Juggernaut — abilities, talents, counters and builds

Abilities

Official ability data from Valve

Blade FuryQ⏱ 30 / 26 / 22 / 18s◆ 110

Causes a bladestorm of destructive force around Juggernaut, rendering him debuff immune with 80% magic resistance and dealing damage every 0.2s to nearby enemy units. Applies a strong dispel at the end of the spin.

Mechanics notes (2)

• You can use items during Blade Fury.
• Juggernaut can still perform attacks while in Blade Fury. However, only units that are not affected by Blade Fury, such as wards or structures, will take damage from these attacks.

Healing WardW⏱ 60s◆ 120

Summons a Healing Ward which heals all nearby allied units, based on their max health. The Healing Ward moves at 325 movement speed after being summoned. Lasts 18 / 20 / 22 / 24 seconds.

Mechanics notes (2)

• The Healing Ward can be controlled.
• Multiple Healing Wards do not stack.

Blade DanceE

Gives Juggernaut a chance to deal critical damage with Blade Fury and on each attack.

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Swiftslash⏱ 25s◆ 150

Performs a short Omnislash for 1 seconds.

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BladeformInnate

Juggernaut gains a stack of Bladeform every 2s that Juggernaut does not take damage. Each stack grants bonus base Agility and Movement Speed. Stacks fade after 2s upon taking any damage.

Mechanics notes (2)

• Break disables the gaining of new stacks.
• Break does not disable the bonuses from existing stacks.

OmnislashR⏱ 120s◆ 200 / 275 / 350

Juggernaut leaps towards the target enemy units, and then slashes the target and other nearby enemy units at an increased attack rate. Juggernaut is invulnerable for the duration. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

Mechanics notes (1)

• You can use items during Omnislash.

Traits ours:Sustained physical DPSHealing / lifestealSplit pushMagic resistance

Our ratings

0–10, our judgement — every planner uses them

Aghanim's upgrades

Upgrade text from Valve · priority is ours Our recommendation

Aghanim's Sceptermedium priority

Blade Fury: Increases radius and slows enemies in the area of effect.

Aghanim's Shardlow priority

Healing Ward: Increases ward healing and health.

Tips & counterplay

Playing as Juggernaut

Resilient carry with a strong mid game. Push lanes with Blade Fury and pick fights with Omnislash.

Laning: Blade Fury trades with magic immunity — especially vs nuke-heavy lanes.

Kill combo: Blade Fury into them at level 3-5; Omnislash at 6 when they are isolated.

Staying alive: Blade Fury dispels and grants magic immunity; Healing Ward for sustain.

From real games (OpenDota)

• Most games are in the safe lane (95.7%, 53.5% win rate).
• Battle Fury: usually done by 15 min; finishing it by 10 min wins 78.4%.
• Power Treads: usually done by 8 min; finishing it by 15 min wins 66.7%.
• Manta Style: usually done by 25 min; finishing it by 20 min wins 75.2%.
• Gets stronger the longer the game goes (49.1% before 20 min → 55% after 60 min).

Playing against Juggernaut

Generated from this hero's traits, counters and real matchups

Sustained physical DPS Ghost Scepter, Heaven's Halberd and armor (Assault Cuirass, Shiva's, Crimson Guard) shut down sustained right-clicks.

Healing / lifesteal Cut their healing with Spirit Vessel, Eye of Skadi or Shiva's Guard, and burst them instead of trading slowly.

Split push Keep a hero with wave clear near home. Boots of Travel let you answer pushes quickly.

Magic resistance Nukes do little here. Physical damage and armor reduction work much better.

• Respect Juggernaut at Lvl 6: Omnislash kill threat on isolated heroes.
• Respect Juggernaut at Battle Fury / Maelstrom: Farm and wave clear accelerate.
• Respect Juggernaut at Manta / BKB: Teamfight-ready.

Items that counter it

Shiva's Guard Sustained physical DPS, Healing / lifesteal

Urn of Shadows Healing / lifesteal

Orb of Corrosion Healing / lifesteal

Phase Boots Sustained physical DPS

Ghost Scepter Sustained physical DPS

Blade Mail Sustained physical DPS

Heroes that beat it

DazzleJuggernaut wins only 40% vs Dazzle (40 games)

SniperJuggernaut wins only 41% vs Sniper (78 games)

PuckJuggernaut wins only 44.8% vs Puck (87 games)

Phantom LancerKnown counter

AxeKnown counter

BristlebackKnown counter

Talents

Current talents (Valve)

+1s Omnislash Duration

+40% Blade Dance Lifesteal

+15% Blade Dance Crit Damage

+120 Blade Fury Damage Per Second

-15s Omnislash Cooldown

45 Movement Speed During Blade Fury

-12s Healing Ward Cooldown

-1s Bladeform Stack Gain Interval

Best items

Position 1 build Our recommendation

Starting

Early

›

Core

›

Luxury

Power spikes

Our recommendation

Lvl 6Omnislash kill threat on isolated heroes.

