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Dawnbreaker counters and build in Dota 2

Dawnbreaker in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.

Dawnbreaker build

Start
  1. ×2Gauntlets of Strength
  2. ×2Iron Branch
  3. Tango
  4. Quelling Blade
  5. Magic Stick
Boots
  1. 9 minPhase Boots
Through the game
  1. 2 minBracer
  2. 3 minMagic Wand
  3. 4 minSoul Ring
  4. 15 minEcho Sabre
  5. 20 minAghanim's Shard
  6. 22 minHarpoon
  7. 23 minDesolator
  8. 29 minBlack King Bar
  9. 36 minAssault Cuirass
Talents
  1. -4s Starbreaker Cooldown 59%+80% Celestial Hammer Cast Range/Speed 41%25
  2. +150 Solar Guardian Radius 32%-1 Luminosity Attacks Required 68%20
  3. +40% Celestial Hammer Trail/Hammer Damage 27%-20s Solar Guardian Cooldown 73%15
  4. +25% Luminosity Critical Strike Damage 100%Celestial Hammer Trail Grants Movement Speed to Allies 0%10
Skill build
  1. lvl 7Celestial Hammer
  2. lvl 10Starbreaker
  3. lvl 15Luminosity
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 3: Off Lane89%

Strong against Dawnbreaker

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Ancient Apparition+4.1%55.5%537
Medusa+3.6%56.2%162
Death Prophet+3.6%50.0%298
Kez+3.6%49.5%222
Huskar+3.5%49.1%332
Enchantress+3.5%52.0%269
Winter Wyvern+3.3%48.5%390
Jakiro+3.1%52.0%662
Silencer+3.0%53.1%691
Morphling+3.0%50.3%193
Nyx Assassin+2.8%54.1%370
Elder Titan+2.7%51.6%64

Dawnbreaker is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Naga Siren+8.5%64.8%165
Lone Druid+4.7%59.7%181
Spectre+4.5%54.5%675
Dark Seer+3.3%61.0%241
Meepo+3.1%49.3%140
Night Stalker+2.9%56.1%424
Beastmaster+2.9%62.4%157
Crystal Maiden+2.9%51.9%1,193
Pugna+2.6%57.3%279
Chen+2.6%61.3%31
Lich+2.5%53.4%774
Broodmother+2.4%55.1%187

Best allies for Dawnbreaker

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Tusk+5.8%59.1%215
Chen+5.0%56.0%25
Beastmaster+4.3%55.9%59
Treant Protector+4.0%56.7%178
Huskar+3.9%52.4%231
Largo+3.6%57.6%59
Timbersaw+3.6%56.1%41
Meepo+3.4%63.0%135
Omniknight+3.1%55.6%81
Clinkz+2.9%55.9%390
Broodmother+2.8%57.7%182
Sven+2.6%55.5%542
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