Dyrroth

BTier

Rage-fueled EXP bruiser who shreds defense and executes low-HP targets

FighterEXP LaneJungleDeals physical

Dyrroth is an EXP-lane and jungle bruiser who builds Rage in combat to enhance Burst Strike and Spectre Step mid-fight. His identity centers on Abysm Strike, an uninterruptible strike that deals bonus damage based on a target's lost HP, letting him close out kills that other bruisers can't reach.

Difficulty: Moderate
Specialities: ChargeBurst

Building Rage before committing and landing Spectre Step's second-cast execute on the right target under cooldown pressure requires solid combo sequencing.

Beaten by: 103 hard
Strong into: 3
Best duos: 10
Builds: 2

At a glance

Damage	8 of 10
Durability	5 of 10
Crowd Control	5 of 10
Mobility	6 of 10
Utility	3 of 10

Rated against the whole roster, not against their own class.

When Dyrroth is strong

Attributes

Damage: 8
Durability: 5
Crowd Control: 5
Mobility: 6
Utility: 3

Strengths

Abysm Strike deals bonus damage based on the target's lost HP, letting him finish low-HP targets other bruisers can't reach.
Spectre Step's second cast, Fatal Strike, shreds 40% Physical Defense, opening the target up for the rest of his combo.
Wrath of the Abyss enhances Burst Strike and Spectre Step mid-fight, giving him a built-in damage spike inside a single engagement.
Burst Strike is a wide AOE slow that punishes both single targets and grouped enemies at range.

Weaknesses

No hard crowd control of his own; he only slows, so targets can still react and cast during his engage window.
Spectre Step stops on the first non-minion target hit, so it can whiff past a minion wave or a body-blocking tank.
Fully reliant on Extra Physical Attack scaling; he falls off if forced into a defense-heavy build early.
Abysm Strike has a visible wind-up and travels in a straight line, giving mobile targets a window to dodge it.

Skills

Max Burst Strike first for the slow and poke damage, level Spectre Step second for the chase and defense shred, and take the ultimate at 4, 8 and 12.

Passive

Wrath of the Abyss

BuffHeal

When Dyrroth's Rage reaches 50%, he will enhance Burst Strike and Spectre Step.

Always active — no cooldown

Skill 1

Burst Strike

AOESlow

Dyrroth releases a burst strike in a designated direction. Each burst deals 200–450 (+60% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies and slows them by 25% for 1.5 seconds. (The damage decays against the same target and decreases to only 75% on minions.)Abyss Enhanced: Burst Strike has a longer range, deals 140% of the original damage, and its slow effect is doubled.

Cooldown: 5s

What the terms mean(1)

Physical Skill: Deal Physical DMG to enemies. Triggers Spell Vamp.

Skill 2

Spectre Step

MobilityDamage

Dyrroth dashes in the designated direction. He will stop when he hits a target, dealing 230–355 (+60% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies. When he uses this skill again, he will lock onto a target and release a Fatal Strike, dealing 345–570 (+120% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage. Enemy heroes or creeps hit by Fatal Strike will have their Physical Defense reduced by 40% for 4 seconds.

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Cooldown: 8s

Ultimate

Abysm Strike

BurstSlow

After a short delay, Dyrroth launches a destrucive strike in the target direction (cannot be interrupted), dealing 650–1250 (+250% Extra Physical Attack) (+enemies' 20% Lost HP) Physical Damage to enemies along the way and slowing them by 55% for 0.8 seconds.

Cooldown: 36s

What the terms mean(2)

Blink: Movement ability that can pass through obstacles.
Movement Speed: Movement Speed on the battlefield. Usually Calculated and Actual Movement Speed is equal. But whe

Signature combo

Burst Strike to slow → Spectre Step in, then a second cast for Fatal Strike's defense shred → Abysm Strike to finish, using the lost-HP scaling to close out targets under half HP.

Dyrroth builds

Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.

Physical Burst Bruiser

8,120g total

Standard EXP-lane pick into a mixed frontline where burst punishes overextensions.

Emblem

Fighter

T1Firmness
T2Weapons Master
T3Killing Spree

Battle spell

Flicker120s CD

The 'Flicker combo' — blinking in right as a hook or stun lands, or blinking out the instant an enemy ultimate is cast — is the single most common high-elo outplay moment in the game.

Swap in when needed

Queen's Wings — Sustain and damage reduction to survive extended skirmishes as the primary engage.
Immortality — Against burst-heavy kill lineups that can delete him before his combo finishes.
Wind of Nature — A window of physical damage immunity against enemy marksman or crit-reliant burst.

Jungle Tempo

7,800g total

Jungle pick prioritizing early tempo and objective control over raw duel power.

Emblem

Fighter

T1Firmness
T2Weapons Master
T3Killing Spree

Battle spell

Retribution35s CD

A well-timed Retribution on a low-HP objective — a 'smite steal' — can snatch Turtle or Lord away from a team that appeared to be securing it, often the single biggest swing play of the early-to-mid game.

Swap in when needed

Queen's Wings — Extra survivability when contesting Turtle or Lord against another jungler.
Immortality — Insurance against a gank while you're mid-clear with cooldowns down.
Endless Battle — Extra sustain and cooldown reduction to keep Rage building between camps.

Who counters Dyrroth

The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.

Full counter page

Items to build against Dyrroth

Dyrroth is strong into

Heroes whose own counter list names Dyrroth — the same matchup, read from the other side.

Who to pair Dyrroth with

Duo partners whose kit completes this one.

Playing Dyrroth well

1
Fight before engaging to build Rage to 50% so Burst Strike and Spectre Step are already enhanced when the real trade starts.
2
Use Spectre Step's second cast, Fatal Strike, on a specific target to shred their defense before your ultimate lands.
3
Save Abysm Strike for a target already below half HP, since the lost-HP damage component scales the kill fastest there.
4
Use Burst Strike's AOE to slow an escaping target before committing Spectre Step to chase them down.

Dyrroth — common questions

Is Dyrroth good for beginners?

Dyrroth is approachable since his combo is a straightforward slow-into-dash-into-burst, but timing Spectre Step's second cast and building Rage before engaging takes some repetition to master.

What is the best build for Dyrroth?

The standard build opens with Blade of Despair for scaling burst against low-HP targets, then Endless Battle for sustain and cooldown reduction, and Malefic Roar for penetration against tanky lineups.

Which heroes counter Dyrroth?

Khufra, Aurora and Tigreal are hard counters through knock-ups, freezes and pulls, while Lylia, Suyou, Diggie, Minsitthar, Benedetta, Argus and Granger all pressure him through evasion, mobility or sustain.