Invulnerability

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Invulnerability is a status effect that renders the target completely immune to most status effects and damage. Most friendly effects, such as healing and teleports, are unaffected by invulnerability.

Definition

Invulnerability itself is not granted explicitly by any ability effects, it is instead granted as a secondary effect to other abilities. Consequently, invulnerability is often only granted for very short periods of time. It also does not disjoint projectiles, unless explicitly stated.

Invulnerability prevents the use of most targeted spells, including those already cast. If a cast is interrupted due to invulnerability, the caster will not automatically attempt to recast the spell after his target becomes vulnerable again.

Affected units usually have their health bar temporarily hidden and they cannot be targeted for attacks and most abilities will not damage them.

Invulnerability

Ability

Passive

Affects

Self

This unit is invulnerable.

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• This ability and modifier are displayed in-game conditionally.

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Invulnerable

Sources

Main Articles: Hide and Cyclone

Cyclone and most Hide sources also grant invulnerability.

Hide Sources with Invulnerability

• Brewmaster – Primal Split
• Chaos Knight – Phantasm
• Earth Spirit – Enchant Remnant
• Fallen Sky – Fallen Sky
• Lifestealer – Infest
• Manta Style – Mirror Image
• Monkey King – Wukong's Command (Clone)
• Meepo – Dig
• Meepo – MegaMeepo
• Meepo – MegaMeepo Fling
• Naga Siren – Mirror Image
• Necrophos – Death Seeker
• Outworld Destroyer – Astral Imprisonment⁴
• Phantom Lancer – Doppelganger
• Phoenix – Supernova
• Puck – Phase Shift
• Riki – Tricks of the Trade
• Ringmaster – Funhouse Mirror
• Runes – Illusion
• Shadow Demon – Disruption
• Snapfire – Gobble Up
• Snapfire – Spit Out
• Sven – Storm Hammer (Alt-Cast)^2a
• Terrorblade – Reflection (Illusion)
• Undying – Tombstone (Enterance)^2b
• Tusk – Snowball
• Void Spirit – Dissimilate
• Witch Doctor – Voodoo Switcheroo

Cyclone Sources

• Eul's Scepter of Divinity – Cyclone
• Wind Waker – Cyclone
• Invoker – Tornado
• Storm – Cyclone

Other Invulnerability Sources

• Bane – Nightmare
• Centaur Warrunner – Hitch A Ride
• Courier – Shield
• Dazzle – Nothl Projection (Clone)
• Earth Spirit – Rolling Boulder
• Elder Titan – Astral Spirit (Creep-Hero)
• Ember Spirit – Activate Fire Remnant
• Ember Spirit – Sleight of Fist
• Faceless Void – Time Walk
• Faceless Void – Reverse Time Walk
• Familiar – Stone Form
• Juggernaut – Swiftslash
• Juggernaut – Omnislash
• Monkey King – Changing of the Guard
• Morphling – Waveform
• Kez – Raptor Dance
• Naga Siren – Song of the Siren
• Outworld Staff – Self-Exile
• Storm Spirit – Ball Lightning
• Visage – Stone Form

Ward-Type

• Death Ward – Invulnerability
• Fiend's Gate – Invulnerability
• Spin Web – Invulnerability
• Techies – Minefield Sign (Proximity Mine)
• Tornado (Wildwing) – Invulnerability

Neutral Building

• Lotus Pool – Lotus Pool
• Shrine of Wisdom – Experience Fountain
• Twin Gate – Warp
• Watcher – Lantern of Sight

¹ Requires a Talent.

^2a Requires Aghanim's Scepter.

^2b Requires Aghanim's Shard.

⁴ After Aghanim's Shard upgrade no longer hides allies.

Hiding HP

Doesn't Hide Hp

• Dazzle – Nothl Projection⁴
• Faceless Void – Time Walk
• Faceless Void – Reverse Time Walk
• Naga Siren – Song of the Siren
• Outworld Staff – Self-Exile
• Visage – Gravekeeper's Cloak^2b

⁴ Doesn't hide for caster.

