Ability
Mist Coil
Abaddon releases a coil of deathly mist that can damage an enemy unit or heal a friendly unit at the cost of some of Abaddon's health.
↻ 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 sec.Mana 50 / 55 / 60 / 65
Abaddon
Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANWhat I want to do in the game
I dispel dangerous disables from allies and absorb some of the damage; in position three, I add pressure with attacks.
Able to transform enemy attacks into self-healing, Abaddon can survive almost any assault. Shielding allies and launching his double-edged coil at a friend or foe, he is always ready to ride into the thick of battle.
Abilities at hand
01 / ROLE IN THE TEAM
A pick is not a plan yet.
My recommendation is a starting point. We choose another position together with the team and for its needs.
03
Offlane · position 3
Initial recommendationMy resource is the team's space: I hold the lane and build for initiation or team protection.
05
Hard support · position 5
Help the lane, provide vision and keep the ally alive first; expensive upgrades follow the necessary team purchases.
02 / ITEMS FOR A PURPOSE
What I buy and why.
This is an editorial starting plan based on hero mechanics. It is not presented as a match I have already tested or a popularity ranking.
Offlane · position 3
My starting plan
Here is my initial plan: I do my role's job first, then choose the items the team needs. I adapt the order and expensive purchases to the opponent.
01 / First stepPhase BootsHelp maintain close contact and pass through groups of units.
02 / FoundationHoly LocketStrengthens the hero’s healing plan and provides another source of restoration when needed.
03 / FoundationSolar CrestBuffs an allied hero for close-range fighting and adds a defensive tool.
04 / Next choiceLotus OrbLets me remove an eligible negative effect and complicates the opponent's targeted focus.
05 / Next choiceAssault CuirassGives the team armor and attack speed, helping it apply physical pressure to heroes and objectives.
What I change for the situation 3 options
Pipe of Insight ↗Provides team protection against substantial magical damage.
Crimson Guard ↗Protects the team against suitable sources of frequent physical damage, especially many small attacks.
Harpoon ↗Helps close the gap to a target and builds on items for close-range combat.
I see the minute on the clock. And the situation too.
I do not assign one ‘correct’ minute to every purchase. I look at my gold, the next fight and the problem: am I missing mana, target access, control or protection? If an expensive slot will arrive too late, I get a useful answer earlier.
03 / HERO ABILITIES
Abilities. As in the game.
Original Valve icons and descriptions. Cooldowns and mana are shown by level from the data snapshot; talents and upgrades can change the values.
Ability
Aphotic Shield
Surrounds an ally with a barrier of dark energy that absorbs all damage types and applies a dispel to the target when created. When the barrier expires or is destroyed, it explodes, dealing damage equal to its health to nearby enemies.
↻ 12 / 10 / 8 / 6 sec.Mana 110 / 120 / 130 / 140
Details and upgrades
Summons dark energies around an ally unit, dispelling them and creating an all damage barrier that absorbs a set amount of damage before expiring. When the barrier is destroyed it will burst and deal damage equal to the amount it could absorb to an area around it. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel
Aghanim’s Shard
When damage is absorbed, 75% of it is dealt to enemies near the target.
Ability
Curse of Avernus
Abaddon strikes an enemy, affecting them by a chilling curse, slowing them, causing them to take damage over time, and all attacks against them gain an attack speed boost. Damage over time component to buildings is reduced by 100%.
Ability
Borrowed Time
Applies a dispel to the hero and converts all incoming damage into healing for the next few seconds. If the ability is ready, it activates automatically when the hero’s health drops below 400.
↻ 85 / 75 / 65 sec.
Details and upgrades
When activated, dispels you and all damage dealt to you will heal instead of harm. If the ability is not on cooldown, it will automatically activate if your health falls below 400. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel
Aghanim’s Scepter
Increases the duration. While active, Mist Coil automatically triggers on allies within its cast range when they take more than 550 damage.
Innates, upgrades and other forms1 ability +
These abilities are not necessarily available at the same time. I check the condition beside the name: innate ability, another form or an Aghanim purchase.
Innate
Withering Mist
After dealing damage to an enemy, the hero applies a debuff for 5 sec. that reduces the target’s health restoration by 29.5% when its health is below 40%.
Full description
After dealing damage to an enemy, the hero applies a debuff for 5 sec. that reduces the target’s health restoration by 29.5% when its health is below 40%.
Valve base stats +
- Health · base
- 582
- Mana · base
- 303
- Damage · Valve field
- 22–32
- Armour · Valve field
- 2.67
- Movement speed
- 325
- Attack range
- 150
- Strength · base / gain
- 21 / 2.6
- Agility · base / gain
- 22 / 1.5
- Intelligence · base / gain
- 19 / 2
These are fields from the official source. The hero's final values in the client account for attributes and other active mechanics.
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