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Juggernaut

Juggernaut: Melee, position 1 (carry), Pusher, Escape. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 52.5% win rate in pubs and a 18.5% pick rate.

Meleeposition 1 (carry)PusherEscape
52.5%Win rate · all pubs
18.5%picked in 1 of 5 games
52.1%Turbo · 421,918 games
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Juggernaut

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

1What to build?

Start
Iron BranchQuelling BladeTangoMagic StickFaerie FireCirclet
Laning
Wraith Band3′Band of Elvenskin4′Magic Wand5′Power Treads6′
Core
Wind Lace13′Battle Fury13′Manta Style21′

Core items in order: Wind Lace (around minute 13), Battle Fury (around minute 13), Manta Style (around minute 21).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4Blade FuryHealing WardBlade FuryBlade Dance
Maxed by level
Blade Fury
lv 7
Blade Dance
lv 10
Healing Ward
lv 15
Omnislash
lv 17
11-1s Bladeform Stack Gain Interval16-15s Omnislash Cooldown18+15% Blade Dance Crit Damage

Max Blade Fury, then Blade Dance, then Healing Ward.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Visage, Abaddon and Meepo; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Bristleback and Sand King.

All 126 opponents →

4How much to farm?

717831910

Half of the players on this hero farm under 717 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 910.

5Common mistakes by role

No buyback while the base fellWasted buybackHolding gold

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

AI coach

Compare your Juggernaut 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 Juggernaut 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 Juggernaut benchmark: 717 GPM for an average player, 831 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Wind Lace 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 · 56.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′
Iron Branch · 88%Quelling Blade · 81%Tango · 78%Magic Stick · 78%Faerie Fire · 62%Circlet · 34%
Starting
Wraith Band3′21%
Band of Elvenskin4′74%
Magic Wand5′69%
Power Treads6′81%
Void Stone9′29%
Wind Lace13′51%
Battle Fury13′90%
Manta Style21′82%
Butterfly26′45%
Blink Dagger27′29%
Aghanim's Scepter30′21%
Eye of Skadi31′22%
Monkey King Bar32′22%

Skill build

27% of 63 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Blade Fury
  2. 2Healing Ward
  3. 3Blade Fury
  4. 4Blade Dance
  5. 5Blade Fury
  6. 6Omnislash
  7. 7Blade Fury
  8. 8Blade Dance
  9. 9Blade Dance
  10. 10Blade Dance
  11. 11T
  12. 12Healing Ward
  13. 13Omnislash
  14. 14Healing Ward
  15. 15Healing Ward
  16. 16T
  17. 17Omnislash
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 11-1s Bladeform Stack Gain Interval
  • Lvl 16-15s Omnislash Cooldown
  • Lvl 18+15% Blade Dance Crit Damage
Blade Fury

Blade Fury

без цели, мгновенная

Causes a bladestorm of destructive force around Juggernaut, rendering him debuff immune with 80% magic resistance and dealing damage every 0.2s to nearby enemy units. Applies a strong dispel at the end of the spin.

Pros max it by level 7

Healing Ward

Healing Ward

по области, на точку

Summons a Healing Ward which heals all nearby allied units, based on their max health. The Healing Ward moves at 325 movement speed after being summoned. Lasts 18 / 20 / 22 / 24 seconds.

Pros max it by level 15

Blade Dance

Blade Dance

пассивная

Gives Juggernaut a chance to deal critical damage with Blade Fury and on each attack.

Pros max it by level 10

Bladeform

Bladeform

пассивная · innate

Juggernaut gains a stack of Bladeform every 2s that Juggernaut does not take damage. Each stack grants bonus base Agility and Movement Speed. Stacks fade after 2s upon taking any damage.

Omnislash

Omnislash

на цель

Juggernaut leaps towards the target enemy units, and then slashes the target and other nearby enemy units at an increased attack rate. Juggernaut is invulnerable for the duration. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

Pros max it by level 17

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterGrants a new ability, Swiftslash.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Healing Ward.
+1s Omnislash Duration25+40% Blade Dance Lifesteal
+15% Blade Dance Crit Damage20+120 Blade Fury Damage Per Second
-15s Omnislash Cooldown1545 Movement Speed During Blade Fury
-12s Healing Ward Cooldown10-1s Bladeform Stack Gain Interval

Matchups

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

All opponents · 126 →

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

Who to pick against Juggernaut: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

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

Gold per minute
717831910
Experience per minute
9221,1381,297
Last hits per minute
10.712.514.0
Hero damage per minute
6749101,187

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
505152535451.3Heraldpick 18%52.2Guardianpick 19%52.0Crusaderpick 19%52.5Archonpick 19%53.0Legendpick 19%53.0Ancientpick 19%52.5Divinepick 17%52.1Turbo

Hero at a glance

It does best in Legend (53.0% wins) and wins 52.1% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 1 (carry) in 100% of games. Pros usually build Wind Lace, Battle Fury and Manta Style by minute 21. It struggles most against Visage, Abaddon and Meepo and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Bristleback and Sand King.

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