Nyx Assassin (Nyx) Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Nyx Assassin (Nyx) in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Nyx Assassin, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Nyx Assassin is an anti-caster ganker whose Mana Burn punishes high-intelligence heroes, Spiked Carapace reflects stuns, and Vendetta enables invisible burst pickoffs. He hard-counters int-reliant heroes: Outworld Destroyer loses to Mana Burn, and Timbersaw, Tinker and Morphling get bursted from stealth. Nyx is countered by illusions and tanks his single burst can't handle: Meepo, Wraith King and Lifestealer out-body or out-tank him, while Night Stalker hunts him. Draft tip: Nyx is a premium anti-mage pickoff support into intelligence/squishy drafts; he's weaker into illusion comps and tanky hard-carries.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Nyx Assassin hardest are Wraith King, Meepo and Riki — Nyx Assassin wins only 46.4%, 47.6% and 47.6% of ranked matches against them.
Nyx Assassin is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 60.23% | 109,057 |
 Medusa | 59.43% | 29,493 |
 Timbersaw | 59.32% | 53,513 |
 Nature's Prophet | 58.64% | 103,891 |
 Morphling | 58.30% | 34,790 |
 Shadow Demon | 57.90% | 23,042 |
 Puck | 57.73% | 28,601 |
 Storm Spirit | 57.63% | 57,476 |
 Tinker | 57.58% | 52,013 |
 Batrider | 57.38% | 12,882 |
 Kez | 57.04% | 44,500 |
 Tiny | 56.93% | 60,114 |
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Best counter picks against Nyx Assassin
 Wraith King | 46.44% | 148,945 |
 Meepo | 47.60% | 20,037 |
 Riki | 47.62% | 74,539 |
 Juggernaut | 47.96% | 223,503 |
 Dragon Knight | 48.78% | 153,460 |
 Night Stalker | 48.78% | 81,651 |
 Chaos Knight | 49.06% | 48,781 |
 Visage | 49.10% | 17,876 |
 Legion Commander | 49.16% | 168,024 |
 Sven | 49.18% | 124,765 |
 Grimstroke | 49.52% | 70,916 |
 Shadow Shaman | 49.69% | 160,431 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Nyx Assassin in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Meepo and Riki are Nyx Assassin's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Nyx Assassin's win rate drops to 46.4% against Wraith King, 47.6% against Meepo and 47.6% against Riki.
- How to counter Nyx Assassin (Nyx)?
- Pick or ban the heroes Nyx Assassin struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Nyx Assassin wins only 46.4% against them), Meepo (47.6%) or Riki (47.6%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Nyx Assassin strong against?
- Nyx Assassin performs best against Shadow Fiend (60.2% win rate), Medusa (59.4%) and Timbersaw (59.3%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Nyx Assassin good in the current patch?
- Nyx Assassin wins 52.6% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 8.8% pick rate — ranking #9 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.