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Abaddon
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This article is mostly accurate for the latest version of the game (7.37b), in which this hero was changed.
It has no changes in the current game version — 7.37d.
Abaddon
22 + 2.2
23 + 1.3
19 + 1.6
| Grants the following bonuses per attribute point: | |
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+22HP and +0.1HP regeneration |
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+0.17 armor and 1 attack speed |
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+12MP and +0.05MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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+0.7 Main Attack Damage per attribute |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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95 (118)
(1.5 BAT) | ||
0.56 + 0.41
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0.6
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1800 / 800
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Ethereal
Gib Type | ||
2013-07-12
Released | ||
2005-11-04
(v6.20) | ||
Competitive Span
2013-08-23 — Present |
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| Shields his allies or himself from attacks. | |
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| Unlike the other scions of his house, Abaddon drank deeper than any from the prophetic vapors that flowed from the Font of Avernus. Now a being of unnatural powers, Abaddon stifles his foes by spreading the Curse of Avernus, and releases deathly double-edged Mist Coils to damage adversaries and heal allies. The black mist swirls around his compatriots, forming an Aphotic Shield that absorbs attacks before bursting in a wide radius. But the Font's greatest gift is revealed only in the desperation of battle. Bestowed with Borrowed Time, Abaddon charges the enemy ranks, riding down foes with his cursed blade, his health returning with each welcoming blow. For all that was meant to kill did nothing but make the Lord of Avernus even more formidable. | |
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| Roles: |  Support  Carry  Durable |
| Complexity |   |
| Adjectives | Blue, Cape, Steed, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
The Quickening
The Lord of Avernus' current cooldowns are reduced by a fixed amount per enemy hero death within the radius.
Mephitic Shroud
Grants bonus Aphotic Shield barrier capacity and duration, while reflecting a portion of the capacity value within the radius.
Has a greater cooldown.
Has a greater cooldown.
+50 
Barrier
+2s Duration
Barrier+2s Duration
+2
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Grants an aura that extends the protection for all ally heroes within the radius.
Mist Coil of its corresponding level is passively cast on all ally heroes who takes more than a certain amount of damage within the radius.
Mist Coil of its corresponding level is passively cast on all ally heroes who takes more than a certain amount of damage within the radius.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
The projectile instant attacks the affected enemy upon impact.
Talents[edit]
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| +350 Mist Coil Radius | 25 | +80 Curse of Avernus Attack Speed Bonus |
| +100 Borrowed Time Immolation Damage per Second | 20 | +80 Aphotic Shield  Barrier |
| +35 Mist Coil Heal/Damage | 15 | +50 Curse of Avernus Damage per Second |
| +11 Aphotic Shield Health Regen | 10 | -15% Curse of Avernus Move Speed Slow |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio[edit]
The fog of war is no match for the mist of fate.Lord of Avernus
Lore:
The Font of Avernus is the source of a family's strength, a crack in primal stones from which vapors of prophetic power have issued for generations. Each newborn of the cavernous House Avernus is bathed in the black mist, and by this baptism they are given an innate connection to the mystic energies of the land. They grow up believing themselves fierce protectors of their lineal traditions, the customs of the realm—but what they really are protecting is the Font itself. And the motives of the mist are unclear.
When the infant Abaddon was bathed in the Font, they say something went awry. In the child's eyes there flared a light of comprehension that startled all present and set the sacerdotes to whispering. He was raised with every expectation of following the path all scions of Avernus took—to train in war, that in times of need he might lead the family's army in defense of the ancestral lands. But Abaddon was always one apart. Where others trained with weapons, he bent himself to meditation in the presence of the mist. He drank deep from the vapors that welled from the Font, learning to blend his spirit with the potency that flowed from far beneath the House; he became a creature of the black mist.
There was bitterness within the House Avernus—elders and young alike accusing him of neglecting his responsibilities. But all such accusations stopped when Abaddon rode into battle, and they saw how the powers of the mist had given him mastery over life and death beyond those of any lord the House had ever known.
When the infant Abaddon was bathed in the Font, they say something went awry. In the child's eyes there flared a light of comprehension that startled all present and set the sacerdotes to whispering. He was raised with every expectation of following the path all scions of Avernus took—to train in war, that in times of need he might lead the family's army in defense of the ancestral lands. But Abaddon was always one apart. Where others trained with weapons, he bent himself to meditation in the presence of the mist. He drank deep from the vapors that welled from the Font, learning to blend his spirit with the potency that flowed from far beneath the House; he became a creature of the black mist.
