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Dawnbreaker

Leaps to aid her allies, wherever they are on the map

Melee

Bring the light to every skirmish with Dawnbreaker, a frontline bruiser adept at crushing enemies with her celestial hammer while simultaneously healing nearby allies. With her cosmic ultimate, she can instantly fly to the aid of her teammates anywhere on the map, turning the tide of fights in seconds.

Dawnbreaker abilities, talents and win rates on this page are from Dota 2 patch 7.41e.

1/3
Complexity
2/3
Durable
1/3
Carry

Dawnbreaker Performance Summary

On patch 7.41e, Dawnbreaker holds a 51.89% win rate across 321,723 ranked games. It holds steady across skill brackets (51.07% in Herald up to 52.06% in Crusader), so Dawnbreaker performs about the same at every level of play. Captains treat Dawnbreaker as a threat: 57.89% of its 57 contested pro drafts ended in a ban.

Base Stats

Dawnbreaker
Health670+0.5 / s
Mana315
AttributeBase / Growth per lvl
strengthStrength
25+3.4 per lvl
agilityAgility
14+1.7 per lvl
intelligenceIntelligence
20+2 per lvl
StatValue
DamageDamage
55 – 59
ArmorArmor
4.3
Movement SpeedMovement Speed
300
Attack RangeAttack Range
150

Win Rates by Rank

Patch7.41e
Public Win Rate52%321.7K matches
Pro Win Rate38%9W / 15L
Pro Bans3358% of contests
RankPicksWin Rate
HeraldHerald
8.8K
51%
GuardianGuardian
29.3K
52%
CrusaderCrusader
50.6K
52%
ArchonArchon
69K
52%
LegendLegend
68.9K
52%
AncientAncient
49K
52%
DivineDivine
46.2K
52%

Faces of Dawnbreaker

Data Timeframe: Past 6 months

Innate Ability

Break of Dawn
Passive

Whenever the sun comes out, Dawnbreaker gains bonus base damage and vision that decreases throughout the course of the day. If Dawnbreaker causes the day these bonuses are at full power for the entirety of that daytime.

Day Threshold0.006
Max Damage Increase8%
Max Vision Increase20%

Talent Tree

+80% Celestial Hammer Cast Range/Speed
25
-4s Starbreaker Cooldown
-1 Luminosity Attacks Required
20
+150 Solar Guardian Radius
-20s Solar Guardian Cooldown
15
+40% Celestial Hammer Trail/Hammer Damage
Celestial Hammer Trail Grants Movement Speed to Allies
10
+25% Luminosity Critical Strike Damage

Abilities

Starbreaker
PhysicalPierces BKB
Point Target

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.

Combo Duration1.1s
Swipe/Smash Radius300
Swipe/Smash Bonus Damage25 / 40 / 55 / 70
Smash Radius300
Smash Damage25 / 40 / 55 / 70
Movement Speed215
Total Attacks3
Smash Stun Duration0.6 / 0.8 / 1 / 1.2s
Sweep Stun Duration0.12s
Self Stun Duration0.2s
Swipe Slow-100
Smash Distance From Hero120
Turn Rate90
Shard Cast Point0.1
Cast Time0.1s
Mana110
Cooldown17 / 15 / 13 / 11s
Celestial Hammer
MagicalDispellable
Point Target

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.

Hammer Damage50 / 80 / 110 / 140
Projectile Radius200
Projectile Speed1600
Fire Trail Duration2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4s
Fire Trail Radius200
Fire Trail Movement Slow24% / 28% / 32% / 36%
Fire Trail Burn Dps20 / 30 / 40 / 50
Burn Interval0.5s
Pause Duration2s
Hammer Aoe Radius200
Travel Speed Pct100
Return Anim Distance Threshold300
Cast Range700 / 900 / 1100 / 1300
Cast Time0.2s
Mana100 / 110 / 120 / 130
Cooldown18 / 16 / 14 / 12s
Luminosity
Pierces BKB
Passive

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.

Attacks Required3
Heal Radius650
Healing From Heroes35% / 40% / 45% / 50%
Creep Heal Penalty40%
Critical Strike Damage125% / 150% / 175% / 200%
Allied Healing Pct50
Solar Guardian
MagicalPierces BKB
Point Target, Channeled

CHANNELED - Dawnbreaker creates a pulsing effect at a location within 350 units of an allied hero anywhere on the map and creates daylight for 6s. Each pulse damages enemies and heals allies.After a short duration, she flies to the target location and deals additional damage and stuns enemies upon landing.Once channeled, Dawnbreaker cannot stop the ability.

Heal Per Pulse45 / 70 / 95
Land Radius500
Damage Per Pulse30 / 50 / 70
Pulse Interval0.5s
Landing Damage130 / 160 / 190
Landing Stun Duration1.2 / 1.4 / 1.6s
Max Offset Distance350
Airtime Scepter Movement Speed200s
Air Time0.8s
Daytime Duration6s
Channel Time1.7s
Cast Time0.1s
Mana150 / 200 / 250
Cooldown110 / 100 / 90s

Aghanim's Upgrades

Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Solar Guardian

Solar Guardian's aura follows Dawnbreaker for 2s after landing.

Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Starbreaker

Dawnbreaker gains debuff immunity with 50% magic resistance and free movement during Starbreaker. Dawnbreaker is slowed by 35% down to a minimum of 215.