Dawnbreaker

Counter picks and counter items for Dawnbreaker, by skill bracket.

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How to Counter Dawnbreaker

Dawnbreaker powers allies with Luminosity heals and Solar Guardian pulses that damage enemies while healing her team. Break stops her from gaining Luminosity stacks, and reduced healing weakens both heals. Her shard grants debuff immunity during Starbreaker, so only effects that pierce debuff immunity reach her mid-combo.

Counter items

Silver EdgeShadow Walk's first attack applies Break, which stops new Luminosity stacks building.
Spirit VesselSoul Release cuts the healing that Luminosity and Solar Guardian give the target.
Abyssal BladeOverwhelm pierces the debuff immunity that Starbreaker grants her with a shard.

Checked for patch 7.41f

Matchup data updated Nov 14, 2026

TierAScore change-0.59

Who Beats Dawnbreaker

Troll Warlord

56.7%+5.1652

vs Dawnbreaker652 games+5.1

Outworld Destroyer

52.6%+2.53,535

vs Dawnbreaker3,535 games+2.5

Phoenix

52.6%+2.31,457

vs Dawnbreaker1,457 games+2.3

Winter Wyvern

52.4%+2.11,463

vs Dawnbreaker1,463 games+2.1

Nyx Assassin

52.2%+2.02,593

vs Dawnbreaker2,593 games+2.0

Wraith King

51.8%+1.73,726

vs Dawnbreaker3,726 games+1.7

Dragon Knight

51.7%+1.64,309

vs Dawnbreaker4,309 games+1.6

Visage

52.3%+1.6472

vs Dawnbreaker472 games+1.6

Meepo

52.0%+1.4487

vs Dawnbreaker487 games+1.4

Riki

51.6%+1.41,515

vs Dawnbreaker1,515 games+1.4

Dawnbreaker Counters

Nature's Prophet

38.5%-10.52,208

vs Dawnbreaker2,208 games-10.5

Drow Ranger

41.3%-8.23,289

vs Dawnbreaker3,289 games-8.2

Beastmaster

38.8%-8.1518

vs Dawnbreaker518 games-8.1

Shadow Fiend

42.3%-7.12,233

vs Dawnbreaker2,233 games-7.1

Lone Druid

42.1%-6.2744

vs Dawnbreaker744 games-6.2

Treant Protector

40.7%-6.0366

vs Dawnbreaker366 games-6.0

Hoodwink

43.8%-5.83,020

vs Dawnbreaker3,020 games-5.8

Shadow Demon

42.3%-5.6546

vs Dawnbreaker546 games-5.6

Tiny

43.6%-5.3944

vs Dawnbreaker944 games-5.3

Storm Spirit

44.0%-5.21,365

vs Dawnbreaker1,365 games-5.2

Top Allies for Dawnbreaker

Wraith King

58.8%+8.81,404

Lycan

57.5%+7.573

Elder Titan

57.4%+7.4101

Chaos Knight

57.3%+7.3288

Slardar

56.7%+6.7307

Chen

56.5%+6.592

Troll Warlord

56.4%+6.4571

Nyx Assassin

56.3%+6.32,647

Dragon Knight

56.1%+6.11,936

Meepo

56.0%+6.0473

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.41f

1 Carry47.1% WR34,831 matches
2 Mid53.0% WR81,759 matches
3 Off52.3% WR1,240,208 matches
4 Soft50.4% WR86,627 matches
5 Hard50.0% WR44,460 matches

