![]() ![]() On the other hand, support builds will look more like this: And many players still opt for a Blink Dagger eventually, but that’s because it builds well into Overwhelming Blink, leveraging her high strength and making Starbeakers easier to land. Players looking to build her more as a carry can elect for more damage with Desolator and Assault Cuirass. This hero casts a lot of spells, and mana is generally at a premium. Mid players can forgo Soul Ring for a Bottle. In general, Valora’s builds can be split broadly into core and support.Ĭore builds will generally look something like this: Plus, she can join fights whenever she wants, so auras are valuable even if you need to split push. But if she feels equally comfortable just by being tanky, getting Wraith Pact and Shard to contribute as utility can help win games. But a support Dawn can fully focus on her ultimate with Holy Locket and Scepter, granting ungodly amounts of heal and evasion.Ī high-farm priority Dawn can leverage her high net worth and experience to quickly get to her damage talents and buy greedy damage items like Desolator. A core Dawn will never buy Aghanim’s Scepter, using Solar Guardian as little more than a way to join fights. It’s so easy and efficient to trade certain aspects of her between each other. Yes, her Starbreaker scales off damage, but it’s also a stun that gives her spell immunity once upgraded with an Aghanim’s Shard. Pushing into the mid-game, a big part of her flexibility comes from her variable item builds. This combo, along with a suitable stun or nuke, is likely more than enough to punish any hero, which makes playing a melee hero into Dawn a nightmare. Just hitting level two is a massive power spike for the hero, who gets so many instances of damage with Celestial Hammer’s double hit and DOT, as well as Starbreaker’s three swipes. In lane, she uses her AOE abilities to dole out damage and push out waves when needed. She also has global presence because of her ultimate, Solar Guardian, allowing her to take dangerous, otherwise inaccessible farm and still be in every teamfight. Celestial Hammer gives her an inbuilt way to initiate or disengage, which means she can buy more damage or utility items rather than a Blink Dagger. She’s still most popular in the offlane, according to Dota 2 Pro Tracker, but retains a respectable win rate across every position.Ĭonversely, this means she’s an extremely powerful mid-game timing hero - Starbreaker can instantly destroy supports, and its stunning nature discourages straight brawling into her. She falls into the scale of semi-carries that excel in the offlane because of her laning advantages, but can fall off later on since her damage scaling is tied to an ability - ala Night Stalker, Bristleback, and Dragon Knight. ![]() High base stats means that she can spend her whole time trading with little concern, evolving into a flexible hero that can buy any item the team needs.Īrguably, her weakest role is hard carry. Starbreaker and Luminosity will keep her topped off at all times.Īs a support, Dawnbreaker offers a tanky yet damaging presence that’s suitable for protecting weaker cores, or as a kill lane follow-up. When played as a core, Valora is good at clearing waves with her high damage spells, and is sustainable when played against popular zoo strat heroes, like Beastmaster, Lycan, and Visage. She’s also proving to be an excellent counter initiator, thanks to her global presence, whether it’s from a core or support position. Meanwhile, Dawnbreaker is winning games across every position, with several pros already finding success on her: This is an exclusive club - even recently busted and versatile heroes like Death Prophet and Monkey King generally see a massive spike in just two positions, with the rest only seeing an out-of-the-blue flex. No matter what role you favor, consider adding Dawnbreaker to your repertoire - because that’s what pros are already doing.ĭawnbreaker isn’t just popular in the competitive scene - she’s seeing play in every single role. Valora, the Dawnbreaker, is one of the newest Dota 2 heroes to enter the scene - but she’s already making her name known.Ī few patches on from her introduction, the addition of a powerful Aghanim’s Shard and various buffs have made her the game’s premier do-it-all. ![]()
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