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Crystal Maiden vs Templar Assassin

Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.

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Crystal Maiden 58.68%
Crystal Maiden58.68%
Templar Assassin41.32%
Over 864 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden wins the Crystal Maiden vs Templar Assassin matchup: Crystal Maiden beats Templar Assassin in 58.68% of 864 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Stalling Templar Assassin's map control and objective timings is the core of this matchup. Her entire game plan revolves around leveraging Refraction to flash farm and survive burst damage, letting her build an early lead. Crystal Maiden dismantles this strategy by design. Spells like Frostbite and Freezing Field deliver many separate instances of damage in a short time, which instantly chew through all of Refraction’s protective charges and leave TA completely vulnerable.

This dynamic shapes the entire game. During the laning phase, Crystal Maiden can repeatedly threaten a gank or force Templar Assassin to play defensively, slowing down key item purchases. In mid-game teamfights, TA is unable to safely initiate on the backline. If she blinks in, a single Frostbite can leave her rooted and defenseless, turning her own gank into an easy kill for CM’s team. TA is forced to either buy an early Black King Bar or wait for CM to be out of position before she can contribute.

Crystal Maiden vs Templar Assassin by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Crystal Maiden's win rate against Templar Assassin in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.

RankCrystal Maiden win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian61.16%466
Crusader & Archon57.00%893
Legend & Ancient57.28%611
Divine & Immortal53.09%194

Crystal Maiden vs Templar Assassin across patches

Crystal Maiden's win rate against Templar Assassin in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.

PatchCrystal Maiden win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 58.68%▲ +1.0pp864
7.41d 57.65%▼ -0.0pp69,592
7.41c 57.68%▲ +0.0pp32,948
7.41b 57.66%41,424

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Put Crystal Maiden against Templar Assassin

Crystal Maiden starts on Radiant and Templar Assassin on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.

Radiant4 open
Crystal Maiden
Dire4 open
Templar Assassin
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Frequently asked questions

Does Crystal Maiden counter Templar Assassin?
Crystal Maiden wins 58.68% of ranked matches against Templar Assassin in Dota 2 7.41e (864 matches) — the matchup favors Crystal Maiden.
Does Templar Assassin counter Crystal Maiden?
Templar Assassin wins 41.32% of ranked matches against Crystal Maiden in Dota 2 7.41e (864 matches) — the matchup favors Crystal Maiden.
How many matches back the Crystal Maiden vs Templar Assassin win rate?
864 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.