Abyssal Blade – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.38c]

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The lost blade of the Commander of the Abyss, this edge cuts into an enemy's soul.

The Abyssal Blade is like your hero's ultimate hammer of justice, a magnificent weapon that not only grants powerful stats but also allows your hero to deliver a devastating blow, stunning enemies with pure force!

Base Combat Stats

+ 35 Damage

+ 26 Strength

+ 25% Slow Resistance

+ 25% Health Regen and Lifesteal Amp

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Overwhelm

Stuns a target enemy unit for 1.6 seconds.

Pierces Debuff Immunity.

Mana: 75

Cooldown: 35

Passive: Bash

Grants melee heroes a 25% chance on hit to stun the target for 1.2 seconds and deal 120 bonus physical damage. Bash chance for ranged heroes is 10%.

Additional Insights

The stun is melee range.
Does not stack with other bashes, and does not grant bash to Clones and Tempest Doubles.
Multiple sources of damage block do not stack.
The following heroes cannot trigger Bash on this item: Spirit Breaker, Faceless Void, Slardar, and Kez while in Sai mode.
Pierces Spell ImmnunityDispellable by Strong Dispel only
This stunning ability makes the Abyssal Blade perfect for heroes who want to amplify their damage output and possess a powerful single-target lockdown. It's an incredible tool for initiating fights, catching elusive foes, or securing critical takedowns during intense clashes.

Statistics

The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Abyssal Blade as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.

Itemization Strategy

A midgame item for Cores specially carries that would love to keep hitting opponents that are just to evasive against them or has the higher damage output if they would trade 1v1 against them, also a life and death changing item where if paired with satanic could change the outcome of a fight

Heroes with Abyssal Blade as Core Item

An uprade for Basher to have a reliable lockdown against elusive enemy heroes and prevent them from fighting you back when Ruptured or dodging the Blood Rite silence and damage.

An upgrade for Basher to have reliable lockdown against elusive enemy heroes and follow up with right clicks and Wraithfire Blast to burst them down.

Abyssal Blade will provide even more damage and survivability and a way to control your enemies and tear them down and subsequently break down team fights in your favor.

A late game pick up that lets you actively stun people when you get on top of them to follow up with the Crippling Fear silence and land more right clicks. Also gives you tankiness.

A late game upgrade for Basher to have a reliable lockdown on an enemy hero as soon as you jump them with Shadow Step and follow up with your right click and Spectral Dagger damage.

A core upgrade for Basher to have reliable lockdown against elusive enemy heroes and burst them down with right clicks during Overpower.

A core item to have a reliable lockdown against elusive enemy heroes and follow up with Unstable Concoction and right clicks to chain stun and kill them.

Provides reliable hard lockdown for Naga. The Sange component amplifies the effects of Heart of Tarrasque making your illusions a nightmare to deal with.

A core upgrade for Basher to have reliable lockdown against elusive enemy heroes and burst them down with right clicks during Battle Trance.

A core upgrade for Basher to have reliable lockdown against elusive enemy heroes and follow up with right clicks to silence them with Curse of Avernus.

Heroes countered by Abyssal Blade

Gives you an instant lockdown against Alchemist and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he pops Chemical Rage.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Anti Mage and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can Blink away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Arc Warden and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can protect himself inside Magnetic Field.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Batrider and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or use Firefly to get away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Bloodseeker and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or heal up with kills.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Bounty Hunter and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he becomes invisible using Shadow Walk to get away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Brewmaster and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can cast Primal Split.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Broodmother and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can scurry away under her Webs.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Centaur and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can run away with Stampede.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Clinkz and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he becomes invisible using Skeleton Walk to get away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Dark Seer and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can run away using Surge.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Death Prophet and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can regenerate or do damage with her spells.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Drow Ranger and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can impact fights or push you away using Gust.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Ember Spirit and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can get away with Fire Remnants.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Enigma and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can have an impact in fights with his spells.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Faceless Void and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can get away with Time Walk.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Hoodwink and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can get away with Scurry.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Huskar and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can have an impact in fights.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Invoker and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he impacts fights or gets away with Ghost Walk.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Io and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he regenerates himself or his Tethered ally.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Juggernaut and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he uses any spells or impacts fights.

Allows you to reliably interrupt Raptor Dance with the active and lock Kez down to quickly dispatch of him.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Leshrac and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he impacts fights or regens up with Bloodstone.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Lifestealer and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he lifesteals back his HP with Feast.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Lina and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can have an impact in fights.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Lone Druid and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can use True Form or Savage Roar to survive.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Luna and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can have an impact in fights.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Lycan and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can run away with the Shapeshift movement buff.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Magnus and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can have an impact in fights with Reverse Polarity.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Marci and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can lifesteal back up or have an impact in fights.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Medusa and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can defend herself with Stone Gaze or regain mana with Mystic Snake.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Mirana and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can get away with Leap or become invisible using Moonlight Shadow.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Monkey King and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can get away with Tree Dance or become tanky using Wukong's Command.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Morphling and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he uses Waveform or Attribute Shift (Strength Gain) to survive.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Muerta and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she uses Pierce the Veil or has an impact in fights.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Naga Siren and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she uses Song of the Siren to get away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Nature's Prophet and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he uses Sprout and Teleportation to get away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Night Stalker and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he uses Dark Ascension to get away or has an impact in fights.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Nyx Assassin and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he uses Vendetta to get away or protects himself with Spiked Carapace.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Outworld Destroyer and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he impacts fights or saves himself with Astral Imprisonment.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Pangolier and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he uses Rolling Thunder or Swashbuckle to get away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Puck and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she uses any mobility or control spells to buy time and get away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Pugna and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can save or heal himself with Decrepify and Life Drain.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Queen of Pain and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can Blink away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Razor and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or drain your damage with Static Link.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Riki and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can get away with Blink Strike or Tricks of the Trade.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Sand King and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can get away with Burrowstrike or becomes hard to kill inside Sand Storm.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Slark and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can dispel it with Dark Pact or get away with Pounce or Shadow Dance.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Spirit Breaker and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can gain status resistance from Bulldoze or get away with Charge of Darkness.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Storm Spirit and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or get away with Ball Lightning.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Sven and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or stun you with Storm Hammer to get away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Templar Assassin and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can impact fights or become harder to kill with Refraction or Meld.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Terrorblade and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or use Sunder to swap HP.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Timbersaw and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or get away using Timber Chain.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Tinker and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or use Defense Matrix to Blink away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Troll Warlord and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or become invincible and lifesteal back up using Battle Trance.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Ursa and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or becomes hard to control and kill using Enrage.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Viper and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or disarm you and get away using Nosedive.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Void Spirit and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he uses Astral Step or Dissimilate to get away.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Weaver and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he uses Time Lapse or Shukuchi to escape.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Windranger and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can impact fights or use Windrun to evade your damage and run away.

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Activation of Abyssal Blade

Trivia

Before its current iteration, the Abyssal Blade was initially introduced in Dota as an item called 'Skull Basher' that provided a chance to bash and stun enemies with attacks. Later in the game's development, the Skull Basher was upgraded to the Abyssal Blade, enhancing its stats and adding the active ability 'Overwhelm', which allowed the wielder to blink and deliver a targeted stun to an enemy unit which has then been nerf already.