Battle Fury / MaelstromFarm and wave clear accelerate.

Manta / BKBTeamfight-ready.

Best skill build

Position 1 Our recommendation

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	18
Q Blade Fury	Q		Q		Q		Q
W Healing Ward				W									W	W		W
E Blade Dance		E						E	E		E
R Omnislash						R						R					R
T Talent										★					★

Counters

Strong against ours

Countered by

Weak against ours

Synergies

Great with ours

Best lane partners

Shadow ShamanListed synergy with Juggernaut

EarthshakerListed synergy with Juggernaut

LionListed synergy with Juggernaut

DazzleListed synergy with Juggernaut

Toughest lane opponents

From our matchup model, adjusted by each opponent's laning rating Our recommendation

Axe−26

Dazzle−25

Phantom Lancer−21

Bristleback−20

Mars−15

Live stats OpenDota · 2026-10-14

Public match stats

Win rate (all ranks): 53%
Win rate (Divine+): 53.3%
Pick rate: 16.3% of matches
Sample: 671,762 picks
Pro: 7 picks · 28.6% WR · 2.4% ban

Lane presence

safe95.7% · 53.5% WR

mid2.9% · 21.3% WR

off1.3% · 44.4% WR

Win rate by rank

Public matches per medal bracket

Win rate by game length

Minutes · OpenDota parsed games

Item timings

When the item is finished, and the timing that wins most (≥15 games)

Item	Games	Usual	Win %	Best timing
Battle Fury	1,798	15′	54.6%	≤10′ · 78.4%
Power Treads	1,666	8′	53.2%	≤15′ · 66.7%
Manta Style	1,481	25′	57.2%	≤20′ · 75.2%
Butterfly	840	30′	68.6%	≤25′ · 78.4%
Blink Dagger	686	30′	66.2%	≤20′ · 68.4%
Aghanim's Scepter	367	30′	69.8%	≤20′ · 78.6%
Phase Boots	320	8′	51.6%	≤8′ · 56%
Monkey King Bar	162	30′	63%	≤25′ · 68.3%
Maelstrom	145	15′	38.6%	≤12′ · 69.6%
Mjollnir	108	20′	42.6%	≤20′ · 40.9%

What players actually buy

Most purchased items by game phase

Start

Early

Mid

Late

Best real matchups

Head-to-head win rate, ≥40 games

Shadow Shaman75 games56%

Queen of Pain153 games54.9%

Crystal Maiden114 games54.4%

Mars234 games54.3%

Storm Spirit106 games53.8%

Worst real matchups

Head-to-head win rate, ≥40 games

Dazzle40 games40%

Sniper78 games41%

Puck87 games44.8%

Axe113 games49.6%

Huskar40 games50%

Recent pro & league games

Most recent league matches featuring this hero

League	Result	K / D / A	Length	Date
奇迹杯	Loss	4 / 5 / 11	37′	2026-10-13
DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers	Loss	13 / 5 / 3	49′	2026-10-13
DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers	Loss	2 / 7 / 2	28′	2026-10-13
DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers	Loss	3 / 5 / 1	17′	2026-10-12
NEXUS SERIES II	Loss	5 / 2 / 7	26′	2026-10-10
DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers	Loss	0 / 2 / 0	12′	2026-10-10
DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers	Loss	16 / 4 / 9	48′	2026-10-10
BETBOOM Streamers Battle Dota 15	Loss	9 / 7 / 12	92′	2026-09-26

Lore

No one has ever seen the face hidden beneath the mask of Yurnero the Juggernaut. It is only speculation that he even has one. For defying a corrupt lord, Yurnero was exiled from the ancient Isle of Masks--a punishment that saved his life. The isle soon after vanished beneath the waves in a night of vengeful magic. He alone remains to carry on the Isle's long Juggernaut tradition, one of ritual and swordplay. The last practitioner of the art, Yurnero's confidence and courage are the result of endless practice; his inventive bladework proves that he has never stopped challenging himself. Still, his motives are as unreadable as his expression. For a hero who has lost everything twice over, he fights as if victory is a foregone conclusion.