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.


 * 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.

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.

Good against...

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


 * can be instantly dispelled by.


 * and can be instantly dispelled by.


 * {{{A|Flaming Lasso|Batrider}} can be instantly dispelled by.


 * 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.

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