Pierces Invulnerability

Even if an ability is piercing invulnerablity, it often can't pierce hidden. Fountain Invulnerability can't be pierced.

Please note that these lists do not include abilities that only work vs hidden.

Removing Invulnerabiltiy

Cyclone is canceled regardless of Factions source.

Unobvious ways for remove enemy invulnerability

• Disruptor - Glimpse
  
  Сancels:
  

  Hitch a Ride, Activate Fire Remnant, Time Walk, Reverse Time Walk, Raptor Dance, Waveform, Ball Lightning. Cyclone
  

  If target become invulnerable during cast, stops cast.

Unobvious ways for remove ally invulnerability

• Io - Relocate
  
  Сancels:
  Hitch A Ride, Activate Fire Remnant, Time Walk, Reverse Time Walk, Raptor Dance, Waveform, Ball Lightning, Cyclone.
• Keeper of the Light - Recall
  
  Сancels:
  Hitch A Ride, Activate Fire Remnant, Time Walk, Reverse Time Walk, Raptor Dance, Waveform, Ball Lightning, Cyclone.

Unobvious ways for remove own invulnerability

• Blink Dagger - Blink
  
  Cancels:
  Activate Fire Remnant, Waveform, Ball Lightning.
• Fallen Sky - Fallen Sky
  
  Cancels:
  Ball Lightning.
• Harpoon - Draw Forth
  
  Cancels Cyclone from caster.
  Can also cancel from caster:
  Activate Fire Remnant, Time Walk, Reverse Time Walk, Waveform, Ball Lightning, Cyclone.
• Kez - Grappling Claw
  
  Cancels Cyclone from caster.
  Can also cancel from caster:
  Activate Fire Remnant, Time Walk, Reverse Time Walk, Waveform, Ball Lightning, Cyclone.
• Manta Style - Mirror Image
  
  Cancels:
  Hitch A Ride, Activate Fire Remnant, Waveform, Ball Lightning.
• Sand King - Burrowstrike
  
  Cancels Cyclone from caster.
  Can also cancel from caster:
  Activate Fire Remnant, Waveform, Ball Lightning.
• Undying - Tombstone (Entrance)
  

  
  Cancels:
  Hitch A Ride, Activate Fire Remnant, Waveform, Ball Lightning.

Invulnerability of these abilities can be removed with a basic dispel

• Bane – Nightmare⁴
• Eul's Scepter of Divinity – Cyclone
• Wind Waker – Cyclone
• Invoker – Tornado
• Storm – Cyclone

⁴ Considered a debuff regardless of source, requires dispel from an ally of the victim.

Removing Cyclone

These teleportation abilities cancel Cyclone

• Chen – Divine Favor (Self-Cast)
• Disruptor – Glimpse
• Io – Relocate
• Keeper of the Light – Recall ³
• Lone Druid – Summon Spirit Bear
• Marci – Special Delivery
• Sand King – Burrowstrike
• Spectre – Reality
• Vengeful Spirit – Nether Swap
• Visage – Summon Familiars (Alt-Cast)

³ Requires selecting corresponding facet.

These forced movement abilities cancel Cyclone on caster

• Kez – Grappling Claw
• Harpoon – Draw Forth

These abilities castable during Cyclone from Wind Waker and cancels Wind Waker effect

• Fiend's Gate – Warp
• Undying – Tombstone (Enterance)^2b
• Twin Gate – Warp

Can Target an Invulnerable Unit

Teleport Abilties

• Dawnbreaker – Solar Guardian
• Keeper of the Light – Recall ³
• Tinker – Keen Conveyance
• Town Portal Scroll – Teleport ⁴

Other Abilities

• Moon Shard – Consume

Conditional

• Naga Siren – Ensnare ⁵
• Ogre Magi – Bloodlust ⁶
• Ogre Magi – Fire Shield ⁷

^2a Requires Aghanim's Scepter.

