Dawnbreaker stats, abilities and strategy
Leaps to aid her allies, wherever they are on the map
Dawnbreaker shines in the heart of battle, happily crushing enemies with her celestial hammer and healing nearby allies. She revels in hurling her hammer through multiple foes and then converging with it in a blazing wake, always waiting to tap her true cosmic power to fly to the aid of her teammates — eager to rout her enemies on the battlefield no matter where they are.
Win Rate 51.1%
Pick Rate 7.3%
Attributes
670 +74.8/lvl
315 +24.0/lvl
25 +3.4/lvl
14 +1.7/lvl
20 +2.0/lvl
Stats
Damage:
49 - 53 + 3.4/level (161 - 165 at level 30)
Range:
150
Armor:
4.3 + 0.3/level (14.9 at level 30)
Movement:
300
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.39
- Base damage decreased by 5
- Damage at level 1 decreased from 54–58 to 49–53
Facets
Solar Charged
Win Rate: 51.1%
Pick Rate: 65.9%
Whenever Dawnbreaker hits a target with a powered up Luminosity, she decreases the cooldowns of all of her abilities.
Starsurge
Win Rate: 50.3%
Pick Rate: 23.3%
Dawnbreaker and nearby allies gain bonus attack speed at the end of Starbreaker for each swipe that hit enemy heroes.
Patch 7.39
- Starbreaker: Now will grant the attack speed buff even if Starbreaker was interrupted
Trailblazer
Win Rate: 52.3%
Pick Rate: 10.8%
Walking along Celestial Hammer's fire trail gives bonus movespeed.
Abilities
ABILITY: Passive
Whenever the sun comes out, Dawnbreaker gains bonus base damage and vision that decreases throughout the course of the day.
MAX DAMAGE INCREASE: 25%
MAX VISION INCREASE: 20%
Patch 7.39
- Ability reworked
- Passive, can't be leveled up
- Whenever the sun comes out, Dawnbreaker gains 25% bonus base damage and 20% bonus vision that decreases throughout the course of the day, down to 0% at night
Starbreaker
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
Dawnbreaker whirls her hammer around 3 times, damaging enemies with her attack plus bonus damage. On the final strike, she smashes her hammer down, stunning and damaging enemies in front of her.
Dawnbreaker travels at a rate of 215 for the duration of the ability and takes a brief 0.2s to recover after the final strike.
Celestial Hammer or Solar Guardian cannot be cast during the combo.
Cleave does not work with this ability.
Can be self-cast to move forward.
The first two strikes will slow enemy movement speed by 100% for 0.12s.
COMBO DURATION: 1.1
SWIPE/SMASH RADIUS: 300
SWIPE/SMASH BONUS DAMAGE: 25 / 40 / 55 / 70
SMASH STUN DURATION: 0.6 / 0.8 / 1 / 1.2
17 / 15 / 13 / 11
100
FACET: Starsurge
Dawnbreaker and her allies in a 700 radius gain attack speed for 4 seconds at the end of Starbreaker for each swipe that hit enemy heroes.
Aghanim's Shard
Dawnbreaker gains debuff immunity, 50% magic resistance, and free movement during Starbreaker. Dawnbreaker is slowed by 35% down to a minimum of 215.
LEVEL 25 TALENT: -4s Starbreaker Cooldown
Patch 7.39
- Aghanim's Shard upgrade now also destroys trees in front of Dawnbreaker
Across the vast lineage of star progeny, there were multitudes unwilling to align with the aims of the Children of Light. To those who dared organize defiance, the Children would dispatch Valora and her hammer to show a measure of their power--to leave the rebels either shattered or set back to rights.
Celestial Hammer
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
Dawnbreaker hurls her weapon at a target, damaging enemies struck along the way. The hammer pauses for 2 seconds at the destination before flying back to her, leaving a trail of fire that slows enemies. Dawnbreaker can recall the hammer at any time, pulling her towards it so they meet in the middle.
The hammer damages enemies both when thrown and when returning to Dawnbreaker.
Dawnbreaker's Converge movement distance is capped at the ability's cast range.
Starbreaker cannot be cast while the Hammer is out.
HAMMER DAMAGE: 50 / 80 / 110 / 140
FIRE TRAIL DURATION: 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4
FIRE TRAIL RADIUS: 200
FIRE TRAIL MOVEMENT SLOW: 24% / 28% / 32% / 36%
FIRE TRAIL BURN DPS: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50
CAST RANGE: 700 / 900 / 1100 / 1300
18 / 16 / 14 / 12
100 / 110 / 120 / 130
FACET: Trailblazer
Allied heroes walking on Celestial Hammer's fire trail gain bonus movement speed.
