Templar Assassin counter and synergy picks
Pick Templar Assassin with Vengeful Spirit to increase win-rate from 48.1% to 54.9% or against Tiny to increase win-rate to 55.0% in Patch 7.39b.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
6.8% | |
6.6% | |
4.3% | |
3.8% | |
3.7% | |
3.5% | |
3.4% | |
3.2% | |
3.1% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% | |
2.5% | |
2.4% | |
2.4% | |
2.3% |
...based on gameplay [7.39b]
Templar Assassin lacks any form of hard disables. Slardar is a good initiator with an AoE stun that deals physical damage. This allows him to initiate for her and deal high damage against groups of enemies with her Psi Blades. In addition, Templar Assassin relies solely on doing burst physical damage, so Slardar's Corrosive Haze will significantly increases her damage output (which can then be spilled onto other targets via Psi Blades).
Vengeance Aura can improve Templar Assassin attack damage. Early-game, she can set up kills with Magic Missile, further reduce enemy's armor with Wave of Terror, and, if necessary, use Nether Swap on Templar Assassin to allow her escape from a sticky situation and potentially save her life.
Others
Snapfire’s Cookie gives Templar Assassin mobility in fights, especially pre-Blink. Mortimer Kisses and Psionic Traps offer huge long-range teamfight control. They both dominate skirmishes and tower pushes with strong AoE presence.
Io tethers Templar Assassin, sustaining her through fights, especially when diving backlines.
Relocate ganks with her burst guarantee kills. Io lets Templar Assassin fight more often and keep Refraction up longer with heals.
Shallow Grave gives Templar Assassin a second chance to finish fights when she's low.
Poison Touch and Weave help in amplifying her burst damage and control. Both heroes shine in fast-paced, low-cooldown engagemen
Inkswell on Templar Assassin allows her to blink in and stun enemies reliably. Soulbind + Meld or Psionic Trap slow locks multiple enemies down. Their midgame aggression pairs very well for early fights and pickoffs.
Hookshot traps a target, allowing Templar Assassin to blink and burst them instantly. Cogs isolate targets so her attacks don’t get split or kited. Clockwerk’s vision and map presence help her snowball earlier
Phoenix's Supernova zones enemies, allowing Templar Assassin to safely dive and pick off targets. Fire Spirits weaken enemy attack speed, protecting her while Refraction cools down. Both heroes excel in chaotic fights with traps and AoE control.
Hoof Stomp sets up easy Psionic Trap bursts or Meld strikes. Stampede gives Templar Assassin chase potential and escape from bad positioning. They both benefit from high tempo, midgame teamfights.
Hex and Impale give Templar Assassin guaranteed kill windows. Finger of Death finishes off any survivors after her burst. Lion’s disables help her stay alive through BKB timings.
Dispose throws enemies into Psionic Trap or Meld kill zone. Rebound helps Templar Assassin reposition or engage more aggressively. Marci's buffed attack speed and move speed amplify her dueling potential.
...core items [7.39b]
A core Boots upgrade to improve your mobility and damage output with attack speed and stats to farm much faster. Also lets you conserve mana through stats toggling.
A core item to increase your right click damage and apply minus armor on every hit. It goes great with the minus armor that Meld provides and the additional damage it provides. Lets you burst down enemy heroes, take towers and Roshan much faster.
A core mobility item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and follow up with your Meld strike and Refraction right clicks to burst them down. Also lets you find better angles to hit multiple heroes in teamfights with Psi Blades spill.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to get Refraction off and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that increases your attack range to hit from further away. Also increases the range on your Psi Blades spill while improving your damage output and tankiness through stats. Builds into Hurricane Pike later in the game.
