Dawnbreaker is much more popular in higher brackets: 11.9% of Very High matches, 9.9% of High and 7.4% of Normal. She wins 52.6% / 52.5% / 52.1%. Starbreaker whirls her hammer and stuns at the end, Celestial Hammer throws it and leaves a fiery trail, Luminosity charges a critical hit that heals nearby allies, and Solar Guardian lands her next to any ally on the map. Her team gains more XP in 58.1% of games between minutes 15 and 35, and she wins 55.8% of games under 25 minutes, 52.9% at 25–50 and 49.6% past 50.
Countered by SilencerThe lane is about even: Silencer's team gains more XP in 51% of games before minute 15. Glaives of Wisdom steal intelligence with every hit.
Dawnbreaker's fights are built on spells: Starbreaker, Celestial Hammer and the channeled Solar Guardian. Global Silence stops every enemy on the map from casting, so she can't fly to her ally. Last Word silences and damages her if she casts, and Arcane Curse grows longer each time she does. Suffer In Silence makes Silencer deal more damage to silenced targets. Silencer's team gains more XP in only 45.2% of games between minutes 15 and 35, Dawnbreaker's strongest phase.
Silencer grows into the late game: his team gains more XP in 53.6% of games after minute 35, and he wins 51% of 25–50 minute games (6,717 games) and 56.1% past 50 (1,469 games), against 42.5% under 25 (174 games). The edge is largest in Very High (+10.69), with +5.54 in High and +6.38 in Normal. Silencer wins 52.6% / 50.4% / 52.1% (Very High / High / Normal) against Dawnbreaker, against his usual 49.8% / 50.1% / 51.1%.
Best teammate: BroodmotherThe lane is about even: their team gains more XP in 50.8% of games before minute 15.
Broodmother pushes lanes alone with her spiderlings, and Solar Guardian lets Dawnbreaker land next to her from anywhere on the map, healing her and damaging the heroes who came to stop her. Starbreaker and Celestial Hammer add stuns and slows to the fight, and Spawn Spiderlings slows targets for them. Their team gains more XP in 53.8% of games between minutes 15 and 35.
The pair wins fast or not at all: 80.6% of games under 25 minutes (165 games), 52.4% at 25–50 (1,269 games) and 44.8% past 50 (163 games), with an XP-gain share of 43.2% after minute 35. The pairing works almost only in Very High (+14.68), with +2.04 in High and +0.99 in Normal. The pair wins 58.6% / 52.3% / 53.5% (Very High / High / Normal), with Broodmother normally at 48.7% / 48.8% / 50.9%. They are a rare pair, so this comes from 1,597 games.
Based on 2,111,000 public ranked matches of patch 7.41, played 30 September – 14 October 2026. Advantage is the win-rate difference from what the two heroes' own win rates predict, times two (+6 is about 3 win-rate points), weighted over the skill brackets. The live numbers on the Dawnbreaker page update every few hours. More guides: Dota 2 counter guides.