There was bitterness within the House Avernus—elders and young alike accusing him of neglecting his responsibilities. But all such accusations stopped when Abaddon rode into battle, and they saw how the powers of the mist had given him mastery over life and death beyond those of any lord the House had ever known.
Innate[edit]
Withering Mist[edit]
Withering Mist 
Passive
Affects
Self
Damage instances applied by Abaddon applies a dormant debuff that activates when the affected enemy unit is below the max health threshold.
Debuff Duration: 5
Max Health Threshold: 40%
The debuff reduces health restoration properties of the affected enemy unit upon activation.
Heal Reduction: 
20%
20% Health Regen Reduction: 20%
Lifesteal Reduction: 
20%
20% Spell Lifesteal Reduction: 
20%
20% The Quickening[edit]
The Quickening
Passive
Affects
Self
The Lord of Avernus' current cooldowns are reduced by a fixed amount per enemy hero death within the radius.
Effect Radius: 
900
900 Current Cooldown Reduction: 4
Creeps' deaths contribute to the quickened Font, albeit while being less effective.
Current Cooldown Reduction: 0.2
- Selecting the
facet unlocks this ability.
- Considers clones,
illusions and creep-heroes as creeps.
abaddon_the_quickening (1389)
- Additionally reduces the following abilities' current cooldowns:
- Previously Invoked abilities.
- Abilities acquired from the following sources:
- Devour
- From the Morph target.
- Spell Steal
- Does not affect the following ability-types:
- Acquired abilities that are not currently on the hero's ability slots.
- Morphed basic abilities on-cooldown while reverting back to Morphling's original form.
- Previous on-cooldown acquired abilities via Spell Steal.
- Specifically does not affect abilities that are unaffected by cooldown manipulation.
- Acquired abilities that are not currently on the hero's ability slots.
Abilities[edit]
Mist Coil[edit]
Releases a coil of deathly mist that damages an enemy unit or heal an ally unit. at the cost of some of Abaddon's health.
Cast Animation: 0.25 + 0.4
Cast Range: 
600/625/650/675
600/625/650/675 Damage: 100/175/250/325 (
135/210/285/360)
135/210/285/360) Ally Heal: 100/175/250/325 ( 135/210/285/360)
100/175/250/325 ( 135/210/285/360) 
Deals a non-lethal self-pure damage instance per ability cast.
Self Damage Factor: 0.4
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
The projectile instant attacks the affected enemy upon impact.
The projectile instant attacks the affected enemy upon impact.
Instant Attack Factor: ( 1)
1)
Mist Coil is now an area-targeted ability and applies all ability effects to units within the radius.
Radius: 350
350 6.5/6/5.5/5
50/55/60/65
A mysterious vapor from the Font of Avernus now infuses the breath of Abaddon, who releases it at will.
- Cannot target the following units:
Hidden units.
Invulnerable units.
Untargetable units.
- Deals
pure 
spell damage to self per ability cast. - Cannot self-target.
- Deals
- Deals
magical spell damage to the affected enemy unit. - Now applies an
instant attack upon impact on the affected enemy unit.
- Procs any
attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal. - Has
True Strike. - Not affected by
disarm sources.
- Procs any
- Deals
- Does not affect the following units:
- The
talent upgrade changes the ability targeting functionality from unit-targeted to unit and area-targeted.
- Causes Mist Coil to target both ally and enemy units within the radius, excluding Abaddon.
- Affects the following units within the radius:
Invisible units. However, they instantly disjoint the ability.
Fogged units.- Untargetable units.
Couriers as secondary targets.
- The ability upgrade specifically does not apply to the radius talent.
- The ability upgrade notes apply.
- Procs
Spell Block sources upon 
projectile impact for all affected units.
- The self-damage component is independent of the projectile.
- The self-damage component is independent of the
abaddon_death_coil (5585)
- Has a -
projectile speed.
- Deals 40/70/100/130 ( 54/84/114/144) self-damage.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The pure self- spell damage upon cast.
- The magical spell damage.
- The instant attack instance.
- The
- For
ranged units, the instant attack do not use an attack projectile, is still instant, and are considered as ranged attacks.
