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Abaddon

Abaddon: Melee, position 1 (carry), position 3 (offlane), Durable. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 51.1% win rate in pubs and a 3.3% pick rate.

Able to transform enemy attacks into self-healing, Abaddon can survive almost any assault. Shielding allies and launching his double-edged coil at a friend or foe, he is always ready to ride into the thick of battle.

Meleeposition 1 (carry)position 3 (offlane)Durable
51.1%Win rate · all pubs
3.3%picked in 1 of 30 games
53.0%Turbo · 72,570 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Abaddon

Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms

1What to build?

Start
Iron BranchTangoMagic StickQuelling BladeCircletBlood Grenade
Laning
Null Talisman2′Magic Wand4′Phase Boots6′
Core
Arcane Boots13′Talisman of Evasion15′Radiance16′

Core items in order: Arcane Boots (around minute 13), Talisman of Evasion (around minute 15), Radiance (around minute 16).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4Aphotic ShieldCurse of AvernusCurse of AvernusAphotic Shield
Maxed by level
Curse of Avernus
lv 7
Aphotic Shield
lv 9
Mist Coil
lv 15
Borrowed Time
lv 17
10+30 Curse of Avernus DPS16-10s Borrowed Time Cooldown18100 Borrowed Time Immolation DPS

Max Curse of Avernus, then Aphotic Shield, then Mist Coil.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Meepo, Enigma and Riki; easiest: Kez, Templar Assassin and Shadow Fiend.

All 112 opponents →

4How much to farm?

331405599

Half of the players on this hero farm under 331 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 599.

5Common mistakes by role

Farming without visionNo gold for buybackLate key items

Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the carry role.

AI coach

Compare your Abaddon match with this cheat sheet

The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.

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Mistake guides for the carry role

Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.

AI coach

A review of your Abaddon game

Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.

  • Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
  • Your pace against the Abaddon benchmark: 331 GPM for an average player, 405 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Arcane Boots by minute 13, and the coach shows where you lose time.
  • Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
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Pro build by minute

Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.

100 pro matches · 58.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′
Iron Branch · 91%Tango · 77%Magic Stick · 54%Quelling Blade · 47%Circlet · 43%Blood Grenade · 26%
Starting
Null Talisman2′57%
Magic Wand4′59%
Phase Boots6′66%
Arcane Boots13′29%
Talisman of Evasion15′21%
Radiance16′58%
Manta Style23′37%
Blink Dagger24′48%
Sage's Mask28′33%
Bloodthorn31′25%

Skill build

13% of 55 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Aphotic Shield
  2. 2Curse of Avernus
  3. 3Curse of Avernus
  4. 4Aphotic Shield
  5. 5Curse of Avernus
  6. 6Borrowed Time
  7. 7Curse of Avernus
  8. 8Aphotic Shield
  9. 9Aphotic Shield
  10. 10T
  11. 11Mist Coil
  12. 12Mist Coil
  13. 13Borrowed Time
  14. 14Mist Coil
  15. 15Mist Coil
  16. 16T
  17. 17Borrowed Time
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 10+30 Curse of Avernus DPS
  • Lvl 16-10s Borrowed Time Cooldown
  • Lvl 18100 Borrowed Time Immolation DPS
Mist Coil

Mist Coil

на цель

Abaddon releases a coil of deathly mist that can damage an enemy unit or heal a friendly unit at the cost of some of Abaddon's health.

Pros max it by level 15

Aphotic Shield

Aphotic Shield

на цель

Summons dark energies around an ally unit, dispelling them and creating an all damage barrier that absorbs a set amount of damage before expiring. When the barrier is destroyed it will burst and deal damage equal to the amount it could absorb to an area around it. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel

Pros max it by level 9

Curse of Avernus

Curse of Avernus

пассивная

Abaddon strikes an enemy, affecting them by a chilling curse, slowing them, causing them to take damage over time, and all attacks against them gain an attack speed boost. Damage over time component to buildings is reduced by 100%.

Pros max it by level 7

Withering Mist

Withering Mist

пассивная · innate

Damaging enemies applies the Withering Mist debuff for 5s. Affected enemies have their Health Restoration reduced by 29.5% if they are below 40% HP.

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time

без цели, мгновенная

When activated, dispels you and all damage dealt to you will heal instead of harm. If the ability is not on cooldown, it will automatically activate if your health falls below 400. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel

Pros max it by level 17

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Borrowed Time.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Aphotic Shield.
+65 Curse of Avernus Attack Speed Bonus25350 AoE Mist Coil
+80 Aphotic Shield Barrier Amount20100 Borrowed Time Immolation DPS
-10s Borrowed Time Cooldown15+35 Mist Coil Damage / Heal
+30 Curse of Avernus DPS10Aphotic Shield provides +8 HP Regen

Matchups

Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games

All opponents · 112 →

Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.

Who to pick against Abaddon: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.

Gold per minute
331405599
Experience per minute
559726861
Last hits per minute
1.32.77.6
Hero damage per minute
287399803

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
49505152535451.1Heraldpick 4%50.6Guardianpick 3%51.1Crusaderpick 3%51.3Archonpick 3%51.5Legendpick 3%51.7Ancientpick 3%50.6Divinepick 2%53.0Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: easy

It does best in Ancient (51.7% wins) and wins 53.0% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 1 (carry) in 35% of games and position 3 (offlane) in 33% of games. Pros usually build Arcane Boots, Talisman of Evasion and Radiance by minute 16. It struggles most against Meepo, Enigma and Riki and has the easiest time against Kez, Templar Assassin and Shadow Fiend.

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