Nyx Assassin counter and synergy picks
Pick Nyx Assassin with Vengeful Spirit to increase win-rate from 51.5% to 56.5% or against Chen to increase win-rate to 59.0% in Patch 7.39c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
4.9% | |
4.4% | |
4.3% | |
3.8% | |
3.8% | |
3.8% | |
3.7% | |
3.6% | |
3.4% | |
3.3% | |
3.1% | |
3.0% | |
2.7% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Nyx provides reliable crowd control so Invoker can land spells. Vendetta sets up easy Sunstrikes globally. Carapace stuns enemies hit by Cold Snap combos. Together, they excel at pickoffs and teamfight control.
Nyx scouts targets and softens them up for Duel. Impale and Carapace help lock down enemies during Duel. Vendetta gives vision advantage before engagements. Their combined single-target focus wins quick fights.
Nyx reveals enemies with Vendetta for global Zeus nukes. Zeus's magic burst complements Nyx’s disable chain. Carapace triggers off Zeus’s passive lightning procs. They apply heavy map pressure from fog.
Nyx provides scouting and disables to initiate Haunt plays. Spectre follows up on targets Nyx isolates. Nyx also distracts supports and scouts vision before teamfights. They pressure the backline together.
Nyx and Sand King provide layered stuns and strong teamfight lockdown. Burrowstrike and Impale chain together effectively. Both heroes punish clumped enemies with AoE spells. They stall and counter-initiate fights well.
Nyx scouts and disables enemies for Tinker to laser . Carapace interrupts spell combos and allows nyx and tinker escape. Together they keep the map unsafe for squishies.
Nyx initiates fights and sets up for Requiem of Souls. Mana Burn helps weaken targets before SF engages. Carapace buys time during Shadow Fiend’s windups. Nyx controls fights while SF finishes them.
Nyx baits enemies into mines and traps using invisibility. He controls fights while Techies lays down utility. Carapace helps delay retreating foes for blast follow-up. Together, they dominate vision and terrain control.
Nyx scouts and disables targets Batrider can then Lasso. Carapace and Flamebreak combos keep enemies rooted. Both heroes excel at skirmishing and pickoffs. Vendetta and Firefly give extreme map pressure.
Nyx can scout potential pick off targets dawn can follow up with her ultimate. Both hero's have global presences and burst to finish heroes and escape from fights.
...core items [7.39c]
A core 
Boots of Speed upgrade that helps with mana sustain to spam Impale for fighting and farming.
A core item that gives you massive burst potential to take down any hero from full to zero in seconds. Works well to amplify the burst damage through Mind Flare.
A core item to apply the break effect on an enemy hero with the Vendetta hit. Also stops most passive effects from the innate abilities for the duration.
A core mobility item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and lock them down with Impale to follow up with your burst damage through Vendetta and Mind Flare.
A core item to set up your Impale and follow up with 
Meteor Hammer to chain stun enemy heroes, if you bought the item. Provides decent mana regen and also lets you dispel yourself and buy time when in trouble.
A core item that provides cast range and cooldown reduction on all your spells to have a massive impact in teamfights around your Burrow area. Particularly useful when sieging or defending highground.
An upgrade for 
Aether Lens to amplify your magic damage on an enemy hero and burst them down with all your spells. Be careful about using it on heroes you want to hit with Vendetta. Also works as a save for your cores against physical damage.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.5% | |
7.0% | |
6.7% | |
6.4% | |
6.1% | |
5.6% | |
5.6% | |
5.5% | |
5.0% | |
4.7% | |
4.6% | |
4.4% | |
4.3% | |
4.2% | |
4.1% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Nyx Assassin punishes Medusa's reliance on mana with Mana Burn. He can scout her jungle movements and isolate her with Vendetta. Spiked Carapace reflects Mystic Snake and punishes careless farming. Nyx pressures Medusa before she comes online.
Outworld Destroyer’s high intelligence makes Mana Burn incredibly potent. Nyx reflects Astral Imprisonment or Arcane Orb with Carapace. Vendetta gives vision and catch to disrupt OD’s positioning. Nyx can pick OD before he uses his defensive spells.
Nyx easily counters Pugna’s constant spellcasting with Mana Burn and Carapace. Life Drain gets interrupted by stuns or reflected damage. Vendetta breaks Pugna’s backline support role. Nyx forces Pugna to play scared in teamfights.
Nyx interrupts Starbreaker channel with Spiked Carapace. He punishes Solar Guardian teleport with Impale and disables her heal potential. Dawnbreaker is a durable hero but vulnerable to Nyx’s stalling tools. He delays her initiation and helps isolate targets.
Nyx reflects Illusory Orb and Waning Rift with Carapace. Mana Burn deals heavy damage due to Puck’s high intelligence. Puck’s squishy frame is vulnerable to Nyx’s burst combo. He punishes Puck’s over-aggression during split pushes.
