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Phantom Assassin

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Leaderboard: #44

Ban Rank: #14

KDA Rank: #37

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Facet

Veiled One

Blur is no longer dispelled when attacking and reduces mana costs during and after Blur.


Blur

Blur is no longer dispelled when attacking and reduces mana costs during and after Blur.

MANA COST REDUCTION DURING BLUR: 30%

BUFF DURATION AFTER BLUR: 5

MANA COST REDUCTION AFTER BLUR: 100%

Ability Build

1
Stifling Dagger
2
Phantom Strike
3
Stifling Dagger
4
Blur
5
Stifling Dagger
6
Coup de Grace
7
Phantom Strike
8
Phantom Strike
9
Phantom Strike
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
10
+0.5s Phantom Strike Duration
11
Stifling Dagger
12
Coup de Grace
13
Blur
14
Blur
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
15
+200 Phantom Strike Cast Range
16
Blur
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Coup de Grace
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
20
+60 Phantom Strike Attack Speed
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
25
+10% Coup de Grace chance

Item Build

Starting
4
Quelling Blade
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Slippers of Agility
Circlet
Early Game
Wraith Band
Blight Stone
Power Treads
15
Magic Wand
4
Battle Fury
Mid Game
95
Black King Bar
Desolator
Aghanim's Scepter
2.3
Skull Basher
Late Game
35
Abyssal Blade
30
Satanic
Aghanim's Shard
Situational
Orb of Corrosion
14
Linken's Sphere
Monkey King Bar
10
Nullifier
Core
Power Treads
4
Battle Fury
95
Black King Bar
Desolator
Aghanim's Scepter
2.3
Skull Basher
Neutral
Broom Handle
Lance of Pursuit
20
Iron Talon
Orb of Destruction
Paladin Sword
12
Mind Breaker
Stygian Desolator
Apex

In Game Guides

Standard Position 1, Facet 2 |

7.37e | Core | 7,018,670 subscribers

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Thunderpick

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1
Stifling Dagger
2
Phantom Strike
3
Stifling Dagger
4
Phantom Strike
5
Stifling Dagger
6
Coup de Grace
7
Phantom Strike
8
Phantom Strike
9
Stifling Dagger
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+0.5s Phantom Strike Duration
11
Blur
12
Coup de Grace
13
Blur
14
Blur
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+200 Phantom Strike Cast Range
16
Blur
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Coup de Grace
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+60 Phantom Strike Attack Speed
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+10% Coup de Grace chance

starting items

Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Quelling Blade
Slippers of Agility
Circlet

Early game

Wraith Band
Band of Elvenskin
Power Treads
Magic Wand

core items

Battle Fury
Black King Bar
Sange and Yasha
Skull Basher
Aghanim's Shard

situational items

Desolator
Manta Style

extension items

Aghanim's Scepter
Nullifier
Satanic
Abyssal Blade

Luxury items

Boots of Travel
Moon Shard
Monkey King Bar
Divine Rapier
Bloodthorn

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Stygian Desolator

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7.37d | Core | 1,586,742 subscribers

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ImmortalFaith

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1
Stifling Dagger
2
Phantom Strike
3
Stifling Dagger
4
Blur
5
Stifling Dagger
6
Coup de Grace
7
Stifling Dagger
8
Phantom Strike
9
Phantom Strike
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+0.5s Phantom Strike Duration
11
Phantom Strike
12
Coup de Grace
13
Blur
14
Blur
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+200 Phantom Strike Cast Range
16
Blur
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Coup de Grace
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+60 Phantom Strike Attack Speed
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
Triple Strike Stifling Dagger

Starting Items

Quelling Blade
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Circlet
Slippers of Agility

Early Game

Wraith Band
Magic Stick
Boots of Speed
Power Treads
Magic Wand

Core Items

Battle Fury
Black King Bar
Skull Basher
Sange and Yasha
Aghanim's Shard
Satanic
Abyssal Blade

Situational Items

Phase Boots
Manta Style
Monkey King Bar
Aghanim's Scepter
Divine Rapier
Assault Cuirass
Nullifier
Eye of Skadi
Moon Shard
Orb of Corrosion
Desolator

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Clarity
Infused Raindrops
Dust of Appearance

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Phantom Assassin Z | Facet 2

7.37c | Core | 186,758 subscribers

1
Stifling Dagger
2
Phantom Strike
3
Stifling Dagger
4
Phantom Strike
5
Stifling Dagger
6
Coup de Grace
7
Phantom Strike
8
Phantom Strike
9
Stifling Dagger
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+0.5s Phantom Strike Duration
11
Blur
12
Coup de Grace
13
Blur
14
Blur
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+200 Phantom Strike Cast Range
16
Blur
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Coup de Grace
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+60 Phantom Strike Attack Speed
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+10% Coup de Grace chance

Starting Items

Quelling Blade
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Circlet
Slippers of Agility

early game

Wraith Band
Power Treads
Cornucopia
Battle Fury

mid game

Desolator
Black King Bar
Skull Basher

late game

Abyssal Blade
Satanic
Aghanim's Blessing
Moon Shard

scØre

Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard

situational items

Magic Wand
Orb of Corrosion
Phase Boots
Mage Slayer
Sange and Yasha
Manta Style
Disperser
Harpoon
Khanda
Daedalus
Monkey King Bar
Mjollnir
Nullifier
Bloodthorn
Revenant's Brooch
Heaven's Halberd
Linken's Sphere
Eye of Skadi
Assault Cuirass
Scythe of Vyse
Divine Rapier

Pro Builds

3172

Augustus

22 hours ago

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KILLS

3

DEATHS

4

ASSISTS

3

KDA

1.5

TEAM KILL %

40%

GPM

531

XPM

621

LH/DN

314/18

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item quelling-blade
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:25

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

01:32

Dota 2 Item tango

02:20

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

03:02

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

03:48

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

04:29

Dota 2 Item power-treads

07:17

Dota 2 Item claymore

09:21

Dota 2 Item broadsword

12:18

Dota 2 Item cornucopia

12:18

Dota 2 Item battle-fury

12:24

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

13:11

Dota 2 Item blight-stone

15:07

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

17:22

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

17:45

Dota 2 Item desolator

19:00

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

19:59

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

20:00

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

21:14

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

23:14

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

30:47

Dota 2 Item sacred-relic

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item black-king-bar
Dota 2 Item battle-fury
Dota 2 Item sacred-relic
Dota 2 Item desolator
Dota 2 Item iron-branch

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

00:48

2

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

02:33

3

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

04:09

4

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

06:34

5

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

07:59

6

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin coup de grace

09:17

7

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

10:52

8

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

13:19

9

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

13:57

10

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

14:58

11

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

16:43

12

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin coup de grace

17:28

13

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

19:02

14

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

20:21

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

21:37

16

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

26:44

18

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin coup de grace

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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812

ALEXANDER MQUEEN

22 hours ago

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KILLS

17

DEATHS

2

ASSISTS

6

KDA

11.5

TEAM KILL %

62.2%

GPM

836

XPM

1061

LH/DN

344/16

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item quelling-blade
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item faerie-fire
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:01

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

01:17

Dota 2 Item blight-stone

02:33

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

03:47

Dota 2 Item tango

04:36

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

05:40

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

06:15

Dota 2 Item power-treads

08:03

Dota 2 Item cornucopia

09:47

Dota 2 Item broadsword

11:50

Dota 2 Item claymore

13:01

Dota 2 Item battle-fury

14:42

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

14:50

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

15:57

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

16:43

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

18:48

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

19:39

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

19:39

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

19:57

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

21:09

Dota 2 Item yasha

21:10

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

22:13

Dota 2 Item diadem

23:53

Dota 2 Item aegis-of-the-immortal

23:58

Dota 2 Item manta-style

24:58

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

26:11

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

27:02

Dota 2 Item sacred-relic

27:40

Dota 2 Item helm-of-iron-will

27:58

Dota 2 Item nullifier

28:22

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

30:16

Dota 2 Item reaver

30:50

Dota 2 Item morbid-mask

31:28

Dota 2 Item claymore

31:59

Dota 2 Item satanic

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item battle-fury
Dota 2 Item satanic
Dota 2 Item manta-style
Dota 2 Item black-king-bar
Dota 2 Item nullifier
Dota 2 Item power-treads

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

01:20

2

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

03:08

3

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

05:25

4

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

07:08

5

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

08:16

6

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin coup de grace

09:29

7

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

10:02

8

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

11:42

9

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

12:40

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

13:55

11

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

14:41

12

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin coup de grace

15:19

13

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

16:05

14

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

18:06

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

19:15

16

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

21:57

18

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

25:02

20

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin coup de grace

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Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

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Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

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Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

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Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

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Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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4856

Scott

23 hours ago

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KILLS

9

DEATHS

4

ASSISTS

9

KDA

4.5

TEAM KILL %

66.7%

GPM

601

XPM

785

LH/DN

281/5

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item quelling-blade
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:00

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

02:04

Dota 2 Item ring-of-protection

02:04

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

02:32

Dota 2 Item orb-of-venom

02:32

Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion

02:42

Dota 2 Item tango

04:14

Dota 2 Item tango

05:55

Dota 2 Item broadsword

08:11

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

09:12

Dota 2 Item cornucopia

12:38

Dota 2 Item claymore

12:39

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

12:57

Dota 2 Item battle-fury

13:27

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

13:57

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

14:34

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

14:35

Dota 2 Item power-treads

14:35

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

15:57

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

15:58

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

16:57

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

18:28

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

19:14

Dota 2 Item blight-stone

22:38

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

25:28

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

28:26

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

28:27

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

28:33

Dota 2 Item desolator

30:03

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

FINAL ITEMS

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

01:34

2

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

02:18

3

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

04:33

4

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

05:46

5

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

07:03

6

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin coup de grace

08:41

7

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

09:51

8

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin phantom strike

11:30

9

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

13:04

10

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

13:37

11

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin stifling dagger

14:43

12

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin coup de grace

15:50

13

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

16:21

14

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin blur

17:35

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

18:42

16

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

24:05

18

Dota 2 Ability phantom assassin coup de grace

26:30

20

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Counter Items

Core Players

Laning Phase
15
Magic Wand
Armor items
Mid Game
19
Hurricane Pike
Monkey King Bar
20
Silver Edge
9
Witch Blade
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
22
Ethereal Blade
105
Aeon Disk
15
Bloodthorn

Support Players

Laning Phase
15
Magic Wand
Armor items
Mid Game
22
Ghost Scepter
14
Glimmer Cape
19
Force Staff
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
22
Ethereal Blade
105
Aeon Disk
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