Dawnbreaker counter and synergy picks
Pick Dawnbreaker with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 51.2% to 56.8% or against Marci to increase win-rate to 55.7% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
5.5% | |
4.6% | |
4.0% | |
3.7% | |
3.7% | |
3.2% | |
3.0% | |
3.0% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% | |
2.5% | |
2.5% | |
2.5% | |
2.4% | |
2.3% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Enigma's Black Hole that secures an AOE can work very well for Dawnbreaker's skills, especially her ultimate.
...core items [up-to-date] [E]
A core Boots upgrade to spam your spells to fight and farm. Can be upgraded to Guardian Greaves later in the game.
A core item upgraded from Pavise that provides your allies with a really strong buff for attack speed, damage absorption, movement speed and armor.
A core item that grants allows you to become spell immune during Starbreaker and ensure you do your full damage in fights.
A core item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and burst them down with Starbreaker.
A core item when going for aura items instead of right click damage. Increases healing and provides evasion to allies with Solar Guardian. Also lets you move your point of landing while airborne.
A core item that boosts the healing of Solar Guardian and Guardian Greaves. Also provides a secondary burst of heal for your cores with Magic Wand charges.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to right click freely in fights and use Solar Guardian without interruption. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that helps with mana sustain to spam your spells for fighting and farming. Also makes you tanky with armor and HP pool.
A core Boots upgrade to improve your armor and right click damage. Also helps close the gap on enemy heroes with the Phase active.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
4.5% | |
3.3% | |
3.2% | |
3.1% | |
2.9% | |
2.5% | |
2.5% | |
2.0% | |
1.2% | |
0.9% | |
0.7% | |
0.7% | |
0.6% | |
0.4% | |
0.4% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
All of Dawnbreakers abilities are AOE which are a huge nuisance to Chen creep armies. You can adress split pushing and help your teammates with your Ultimate.
Your ultimate can save allies who are being dueled and will help with Legion Commanders initiation.
Your ultimate lets you save and assist allies inside the Arena of Blood.
Your ultimate can save an ally getting targetted and focused by a Spirit Breaker Charge.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-9.0% | |
-8.5% | |
-7.8% | |
-7.6% | |
-7.5% | |
-7.4% | |
-7.0% | |
-6.4% | |
-6.3% | |
-6.2% | |
-6.0% | |
-6.0% | |
-5.7% | |
-5.5% | |
-5.4% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Viper is going to be able to Break your passive ability and slow your attack speed which is going to significantly reduce your effectiveness and damage output.
Spiked Carapace can stop Dawnbreaker's Solar Guardian which will eliminate her global presence and limits her movement around the map.
Gust can shut down most of Dawnbreaker's abilities, rendering her useless. Laning is also hard against this ranged carry hero.
Your ultimate will be a perfect setup for Kinetic Field and Static Storm. You can also not escape from Kinetic Field with your hammer and you can be glimpsed when you land with your ultimate.
...counter items [up-to-date]
Adds another layer of damage to burst down Dawnbreaker. Builds into Spirit Vessel later on which is incredible against her.
Gives you movement speed to chase down or kite Dawnbreaker by staying out of the Starbreaker AoE. Also counters the movement slow from Celestial Hammer.
Gives you movement speed to chase down or kite Dawnbreaker by staying out of the Starbreaker AoE. Also counters the movement slow from Celestial Hammer.
Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Dawnbreaker's right clicks and Starbreaker to trade more effectively.
Helps significantly lower the HP gain from Luminosity and reduce her healing through Solar Guardian with Soul Release charges.
Gives you or an ally armor and a physical damage barrier to significantly reduce the burst potential of Dawnbreaker's right clicks and Starbreaker.
Provides armor against Dawnbreaker's right clicks and Starbreaker as well as heal some of the AoE damage done by her.
Provides armor to your team to take less damage from Dawnbreaker's right clicks and Starbreaker.
Lets you apply the break effect on Dawnbreaker to reduce her damage and sustain through Luminosity.
Lets you kite Dawnbreaker by putting some distance between her and yourself with Hurricane Thrust and hit him from range. Also helps push yourself out of the Solar Guardian AoE.
Lets you kite Dawnbreaker by protecting yourself against her right clicks and the Starbreaker damage in Ethereal form.
Lets you kite Dawnbreaker by protecting yourself or an ally against her right clicks through invisibility.
Lets you kite Dawnbreaker by pushing yourself or an ally away from her Starbreaker and Solar Guardian AoE.
Lets you kite Dawnbreaker by casting Cyclone on her or yourself during Starbreaker and Celestial Hammer. Also lets you dodge the stun from Solar Guardian.
Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Dawnbreaker's right clicks and Starbreaker while reducing her HP gain from Luminosity.
Helps lower the HP gain from Luminosity.
Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Dawnbreaker's right clicks and Starbreaker to nullify her kill potential.
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Dawnbreaker to kill her without letting her fly away with Solar Guardian.
Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Starbreaker stun and Celestial Hammer slow as well as reduce the damage taken from Solar Guardian and Celestial Hammer.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-5.7% | |
-5.7% | |
-5.2% | |
-4.8% | |
-4.7% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.2% |
