Abaddon

How Abaddon is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Abaddon wins 51.6% of ranked All Pick games, over 97,640 games. About the same as the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate51.6%
Games97,640
Most played asHard support · 38%

Win rate by rank

Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.

  • HeraldHerald51.4%2,263
  • GuardianGuardian51.3%8,118
  • CrusaderCrusader51.3%14,098
  • ArchonArchon51.8%21,405
  • LegendLegend51.5%25,504
  • AncientAncient52.0%15,991
  • DivineDivine51.3%7,571
  • ImmortalImmortal50.6%2,690

Where it's played

Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.

  • Carry6% of games45.7%2,101
  • Mid1% of games48.6%483
  • Offlane31% of games50.5%10,431
  • Soft support24% of games51.4%8,129
  • Hard support38% of games51.4%12,765

Matchups

Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.

Good against

Abaddon beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Beastmaster5.8 pts better than expected
    62.3%383
  2. Dazzle4.6 pts better than expected
    55.3%1,280
  3. Bloodseeker3.9 pts better than expected
    53.6%783
  4. Silencer3.8 pts better than expected
    55.2%2,722
  5. Clinkz3.6 pts better than expected
    55.6%936
  6. Puck3.3 pts better than expected
    57.8%672
  7. Morphling3.3 pts better than expected
    57.4%873
  8. Queen of Pain3.2 pts better than expected
    57.8%2,084

Countered by

These heroes beat Abaddon more often than expected.

  1. Techies4.9 pts better than expected
    54.3%941
  2. Pangolier4.5 pts better than expected
    49.3%723
  3. Chaos Knight4.5 pts better than expected
    54.1%905
  4. Alchemist4.2 pts better than expected
    49.1%551
  5. Broodmother3.9 pts better than expected
    53.1%398
  6. Treant Protector3.8 pts better than expected
    47.0%420
  7. Tusk3.3 pts better than expected
    49.5%876
  8. Io3.2 pts better than expected
    51.4%865
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Teammates

Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.

Best with

Abaddon wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Shadow Demon6.7 pts better than expected
    52.8%296
  2. Tiny4.7 pts better than expected
    50.5%748
  3. Elder Titan4.6 pts better than expected
    57.5%108
  4. Techies3.7 pts better than expected
    56.8%681
  5. Dark Seer3.7 pts better than expected
    54.9%679
  6. Huskar3.5 pts better than expected
    50.8%738
  7. Troll Warlord3.5 pts better than expected
    57.1%597
  8. Pangolier3.5 pts better than expected
    51.8%636

Worst with

Abaddon wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Lycan6.4 pts worse than expected
    44.1%178
  2. Clockwerk4.6 pts worse than expected
    44.5%305
  3. Dazzle4.5 pts worse than expected
    48.4%731
  4. Undying4.1 pts worse than expected
    47.4%1,770
  5. Morphling3.8 pts worse than expected
    45.8%803
  6. Pugna3.8 pts worse than expected
    48.8%776
  7. Bounty Hunter3.7 pts worse than expected
    50.7%943
  8. Void Spirit3.5 pts worse than expected
    48.2%798

Items

What Abaddon players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango86%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch63%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick54%
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade36%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward27%
  • CircletCirclet26%
  • Quelling BladeQuelling Blade26%
  • Enchanted MangoEnchanted Mango19%

Boots

Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.

  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots52% of games · on average at 12:0953.5%23,642
  • Phase BootsPhase Boots36% of games · on average at 9:0450.7%16,371
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed28% of games · on average at 6:2151.3%12,499
  • Guardian GreavesGuardian Greaves20% of games · on average at 31:4262.5%9,125

Core items

Items of 1,400 gold or more. The time is the median first purchase; the two win rates split those games at that minute.

  • Holy LocketHoly Locket27% of games · usually at 20:00By 20:00: 60.0%Later: 52.0%56.6%12,171
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter22% of games · usually at 35:00By 35:00: 66.0%Later: 59.6%63.3%10,166
  • MekansmMekansm20% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 59.3%Later: 58.7%59.2%8,901
  • RadianceRadiance19% of games · usually at 19:00By 19:00: 59.1%Later: 44.9%53.6%8,778
  • Echo SabreEcho Sabre15% of games · usually at 18:00By 18:00: 54.4%Later: 52.7%53.7%6,656
  • YashaYasha14% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 57.0%Later: 53.0%55.1%6,458
  • HarpoonHarpoon11% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 57.5%Later: 54.1%56.1%5,140
  • Solar CrestSolar Crest10% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 59.8%Later: 56.4%58.6%4,654
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger10% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 61.0%Later: 57.6%59.7%4,570
  • Manta StyleManta Style7% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 58.2%Later: 51.8%55.5%3,378

Talents

Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.

  1. +65 Curse of Avernus Attack Speed Bonus58% picked · 62.0% won350 AoE Mist Coil42% picked · 62.3% wonLevel 25
  2. +80 Aphotic Shield Barrier Amount55% picked · 61.6% won100 Borrowed Time Immolation DPS45% picked · 57.9% wonLevel 20
  3. +35 Mist Coil Damage / Heal100% picked · 59.7% wonLevel 15
  4. +30 Curse of Avernus DPS35% picked · 50.3% wonAphotic Shield provides +8 HP Regen65% picked · 53.3% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202651.6%97,783
  2. Sep 24, 202651.6%99,778
  3. Sep 17, 202651.5%106,204
  4. Sep 10, 202651.2%66,239
  5. Sep 3, 202651.2%83,850
  6. Aug 27, 202651.3%109,707
  7. Aug 20, 202651.1%100,063
  8. Aug 13, 202651.4%115,903

Abaddon in short

The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.

What is Abaddon's win rate?

51.6% in ranked All Pick games, over 97,640 games. About the same as the week before.

What counters Abaddon?

Techies, Pangolier, and Chaos Knight beat Abaddon more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Techies: 4.9 pts better than expected, over 941 games.

Which heroes is Abaddon good against?

Abaddon beats Beastmaster, Dazzle, and Bloodseeker more often than expected. The clearest is Beastmaster: 5.8 pts better than expected, over 383 games.

What position is Abaddon played in?

Mostly hard support (38% of its games), then offlane (31%). See the best hard support heroes

What should I build on Abaddon?

Most games start with Tango, Iron Branch, and Magic Stick. The usual boots are Arcane Boots and Phase Boots. The most bought core items are Holy Locket, Aghanim's Scepter, Mekansm, and Radiance.

How we read this

Every number here is our analysis of STRATZ's game counts for the last full week of ranked games: win rates are smoothed toward what's expected, matchups and teammates are compared with both heroes' overall strength, and item timings come from first purchases. STRATZ's own scores aren't used.

Data from STRATZ