Templar Assassin
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Templar Assassin
23 + 2.4
23 + 3.2
20 + 2
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +52.8HP and +0.24HP regeneration | |
| +0.53 armor and 3.2 attack speed +3.2 Main Attack Damage | |
| +24MP and +0.1MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
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1000 Projectile Speed
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100 (123)
(1.6 BAT) | ||
0.3 + 0.5
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0.7
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2012-07-12
Released | ||
2007-06-10
(6.44) | ||
Competitive Span
2012-07-12 — Present | ||
Version Control This article is mostly accurate for 7.39b, the last version this hero was changed in. New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for. |
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| Slows down enemies with traps. | |
|---|---|
| Bending the laws of nature itself, Lanaya forms a Refraction field that absorbs incoming blows, yet amplifies outgoing attacks. She Melds into the background, lying in ambush to unleash a burst of psionic energy on unsuspecting targets. Violet light emanates from her fingertips, her Psi Blades out-ranges any melee weapon, shreds and pierce through lines of foes at once. Persistent in her goals, Lanaya marks the ground with magic circles of eldritch design. Those who walk unknowingly over a Psionic Trap can only limp away from the explosion — for their presence has been revealed, and the assassin who Projected herself into place is not far behind. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Female, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Voidblades
Applies both of Meld's bonus attack damage component and the debuff to Psi Blades-affected enemy units.
Refractor
Refraction gains an additional bonus attack damage charge every time a barrier instance is depleted.
Hidden Reach
Grants bonus attack range over an effect delay duration upon Meld cast.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Grants the Psionic Projection ability.
Teleports Templar Assassin to the nearest Psionic Trap after channeling and detonates it upon arrival, damaging and slowing enemy units around it.
Teleports Templar Assassin to the nearest Psionic Trap after channeling and detonates it upon arrival, damaging and slowing enemy units around it.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Increases max Psionic Trap count and its vision radius.
Lanaya's transposition applies silence within the radius upon arrival.
Talents[edit]
| +4 Refraction Instances | 25 | +1s Meld |
|---|---|---|
| +40 Refraction Damage | 20 | Refraction Applies |
| +3 Meld Armor Reduction | 15 | Refraction Can Be Cast While Disabled |
| +5% Trap Move Speed Slow +5% Psionic Projection Move Speed Slow | 10 | +2s Meld Debuff Duration |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Bio[edit]
Where the Hidden Ones send me, I go without question. I do not even question why I question not.▶️Lanaya, the Templar Assassin
Aliases:
Lanaya, TA
Lore:
Lanaya, the Templar Assassin, came to her calling by a path of curious inquiry. Possessed of a scientific bent, she spent her early years engaged in meticulous study of nature's laws — peering into grimoires of magic and alchemy, recreating experiments from charred fragments of the Violet Archives, and memorizing observations of the Keen recordkeepers. Already quiet and secretive by nature, the difficulty of acquiring these objects further reinforced her skills of stealth. Had she been less retiring, she might have become notorious among the guilds as a thief-scholar. Instead her investigations led her into far more obscure corners.
As she devoted her furtive talents to unlocking the secrets of the universe, she instead unlocked a secret door that exists in nature itself: the entryway to the most Hidden Temple. The intelligences that waited beyond that portal, proved to be expecting her, and whatever mysteries they revealed in the moment of their discovery was nothing compared to the answers they held out to Lanaya should she continue in their service. She swore to protect the mysteries, but more to the point, in service to the Hidden Temple she satisfies her endless craving for understanding. In the eyes of each foe she expunges, a bit more of the mystery is revealed.
As she devoted her furtive talents to unlocking the secrets of the universe, she instead unlocked a secret door that exists in nature itself: the entryway to the most Hidden Temple. The intelligences that waited beyond that portal, proved to be expecting her, and whatever mysteries they revealed in the moment of their discovery was nothing compared to the answers they held out to Lanaya should she continue in their service. She swore to protect the mysteries, but more to the point, in service to the Hidden Temple she satisfies her endless craving for understanding. In the eyes of each foe she expunges, a bit more of the mystery is revealed.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Third Eye[edit]
Details
Third Eye Roshan Indicator
- Has the following messages on hover:
Roshan is alive in the Top/Bottom pit.Roshan is dead. May respawn in $countdown_time.