³ Requires selecting the corresponding facet.

⁴ Requires Boots of Travel or Boots of Travel 2.

⁵ Can target only Units affected by Song of the Siren

⁶ Can target only Invulnerable Building

⁷ Can choose Invulnerable Building as secondary target by Multicast

Other Cases

See also: Hidden

Dispel abilities cannot target invulnerable units, but will fully affect invulnerable units.

Forced Movement does not stop due to the fact of invulnerability itself, but can stop due to stun and other reasons.

Spell Block only triggers on an invulnerable unit if the spell can negatively affect invulnerable unit, or if the spell can bounce off it. Bounce spells usually do not consider an invulnerable unit as new valid target, however if the unit becomes invulnerable after being targeted, the spell will still bounce off it.

Please note that these lists do not include abilities that only work vs hidden.

Interactions with enemies:

• Ancient Apparition – Ice Blast
• Clockwerk – Hookshot ⁵
• Dark Seer – Wall of Replica⁵
• Disruptor – Static Storm⁵
• Faceless Void – Chronosphere ^{3 4}
• Faceless Void – Time Zone ³
Link, need to be connected before invulnerability
• Death Prophet – Spirit Siphon
• Razor – Static Link
Teleport
• Disruptor – Glimpse
No Target abilities consider invulnerable as valid
• Juggernaut – Omnislash (Bounce)⁵
• Juggernaut – Swiftslash (Bounce)⁵
• Invoker – Cataclysm^{2a 3 5}
• Naga Siren – Song of the Siren ⁶
• Pugna – Nether Ward ⁵
• Silencer – Global Silence
• Skywrath Mage – Concussive Shot⁵
• Spectre – Haunt⁵

^2a Requires Aghanim's Scepter.

³ Requires selecting the corresponding facet.

⁴ Can't affect invulnerable hero.

⁵ Unlike Meat Hook, considers invulnerable target as valid. However, can't damage or apply negative effect to invulnerable target.

⁶ Only affects invulnerable targets from Song of the Siren. For example, if enemy Naga Siren used ult, your ally Rubick with Aghanim's Shard can use Song of the Siren and heal his allies.

Interactions with allies:

• Centaur Warrunner – Stampede
• Chen – Hand of God
• Clockwerk – Hookshot ⁴
• Clockwerk – Overclocking (Self-slow)
• Dazzle – Shadow Wave (Bounce)
• Enchantress – Nature's Attendants
• Faceless Void – Time Zone
• Meepo – Poof (Alt-Cast)⁵
• Mirana – Moonlight Shadow
• Naga Siren – Song of the Siren ⁶
• Omniknight – Guardian Angel
• Pugna – Nether Ward ³
• Storm Spirit – Overload^2b
• Troll Warlord – Battle Trance³
• Visage – Silent as the Grave
Link, need to be connected before invulnerability
• Io – Tether
Teleport
• Chen – Divine Favor (Self-Cast)
• Io – Relocate
• Keeper of the Light – Recall ³
• Lone Druid – Summon Spirit Bear
• Sand King – Burrowstrike
• Vengeful Spirit – Nether Swap
Items
• Arcane Boots – Replenish
• Boots of Bearing – Endurance
• Crimson Guard – Guard
• Drum of Endurance – Endurance
• Guardian Greaves – Mend
• Mekansm – Restore
• Pipe of Insight – Barrier
Auras
• Assault Cuirass – Assault Aura
• Beastmaster – Inner Beast
• Buildings – Tower Protection
• Centaur Warrunner – Retaliate¹
• Drow Ranger – Precision Aura
• Fountain – Rejuvenation Aura
• Luna – Lunar Blessing
• Vengeful Spirit – Vengeance Aura
• Vladmir's Offering – Vladmir's Aura

^2b Requires Aghanim's Shard.

