Any other hero with an actual body that can somewhat do the main objective of the map (sapper camps) is better. Also, somewhat ironically, you can't place mines in the mines as far as I know. Haunted Mines: 2 lane maps are generally bad for Abathur, as the global soak is generally not necessary. Let's start with the maps you should definitely not pick Abathur on. Battlefield of Eternity Abathur can be completely viable if the team composition works well with it. Remember that these guidelines are not completely set in stone. After level 10, Abathur becomes much more effective in teamfights, through use of Ultimate Evolution. In between this rotations, place mines or change position to more effectively soak or to stay safe.

The basic ability rotation for Abathur is to Q a target, use all three abilities, and then cancel the symbiote. This talent is especially effective on maps such as Sky Temple and Cursed Hollow due to the nature of the bosses and objectives. Abathur is the only hero in the game who still has the talent Calldown: Mule, which allows him to heal buildings over time.

Through the use of his mines, Abathur provides vision on important areas such as the boss, and can slow down enemy rotations. Additionally, with his global teleport on a 30 second cooldown, Abathur technically has the fastest possible rotations in the game. Be careful doing this, as Abathur's low health pool makes him extremely easy to gank, especially by global heroes such as Dehaka and Falstad. Abathur can effectively soak two lanes at once, one with his hat and one with his body. Abathur excels on large maps that allow for body-soaking, or staying near minions in order to gain experience, due to the global range of his abilities. Abathur is a relatively weak hero before level 10, as usage of Symbiote (hat) is generally unable to make up for the map presence lost by only having 4 heroes active on the map. Abathur's main role in this game is to soak experience, assist hyper-carry/melee heroes, and to disrupt the enemy team's rotations through usage of mines.

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