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Leash is a status effect that prevents affected units from casting some mobility spells, sharing the same list as root.
Mechanics[]

Attempting to blink while leashed.
Leash disables casting several mobility abilities (e.g. Blink-based abilities) and it shares a few interactions with the Root mechanic. Although, Leash prevents casting certain abilities, it does not cancel them when getting leashed while the ability is cast. Leash also does not interrupt channeling, but it always cancels Town Portal Scroll's teleport.
Sources[]
Leash Sources
- 1 Requires
talent.
- 2a Requires Aghanim's Scepter.
- 2b Requires Aghanim's Shard.
Disabled by Leash[]
Abilities Disabled by Leash
Anti-Mage – Blink
Arcane Blink – Arcane Blink
Blink Dagger – Blink
Chaos Knight – Reality Rift
Dawnbreaker – Converge
Dawnbreaker – Starbreaker
Earth Spirit – Rolling Boulder
Earthshaker – Enchant Totem
Ember Spirit – Activate Fire Remnant
Ember Spirit – Sleight of Fist
Faceless Void – Reverse Time Walk
Faceless Void – Time Walk
Fallen Sky – Fallen Sky
Fiend's Gate – Warp
Io – Relocate
Magnus – Skewer
Marci – Rebound
Meepo – Dig
Meepo – Poof
Mirana – Leap
Monkey King – Boundless Strike
Monkey King – Primal Spring
Monkey King – Tree Dance
Morphling – Waveform
Nature's Prophet – Teleportation
Ogre Seal Totem – Ogre Seal Flop
Overwhelming Blink – Overwhelming Blink
Pangolier – Rolling Thunder
Pangolier – Shield Crash
Pangolier – Swashbuckle
Phantom Assassin – Phantom Strike
Phantom Lancer – Doppelganger
Phoenix – Icarus Dive
Phoenix – Toggle Movement
Primal Beast – Onslaught
Puck – Ethereal Jaunt
Puck – Waning Rift
Queen of Pain – Blink
Riki – Blink Strike
Riki – Tricks of the Trade
Rubick – Telekinesis
Sand King – Burrowstrike
Slark – Pounce
Sniper – Concussive Grenade
Spirit Bear – Return
Spirit Breaker – Charge of Darkness
Spirit Breaker – Nether Strike
Swift Blink – Swift Blink
Techies – Blast Off!
Templar Assassin – Psionic Projection
Timbersaw – Timber Chain
Tinker – Keen Conveyance
Town Portal Scroll – Teleport
Tumbler's Toy – Vault
Tusk – Snowball
Twin Gate – Warp
Ursa – Earthshock
Viper – Nosedive
Void Spirit – Astral Step
Void Spirit – Dissimilate
Wildwing Ripper – Hurricane
Version History[]
Version
Description
- ReworkedAghanim's Scepter upgrade: no longer upgrade Stampede to leash enemies.
- The following abilities now leash enemies:
- Added the Leash mechanic.
- The following abilities now leash enemies:
Patch History[]
Patch
Description
- Added Leashed overhead text.