³ Requires selecting corresponding facet.

⁴ Unlike Meat Hook, considers invulnerable target as valid. However, can't damage or apply effect to invulnerable target.

⁵ Meepo can teleport to another Meepo even if that Meepo is invulnerable.

⁶ Only affects invulnerable targets from Song of the Siren. For example, if enemy Naga Siren used ult, your ally Rubick with Aghanim's Shard can use Song of the Siren and heal his allies.

Path Block

Allowes

• Disruptor – Kinetic Field
• Disruptor – Kinetic Fence
• Mars – Arena of Blood

Blocks

• Clockwerk – Power Cogs
• Drow Ranger – Glacier
• Earthshaker – Fissure
• Hoodwink – Acorn Shot
• Iron Branch – Plant Tree
• Nature's Prophet – Sprout
• Tusk – Ice Shards

Effect Pause

• Oracle - False Promise
  
  If unit is invulnerable at the end of the duration, the duration is paused untill the unit loses invulnerability.

Allows casting abilities while Invulnerable

• Bane - Nightmare
  

  
  Debuff immune unit can attack, use items and abilities while invulnerable.
• Dazzle - Nothl Projection
  
  Creates clone of caster who can attack, use items and abilities while invulnerable.
  Clone can't use consumables.
• Centaur Warrunner - Hitch A Ride
  
  Allows an ally to attack, use items and abilities while making them invulnerable.
  Applies root to ally.
• Earth Spirit - Rolling Boulder
  
  Earth Spirit can use items and abilities while invulnerable.
  Applies root to caster.
• Ember Spirit - Activate Fire Remnant
  
  Ember Spirit can attack, use items and abilities while invulnerable.
  Can't turn manually, but facing his target is required for items.
  The gaze is shifted to the right side.
• Ember Spirit - Sleight of Fist
  
  Ember Spirit can use items and abilities while invulnerable.
  Sleight of Fist is disabled.
  Disarms caster. Instant Attack still works.
• Juggernaut - Omnislash
  
  Juggernaut can use items and abilities while invulnerable.
  Blade Fury is disabled.
  Applies root to caster.
• Juggernaut - Swiftslash
  
  Juggernaut can use items and abilities while invulnerable.
  Blade Fury is disabled.
  Applies root to caster.
• Morphling - Waveform
  
  Morphling can attack, use items and abilities while invulnerable.
• Storm Spirit - Ball Lightning
  
  Storm Spirit can attack, use items and abilities while invulnerable.
  Can cast Ball Lightning, but the ability will not be cast if Storm is still using old Ball Lightning when the new cast ends.

Castable while Invulnerable

Stun

Some sources of invulnerability apply just Stun:

Stun

• Bane – Nightmare
• Faceless Void – Time Walk
• Faceless Void – Reverse Time Walk
• Naga Siren – Song of the Siren
• Visage – Stone Form
• Familiar – Stone Form
• Eul's Scepter of Divinity – Cyclone
• Wind Waker – Cyclone
• Invoker – Tornado
• Storm – Cyclone

Which allowes usage of these abilities:

Castable while Stunned

• Abaddon – Borrowed Time
• Bane – Nightmare End
• Buildings – Glyph of Fortification
• Dazzle – Nothl Projection^2b
• Elder Titan – Return Astral Spirit
• Elder Titan – Move Astral Spirit
• Legion Commander – Overwhelming Odds⁴
• Lone Druid – Savage Roar^2b
• Spirit Bear – Savage Roar^2b
• Morphling – Attribute Shift^2b
• Pangolier – Shield Crash (Second Jump) ³
• Roshan – Roar of Retribution
• Rubick – Telekinesis Land ^{2b 5}
• Scan – Scan
• Templar Assassin – Refraction ¹
• Troll Warlord – Battle Trance ¹
• Ursa – Enrage ^2a
• Visage – Stone Form
• Familiar – Stone Form

¹ Requires Talent.

