Nyx Assassin — hero grid for mains
Nyx Assassin is a Universal hero, melee, played as soft support (4), with a 52.8% win rate and 63rd place by games in the OpenDota snapshot of 23 Sept 2026. Below — a grid with Nyx Assassin in Mains and the hero's places in the site's layouts.
In-game name and nicknames
Every Dota client, Russian included, shows the name Nyx Assassin. Short names for Nyx Assassin you will see in chat: “nyx”. On Russian servers you will hear “Никс Ассасин” (or “никс”).
The hero's line in Valve's list reads: “Reflects enemy damage and stuns”.
Search in the hero picker is forgiving: “Nyx Assassin”, “Никс Ассасин”, “nyx” — each of them lands on Nyx Assassin.
Attribute, attack and roles
A melee Universal hero — one of 22 — Nyx Assassin gets 2 of 3 on Valve's complexity scale.
Role dots from Valve: Nuker ●●○, Disabler ●●○, Initiator ●●○, Escape ●○○ — no role at the full three.
In the ready layouts that means the “UNIVERSAL” (12th of 22) block of By attributes and the “MEDIUM” (30th of 59) band of By complexity.
Positions and lanes
Nyx Assassin is a one-position hero — soft support (4); no other score goes above 0.20. All five scores (best = 1): carry 0 · mid 0.15 · offlane 0.18 · soft support 1 · hard support 0.20 — which is why the editor's Auto-pick places Nyx Assassin in the “4 · SUPPORT” row and nowhere else.
| Position | Score |
|---|---|
| 1 · Carry | 0 |
| 2 · Mid | 0.15 |
| 3 · Offlane | 0.18 |
| 4 · Soft support | 1 |
| 5 · Hard support | 0.20 |
Where the scores come from: in 1,052 parsed OpenDota matches (data as of 23 Sept 2026) Nyx Assassin went safe lane 12% of the time, mid 20% and offlane 68%. Median gold per minute is 373 — between support (360) and core (540), a supportness of 0.82 by the site's formula; experience per minute is 640.
Where to put the hero in your grid
The positions layout is ready-made: Classic: positions 1–5 puts Nyx Assassin in “4 · SUPPORT” (13th of 18).
Other ready grids with Nyx Assassin: Meta by stats — “SUPPORT”, 4th of 10; Two columns — “SUPPORTS”, 29th of 44.
With the button at the top, the MAINS block of Mains + situational starts with Nyx Assassin, then Magnus, Batrider and Enigma, because all three share the same main position (soft support) and the same attribute.
The file goes into your Steam folder, 570 → remote → cfg of your account, with Dota closed — step by step in the install guide.
OpenDota stats, 23 Sept 2026
Win rate 52.8% for Nyx Assassin (8th of 127) over 268,816 games in the OpenDota snapshot of 23 Sept 2026; by games played that is 63rd.
The win rate is flat across brackets — 52.2% low, 53.3% high. Players pick Nyx Assassin more than usual at Divine (+16%) and less at Herald (−23%).
| Rank | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Herald | 5,618 | 52.6% |
| Guardian | 19,429 | 52.0% |
| Crusader | 37,246 | 52.2% |
| Archon | 58,106 | 52.8% |
| Legend | 67,039 | 53.0% |
| Ancient | 47,410 | 53.3% |
| Divine | 33,968 | 53.1% |
Nyx Assassin in the snapshot's pro matches: 8 picks, 6 wins, 1 ban. Turbo: 182,083 games at 52.9%, about the same as in ranked brackets.
Drawing the hero in your grid
Main in a skin covers arcanas and personas only, and Nyx Assassin has none there yet; to draw the hero anyway, upload any art to Picture to dots. Among the heroes with skins that are also played as soft support, the closest to Nyx Assassin are Techies, Pudge and Windranger — their dot drawings are ready for a soft support grid.
Questions and answers
Can I make Nyx Assassin big in my grid?
Yes: the MAINS block in Mains + situational has the biggest portraits, and “Make a grid with Nyx Assassin” puts the hero there first.
What position is Nyx Assassin?
By the site's scores — soft support (4); scores are carry 0 · mid 0.15 · offlane 0.18 · soft support 1 · hard support 0.20, and Pick by stats puts a hero into a row from 0.5.