Matchup data updated Nov 14, 2026

TierAScore change-0.09

Who Beats Dawnbreaker

Juggernaut

58.4%+4.2202

vs Dawnbreaker202 games+4.2

Troll Warlord

67.3%+3.755

vs Dawnbreaker55 games+3.7

Phantom Lancer

58.0%+3.7174

vs Dawnbreaker174 games+3.7

Bristleback

57.5%+3.5174

vs Dawnbreaker174 games+3.5

Outworld Destroyer

57.5%+3.0134

vs Dawnbreaker134 games+3.0

Ursa

60.2%+3.083

vs Dawnbreaker83 games+3.0

Windranger

55.7%+2.9210

vs Dawnbreaker210 games+2.9

Medusa

Few games70.4%+2.427

vs Dawnbreaker27 games+2.4

Ancient Apparition

56.2%+2.1105

vs Dawnbreaker105 games+2.1

Arc Warden

57.1%+2.077

vs Dawnbreaker77 games+2.0

Dawnbreaker Counters

Viper

38.9%-5.0162

vs Dawnbreaker162 games-5.0

Dark Willow

38.0%-4.5121

vs Dawnbreaker121 games-4.5

Void Spirit

Few games21.6%-4.437

vs Dawnbreaker37 games-4.4

Anti-Mage

42.3%-3.7182

vs Dawnbreaker182 games-3.7

Snapfire

38.9%-3.490

vs Dawnbreaker90 games-3.4

Drow Ranger

43.2%-3.2183

vs Dawnbreaker183 games-3.2

Huskar

36.1%-3.261

vs Dawnbreaker61 games-3.2

Doom

Few games33.3%-3.145

vs Dawnbreaker45 games-3.1

Lina

43.5%-3.1177

vs Dawnbreaker177 games-3.1

Crystal Maiden

45.1%-3.0315

vs Dawnbreaker315 games-3.0

Top Allies for Dawnbreaker

Lycan

Few games100.0%+50.02

Slardar

Few games73.7%+23.719

Largo

Few games72.7%+22.711

Lone Druid

Few games69.2%+19.239

Troll Warlord

Few games69.0%+19.042

Dark Seer

Few games66.7%+16.76

Pangolier

Few games66.7%+16.721

Bloodseeker

63.8%+13.858

Lich

63.8%+13.8160

Wraith King

63.4%+13.471

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.41f

1 Carry46.2% WR7,671 matches
2 Mid51.3% WR5,364 matches
3 Off51.4% WR81,320 matches
4 Soft49.7% WR14,417 matches
5 Hard48.7% WR7,250 matches

Matchup data updated Nov 14, 2026

TierAScore change-1.03

Who Beats Dawnbreaker

Troll Warlord

57.9%+3.8190

vs Dawnbreaker190 games+3.8

Void Spirit

55.9%+3.0204

vs Dawnbreaker204 games+3.0

Meepo

56.2%+2.5137

vs Dawnbreaker137 games+2.5

Dragon Knight

52.8%+2.3995

vs Dawnbreaker995 games+2.3

Nyx Assassin

53.0%+2.2574

vs Dawnbreaker574 games+2.2

Wraith King

52.5%+2.11,159

vs Dawnbreaker1,159 games+2.1

Dazzle

52.5%+1.7461

vs Dawnbreaker461 games+1.7

Bane

53.2%+1.7220

vs Dawnbreaker220 games+1.7

Juggernaut

51.9%+1.71,415

vs Dawnbreaker1,415 games+1.7

Slardar

52.3%+1.6478

vs Dawnbreaker478 games+1.6

Dawnbreaker Counters

Nature's Prophet

36.4%-10.4638

vs Dawnbreaker638 games-10.4

Beastmaster

31.7%-7.1126

vs Dawnbreaker126 games-7.1

Drow Ranger

42.5%-6.2978

vs Dawnbreaker978 games-6.2

Lion

44.0%-5.52,130

vs Dawnbreaker2,130 games-5.5

Templar Assassin

41.5%-5.4352

vs Dawnbreaker352 games-5.4

Ringmaster

42.1%-4.9335

vs Dawnbreaker335 games-4.9

Morphling

41.1%-4.9246

vs Dawnbreaker246 games-4.9

Shadow Fiend

43.9%-4.8731

vs Dawnbreaker731 games-4.8

Hoodwink

44.2%-4.7891

vs Dawnbreaker891 games-4.7

Lina

44.6%-4.5980

vs Dawnbreaker980 games-4.5

Top Allies for Dawnbreaker

Elder Titan

Few games69.2%+19.226

Slardar

62.5%+12.580

Mars

60.8%+10.851

Spectre

59.5%+9.5803

Abaddon

57.6%+7.6125

Wraith King

57.5%+7.5395

Ogre Magi

57.0%+7.01,127

Dragon Knight

56.9%+6.9441

Legion Commander

56.8%+6.8222

Nyx Assassin

56.7%+6.7615

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.41f

1 Carry45.6% WR13,352 matches
2 Mid54.0% WR24,963 matches
3 Off52.3% WR402,499 matches
4 Soft50.2% WR30,455 matches
5 Hard49.6% WR13,820 matches