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Refraction[edit]
No
Affects
Self
Grants all damage barrier instances that negates damage.
Both the damage negation component and the bonus attack damage component have a limited number of instances and are independent of each other.
Both the damage negation component and the bonus attack damage component have a limited number of instances and are independent of each other.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
Max Barrier Instances: 3/4/5/6 (
7/8/9/10)
Barrier: 
30
Duration: 17
Grants Lanaya bonus attack damage while refracting.
Max Attack Charges: 3/4/5/6 ( 7/8/9/10)
Duration: 17
Attack Damage Bonus: 15/30/45/60 (
55/70/85/100)
Talent Upgrade
Refraction can now be cast while disabled.
Refraction can now be cast while disabled.
14
95
Manipulating her psionic veil, Lanaya bends nature's law to her will.
Refractor
Refraction gains an additional bonus attack damage charge every time a barrier instance is depleted.
Bonus Damage Charge per Barrier Consumed: 1
- Interrupts Lanaya's
channeling abilities upon cast.
- The ability has three main components:
- Both components applied are upon cast, and are indepedent of each other.
- The ability effects are visible to everyone.
templar_assassin_refraction_absorb- Grants a unique all damage barrier per instance with the following properties:
- When
DmgInst ≥ 30 or Remainder, the damage instance, includingHP Removal sources, applied is negated.
- Grants a new barrier instance whenever the previous barrier is depleted as long as there are instances left.
- When
- Grants a unique all damage barrier per instance with the following properties:
templar_assassin_refraction_damage- Grants the unique bonus attack damage as follows:
- Applies the bonus attack damage upon a successful attack, despite the values being displayed on the HUD.
- Does not grants the bonus attack damage in the following conditions:
- Attacking
allied units.
- Disjointed attacks.
- While an attack projectile is traveling upon cast. However, the ability still consumes an attack charge upon a successful attack.
- Attacking
- Does not grants the bonus attack damage in the following conditions:
- Reduces 1 bonus attack damage charge.
- Applies the bonus attack damage upon a successful attack, despite the values being displayed on the HUD.
- Grants the unique bonus attack damage as follows:
-
- The cast restriction removed
talent allows Refraction to be cast while being
disabled, except when affected by the following sources:
- While Lanaya
- Hex sources.
Silence sources.
- While Lanaya
- Lanaya can no longer
shift-queue this ability upon learning the
- The cast restriction removed
-
Refraction - Damage: Increasing attack damage by x.
Refraction - Absorb: Absorbs any incoming damage.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_INCOMING_DAMAGE_CONSTANTHas the following priorities among damage barrier sources.
- This ability grants a
damage barrier that absorbs damage instances (after reductions).
- Does not proc on-damage effects until the barrier is depleted.
- Stacks additively with the same damage-type barrier sources, and independently with other damage-type barrier sources.
- With other higher-priority damage-negation sources, the barrier does not function until the other damage-negation sources expire.
Meld[edit]
Conceals herself, becoming invisible as long as she remains still.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0.53
Fade Time: 0
Invisibility Duration: 
If the invisibility is broken by attacking an enemy, Lanaya will deal bonus damage and reduce the affected enemy unit's armor for the duration.
Attack Damage Instance: 55/105/155/205
Armor Reduction: 3.5/5/6.5/8 (
6.5/8/9.5/11)
Debuff Duration: 6 (
8)
Bash Duration: (
1)
Talent Upgrade
Meld now applies a self-basic dispel upon cast.
Meld now applies a self-basic dispel upon cast.
11/9/7/5
35/40/45/50
Lanaya is as elusive as her covenant with the Hidden Temple.
Voidblades
Applies both of Meld's bonus attack damage component and the debuff to Psi Blades-affected enemy units.