A situational item to split push lanes and farm anywhere on the map by teleporting to your Psionic Traps with Psionic Projection. Also lets you surprise and burst enemy heroes spotted on one of your Traps.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
6.9% | |
6.2% | |
6.2% | |
5.7% | |
5.5% | |
5.3% | |
5.3% | |
5.1% | |
5.0% | |
4.7% | |
4.7% | |
4.2% | |
4.1% | |
3.7% | |
3.7% |
...based on gameplay [7.39b]
Outlanes Lina on the center line thanks to her own Psi Blades, which is why the advantage of Lina's long-range attacks become turned against her
Closes from Lina's magic attacks with her own Refraction, which is why Lina can't make her combination: Light Strike Array, Dragon Slave, Laguna Blade and kill Templar Assassin quickly.
Shadow Fiend's fragility and lack of a natural escape mechanism makes him a great target for Templar Assassin's Meld.
Shadow Fiend's burst damage, such as Shadowraze and Requiem of Souls, is easily nullified by her Refraction.
Templar Assassin easily withstands all the damage from Skyrwrath Mage, thanks to its first ability Refraction. In addition, Templar Assassin can kill Skywrath Mage with a single hit from under the second ability Meld.
Templar Assassin outranges Sven and can melt him before he lands a hit, especially pre-BKB. Her armor reduction from Meld negates his tanky armor build. She snowballs before Sven comes online, dominating tempo fights
Outworld Devourer relies on slow Astral setups, which Templar Assassin can blink out of. She bursts him before he can build items like Hex or BKB. She also farms faster and wins lane if played aggressively.
Refraction blocks mine damage, and Templar Assassin’s traps provide vision to avoid mines. She bursts squishy Techies instantly before he can react. Great at pushing high ground where Techies normally excels.
Templar Assassin can melt Night Stalker before he gets on top of her, especially before BKB. Psionic Traps slow Night Stalker, ruining his chase during Night. Refraction keeps her alive if he doesn't have silence follow-up.
Templar Assassin kites Ursa with traps and outranges him hard in fights. Refraction blocks most of Ursa's early damage in lane and fights. She can solo Roshan faster and earlier than Ursa.
Low armor makes Earthshaker an easy target for Meld criticals. Templar Assassin’s traps scout Earthshaker hiding for Blink Echo, preventing surprise ultimates.
Templar Assassin bursts Oracle before he can cast False Promise. Psionic Traps remove Oracle’s movement options. Even if saved, her burst kills targets after the save ends.
Templar Assassin's range and burst prevent Tusk from snowballing into fights. Her quick attack speed and armor reduction shred him even with Tag Team. Psionic Trap slows make it hard for Tusk to chase or escape.
Templar Assassin kills Rubick in one or two hits — he can’t handle her burst.
She doesn't have any good spells so its pointless for rubick to steal her spells He also lacks mobility to escape Psionic Trap slow
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-8.5% | |
-6.4% | |
-5.1% | |
-4.7% | |
-4.7% | |
-4.7% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.1% | |
-3.0% |
...based on gameplay [7.39b]
Huskar's burn damage from Burning Spear is incredibly strong against Templar Assassin as it completely cancels out her Refraction from the burning over time which results in making her very vulnerable to ganks and harassments, and in turn forcing her out of the lane. Huskar often buys Heaven's Halberd.
The damage over time from Viper's Poison Attack and Viper Strike rapidly wear down Refraction charges, allowing Templar Assassin to be damaged. Additionally, Corrosive Skin causes her attacks to apply damage overtime on her as well.
Phantom Lancer's illusions destroy Refraction charges very quickly.
Diffusal Blade, his core item, drains Templar Assassin's small mana pool, rendering her unable to save herself with Meld.
Naga’s illusions burn through Refraction instantly, removing TA's key defense. Templar Assassin struggles to clear illusions efficiently and gets overwhelmed in prolonged fights. Song of the Siren can reset fights or catch TA before she gets a kill.
Sticky Napalm ruins her mobility and melts Refraction charges rapidly. Flaming Lasso completely removes her from fights, especially pre-BKB. Batrider also breaks Meld positioning and traps with Firefly vision.