Matchup data updated Nov 14, 2026

TierAScore change-0.69

Who Beats Dawnbreaker

Winter Wyvern

55.0%+3.8642

vs Dawnbreaker642 games+3.8

Troll Warlord

55.0%+3.1318

vs Dawnbreaker318 games+3.1

Outworld Destroyer

53.1%+2.81,781

vs Dawnbreaker1,781 games+2.8

Riki

53.1%+2.4752

vs Dawnbreaker752 games+2.4

Bane

53.8%+2.3299

vs Dawnbreaker299 games+2.3

Bounty Hunter

52.3%+1.8661

vs Dawnbreaker661 games+1.8

Mirana

51.9%+1.71,376

vs Dawnbreaker1,376 games+1.7

Sven

51.9%+1.61,288

vs Dawnbreaker1,288 games+1.6

Silencer

51.9%+1.61,158

vs Dawnbreaker1,158 games+1.6

Grimstroke

51.9%+1.61,089

vs Dawnbreaker1,089 games+1.6

Dawnbreaker Counters

Nature's Prophet

37.9%-10.21,064

vs Dawnbreaker1,064 games-10.2

Shadow Fiend

40.6%-7.91,087

vs Dawnbreaker1,087 games-7.9

Drow Ranger

41.3%-7.71,627

vs Dawnbreaker1,627 games-7.7

Slark

43.3%-6.11,939

vs Dawnbreaker1,939 games-6.1

Hoodwink

43.1%-6.01,396

vs Dawnbreaker1,396 games-6.0

Tiny

41.3%-6.0445

vs Dawnbreaker445 games-6.0

Beastmaster

39.1%-6.0243

vs Dawnbreaker243 games-6.0

Lone Druid

40.8%-5.8343

vs Dawnbreaker343 games-5.8

Alchemist

41.0%-5.6327

vs Dawnbreaker327 games-5.6

Storm Spirit

43.5%-5.0660

vs Dawnbreaker660 games-5.0

Top Allies for Dawnbreaker

Chen

Few games65.9%+15.941

Meepo

60.5%+10.5220

Wraith King

59.9%+9.9703

Phoenix

58.6%+8.6587

Chaos Knight

58.5%+8.5130

Troll Warlord

58.2%+8.2287

Lycan

Few games58.1%+8.131

Primal Beast

57.5%+7.5106

Sand King

56.9%+6.9195

Void Spirit

56.9%+6.9462

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.41f

1 Carry49.0% WR6,575 matches
2 Mid53.3% WR36,888 matches
3 Off52.5% WR565,159 matches
4 Soft50.7% WR24,497 matches
5 Hard51.3% WR12,124 matches

Matchup data updated Nov 14, 2026

TierAScore change-0.77

Who Beats Dawnbreaker

Phoenix

56.8%+4.2322

vs Dawnbreaker322 games+4.2

Venomancer

57.5%+3.9212

vs Dawnbreaker212 games+3.9

Vengeful Spirit

56.1%+3.7310

vs Dawnbreaker310 games+3.7

Lich

54.5%+3.4585

vs Dawnbreaker585 games+3.4

Meepo

60.7%+3.389

vs Dawnbreaker89 games+3.3

Dragon Knight

53.7%+3.11,003

vs Dawnbreaker1,003 games+3.1

Ancient Apparition

55.7%+3.1235

vs Dawnbreaker235 games+3.1

Earth Spirit

55.0%+3.0300

vs Dawnbreaker300 games+3.0

Arc Warden

55.0%+2.6222

vs Dawnbreaker222 games+2.6

Morphling

54.0%+2.2252

vs Dawnbreaker252 games+2.2

Dawnbreaker Counters

Drow Ranger

37.9%-8.6501

vs Dawnbreaker501 games-8.6

Mars

39.6%-6.4326

vs Dawnbreaker326 games-6.4

Lone Druid

37.3%-5.7161

vs Dawnbreaker161 games-5.7

Nature's Prophet

41.7%-5.4379

vs Dawnbreaker379 games-5.4

Hoodwink

43.0%-5.1553

vs Dawnbreaker553 games-5.1

Queen of Pain

42.7%-5.0443

vs Dawnbreaker443 games-5.0

Shadow Demon

36.3%-4.6102

vs Dawnbreaker102 games-4.6

Sniper

43.5%-4.6469

vs Dawnbreaker469 games-4.6

Necrophos

44.1%-4.5674

vs Dawnbreaker674 games-4.5

Lion

44.8%-4.41,040

vs Dawnbreaker1,040 games-4.4

Top Allies for Dawnbreaker

Chaos Knight

Few games67.6%+17.634

Io

65.1%+15.1209

Leshrac

63.5%+13.5148

Visage

61.7%+11.760

Abaddon

59.5%+9.584

Huskar

58.4%+8.4125

Arc Warden

58.3%+8.3228

Legion Commander

58.1%+8.1105

Naga Siren

Few games57.6%+7.633

Nyx Assassin

57.5%+7.5588

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.41f

1 Carry52.3% WR1,389 matches
2 Mid51.0% WR11,609 matches
3 Off52.0% WR177,072 matches
4 Soft49.8% WR6,895 matches
5 Hard49.5% WR4,295 matches

Bracket Divergence

Matchup data updated Nov 14, 2026

Medusa only ranks as a top counter to Dawnbreaker in Herald–Guardian.
Troll Warlord's raw advantage against Dawnbreaker swings by +12.30 between Herald–Guardian and Legend–Ancient.
Ursa only ranks as a top counter to Dawnbreaker in Herald–Guardian.
Meepo's raw advantage against Dawnbreaker swings by +8.70 between Divine–Immortal and All Ranks.
Phantom Lancer only ranks as a top counter to Dawnbreaker in Herald–Guardian.

About Dawnbreaker

Troll Warlord is Dawnbreaker's strongest counter, with a +6.70 raw advantage.

Dawnbreaker is most contested in Herald–Guardian and least contested in Legend–Ancient.

Medusa only shows up as a top counter to Dawnbreaker in Herald–Guardian.

Wraith King is Dawnbreaker's strongest ally, with a +8.80 raw synergy advantage.