Hidden Reach
Grants bonus attack range over an effect delay duration upon Meld cast.
Effect Delay: 1
Attack Range Bonus: 400
Attack Range Bonus: 400
- The ability effects are applied on Lanaya as follows upon cast:
Applies the
basic dispel.
- Grants
invisibility and
phase movement.
- Issues a stop order.
- Breaks the
Forced movement sources moving Lanaya on the x-axis.
- Upon the cast point of abilities.
- Upon a successful attack.
- Move orders.
- Does not break
- If Lanaya does not move, she may
turn, pick up, drop or attack
items.
- Upon Psionic Projection cast.
Teleport sources.
- Specifically after launching an attack
projectile, Lanaya can perform any action without losing
- However, if the projectile is disjointed or
missed, the invisibility is lost at the moment it misses.
- However, if the projectile is disjointed or
- If Lanaya does not move, she may
- Lanaya's next successful attack with a unit applies all Meld's ability effects as follows:
templar_assassin_meld_armorwith the following properties:- Does not affect
buildings.
- Each instance applies a new debuff on the attacked target, with each debuff duration instance independent of the other.
- However, recasting the ability before the previous Meld attack
- Does not affect
- The attack damage instance, with the following properties:
- Neither procs
attack modifiers nor Psi Blades.
- Does not affect
- Neither procs
bashed- Lanaya's attack instance with the Psi Blades instance, if any.
- Lanaya's next successful attack with a unit applies all Meld's ability effects as follows:
The attack damage instance applied by the 
projectile can be disjointed.
The 
invisibility component persist upon losing ability.
The invisibility component persist upon losing ability.
Meld: Invisible, bonus damage on attack.
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_STATE_INVISIBLEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_INVISIBITY_LEVELMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BONUSMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_UNIT_MOVEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ABILITY_EXECUTEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_RECORD_DESTROYHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_STARTMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSMeld Armor Reduction: Armor reduced by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_ARMOR_BONUSBash: Stunned by bash.
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONPsi Blades[edit]
Attacks slice through the attacked unit, spilling and damaging enemy units reduced by a percentage per unit behind it.
Area Width: 
90
Spill Length: 400/500/600/700
Attack Damage to Spill Damage Factor: 0.7/0.8/0.9/1
Grants self bonus attack range.
Attack Range Bonus: 50/100/150/200
Her blades pierce the skin as much as the mind, furthering her understanding of the mystery that is reality.
Voidblades
Applies both of Meld's bonus attack damage component and the debuff to Psi Blades-affected enemy units.
- Grants bonus
attack range based on the caster's attack range type.
- The total spill area-of-effect is rectangular-shaped, starts from the attacked target's location and extends behind.
- Can affect units up to
- The spill area checks Lanaya's position upon her a successful attack
- Psi Blades deals
pure
spell damage to units affected in its area-of-effect and its damage instance can only be affected by the following sources:
- After reductions-type damage manipulation sources of the target's (e.g.
magic resistance sources.).
- Bonus
conditional attack damage sources that are specifically considered by
critical strike sources.
- Has the following damage flags:
- No-spell-lifesteal
- No-spell-amplification
- The flags prevent the
- After reductions-type damage manipulation sources of the target's (e.g.
- This affects the following things:
- Applies
- The spill damage is determined during Lanaya's attack point.
- Procs on-damage effects.
- Only applies Meld-related
debuffs onto affected enemy units and not other
- Applies
- The
- EXPR
SpillDamage = ((ΣAtkDmg × CritFactor) × After Reductions) × SpillFactor
- The spill damage applies when attacking the following units:
- Ally units.
Ward-type units with flat
health values.