Primal Split can dispel Refraction and control Templar Assassin with cyclone. Brew's tankiness and utility make it difficult for her to burst him down. He excels in chaotic fights that disrupt Templar Assassin’s flow and force her into unfavorable targets.
Templar Assassin cannot burst him through Sunder, and he outscales her in the late game.
Terrorblade’s illusions shred Refraction and tank a lot of her damage. She struggles once he has Manta + Skadi, as she can’t isolate him easily.
Supernova completely halts Templar Assassin's right-click potential if not destroyed in time. Phoenix's AoE burn removes Refraction quickly. Slow and disarm from Fire Spirits reduce her burst and chase potential.
Burrowstrike + Sandstorm combo instantly removes Refraction, making her vulnerable.
Sand King has great waveclear and stops Templar Assassin’s mid-push momentum.
Epicenter prevents her from blinking or diving squishy supports.
Troll can perma-root Templar Assassin and ignore her burst once he has BKB. His attack speed also shreds through Refraction very quickly. In a manfight, she loses unless she kills him before he ults.
Living Armor mitigates Templar Assassin’s burst during ganks and slows tower pushes.
Overgrowth roots her through BKB, ruining her backline dives.
He delays the game, which is not favorable for her tempo playstyle.
Magnetic Field makes it hard for Templar Assassin to hit targets reliably.
Double heroes (main + Tempest) confuse her targeting and bait Refraction cooldowns.
Arc Warden can also kite and outscale her with his clone and ranged poke
...counter items [7.39b]
Lets you detect Templar Assassin when she is invisible under Meld. Also gives you vision of Psionic Traps in an area to destroy or avoid them. Can also be used to block jungle camps.
Gives you movement speed to kite or close the gap on Templar Assassin as well as avoid her Psi Blades. Also counters the movement slow from Psionic Trap.
Gives you movement speed to kite or close the gap on Templar Assassin as well as avoid her Psi Blades. Also counters the movement slow from Psionic Trap.
Gives you multiple instances of damage over time to eat away Templar Assassin's Refraction charges.
Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Templar Assassin's right clicks. Also counters the armor reduction from her Meld attack.
Significantly reduces HP regen and gives you multiple instances of damage over time to eat away Templar Assassin's Refraction charges.
Lets you detect Templar Assassin when she is invisible under Meld to avoid or kill her.
Lets you kite Templar Assassin by putting some distance between her and yourself with Hurricane Thrust and hit her from range.
Gives you multiple instances of damage over time with your right clicks to eat away Templar Assassin's Refraction charges.
Provides evasion and lets you disarm Templar Assassin to prevent her from right clicking freely in fights.
Gives you a separate damage instance with Pierce on your right clicks to eat away Templar Assassin's Refraction charges.
Lets you kite Templar Assassin by protecting yourself against her right clicks in Ethereal form.
Lets you kite Templar Assassin by protecting yourself or an ally against her right clicks through invisibility.
Lets you detect Templar Assassin when she is invisible under Meld. Also gives you vision of Psionic Traps in an area to destroy or avoid them.
Gives you an instant disable against Templar Assassin to burst her down in its duration before she can impact fights or become harder to kill with Refraction or Meld.
Lets you save yourself or an ally from Templar Assassin's right clicks when slowed by Psionic Trap.
Lets you survive and never get bursted by Templar Assassin's burst damage from Meld and Refraction right clicks.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Templar Assassin and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can impact fights or become harder to kill with Refraction or Meld.
Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Templar Assassin's right clicks to nullify her kill and push potential.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Templar Assassin's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you evasion to dodge Templar Assassin's right clicks as well as provides instances of damage over time to eat away her Refraction charges.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-8.8% | |
-8.0% | |
-7.5% | |
-6.6% | |
-5.9% | |
-5.3% | |
-5.2% | |
-5.1% | |
-4.8% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.0% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.6% |
