Templar Assassin Counters (7.41e)

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, Nature's Prophet and Tiny can't deal with her burst. TA is hard-countered by AoE and scalers that beat Refraction: Spectre — one of her worst matchups — out-scales and reflects, while Wraith King, Phoenix and Phantom Lancer strip her Refraction charges with AoE and 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.

In Dota 2 7.41e, the heroes that counter Templar Assassin hardest are Broodmother, Marci and Chaos Knight — Templar Assassin wins only 32.8%, 36.3% and 37.2% of ranked matches against them.

Templar Assassin is strong against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Alchemist	60.45%	134
Clockwerk	59.65%	114
Puck	59.63%	109
Timbersaw	59.22%	179
Doom	56.58%	152
Pangolier	55.91%	127
Nature's Prophet	55.76%	278
Tiny	54.91%	173
Weaver	54.46%	224
Primal Beast	54.31%	116
Tusk	54.10%	244
Storm Spirit	54.07%	209
Gyrocopter	50.52%	41,742

Templar Assassin struggles against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Dark Seer	42.84%	23,524
Naga Siren	41.55%	34,193
Broodmother	32.81%	128
Marci	36.30%	146
Chaos Knight	37.18%	156
Riki	37.23%	188
Phoenix	37.40%	131
Ember Spirit	38.79%	214
Spectre	38.82%	389
Wraith King	38.96%	367
Phantom Lancer	39.12%	386
Crystal Maiden	39.17%	411
Enigma	39.69%	131
Sniper	39.86%	552

Data updated Aug 8, 2026.