Abaddon/Counters

Bad against...

 * will often kill Abaddon before triggers.


 * will often kill Abaddon before triggers.


 * zombies will trigger, but won't do enough damage to greatly heal Abaddon.
 * makes Abaddon significantly less tanky.


 * Outworld Devourer can use to waste Borrowed Time's duration.
 * Outworld Devourer's superior intelligence and intelligence steal from can easily set Abaddon up for an easy, which could kill Abaddon before  triggers. If it does trigger, he can continue stealing your intelligence during your ultimate, dropping it down to 0 eventually.


 * Slark will be happy to attack you during as  will make him stronger and stronger even while he heals you.
 * Abaddon has no tools to catch Slark.


 * Axe can use to kill Abaddon instantly even if he has  active.


 * will make Abaddon unable to use, , and the active component of , which means his allies could be easily disabled or killed. When Doom obtains an , the situation becomes worse, lengthening the duration while additionally disabling and Borrowed Time's passive component (Borrowed Time can't be triggered at all).


 * Passive component of prevents  from healing during.

Others

 * Heroes that have long silences, such as and, will prevent Abaddon from saving his allies effectively and disable the active component of.
 * A with an  will use  to disable  and the passive component of . If this is combined with a silence, Borrowed Time will not trigger at all.
 * might not kill with his nuke, but a support  will struggle to protect an ally from him.

Items

 * and make a supporting Abaddon useless at crucial moments.
 * can be used to waste time on.
 * disables and 's passive component. When used in combination with, , or another silence, Borrowed Time will not trigger at all.
 * and which can burst kill Abddon before he borrows his time, forcing him to cast it manually.

Good against...

 * will continuously heal Abaddon under, and cannot be turned off.


 * can be instantly dispelled by.


 * and can be instantly dispelled by.


 * can be instantly dispelled by.
 * can be instantly dispelled by.
 * will continuously heal Abaddon under.
 * as a strong dispel instantly dispel.


 * can be instantly dispelled by.


 * makes it less likely for allies to be killed by mines.
 * Because they explode in very short intervals, a stack of or  will always trigger, making them impossible to kill Abaddon unless his resistances are lowered enough or Abaddon is affected by Break.


 * If is used on Abaddon, Abaddon can use  and easily heal for the duration of Borrowed Time by just moving.


 * If he isn't silenced, Abaddon can use to escape  during the delay.

Others

 * In general, heroes that deal burst in multiple instances will trigger and heal Abaddon for a large amount, like, , , , or.
 * Heroes that deal damage over time will also fail to bring down Abaddon and his allies like, , or.
 * By simply using, Abaddon can easily save his allies from Heroes that apply long disables like or.
 * Both 's and 's  have a 0.25 second delay before the damage is dealt. An Abaddon with a fast reaction time can avoid the damage by using  as long as Abaddon isn't silenced.
 * Abaddon's constant heals and protection can save himself and his allies from burst-focused Heroes like, , and.

Works well with...

 * makes Storm Spirit even tankier during initiations, and the explosion adds damage to his ability combos during single hero ganks.


 * Phantom Assassin can easily burst down a target with the explosion damage from, and will grealty benefit from 's attack speed boost.


 * will cover Io's health loss as is actived. Also, the tethered unit will have increased healing factor.


 * Being one of his counters, Axe also works really well with Abaddon. Abaddon can effectively protect Axe with and  as Axe blinks into the enemies lines, and  can make a great combo with, as units are forced to attack Axe, making it easy for the shield explode.

Others

 * can greatly assist pushing towers and other structures, making Abaddon work well with Heroes like.
 * In general, any hero that blinks into enemies lines will benefit greatly from.
 * Any Hero with a heal can work with Abaddon to make a team very hard to kill.
 * Heroes with high armor will get the most value out of and.
 * Heroes that are normally kited with slows or disables like will benefit greatly from  and.
 * has a unique interaction with, as blink never gets canceled during your ult because you arent taking damage so you can always just safely blink out of danger unless they can stun you the whole time.

List of heroes that counter Abaddon, and list of heroes that work well with Abaddon.