- Spill a 0-damage instance when attacking
- Spill a 0-damage instance when attacking
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BONUSMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DAMAGE_CALCULATED- Do not spill damage when attacking
- Do not spill damage when attacking
Psionic Projection[edit]
Teleports Templar Assassin to the nearest Psionic Trap after channeling and detonates it upon arrival, damaging and slowing enemy units around it.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0
Channel Time: 2
Effect Radius: 400
Damage: 375
Move Speed Slow: 50% (
55%)
Slow Duration: 5
Projecting herself to the distance does not break Lanaya's Meld upon cast.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Lanaya's transposition applies silence within the radius upon arrival.
Lanaya's transposition applies silence within the radius upon arrival.
Silence Duration: (
3)
10
50
In reward for her service, Lanaya has been granted access to secrets that unlock new techniques for her psionic gifts.
The aforementioned abilities are considered 
teleport sources.
- Acquiring
- The ability has the following properties:
- If the
cooldown while consuming
mana.
- Does not break Meld's
- Does not disjoint
- If the
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Activates and
instant kill that particular Psionic Trap.
- Psionic Projection's
magical
- The Trap's
- Psionic Projection's
- The Trap's
- Both
leash and
root sources affects the ability as follows:
- The ability can be cast. However, it immediately stop the ability while being affected by the aformentioned sources.
- Does not interrupt while already
Requires drafting 
Psionic Trap to unlock this ability.
Trap: Movement speed decreased by x% up to x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIPSilenced
MODIFIER_STATE_SILENCEDPsionic Trap[edit]
Point
Affects
Psionic Trap
Places mystical traps that invisibly monitor enemy movements.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0
Cast Range: 
1800
Max Traps: 5/8/11
Marks the ground with magical and psionic traps.
The unit's vision radius is explicitly affected by area-of-effect increasing source on Lanaya.
The unit's vision radius is explicitly affected by area-of-effect increasing source on Lanaya.
Fade Time: 2
Hit Count: 
1
Hit Count: 
2
Vision Radius: 400 ( 525)
Duration:
Creeps' attacks are less effective on the Psionic Trap.
Creep Hit Conut: 2
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases max Psionic Trap count and its vision radius.
Increases max Psionic Trap count and its vision radius.
11/8/5
15
Calling upon the reach of the Hidden Temple, none escape the eye of the Templar.
100
-
The Psionic Trap is immobile, permanently invisible and permanently phased, it ignores collision size and other units may pass through it.
-
-
-
Lvl
1
0
0%
400
This unit does not attack.
0
25 (x̄)
Lanaya may activate a specific trap through this ability on the unit.
Has the same properties and ability upgrades as Lanaya's sub-ability.
Has the same properties and ability upgrades as Lanaya's sub-ability.
The Psionic Trap can only be denied by Lanaya anytime, and applies all Psi Blades ability effects of its corresponding level if applicable.
Current Health Threshold: 100%
- The unit applies its ability effects when activated by the following sources:
- The Trap
sub-ability.
- Psionic Projection
- Activting the unit's Trap ability from itself.
- The Trap
- Does not block
neutral creep camps.
Rubick's Psionic Trap do not disappear upon losing the acquired ability. However, the units only apply the 
spell damage values.
LEVEL 1
Psionic Trap Count: Psionic Trap Count
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEMODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BONUS_DAY_VISIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BONUS_NIGHT_VISIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PHYSICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_MAGICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PUREMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTHBAR_PIPSTrap[edit]
When sprung at the Templar's command, the traps apply a movement speed slow based on the charged-up time. Also deals damage over time if the trap is fully charged.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Trap Search Radius: 
Global
Effect Radius: 400
Charge-up Time: 3.5
Total Damage: 225/300/375
Min Move Speed Slow: 20% ( 25%)
Max Move Speed Slow: 50% ( 55%)
Slow Duration: 5
Activates the nearest trap to the mouse-cursor instead with Alt-Cast toggled on.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Psionic Traps now silence affected enemies within the radius when activated.
Psionic Traps now silence affected enemies within the radius when activated.
Min Silence Duration: ( 0.25)
Max Silence Duration: ( 3)
0.5
- This ability is unlocked in the fourth ability slot upon learning Psionic Trap and always stays active.
Alt-Cast is disabled by default upon learning the ability.
