Juggernaut stats, abilities and strategy [7.41a]
Slices through his enemies with precise strikes
In a flurry of slashes, Juggernaut cuts down his foes. Sprinting and spinning into battle with reckless abandon, and nearly invincible once he is able to begin his assault, stopping Juggernaut can often be just as difficult as surviving him.
Win Rate 47.6%
Pick Rate 12.6%
Attributes
560 +44.0/lvl
243 +16.8/lvl
20 +2.0/lvl
32 +2.8/lvl
14 +1.4/lvl
Stats
Damage:
54 - 56 + 2.8/level (149 - 151 at level 30)
Range:
150
Armor:
5.3 + 0.5/level (21.2 at level 30)
Movement:
300
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.41
- Removed Duelist innate ability
Facets
Abilities
ABILITY: Passive
PASSIVE: Breakable
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.
Break disables the gaining of new stacks.
Break does not disable the bonuses from existing stacks.
MAX STACKS: 10
BASE AGILITY PCT PER STACK: 2.5%
MOVEMENT SPEED PER STACK: 1%
LINGER DURATION: 2
LEVEL 10 TALENT: -1s Bladeform Stack Gain Interval
Patch 7.41
- New innate ability
- Juggernaut receives a stack of Bladeform every 2s that he does not take damage. Each stack grants 2.5% + 0.05% per level base Agility bonus and 1% movement bonus and there is a maximum of 10 stacks. Stacks fade after 2s upon taking any damage
Blade Fury
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
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.
You can use items during Blade Fury.
Juggernaut can still perform attacks while in Blade Fury. However, only units that are not affected by Blade Fury, such as wards or structures, will take damage from these attacks.
DAMAGE PER SECOND: 80 / 110 / 140 / 170
DAMAGE RATE: 0.2
RADIUS: 260
DURATION: 5
30 / 26 / 22 / 18
120
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +100 Blade Fury DPS
LEVEL 15 TALENT: 45 Movement Speed During Blade Fury
Patch 7.41
- No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Yurnero's renowned katana techniques are feared by warriors and sorcerors alike.
Healing Ward
AFFECTS: Area
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
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 NaN seconds.
The Healing Ward can be controlled.
Multiple Healing Wards do not stack.
MAX HEALTH PER SECOND: 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%
RADIUS: 400
HITS TO DESTROY: 1
60
120
350
LEVEL 10 TALENT: -12s Healing Ward Cooldown
Patch 7.41
- Now upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
- Increases healing by 1.5% and hits to destroy by 1
Of the rituals learned at the Isle of Masks, tending wounds with a bit of voodoo magic has proven to be quite useful.
Blade Dance
ABILITY: Passive
PASSIVE: Breakable
Gives Juggernaut a chance to deal critical damage with Blade Fury and on each attack.
CRITICAL CHANCE: 35%
CRITICAL DAMAGE: 140% / 160% / 180% / 200%
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +40% Blade Dance Lifesteal
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +15% Blade Dance Crit Damage
The last remnant of his heritage's commitment to bladework, Yurnero ensures that the style is remembered.
Omnislash
AFFECTS: Unit
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
DEBUFF: Yes
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
You can use items during Omnislash.
SLASHES RATE MULTIPLIER: 1.4
BONUS DAMAGE: 25 / 30 / 35
BONUS ATTACK SPEED: 40
DURATION: 3 / 3.25 / 3.5
SLASH JUMP RADIUS: 425
120
200 / 275 / 350
450
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +1s Omnislash Duration
LEVEL 15 TALENT: -15s Omnislash Cooldown
'The fruits of discipline; with practice comes strength.'
Swiftslash
Scepter grants new ability
AFFECTS: Unit
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
DEBUFF: Yes
Performs a short Omnislash for 1 seconds.
DURATION: 1
25
150
450
A briefer onslaught for those less deserving of the honor.
Talents
+40% Blade Dance Lifesteal
+ 0.0%
+1s Omnislash Duration
+100 Blade Fury DPS
+ 0.0%
+15% Blade Dance Crit Damage
45 Movement Speed During Blade Fury
+ 0.0%
-15s Omnislash Cooldown
-1s Bladeform Stack Gain Interval
+ 0.0%
-12s Healing Ward Cooldown
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Patch 7.41
- Level 10 Talent +4% Duelist Damage replaced with -1s Bladeform Stack Gain Interval
- Level 15 Talent +1% Healing Ward Heal replaced with -15s Omnislash Cooldown
- Level 15 Talent Movement Speed During Blade Fury increased from +40 to +45
- Level 20 Talent Blade Fury DPS increased from +90 to +100
- Level 20 Talent +1 Healing Ward Hits to Destroy replaced with +15% Blade Dance Crit Damage
Strategy
Juggernaut has a nearly instant attack animation which makes last hitting and denying a lot easier. The Blade Dance passive also provides high damage when it procs.
Blade Fury does insane amounts of damage. Look to play aggressively on the lane. Try to finish fights with Blade Fury when enemies have dropped low enough to finish them with the spell.
Try to align your level 3 timing and {boots-of-speed} - you have a high chance of killing with level 2 Blade Fury and the added movement speed.
Avoid right clicking opponents during Blade Fury until you get proc item or items that apply debuffs as you do no right click damage and will stop on spot during the spinning animation. Look to move-click on the instead.
Make sure to micro Healing Ward properly. You can use it during Blade Fury and Omnislash. Move it behind and beside you instead of in front to prevent it from being destroyed.
When in trouble, consider using Blade Fury and {town-portal-scroll} out.
When deciding to Omnislash, consider how close opponents' wave or neutral creeps might be as it might bounce to them, wasting a lot of your damage.
Scout opponents' inventories for Omnislash counters, such as {ghost-scepter} or {lotus-orb}, and adjust playstyle and itemize accordingly.
With a decent game, Juggernaut is good at killing 
Roshan from the 25 minute mark with minimal or no help.
You can slow siege enemy towers and buildings by damaging them during Blade Fury and then backing away.
Counter Strategy
Juggernaut is one of the strongest laning carries as Blade Fury does high AoE damage already on level 1. Consider buying items to increase your movement speed
Try to keep distance from Juggernaut and try to force a defensive Blade Fury. Juggernaut's mana pool is not great and Blade Fury has high cooldown on lower levels. Pressure him after he used Blade Fury
Look to hit Juggernaut's Healing Ward as one hit is sufficient and it gives you 75 gold
When you are ganking Juggernaut, he will look to Blade Fury and {town-portal-scroll} out on first sign of trouble. Make sure you surprise disable him before he spins if you do not yet have a debuff immunity piercing disable
Juggernaut's Omnislash jumps are random. Use surrounding creeps, illusions or heroes to split the damage
Control items like {scythe-of-vyse} and {abyssal-blade} are good at controlling Juggernaut.
Juggernaut's highest damage comes through Omnislash, which can be countered by a number of items, the biggest ones being {ghost-scepter} and {lotus-orb}. Make sure you have them on your team
Juggernaut's Omnislash cooldown is long with 120 seconds, which allows you to pressure him while it's down