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Phantom Assassin

Project Type

Costume & Prop, Event Hire

Date

May 2019

Role

Costume & Prop Designer and Maker,
Model

Collaborations

ESL One Birmingham 2019
ESL One Hamburg 2019
ESL One x Dreamhack Stockholm 2022


Phantom Assassin Arcana (or Manifold Paradox) from DotA2 was made twice in 2019.
At first, I made the original version (without weapons) for an event in May, and then decided I preferred the look of Manifold Paradox and Nimble Edge sets together that I finished for a ESL One Hamburg competition in October.

With the latter I got into Top 10 cosplayers and I presented my costume on stage during that event. The performance was also streamed worldwide and has been seen by 21 thousand people.

In May 2022, I was invited as Phantom Assassin to ESL One Stockholm Major as a cosplay guest for promotional work, including photoshoots, meet and greet, on stage live-streamed interviews and cosplay presentation.

My Phantom Assassin was also the only cosplay invited by Women in Esports for Commonwealth Esports Competition in August 2022.

In 2025 I was wore the costume again for The International in Hamburg. I worked as a Cosplay Guest and Judge for the event. The International (TI) is the annual Dota 2 World Championship, organized by game developer Valve.

Original Phantom Assassin photos were taken by Andre Pattenden.

© 2025 Studio Karo Nova

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