Dawnbreaker Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Dawnbreaker in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Dawnbreaker, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Dawnbreaker is a durable melee support/core whose Celestial Hammer + Starbreaker out-sustain lanes and whose Solar Guardian heals and stuns from anywhere on the map. She dominates immobile, low-sustain heroes: Nature's Prophet, Timbersaw and Shadow Demon get ground down. Dawnbreaker is countered by heroes that out-damage her healing or punish her dive: Phoenix, Silencer and Nyx Assassin all out-trade, while Winter Wyvern out-sustains. Draft tip: Dawnbreaker is a fantastic durable front-liner with global presence; she's weaker into burst-heavy and sustain-cancelling (AA, Silencer) drafts.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Dawnbreaker hardest are Nyx Assassin, Outworld Destroyer and Phoenix — Dawnbreaker wins only 47.2%, 47.9% and 48.4% of ranked matches against them.
Dawnbreaker is strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 61.12% | 101,598 |
 Shadow Fiend | 59.12% | 120,848 |
 Shadow Demon | 59.08% | 24,544 |
 Tiny | 58.03% | 54,560 |
 Treant Protector | 57.82% | 29,817 |
 Beastmaster | 57.81% | 25,539 |
 Chen | 57.45% | 5,535 |
 Storm Spirit | 56.73% | 62,956 |
 Naga Siren | 56.23% | 16,903 |
 Tinker | 55.80% | 57,906 |
 Terrorblade | 55.77% | 58,265 |
 Batrider | 55.76% | 12,567 |
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Best counter picks against Dawnbreaker
 Nyx Assassin | 47.19% | 93,655 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.86% | 129,781 |
 Phoenix | 48.42% | 59,696 |
 Wraith King | 48.51% | 139,594 |
 Silencer | 48.71% | 95,530 |
 Visage | 48.77% | 20,054 |
 Troll Warlord | 48.97% | 32,010 |
 Dragon Knight | 48.98% | 146,107 |
 Lich | 49.04% | 121,927 |
 Sven | 49.23% | 114,492 |
 Riki | 49.41% | 60,470 |
 Juggernaut | 49.45% | 202,388 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Dawnbreaker in Dota 2?
- Nyx Assassin, Outworld Destroyer and Phoenix are Dawnbreaker's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Dawnbreaker's win rate drops to 47.2% against Nyx Assassin, 47.9% against Outworld Destroyer and 48.4% against Phoenix.
- How to counter Dawnbreaker?
- Pick or ban the heroes Dawnbreaker struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Nyx Assassin (Dawnbreaker wins only 47.2% against them), Outworld Destroyer (47.9%) or Phoenix (48.4%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Dawnbreaker strong against?
- Dawnbreaker performs best against Nature's Prophet (61.1% win rate), Shadow Fiend (59.1%) and Shadow Demon (59.1%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Dawnbreaker good in the current patch?
- Dawnbreaker wins 52.4% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 8.7% pick rate — ranking #13 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 7, 2026.