Phantom Assassin Carry

Key Strategy

Key strategic elements to consider when playing Phantom Assassin

• Use Stifling Dagger to secure creep lasthits.
• Try to get to cornucopia early in tough lanes and skip power treads. Send out extra regen if necessary to sustain and survive the lane.
• Opponents are likely to have a lot of stick charges so take that into account when playing aggressively.
• You can disjoint most projectile spells and ranged attacks with Blur.
• When farming dangerous areas or stacks, consider using Blur.
• Make sure to max phantom strike instead of stifling dagger post-laning phase for faster farming speed.
• You typically want to focus on killing disabling supports and backliners at the start of the fight.
• Check opponents` inventories for break effects and evasion-piercing items. Adjust playstyle and itemization accordingly.
• Pick up aghanims shard if you need the break vs heroes like timbersaw/bristleback etc..

Main Combo

Main item and ability combo

Black King Bar => Stifling Dagger => Phantom Strike => Attack

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