Patch 7.41e
Abaddon

Abaddon Counters & Build

Universal
51.41%
Win rate
0.269%
Pick rate
5
Counters
7.41e
Patch

Abaddon is countered by Anti-Mage, Undying and Monkey King, and performs best against Faceless Void, Axe and Invoker — patch 7.41e, legend–ancient.

Countered by

5

These heroes beat Abaddon more often than their general strength explains.

Anti-Mage
Anti-Mage 591 matches Low data
−3.0%

WhyAnti-Mage secures an early advantage by winning the lane, using Mana Break to constantly drain Abaddon's mana pool and disable his access to Mist Coil and Aphotic Shield. Depleting Abaddon's mana activates the slow from Persecutor and sets up massive burst damage with Mana Void. Furthermore, Counterspell's passive magic resistance blunts Abaddon's magic damage output while its active can reflect targeted casts of Mist Coil.

Undying
Undying 982 matches
−2.3%

WhyUndying secures an early laning advantage over the melee Abaddon by using Decay to repeatedly strip his strength and max health pool. Furthermore, Tombstone spawns swarms of slowing zombies that Abaddon struggles to clear quickly, giving Undying and his team strong control over prolonged engagements.

Monkey King
Monkey King 275 matches Low data
−1.8%

WhyMonkey King thrives in extended melee engagements, easily building Jingu Mastery stacks against Abaddon since the hit charges placed on enemies cannot be dispelled by Aphotic Shield or Borrowed Time. The lifesteal and bonus damage from Jingu Mastery, combined with the armor provided by Wukong's Command, allow Monkey King to comfortably out-trade Abaddon in sustained close-quarters fights.

Medusa
Medusa 199 matches Low data
−1.6%

WhyMedusa's Cold Blooded punishes Abaddon whenever he targets her with Mist Coil by instantly returning a Mystic Snake that petrifies him. Furthermore, Stone Gaze and Gorgon's Grasp restrict the melee hero from closing the distance, while Mana Shield comfortably absorbs incoming damage as Medusa outputs sustained physical pressure with Split Shot.

Lina
Lina 1,591 matches
−1.3%

WhyLina establishes an early lane advantage by leveraging her superior range and long-distance Dragon Slave poke to relentlessly harass the melee Abaddon. Her massive bonus attack and movement speed from Fiery Soul allow her to easily kite Curse of Avernus while delivering high continuous damage that tears through Aphotic Shield.

Strong against

5

Abaddon outperforms against these.

Faceless Void
Faceless Void 511 matches Low data
+2.0%

WhyAbaddon establishes an early lane advantage by out-trading Faceless Void with Curse of Avernus and Aphotic Shield. Throughout the game, Borrowed Time's ability to trigger through disables mitigates Void's burst damage by turning it into healing, while Aphotic Shield offers a strong dispel to save allies from lockdown.

Axe
Axe 1,196 matches
+1.3%

WhyAbaddon wins the lane early against Axe, using Aphotic Shield's strong dispel to remove Battle Hunger while absorbing Counter Helix damage on himself or allies. In close-quarters trades, Curse of Avernus slows Axe and provides bonus attack speed to easily win physical skirmishes. Additionally, Borrowed Time can be activated while disabled during Berserker's Call, converting incoming damage into healing instead of fatal burst.

Invoker
Invoker 1,433 matches
+1.2%

WhyAbaddon establishes an early advantage in lane against Invoker by using Aphotic Shield's strong dispel and damage barrier to neutralize Cold Snap and shrug off early magical burst. In teamfights, Invoker relies heavily on layered crowd control and combo damage from spells like Chaos Meteor, Deafening Blast, and Sun Strike, which Abaddon easily disrupts with strong dispels from Aphotic Shield and Borrowed Time. Furthermore, Invoker lacks innate Break to prevent Borrowed Time from automatically triggering, allowing Abaddon to freely heal through high-damage spell rotations.

Juggernaut
Juggernaut 946 matches
+1.2%

WhyAlthough Abaddon slightly loses the lane to Juggernaut, his advantage emerges later in the game. Juggernaut relies heavily on Omnislash and Swiftslash to burst down targets, but Borrowed Time neutralizes this entirely by automatically activating to turn that incoming damage into healing. Furthermore, Aphotic Shield provides a strong dispel and an all-damage barrier that consistently negates Juggernaut's kill threat.

Warlock
Warlock 377 matches Low data
+1.0%

WhyWhile the matchup is roughly even in the laning stage, Abaddon's Aphotic Shield provides a strong dispel and all-damage barrier that can cleanse and mitigate damage over time from abilities like Shadow Word. In later teamfights, the widespread area damage dealt by Warlock's Fatal Bonds, Chaotic Offering Golems, and exploding Eldritch Summoning imps risks inadvertently healing Abaddon when Borrowed Time is active.

Best allies

5

Pairs that win more together than apart.

Lina
Lina 1,584 matches
+1.7%
Axe
Axe 853 matches
+1.6%

Popular build

legend–ancient

The eight most-bought items, in the order they are usually finished. Chosen by purchase frequency rather than win rate — an item's win rate reflects how the game was going, not what the item did. The minute is the median completion time: what to aim for.

  1. Null Talisman 2min 1,625 builds
  2. Bracer 2min 1,170 builds
  3. Radiance 17min 1,403 builds
  4. Holy Locket 19min 2,334 builds

Patch 7.41e · legend–ancient · updated 2026-08-24. Figures are shrunk toward the expected result by sample size, so a large number on thin data is deliberately damped rather than shown raw.