Status Effects

Status effects are temporary conditions that affect buildings, units and heroes. They are inflicted by an ability or gained through items. Stats effects can change base stats of an affected object (for example armor, attack damage or attack speed). They can also disable an object for a certain amount if time (for examples stuns and silences) or temporarily grant a special unit property.

The corresponding icons of active status effects are shown in the status bar in the unit stats tab of the HUD.

Status effects are also called buffs (or debuffs). Most magical (but not physical or universal) buffs or debuffs can be dispelled.

Base Stats

Status affects can affect a variety of base stats of a unit or hero in a positive or negative manner.

Armor

A full list of all status effects affecting armor can be seen here.

Examples:

Inner Fire
	Class: Magical Type: Positive Dispellable: yes This unit has Inner Fire. Its armor and attack damage are increased. Armor bonus: Attack Damage bonus:  5  10%  Sources:  Inner Fire

Faerie Fire
	Class: Magical Type: Negative Dispellable: yes This unit has Faerie Fire; it has reduced armor and can be seen by the enemy. Armor reduction:  4  Sources:  Faerie Fire

Attack Damage

A full list of all status effects affecting attack damage can be seen here.

Examples:

Roar
	Class: Magical Type: Positive Dispellable: yes This unit has Roar; its attack damage has been increased. Attack Damage bonus:  25%  Sources:  Roar

Howl of Terror
	Class: Magical Type: Negative Dispellable: yes This unit has heard the Howl of Terror; it deals less damage for a duration. Attack Damage reduction:  30%/40%/50%  Sources:  Howl of Terror

Attack Speed

A full list of all status effects affecting attack speed can be seen here.

Examples:

Berserk
	Class: Physical Type: Positive Dispellable: no This unit is Berserk; it will deal more damage but also take more damage from attacks. Attack Speed bonus: Movement Speed bonus: Damage taken bonus:  50%  20%  40%  Sources:  Berserk

Slow
	Class: Magical Type: Negative Dispellable: yes This unit is slowed; its movement speed and attack rate is reduced. Movement Speed reduction: Attack Speed reduction:  60%  25%  Sources:  Slow

Notes

• Status effects affecting attack speed in a negative manner (Slows) usually also affect the movement speed of the target in a negative manner.

Movement Speed

A full list of all status effects affecting movement speed can be seen here.

Examples:

Slowed
	Class: Physical Type: Negative Dispellable: no This unit is slowed; it moves more slowly than it normally does. Movement Speed reduction: Attack Speed reduction:  50%  25%  Sources:          Frost Armor  Frost Attack  Frost Breath  Frost Nova  Orb of Frost

Notes

• Status effects affecting movement speed in a negative manner (Slows) usually also affect the attack speed of the target in a negative manner.

Disables

Some status effects disable its target by shutting down movement, attacks and/or ability usage.

Immobilized

Main Article: Immobilized

Immobilized units or heroes cannot move.

Example:

Cripple
	Class: Magical Type: Negative Dispellable: yes This unit is Crippled; its movement speed, attack rate and damage have been reduced. Movement Speed reduction: Attack Speed reduction: Attack Damage reduction:  75%  10%  25%  Sources:  Cripple

Paused

Main Article: Paused

Paused units or heroes cannot perform any action.

Example:

Cyclone
	Class: Magical Type: Negative Dispellable: yes This unit is in a Cyclone; it cannot move, attack or cast spells. Pause effect: Secondary effect:  Stunned  Invulnerability  Sources:    Cyclone  Tornado

Silenced

Main Article: Silenced

Silenced units or heroes cannot use abilities.

Hit Points

Status affects can lead to a loss or gain of hit points over time of a unit or hero (damage over time or healing over time).

Damage over Time

Main Article: Damage over Time

Example:

Aerial Shackles
	Class: Physical Type: Negative Dispellable: ? This unit is bound in Aerial Shackles; it cannot move or attack and will take damage over time. Pause effect: Damage per second:  Stunned  30  Sources:  Aerial Shackles

Healing over Time

Main Article: Healing over Time

Example:

Rejuvenation
	Class: Universal Type: Positive Dispellable: yes This unit has Rejuvenation; it is healing hit points over time. Restored Hit Points:  400  Sources:  Rejuvenation

Miss

Main Article: Miss

Status effects can lead to a chance that an affected unit's attacks miss.

Special Unit Properties

Main Article: Special Unit Properties

Status effects can also temporarily grant special unit properties, for example Invisibility or Invulnerability.