Phantom Assassin Counters (7.41e)
Who counters Phantom Assassin in Dota 2 7.41e? The heroes Phantom Assassin beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Phantom Assassin is a snowball carry whose Blur evasion, Phantom Strike blink, and Coup de Grace crits delete single targets. She farms and fights immobile, low-evasion-counter heroes: Nature's Prophet, Chen and Mars can't survive her bursts. PA is hard-countered by tanks, true-strike, and execute: Wraith King respawns and out-tanks, Axe Calls and Culls her, and Tidehunter or Spectre survive or out-scale. Draft tip: Phantom Assassin is a brutal snowball carry into squishy drafts; she's countered by Wraith King, Axe, MKB/true-strike, and break.
In Dota 2 7.41e, the heroes that counter Phantom Assassin hardest are Broodmother, Wraith King and Pudge — Phantom Assassin wins only 37.2%, 40.3% and 41.9% of ranked matches against them.
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Phantom Assassin is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Enchantress | 58.77% | 342 |
 Beastmaster | 58.72% | 344 |
 Monkey King | 58.50% | 588 |
 Doom | 58.30% | 458 |
 Naga Siren | 57.21% | 222 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.13% | 933 |
 Medusa | 57.03% | 370 |
 Huskar | 57.02% | 470 |
 Timbersaw | 56.98% | 444 |
 Clinkz | 56.66% | 593 |
 Ringmaster | 56.00% | 500 |
 Alchemist | 55.96% | 436 |
 Chen | 56.54% | 21,073 |
Phantom Assassin struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Broodmother | 37.20% | 328 |
 Wraith King | 40.31% | 1,362 |
 Pudge | 41.93% | 2,709 |
 Death Prophet | 42.20% | 455 |
 Dawnbreaker | 42.26% | 975 |
 Nyx Assassin | 42.71% | 590 |
 Legion Commander | 42.79% | 1,491 |
 Pugna | 42.98% | 456 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 43.46% | 1,337 |
 Silencer | 43.89% | 1,130 |
 Lycan | 44.28% | 201 |
 Ogre Magi | 44.30% | 1,763 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Phantom Assassin in Dota 2?
- Broodmother, Wraith King and Pudge are Phantom Assassin's toughest matchups in patch 7.41e: Phantom Assassin's win rate drops to 37.2% against Broodmother, 40.3% against Wraith King and 41.9% against Pudge.
- Who is Phantom Assassin strong against?
- Phantom Assassin performs best against Enchantress (58.8% win rate), Beastmaster (58.7%) and Monkey King (58.5%) in patch 7.41e.
- Is Phantom Assassin good in the current patch?
- Phantom Assassin wins 48.2% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41e, with a 14.9% pick rate — ranking #87 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Data updated Aug 8, 2026.