Cleave sources are based on the attacked enemy unit's position, damaging a trapezoid area in the opposite direction where the attack projectile came from.
Aphotic Shield[edit]
Summons dark energies around an ally unit that applies a strong dispel and creates a barrier to absorbs a set amount of damage before expiring.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.33
Cast Range: 550
550 Duration: 15
Health Regen Bonus: (
11)
11) 
When the barrier mist disappears or is destroyed, the mist deals damage equals to the barrier amount within the radius.
Damage Radius: 675
675 Damage: 120/150/180/210 (
200/230/260/290)
200/230/260/290)Barrier: 120/150/180/210 ( 200/230/260/290)
120/150/180/210 ( 200/230/260/290)12/10/8/6
95/110/125/140
The powers of the black mist rise to absorb attacks like the black mist absorbs light.
Mephitic Shroud
Grants bonus Aphotic Shield barrier capacity and duration, while reflecting a portion of the capacity value within the radius.
Has a greater cooldown.
Has a greater cooldown.
Barrier: 170/200/230/260 ( 220/250/280/310)
Damage Reflect Factor: 0.75
Duration: 17
170/200/230/260 ( 220/250/280/310) Damage Reflect Factor: 0.75
Duration: 17
14/12/10/8
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The all damage barrier
buff. - The
strong dispel.
- The all
-
Doubletap casts the ability on Abaddon.
-
- The
aphotic_shieldbuff procs the radius magical spell damage centered around the affected ally unit in the following conditions:
- The applied buff expiring.
Dispelling the buff in any way.
- Reapplying the buff on the same unit dispels the buff, applies the radius damage, and applies a new damage barrier.
- Mephitic Shroud reflects the same damage type taken, except the following damage sources:
- Self-damage sources.
HP Removal sources.
- The
-
- If the damage absorbed equals the barrier capacity, Aphotic Shield will proc its radius damage on the next damage instance in the combat log.
- The barrier capacity and damage increasing talent does not update the current instance.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
- The radius magical spell damage does not affect the following units:
- Affects untargetable units specifically of the following sources:
- The radius
modifier_abaddon_aphotic_shieldAphotic Shield: Absorbing damage; upon absorbing the max damage, explodes and deals damage in an area.
abaddon_aphotic_shield (5586)
- Grants an all damage barrier upon cast that
absorbs damage instances of all damage type (after all reductions).
- Does not proc on-damage effects until the barrier capacity is depleted.
- Stacks additively with the same damage-type barrier sources, and independently with other damage-type barrier sources.
- The all damage barrier has the lowest priority in the group of damage barrier, its capacity is depleted last when combined with other damage-type barriers.
- When combined with other higher-priority damage-negation sources, the barrier does not absorb any damage until the damage-negation sources expire.
- The barrier capacity and damage talent increases both the damage barrier capacity and radius damage despite the talent's description.
Curse of Avernus[edit]
Applies a debuff that damages over time and slows the movement speed slow of the affected enemy unit.
Move Speed Slow: 15%/30%/45%/60% (
30%/45%/60%/75%)
30%/45%/60%/75%) Damage per Second: 15/25/35/45 (
65/75/85/95)
65/75/85/95) Building Damage Factor: 
0.7
0.7 Debuff Duration: 4
The curse is a blessing to ally units. Grants bonus attack speed upon attacking the affected enemy unit.
Attack Speed Bonus: 10/20/30/40 (
90/100/110/120)
90/100/110/120)Buff Duration: 4
While the baptized draw strength from the Font, the gifts of Avernus are debilitating to the uninitiated.
-
- Grants flat bonus
attack speed to ally heroes when their attacks successfully lands on the cursed enemy unit. - For ranged ally heroes, the buff grants the bonus attack speed upon attack projectile impact.
- Attacking a unit without the
debuff removes the bonus attack speed. - Considers ally clones and illusions as heroes, ally creep-heroes a creeps.
- Grants flat bonus
-
- Grants flat bonus attack speed to self upon Abaddon's attack point.
- Grants flat bonus
-
- Deals 7.5/12.5/17.5/22.5 ( 32.5/37.5/42.5/47.5) magical spell damage in 0.5-second intervals, starting 0.5 seconds after applying the
frostmourne debuff. - Affects the following units:
- Deals 7.5/12.5/17.5/22.5 (
- Does not affect the following units:
- Ally units.
