Juggernaut Guide for DotA Allstars 6.83: Skill Build, Items and Bot Matches

Juggernaut is one of the most beginner-friendly carries in DotA Allstars. He has no mana-hungry combos, he heals himself and his team, and he scales well into the late game. That makes him a good first pick when you are learning the map against computer opponents. This guide covers his skills, a simple build, and how to play him in a single-player game with AI bots.

Note: exact numbers (damage, cooldowns, costs) change between map versions, so check the in-game tooltips for your version. The advice below is about how the skills work together, which stays the same across 6.8x releases.

Skill overview infographic (original illustration)

Juggernaut's four skills

• Blade Fury: Juggernaut spins and deals damage to nearby enemies while becoming immune to magic damage. It is also your escape against spell-heavy heroes. He can keep moving while spinning but cannot attack, so use it to escape or to deal damage to units around him, not to trade hits.
• Healing Ward: Summons a ward that heals nearby allies over time. Place it in the middle of a team fight or a push, and keep it out of enemy reach.
• Blade Dance: A passive chance for his normal attacks to land a critical hit. More attacks per second means more chances to trigger it, so it rewards attack speed.
• Omnislash (ultimate): Juggernaut jumps between nearby enemies, hitting them repeatedly while he is invulnerable. It is best used to finish one isolated hero or to chain onto several low-health targets.

Recommended skill build

1. Level 1: Healing Ward or Blade Fury, depending on your lane. Against a strong early harasser, take Blade Fury first.
2. Levels 2 to 5: put points into Blade Dance and Blade Fury, and keep one point in Healing Ward.
3. Levels 6, 11 and 16: Omnislash.
4. Max Blade Dance for damage, then Blade Fury, then Healing Ward.

Item path

A common route is boots first, then an attack-speed or damage item such as Power Treads and a Battle Fury-type item for faster farming. After that, build items that help Blade Dance trigger more often, plus one survival item. Adjust to what the enemy team has. If they stack magic damage, Blade Fury already helps; if they have lots of physical damage, add armor.

Playing Juggernaut against bots

• Farm first. AI heroes usually push lanes steadily, so get your core items before you start chasing kills.
• Use Blade Fury defensively. Bots often focus on spells. Spinning through a stun or nuke saves you more often than running does.
• Save Omnislash for one target. If you press it into a crowd, you spend its duration on creeps and let heroes escape.
• Place the Healing Ward behind your front line, not in front of it, so the bots do not kill it first.

Common mistakes

• Spinning Blade Fury and chasing a hero into their tower. You are immune to magic, not to tower attacks.
• Skipping early Healing Ward points, which makes pushing harder than it needs to be.
• Using Omnislash with no follow-up. Walk away from the fight if it fails to kill.

Frequently asked questions

Is Juggernaut good for beginners? Yes. His skills are simple, and Blade Fury and the Healing Ward forgive many mistakes.

Who counters him? Heroes with disables that work through spin-immunity, and heroes with strong physical damage or armor-reducing tools.

Can I play him on the 6.88 map too? Yes. The same skill ideas apply, but read the tooltips because balance values differ.