Nyx disables Weaver before Time Lapse with long-duration stuns. Vendetta detects Weaver in invisibility and prevents safe farming. Mana Burn is effective against low-HP, high-agility heroes. Nyx makes Weaver second guess every movement.
Luna is easily picked off during her jungle patterns with Vendetta. Nyx punishes her reliance on Lucent Beam and Eclipse. He reflects AoE damage with Carapace. Luna has no natural BKB early, making her a free kill.
Nyx interrupts Shallow Grave and Poison Touch with his burst and stuns. Dazzle’s low health makes him a prime Vendetta target. Mana Burn weakens Dazzle’s ability to spam heals. Nyx constantly threatens him in teamfights and lane.
Nyx reveals Clinkz during Skeleton Walk and sets up kills. Mana Burn scales well against Clinkz’s glass-cannon build. Carapace punishes Strafe spam and allows team to engage. Nyx breaks Clinkz's map presence through vision control.
Nyx uses Mana Burn against high-Int Morph builds and disables him before Attribute Shift. Morphling struggles to survive without BKB when chain stunned. Carapace reflects waveform or adaptive strike. Nyx limits Morphling’s split-push safety.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-7.5% | |
-5.8% | |
-5.2% | |
-4.6% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.1% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.2% | |
-2.8% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Nyx is ineffective against multiple Meepo clones due to poor AoE. Meepo punishes Nyx’s low durability when caught. Mana Burn and Vendetta lose value against multiple targets. Nyx struggles to disable all clones in a fight.
Grimstroke’s Ink Swell makes it dangerous for Nyx to initiate. Soulbind prevents Nyx from using Vendetta escape. Nyx cannot easily reflect or disable Grimstroke’s spells. Grim punishes Nyx in teamfights and offers better lockdown.
Beastmaster controls the map well, reducing Nyx’s ganking potential. Nyx can’t solo-kill Beastmaster easily due to aura and summon tanking. His physical damage overwhelms Nyx in fights.
Slardar's Corrosive Haze reveals Nyx during invisibility. He outpaces Nyx with strong physical damage and mobility. Slardar punishes Nyx’s fragile build with quick bursts. Nyx has no escape once spotted under vision.
Disruptor shuts down Nyx with Glimpse and Static Storm. Nyx can’t escape or gank safely once revealed. Carapace is ineffective against kinetic field setups. Disruptor nullifies Nyx’s map presence and forces passive play.
Lifestealer shrugs off Nyx’s disables with Rage. Mana Burn and Impale don’t affect him during spell immunity. Nyx cannot burst or kite Lifestealer reliably. Nyx offers little control against Lifestealer’s brawling style.
Dragon Knight is too tanky for Nyx to burst with spells. His magic resistance and regen make Mana Burn negligible. Nyx struggles to slow DK’s push and sustain. Vendetta has little value against his natural tankiness.
Viper’s magic resistance and range punish Nyx’s approach. Nethertoxin disables Nyx’s passive stun utility. Nyx is forced out of fights by poison damage. He can’t reliably trade or harass Viper in lane or skirmishes.
Bane has strong single-target lockdown to counter Nyx. Fiend’s Grip disables him through Vendetta. Bane’s sustain tools allow him to survive burst. Nyx is punished for overcommitting in fights.
Ogre is too tanky and buys detection for Vendetta. He punishes Nyx with Fireblast chains and harassment. Nyx struggles to make him a priority target.
...counter items [7.39c]
Helps you sustain HP and mana as Nyx Assassin frequently uses his spells to harass and secure last hits.
Lets you instantly gain back some mana lost to Nyx Assassin's spells and items if he has the Mana Burn facet.
Lets you absorb a massive instance of damage from Impale and Mind Flare.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Nyx Assassin's magic heavy toolkit.
Lets you instantly gain back some mana lost to Nyx Assassin's spells and items if he has the Mana Burn facet.
Lets you scout Nyx Assassin while he rotates through invisibility with Vendetta.
Lets you detect Nyx Assassin while he is invisible with Vendetta to slow him and possibly kill him.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Nyx Assassin's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Nyx Assassin's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Impale and Spiked Carapace stuns as well as reduce the damage taken from Nyx Assassin's magic heavy toolkit.
Lets you detect Nyx Assassin while he is invisible with Vendetta to avoid or kill him.
Gives you magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Nyx Assassin's magic heavy toolkit as well as save yourself or an ally stunned by Impale.
Gives you an instant disable against Nyx Assassin to burst him down in its duration before he uses Vendetta to get away or protects himself with Spiked Carapace.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Nyx Assassin and potential to burst him down with chain stun before he uses Vendetta to get away or protects himself with Spiked Carapace.
Lets you detect Nyx Assassin while he is invisible with Vendetta to avoid or kill him.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-6.4% | |
-6.1% | |
-5.7% | |
-5.5% | |
-5.4% | |
-5.2% | |
-4.8% | |
-4.6% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.2% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.3% |