- Invulnerable units.
Ward-type units.
Attached-type units.
- The movement speed slow increasing talent only increases the curse
movement speed slow.
- Abaddon's illusions can increase the required attack counter.
- Illusions can increase the counter if they have this ability.
modifier_abaddon_frostmourne
Hidden modifier
modifier_abaddon_frostmourne_buffCurse of Avernus: Gaining x bonus attack speed.
modifier_abaddon_frostmourne_debuffCurse of Avernus: Slowed by x%.
modifier_abaddon_frostmourne_debuff_bonusCurse of Avernus: Silenced and slowed by x%. All attacking units gain bonus attack speed.
abaddon_frostmourne (5587)
- The ability effects are applied as follows per attack:
- The debuff.
- Abaddon's attack instance.
- The
- math
Borrowed Time[edit]
Borrowed Time
Removes most debuffs when activated, all damage taken will self-heal instead for the entire duration.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
0 + 0Damage Received to Heal: 100%
100% Duration: 4/5/6 ( 7/8/9)
7/8/9) 
Immediately protects the Lord of Avernus when his health goes below a certain threshold. Does not passively activate when Borrowed Time is on cooldown.
Current Health Threshold: 400
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Grants an aura that extends the protection for all ally heroes within the radius.
Mist Coil of its corresponding level is passively cast on all ally heroes who takes more than a certain amount of damage within the radius.
Grants an aura that extends the protection for all ally heroes within the radius.
Mist Coil of its corresponding level is passively cast on all ally heroes who takes more than a certain amount of damage within the radius.
Aura Radius: ( 900)
( 900)Ally Health Threshold Proc: ( 550)
550)Aura Linger Duration: ( 0.5)
0.5)
The avernal vapors now lethally immolates both Abaddon and enemy units within the radius while Borrowed Time is active.
Damage Radius: 400
400 Damage per Second: 100
Self Damage Factor: 1
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
90/80/70
The most unnatural of all the gifts of the Font of Avernus, this power defies mortal understanding. What should hurt, instead heals; and what should kill gives strength anew.
- Applies a strong dispel upon activation.
- Interrupts Abaddon's
channeling abilities when manually cast.
- The passive activation has the following properties:
- Does not count as an ability cast.
- Does not interrupt Abaddon's channeling abilities.
- Activates when a
≥ß 0-damage instance lowers Abaddon's
current health below the health threshold.
- Does not passively activates in the following conditions:
- EXPR
DmgInst ≥ CurrentHPIn this situation, the damage instance kills Abaddon. 
Instant kill sources.- Specifically the following lowering Abaddon's current health:
- HP Removal sources.
- Setting health sources.
- Borrowed Time is a damage negation source, causing on-damage effects to not proc.
- The following sources do not interact with the damage negated:
- Mana Shield reduces damage before Borrowed Time while active.
- Certain damage manipulation mechanics.
- HP Removal sources.
- The following sources do not interact with the damage negated:
- The heal corresponds to the damage taken (before reductions) and is roughly defined as:
- EXPR
ΣHeal = DmgInst
- Borrowed Time can be manually cast while being disabled, except the following disable sources:
- While Abaddon cannot act.
- Hex sources.
Silence sources.
- While Abaddon
- Abaddon cannot
shift-queue this ability.
- Grants a Mist Coil
aura that applies a damage accumulation counter per ally hero within the radius.
- Does not accumulate damage from HP Removal sources.
- The aura considers clones, illusions and creep-heroes as heroes.
- Does not affect the following units:
- Hidden units.
- Invulnerable units.
- Does not accumulate damage from
- Releases passive Mist Coil procs of the corresponding level upon accumulating 550 damage (after all reductions).
- The damage threshold has no duration limit, and resets upon passively releasing a Mist Coil instance.
- The radius talent specifically does not apply to the ability upgrade.
- The damage accumulation counter has no reset timer.
- The counter resets only when the ally hero loses the aura buff.
- Has the following properties upon proc:
- Works independently of Mist Coil's cooldown, and does not cost
mana. - Does not proc on-cast effects.
- Works independently of Mist Coil's
- The counter resets only when the ally hero loses the
- The Avernal Immolation
talent adds another aura while Borrowed Time is active.
- Does not affect the following units:
- Hidden units.
- Invulnerable units.
