
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 (50.9%) and Wraith King (50.1%) hold the line while she bursts, and Tidehunter (50.2%) locks the enemy for her Meld strike. Give TA a setup partner and her burst plus vision snowballs the mid game.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 50.86% | 12,831 |
| Tidehunter | 50.24% | 41,693 |
| Wraith King | 50.10% | 35,667 |