Helm of the Overlord
Helm of Iron Will
Crown
Recipe
Helm of the Dominator in Dota 2: who buys it, when it wins and what it costs
Kevin · Dota2Arena · updated Oct 28, 2026 · numbers live from our scannerHelm of the Dominator costs 2,550 gold and shows up in 3% of ranked matches. Players holding it at the end win 46.6% of their games across 58,701 inventories, most often on Dark Seer and Centaur Warrunner. It wins most in the early game (51.3%) and least in the late game (46.4%).
What Helm of the Dominator does
Active: Dominate
Takes control of one neutral, non-ancient target unit and sets its movement speed to 370 and max health to a minimum of 1000. Also provides the unit with +25 base attack damage, +12 health regen, +4 mana regen and +4 armor. Dominated units with a max health of greater than 1000 retain their original max health. Grants the caster 50% of the gold and experience bounty of the dominated creep. Dominated unit's bounty is set to 100 gold and it can no longer be killed by abilities that instantly kill creeps otherwise. The Helm cannot be used for 3 seconds after the dominated creep takes damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.
In numbers: +6 all attributes, +6 armor, +6 health regen, 45s cooldown, 50 mana.
- Cannot dominate more than one unit at a time. If a new unit is dominated, the old one will die.
- Can also Dominate enemy lane creeps and summoned units.
- Selling Helm of the Dominator will cause dominated units to die.
Who buys Helm of the Dominator
The share says how many games of a hero end with Helm of the Dominator in the inventory, the win rate is that hero's win rate in exactly those games. A high share with an average win rate means the item is standard on the hero; a low share with a high win rate means it is a situational pick that works when it is needed.
| Hero | Share of games | Win rate with it | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Seer | 40% | 47.1% | 33,152 |
| Centaur Warrunner | 10% | 48.4% | 11,178 |
| Io | 6% | 43.3% | 5,606 |
| Beastmaster | 6% | 35.5% | 2,233 |
| Marci | 2% | 49.1% | 1,757 |
| Lycan | 4% | 29.5% | 1,127 |
| Enigma | 1% | 56.7% | 520 |
| Chen | 3% | 45.6% | 228 |
When to buy it
Win rate by match length tells you in which kind of game the item pays off. Items that win short games are usually bought early and snowball; items that win long games are late-game purchases or things you buy when the game is already going well, so read the number as "games with this item at this length" rather than as advice to rush it.
| Phase | Match length | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early game | under 25 min | 51.3% | 2,330 |
| Mid game | 25–40 min | 46.4% | 32,922 |
| Late game | over 40 min | 46.4% | 23,477 |
What to combine it with
These items sit in the same final inventory as Helm of the Dominator most often (based on every 4th match). Boots and other staples appear on almost every list; the interesting entries are the ones specific to this item.
| Item | In the same inventory | Cost |
|---|---|---|
 Blink Dagger | 68% | 2,250 |
 Shiva's Guard | 54% | 4,500 |
 Aghanim's Scepter | 39% | 4,200 |
 Black King Bar | 32% | 4,050 |
 Soul Ring | 28% | 805 |
 Arcane Boots | 19% | 1,500 |
 Heart of Tarrasque | 18% | 5,300 |
 Null Talisman | 15% | 505 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Helm of the Dominator good right now?
In our window Helm of the Dominator ends up in winning inventories 46.6% of the time across 58,701 ranked games, below the 50 % mark. It does best in the early game (51.3%) and worst in the late game (46.4%).
Which heroes buy Helm of the Dominator?
Dark Seer (40% of games), Centaur Warrunner (10% of games), Io (6% of games), Beastmaster (6% of games), Marci (2% of games). The highest win rate with it belongs to Marci at 49.1%.
How much does Helm of the Dominator cost and what do you need?
Helm of the Dominator costs 2,550 gold in total: Helm of Iron Will (975), Crown (450) and a recipe for 1,125.
What does Helm of the Dominator build into?
Helm of the Dominator is a component of Helm of the Overlord (5,650).