Ensnare

Ensnare is a common active ability and Disable that traps and immobilizes an enemy unit or hero for a period of time, making it easier to attack and kill. It also brings air units down to the ground, enabling ground attacks to damage them.

Ability Variants

Ensnare
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Physical Target Type : Unit Target Causes a target enemy unit to be bound to the ground so that it cannot move. Air units that are ensnared can be attacked as though they were land units.
Cast Requirements : 15 s  Range:  500 Targets Allowed : Ground, Air, Enemy, Neutral Duration : 9 (3) s Notes : Ensnare interrupts channeling abilities. Hotkey : E
Upgrade: Ensnare
Cost : 50 75  Research Time:  40 Researched at : Beastiary  Hotkey : N

Ensnare
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Physical Target Type : Unit Target Causes a target enemy unit to be bound to the ground so that it cannot move. Air units that are ensnared can be attacked as though they were land units.
Cast Requirements : 15 s  Range:  500 Targets Allowed : Ground, Air, Enemy, Non-Hero, Neutral Duration : 8 (3) s Notes : Ensnare interrupts channeling abilities. Hotkey : E

List of Objects with Ensnare

Unit	Ability
Brood Mother	Ensnare
Dark Troll Trapper	Ensnare
Draenei Protector	Ensnare
Forest Troll Trapper	Ensnare
Giant Spider	Ensnare
Ice Troll Trapper	Ensnare
Murloc Huntsman	Ensnare
Raider	Ensnare
Sea Giant Hunter	Ensnare
Tuskarr Trapper	Ensnare
Unbroken Rager	Ensnare

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
1.30.0	2018-08-08	Raider Ensnare cooldown reduced from 16 seconds to 15 seconds. Raider Ensnare duration for units reduced from 12 seconds to 10 seconds. Raider Ensnare duration for units reduced from 10 to 9 seconds. Ensnare (Naga) cooldown increased from 12 seconds to 15 seconds. Ensnare (Naga) unit duration reduced from 15 seconds to 8 seconds; hero duration reduced from 12 seconds to 3 seconds. Ensnare (Neutral Hostile) cooldown increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds. Ensnare (Neutral Hostile) unit duration reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds; hero duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds.
1.25b	2011-03-08	Raider Ensnare Cooldown increased from 12 to 16.
1.19	2005-09-19	Raider Ensnare duration reduced from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.
1.10	2003-07-03	Ensnare duration increased to 15 from 12, and range increased to 500 from 400.
1.06	2003-06-03	Raider Ensnare lasts 12 seconds, down from 20 seconds, and has a cooldown of 12 seconds, down from 20 seconds.

See also

• Abilities | Active
• Disable
• Immobilized