- Does not affect the following units:
- Deals 25 magical spell damage in 0.25-second intervals, starting 0.25 seconds upon activation within the radius.
- Grants additional self- heal as long as Borrowed Time is active.
- Grants additional self-
-
Break sources prevents Borrowed Time from passively activating when below the health threshold.
- Does not disable the ability upgrade.
- Does not disable the
- Applies Mist Coil of Abaddon's corresponding ability level when acquired.
- Requires drafting Mist Coil for its corresponding component to work.
modifier_abaddon_borrowed_time_passiveHidden modifier
modifier_abaddon_borrowed_time
Borrowed Time: All damage taken by Abaddon heals him instead.
modifier_abaddon_borrowed_time_damage_redirectBorrowed Time Redirect: Anytime a nearby ally takes more than a set amount of damage, an individual Mist Coil will automatically fire towards that ally.
modifier_abaddon_immolation_damageAvernal Immolation: Taking and dealing damage over time while Borrowed Time is active.
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Abaddon/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2024 - 11:45 UTC | Qualifier |  | GEG Women: Asia |      |  | 0 : 1 |  |      |
| Sep 28, 2024 - 09:40 UTC | Qualifier | | GEG Women: Asia |     | | 1 : 0 |  |      |
| Sep 25, 2024 - 11:00 EEST | Qualifier |  | BB Dacha Belgrade EEU CQ |   |  | 0 : 1 |  |      |
| Sep 23, 2024 - 11:00 CT | Qualifier | | BB Dacha Belgrade AM CQ |    |  | 0 : 1 |  |     |
| Sep 23, 2024 - 16:30 CEST | Tier 3 |   | RES Series EU #4 |  |  | 0 : 1 |   |   |
The International[edit]
- Abaddon has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Increased Mist Coil mana cost from 50 on each level to 50/55/60/65.
- Increased Curse of Avernus damage per second from 10/20/30/40 to 15/25/35/45.
Talents:
- LVL 10 +15 Aphotic Shield health regeneration reduced to +12.
- LVL 15 +40 Mist Coil damage/heal reduced to +35.
- LVL 25 400 Mist Coil radius reduced to 350.
- REPLACED Font of Avernus with Withering Mist .
- OLD Font of Avernus
- Has a 0.9 respawn time factor.
- NEW Withering Mist
- Damage instances from Abaddon applies a 5-second debuff on the affected enemy unit.
- The debuff applies a 35% health restoration reduction that is inactive until the enemy unit's health is below 40% max health.
- OLD Font of Avernus
- Increased Borrowed Time cooldown from 80/70/60 to 90/80/70.
- Talents:
- LVL 20 +100 Aphotic Shield capacity/damage reduced to +80.
- Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
- Borrowed Time
- Reduced aura radius from 1200 to 900.
- Increased ally health threshold proc from 525 to 550.
- Borrowed Time
- Talents:
- LVL 10 +10% Curse of Avernus movement speed slow increased to +15%.
- LVL 20 +95 Borrowed Time damage per second increased to +100. [?]
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Abaddon's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
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 Silver |
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 Gold |
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 Platinum |
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 Master |
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 Grandmaster |
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Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Mount | |
| Weapon | |
| Taunt | |
Trivia[edit]
- Abaddon's title, Lord of Avernus, is a reference to the famous crater in Italy, which was, in ancient times, believed to be the entrance to the underworld.
- In DotA, Abaddon's third ability was originally called "Frostmourne." It was changed in the transition to Dota 2 due to copyright reasons, since Frostmourne exists as a famed weapon in the "Warcraft" universe. When using Curse of Avernus, Abaddon says 'The mistblade bites', which is similar to Arthas's Quote: "Frostmourne hungers". Similarly, his first ability was originally named "Death Coil", but was likely changed to differentiate it from the ability used by death knights in the "Warcraft" universe; one of his responses when using Mist Coil references the original name.
- In the Christian Bible, Abaddon is the name of an angel who rises from the Abyss and commands an army of locusts. Coming from Hebrew, Abaddon as a name translates to "Destroyer".
- Abaddon's response to killing Phoenix "That Phoenix flew too close to the mist." is a reference to the Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus where Icarus flew to close the sun and crashed to the sea when his wax wings melted.
Gallery[edit]
Splash artwork
Concept art
Concept art
Concept art
Hero icon progress
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead
