Semi-daily hero tips. Day 66: Phantom Assassin

DISCLAIMER

A lot of you probably know about the weekly hero discussion, but that often ends up in a meta discussion (whether or not the hero needs buffs, etc) or a meme war than actual tips to play, itemize and build the hero.

This is what I'd like to do. Please discuss any notes I made and possible improvements while also giving tips of your own if you have them.

The roles, skill builds and item builds, as well as a lot of the notes are my opinion on matters and should not be seen as a must do or don't. Also remember that almost every single build or role is situationally possible.

A lot of the tips on heroes were also mentioned in tsunami's amazing hero tips series he did over the last couple of years.

Phantom Assassin

Notes:

• Learn the projectile speed of stifling dagger so you can last hit easier when you don't have free farm.
• Mainly get HotD if you get BFury. The main reason you choose it over something of equal value is because you can stack ancients with it.
• Remember your blink to escape by blinking to allied units.
• You need at least one level in blur early.
• When you get your crit and want to push, focus the non aggro'd creeps first so you can get those last hits for sure.
• "Immaterial girl", yeah right
• Use dagger to last hit, really, you'll need it
• Versus: If you know you can pressure mortred into using dagger for last hits, buy magic sticks
• Use stifling dagger when the enemy tries to juke, it gives flying vision for you to blink
• Versus: Get MKB, Ghost scepter, blade mail, Silver edge, Bloodthorn
• Stifling dagger breaks tranquil boots.
• Good versus: Core Riki, AM (They dislike getting MKB because it doesn't boost their illusions/AGI), Lycan (you have a gap closer, wolves have no true strike), AA, WD, Zeus, Drow, Disruptor (squishy, you have a gap closer)
• Counters: Meepo (root + high burst), Razor (Passive), Morph (high burst, high armor), Puck (can easily dodge everything you throw at it, high burst), Bat (great single target initiation), QoP (high burst)

Role: Hard carry

Item builds:

• Common build: PMS, Brown boots, Blight Stone, Phase, RoB (if you're going to build vlad's)/RoA, Deso, (Maelstrom --> Mjollnir, BKB, Abyssal)
• Late game carry build: Phase, BFury, BKB, (Satanic, Abyssal)
• Front line build: Phase/Treads, RoA, Vanguard, Deso, Abyssal, (SnY, BKB, Mjollnir)
• Slahser's way: Blight stone, Phase, Medallion, Deso <-> BKB
• General situationals: Linken's, Manta, Rapier, MKB, AC, Vlad's, HotD

Skill build: Dagger --> Blink --> Blur

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