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Phantom Assassin vs Snapfire

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

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Phantom Assassin 51.39%
Phantom Assassin51.39%
Snapfire48.61%
Over 27,411 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Assassin wins the Phantom Assassin vs Snapfire matchup: Phantom Assassin beats Snapfire in 51.39% of 27,411 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Trying to burst a backliner like Snapfire can be a real test for Phantom Assassin. On one hand, Snapfire is the kind of target PA loves to find: squishy and not very mobile. A good jump with Phantom Strike can be lethal. But Snapfire has plenty of ways to fight back on her own terms. Scatterblast is a point-blank magical nuke that doesn't care about Blur's evasion, and Lil' Shredder can slow down PA's attack speed, ruining her burst attempt. It's a duel of who gets their spells off first.

The outcome often hinges on item timings and positioning. Early on, Snapfire's magical damage from spells like Mortimer Kisses can be a serious problem for a squishy Phantom Assassin. Later in the game, once PA has a Black King Bar, she can shrug off most of Snapfire's defenses and secure the kill. This makes the fight all about timing: if Snapfire can force a fight before that BKB, she has a good chance. If not, her best bet is using Firesnap Cookie to escape and hoping a teammate can peel.

Phantom Assassin vs Snapfire by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Assassin's win rate against Snapfire 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.

RankPhantom Assassin win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian47.91%1,743
Crusader & Archon48.24%4,766
Legend & Ancient47.45%3,922
Divine & Immortal49.24%924

Phantom Assassin vs Snapfire across patches

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

PatchPhantom Assassin win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 51.39%▲ +2.9pp27,411
7.41d 48.46%▼ -2.6pp394,202
7.41c 51.06%▼ -1.8pp123,072
7.41b 52.89%55,619

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Put Phantom Assassin against Snapfire

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

Radiant4 open
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Dire4 open
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Frequently asked questions

Does Phantom Assassin counter Snapfire?
Phantom Assassin wins 51.39% of ranked matches against Snapfire in Dota 2 7.41e (27,411 matches) — the matchup favors Phantom Assassin.
Does Snapfire counter Phantom Assassin?
Snapfire wins 48.61% of ranked matches against Phantom Assassin in Dota 2 7.41e (27,411 matches) — the matchup favors Phantom Assassin.
How many matches back the Phantom Assassin vs Snapfire win rate?
27,411 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 17, 2026.