- The sub-ability has the following properties:
- Does not interrupt Lanaya's
- Does not interrupt Lanaya's
- Cannot be cast when there are no Psionic Traps present.
- All ability values increases incrementally per
server tick and has the following properties:
- All ability values increases incrementally per
- The sub-ability has the following properties:
- The
- The trap's outer ring visually appears white from black once it is fully charged.
- The damage value is computed when Lanaya triggers the trap.
- Hence, both leveling up and the damage increasing
- Deals 22.5/30/37.5
- Hence, both leveling up and the damage increasing
- Reapplying the
Trap: Movement speed decreased by x% up to x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIPSilenced
MODIFIER_STATE_SILENCED- math per server tick
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
templar_assassin_trap_slowsilence
- The
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Templar Assassin/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 05, 2025 - 16:00 EDT | Qualifier | EWC 2025 NA CQ | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Jun 05, 2025 - 16:00 CST | Qualifier | TI2025 CN OQ#2 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Jun 05, 2025 - 11:00 CST | Qualifier | TI2025 CN OQ#2 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Jun 05, 2025 - 11:00 CST | Qualifier | TI2025 CN OQ#2 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Jun 04, 2025 - 20:00 EDT | Qualifier | TI2025 SA CQ | 0 : 1 |
The International[edit]
- Templar Assassin has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Refraction
- Reduced attack damage bonus from 20/40/60/80 to 15/30/45/60.
- Increased mana cost from 85 to 95.
- Meld
- Reduced attack damage instance from 70/125/180/235 to 55/105/155/205.
- Reduced armor reduction from 5/6/7/8 to 3.5/5/6.5/8.
- Reduced Trap min silence duration from 1 to 0.25.
Talents:
- LVL 10 +2.5s Meld debuff duration reduced to +2s.
- LVL 15 +100 Psi Blades attack range/spill ranged ➜ +3 Meld armor reduction.
- Refraction
- Increased number of instances from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6.
- Reduced cooldown from 16 to 14.
- LVL 25 +3 Refraction instances increased to +4.
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Templar Assassin's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
Kills Kill Assists Towers Destroyed |
Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
| |
Master |
| |
Grandmaster |
| |
Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | |
| Head | |
| Shoulder | |
| Taunt | |
| Kinetic Gems | |
Trivia[edit]
- In DotA, Templar Assassin makes numerous references to the game "Starcraft", specifically to the Protoss race.
- Her concept and title are based on the Dark Templars, a very powerful Protoss unit.
- Meld references the shrouded nature of the Dark Templars.
- This is further established through the abiltiy description, which mentions "Shakura", the homeworld of the Dark Templar.
- Psi Blades is based on the psionic blades used by the Protoss as melee weapons.
- Templar Assassin's very short base attack range itself may be a reference to this as well.
- Her DotA lore mentions a master originating from Aiur, which is the homeworld of the Protoss race.
- In Dota 2, the direct references to Starcraft got dropped, but the overall design of a shrouded templar using psi blades, and her having an unknown master were kept.
- Her concept and title are based on the Dark Templars, a very powerful Protoss unit.
- Upon triggering a Psionic Trap, ▶️ "It's a trap!" is a reference based on Star Wars' Admiral Ackbar's quote from "Return of the Jedi."
- The response ▶️ "My body is a temple for which I will kill." is a reference to the bible verse John 2:19-22.
- Upon killing Snapfire ▶️ "Alright then, keep your secrets." is a reference to Frodo's quote in the 2001 film "The Lord of the Rings".
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Templar Assassin uses the model of the Warden Assassin, a campaign-only Night Elf unit (not to be confused with the Warden hero).
- Psi Blades's original iteration is based on the Gryphon Rider's Storm Hammers.
- Meld is inspired by and based on the Night Elves' Shadow Meld ability.
Gallery[edit]
Splash artwork
Concept art
Wraith-Night artwork
Meepo, Keeper of the Light and Templar Assassin cartoon art
Ability icon progress
Hero icon progress
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead