Attributes
Combat
Resources
Win Rate by Rank
Bar scale: 40% – 60% win rate range
Herald
0–770
Guardian
770–1540
Crusader
1540–2310
Archon
2310–3080
Legend
3080–3850
Ancient
3850–4620
Divine + Immortal
5000+
Phantom Assassin Analysis — Patch 7.41e
Phantom Assassin remains a solid hard carry pick with consistent scaling potential, though without current win rate data we must rely on her fundamental role and recent patch changes. She excels in farm-heavy games where she can accumulate items safely, leveraging her evasion and burst damage to dominate mid-game skirmishes. Her dependency on attack speed and critical strike timing makes her vulnerable to early aggression and coordinated disables, which can stall her item progression significantly.
Success with Phantom Assassin hinges on securing a safe farming pattern early while your supports establish map control. Core items like Wraith Band and Phase Boots provide early survivability and mobility to dodge incoming threats, allowing you to transition into Desolator and Butterfly for maximum burst and evasion. The critical transition point comes when you complete your first major damage item—rushing into this timing aggressively while maintaining farm discipline determines whether you snowball or stall.
Phantom Assassin struggles significantly against heroes with reliable stuns, area denial, and armor scaling—particularly lineup compositions built around sustained teamfighting rather than picking fights on her terms. Games where enemies group early and deny farm windows punish her hard, since she cannot effectively participate in constant skirmishes without items. Additionally, lineups featuring Diffusal Blade wielders or high-armor cores like Bristleback and Spectre turn her scaling advantage into a grinding disadvantage, making hero matchups as important as your own build execution.
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A safe lane carry's job is to farm safely, scale into a powerful late-game threat, and secure the team's primary damage output. Phantom Assassin specializes in dealing high single-target burst damage and surviving fights through evasion and critical strikes. See the Fundamentals page for the full position breakdown.
Full position breakdown → FundamentalsPhantom Assassin is weak in the 10–15 minute window (28.8% win rate) and should prioritize safe farming over trading or fighting. The data shows no carry item completion before 17 minutes—focus on last-hitting, staying alive, and preparing for the mid-game item spike. Avoid prolonged teamfights and high-risk rotations; instead, farm your safe lane and nearby jungle camps. By 15 minutes, secure enough gold to itemize toward Perseverance or Battlefury without falling behind on map awareness.
Phantom Assassin's first item spike arrives around 17–21 minutes with Perseverance (54.2% win rate) or Battlefury (51.9% win rate), followed by Desolator at 21 minutes (53.7% win rate). Once these items are complete, winning Phantom Assassin players tend to leverage the sustained damage and farming speed to secure map control, farm aggressively, and group for kills when enemies are isolated. The 20–25 minute window shows a significant win rate jump (36.8%), signaling this is the critical period to convert farm into objective control and kills. Avoid stalling; push for vision, secure Roshan if safe, and punish enemy rotations with smokes (ambushes using smoke of deceit).
Phantom Assassin's win condition peaks between 30–55 minutes (43.4% to 54.1% win rate), where she deals massive burst damage in teamfights and wins through careful positioning and selective engagements. The data shows a dramatic win rate cliff after 55 minutes, so the goal is to close out by 45 minutes through high-ground pushes, Roshan control, and focusing squishy high-value targets. Position at medium range to maximize evasion procs (Blur), bait enemy cooldowns with Blur, and time Abyssal Blade (from Basher at 26 minutes, 64% win rate) to lock down backline heroes. If the game extends past 50 minutes, rely on superior item scaling and map pressure—do not get caught in prolonged stalemates.
Based on 505 pro matches — ESL One Birmingham 2026 + PGL Wallachia Season 8 + DreamLeague Season 29 + BLAST Slam VII
View full research → Research page⚠️ Item timing data reflects all pub game modes and skill levels; professional Phantom Assassin players will complete these items 2–4 minutes faster.