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +80% Celestial Hammer Cast Range/Speed
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +15% Celestial Hammer Slow
The Brightmaul is Valora's oldest companion and sole remaining connection to the glow of her creators.
Luminosity
ABILITY: Passive
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: Breakable
After a number of attacks, Dawnbreaker powers up, charging her next attack with a critical hit that heals all allied heroes within 650 units around her for a portion of attack damage dealt. Creeps and neutral enemies provide less healing. Allies are healed for 50% of the amount.
Luminosity Heal is increased by sources of Lifesteal Amplification.
Break disables the gaining of new stacks.
ATTACKS REQUIRED: 3
HEALING FROM HEROES: 35% / 40% / 45% / 50%
CREEP HEAL PENALTY: 40%
CRITICAL STRIKE DAMAGE: 125% / 150% / 175% / 200%
FACET: Solar Charged
Whenever Dawnbreaker hits a target with a powered up Luminosity, she decreases the cooldowns of all of her abilities.
LEVEL 20 TALENT: -1 Luminosity Attacks Required
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +40% Luminosity Critical Strike Damage
Diminished in power without access to the Children's replenishing light, Valora can still recharge herself and her allies by creating order from the chaos which resides within each fight.
Solar Guardian
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
CHANNELED - Dawnbreaker creates a pulsing effect at a location within 350 units of an allied hero anywhere on the map, damaging enemies and healing allies with each pulse. After a short duration, she flies to the target location, dealing additional damage and stunning enemies upon landing. Once channeled, Dawnbreaker cannot stop the ability.
Pulse interval is 0.5s.
Total flight duration is %abilitychanneltime% seconds of channel time + %airtime_duration% of flight time.
Cannot be cast without the Hammer.
HEAL PER PULSE: 45 / 70 / 95
LAND RADIUS: 500
DAMAGE PER PULSE: 30 / 50 / 70
LANDING DAMAGE: 130 / 160 / 190
LANDING STUN DURATION: 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.8
AIR TIME: 0.8
120 / 105 / 90
150 / 200 / 250
Aghanim's Scepter
Solar Guardian's aura now lingers for 3s after landing and follows Dawnbreaker around. Solar Guardian's heal per pulse is increased. Channel time and air time is reduced.
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +150 Solar Guardian Radius
LEVEL 15 TALENT: -20s Solar Guardian Cooldown
Only in defense of an ally will Valora relent to call upon the last reserves of her old powers that still allow cosmic flight.
Converge
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
0.25
375
Talents
+80% Celestial Hammer Cast Range/Speed
+ 1.1%
-4s Starbreaker Cooldown
-1 Luminosity Attacks Required
+150 Solar Guardian Radius
+ 0.8%
-20s Solar Guardian Cooldown
+ 0.3%
+40% Luminosity Critical Strike Damage
+15% Celestial Hammer Slow
+12 Damage
+ 0.5%
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Strategy
Dawnbreaker is typically a strong laner. Play aggressively and jump opponents out of position with Celestial Hammer and Starbreaker combo.
Keep an eye on the map to save an ally in trouble with Solar Guardian and turn the fight around. You should be looking to join almost every start of the fight with your ultimate early on.
You can clear waves from safe distance by using Celestial Hammer and hiding in the trees. The creeps will slowly burn to death overtime with the help of your wave.
Play separately from your team, push out lanes and mask team's smoke moves as you can connect to your team with ultimate. Apply pressure all throughout the map wherever you can.
Once you have 
Black King Bar, play aggressively and join almost every fight to get kills across the map.
Aghanim's Shard gives you spell immunity and better control with Starbreaker. Use it often to escape dangerous scenarios and to nuke enemy heroes.
With the 
Aghanim's Scepter, think about how long you should heal an ally and land quickly if the stun is necessary.
Scout enemy inventory items look for wards and other items that might be important,
Counter Strategy
Someone should buy a Spirit Vessel to counter Dawnbreaker's healing
Keep distance from Dawnbreaker so she can't use Starbreaker too often.
Avoid diving enemy heroes as Dawnbreaker can assist them from anywhere on the map with Solar Guardian.
Avoid clumping up against Dawnbreaker's AoE damage and disabling spells.
Items that reduce healing are great against Dawnbreaker's Luminosity and Solar Guardian.
Break effects remove Dawnbreaker's Luminosity.
Keep track of Dawnbreakers ultimate and initiate on enemies knowing she cant help.