Disable

Disables (also called crowd control, or CC) refer to any abilities or status effects that prevent, impede, or otherwise inhibit a Hero from acting. Disables come in many different varieties, and most Heroes have access to some form of disable. Sometimes "disabled" or "fully disabled" refer to stun.

Stun
Stuns are the most common and most dependable kind of disable.

It also interrupt all channeling abilities, such as using. In general, stuns can be categorized into three types, with each using a different modifier to stun the target(s). Stuns from the same group use the same modifier, therefore they refresh each others' duration based on when they affect the target and do not extend its stun duration.

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Certain stun abilities requires the caster to channel the ability in order to stun the affected target(s), or it applies negative effects onto the caster themselves. These abilities mostly use the Unique Modifier (e.g. and ).

Sleep
Some sources of Sleep provides invulnerability (e.g. ), while some do not (e.g. ).

Cyclone
While being lifted up into the air, other units can pass below it. Sources of Cyclone are and.

Slow
A type of status effect that reduces the afflicted units movement speed by a percentage, and/or attack speed by a flat value of their current speeds. In general, slows from different sources stack with each other, but multiple of the same instance do not, but refresh their duration instead. There are some exceptions to this.

Ability and Item Disables
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Hex
Hex applies multiple types of disables – silence, mute and disarm on the affected target and set its movement speed to a fixed value. Sources of Hex are and.

Forced Movement
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Root
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Leash
The mechanics for Leash sources works differently depending on the ability, and are detailed in its respective ability notes. For example, affected heroes leashed within duration are stun if they move too far from the leashed point;  heavily slows the leashed hero when it tries to move away from the leashed point etc.

Trap
A trap hinders a unit from moving, similar to how cliffs hinder a unit from moving. These abilities either create an impassable obstacle, or create a barrier or a leash which prevent units from passing by heavily slowing the unit if it tries to pass through.

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Taunt
When affected by Taunt and Fear or Hypnosis, Taunt takes priority.

Fear & Hypnosis
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Disarm
A disarm prevents the affected unit from attacking. It still can be attacked by other units. Sources of Disarm are and.

Ethereal
Sources of Ethereal are and.

Blind
Blinds work fully independently from evasion. Sources of Blind are and.

Disabling Orders
Stuns (including Shackle, Sleep and Cyclone), Forced Movement, Hide and Taunt effects do not prevent the player from giving orders to their units. The given order is executed by the unit as soon as the disable expires. There are only very few abilities which can be cast normally while affected by these disables:

However, some disables prevent giving orders to units. They also prevent casting the aforementioned abilities.

When an order is prevented, the player cannot even select a target in case of targeted orders like a unit-targeted ability. In such case, the order remains selected (i.e. a unit-targeted ability stays selected when attempting to cast it while silenced, and the player has to manually deselect it).

When giving orders is disabled, a red on-screen error message appears, telling the player why the order cannot be given. The text is usually accompanied by an error sound. The message and sound varies based on the disable.

The following status effects disable giving orders:

Besides the named disables, the prevention of giving orders is also partly a disable on its own. Several abilities completely prevent the player from giving the affected units any order, while the disable the ability uses does not. The following abilities fully prevent giving orders:

Trivia
Pause was an effect that completely rendered the target unable to move, attack, cast spells or items, disabled most passive abilities and caused buffs and debuffs to not tick down for the duration. It also prevented it from gaining experience.


 * Examples of pause were, , and.

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