^2a Requires Aghanim's Scepter.

^2b Requires Aghanim's Shard.

⁴ Ignores stun only during Duel.

⁵ Ignores stun only if self-casted Telekinesis.

Silence

Some sources of invulnerability applys Silence, Mute with other modifiers:

Silence

• Outworld Destroyer – Astral Imprisonment (Ally)^2b
• Wind Waker – Cyclone

^2b Requires Aghanim's Shard.

Which allowes pick up runes, drop/take items and usage of these abilities:

Castable while Silenced

• Ancient Apparition – Release
• Buildings – Glyph of Fortification
• Fiend's Gate – Warp
• Roshan – Roar of Retribution
• Scan – Scan
• Undying – Tombstone (Enterance)^2b
• Twin Gate – Warp
• Watcher – Lantern of Sight
Attack Modifier
• Bounty Hunter – Jinada
• Omniknight – Hammer of Purity
• Kunkka – Tidebringer
• Treant Protector – Leech Seed
• Weaver – Geminate Attack
Toggle
• Brewmaster – Drunken Brawler
• Kez – Switch Discipline
• Largo – Amphibian Rhapsody
• Muerta – Gunslinger
• Phantom Lancer – Phantom Rush
• Troll Warlord – Battle Stance
Castable while Silenced [CONDITIONAL]
• Legion Commander – Overwhelming Odds
• Lone Druid – Savage Roar
• Spirit Bear – Savage Roar

¹ Requires Talent.

^2a Requires Aghanim's Scepter.

^2b Requires Aghanim's Shard.

⁴ Ignores silence only during Duel.

Can't Act

Some sources of invulnerability use Cannot Act:

Сan't Act

• Kez – Raptor Dance
• Monkey King – Changing of the Guard

Castable while Can't Act

• Buildings – Glyph of Fortification
• Lifestealer – Consume
• Scan – Scan

Other Modifiers

These abilities do not apply Stun, Silence or Can't Act but use other list of modifiers:

List

• Centaur Warrunner – Hitch a Ride
• Courier – Shield
• Dazzle – Nothl Projection (Clone)
• Earth Spirit – Rolling Boulder
• Ember Spirit – Sleight of Fist
• Morphling – Waveform
• Juggernaut – Omnislash
• Juggernaut – Swiftslash
• Storm Spirit – Ball Lightning
• Sven – Storm Hammer (Alt-Cast)

Map Interactions

Scan and Crystal Ball ignores invulnerable units.

Rejuvenation Aura affects invulnerable units.
Tower Protection affects invulnerable units.

Invulnerable heroes can Pluck Lotus and pause process.
Invulnerable heroes can Gather Experience and pause process.

Invulnerable units still block spawn of Neutral Creeps.
Invulnerable heroes are not taken into account when determining whether there are heroes nearby Tormentor.

Version History

Main Article: Invulnerability/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.40
(2025-12-15)

• Invulnerability targeting rules of certain items and abilities have been updated
• Most items and abilities that previously could target and/or affect invulnerable units no longer do so
• The following spells have been changed:
  • Nullify can no longer target invulnerable units.
  • Purge can no longer target invulnerable units.
  • Vacuum no longer affects invulnerable units.
  • Ensnare can no longer target invulnerable units, unless the invulnerability is provided by Song of the Siren .
  • Bloodlust can no longer target invulnerable units, unless the target is a building.
  • Fortune's End can no longer target invulnerable units, but does affect invulnerable units in the radius.
  • Demonic Purge and Demonic Cleanse can no longer target invulnerable units.
  • Assassinate can no longer target invulnerable units.
  • Aghanim's Scepter upgraded Storm Hammer can no longer target invulnerable units, but does affect invulnerable units in the radius.
  • Nether Swap can no longer target invulnerable units.