Dispel

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Sven   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Sven 23 + 3 21 + 2 16 + using Eul`s Scepter of Divinity For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Eul s Scepter of Divinity (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Eul s Scepter of DivinityB A mysterious scepter passed down through the ages, to dispel various negative status effects

Dispels remove status effects based on whether the casting unit is an ally or an enemy, and whether the status effect is positive or negative. Applying a dispel on an allied unit only removes negative effects (also known as debuffs). Positive effects (known as buffs) are never removed. Vice versa, applying a dispel on an enemy unit only removes buffs, debuffs are not removed.

There are 3 different variations of dispel: basic dispel, strong dispel and death.

Basic dispels are able to remove most basic stats altering effects like speed or damage bonuses or slows A Slow is 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. Contents 1 Mechanics 1.1 Slowing movement and silences Play Silence! Silence is a status effect that prevents those affected from using active hero abilities for the duration of the silence. It can be useful when ganking a hero with a blink or invisibility . Be that as it may, they are unable to remove most hard disables like stuns Stun is a status effect that prevents active actions like moving, turning, using spells or items, but does not prevent passive abilities, such as evasion and Damage Block. Stuns also interrupt spell casts, channeling spells or Forced Movement Forced Movement is a status effect that changes a unit s position. This movement is completely unrelated to the unit s movement speed and works on them while disabled. Most spells with forced movement prevent the affected .

Spell immunity may also apply a basic dispel, although not all of them do. Their dispel does not differ from that of basic dispels, in fact, they use the exact same mechanic. Be that as it may, some abilities periodically check for spell immunity and get their effect removed if such is detected. Spells and effects which periodically check for spell immunity are Ghost Scepter   Item   Changelogs     Ghost ScepterB Imbues the wielder with a ghostly presence, allowing them to evade physical damage. Cost1500 Bought FromArcane Active Ghost Form Bonus +5 Strength+5 Agility+5 Intelligence Disassemble? No Alert , Pounce, Deafening Blast`s disarm Play “ Play Render you harmless! Click to listen— Pugna ” Disarm is a type of status effect that prevents the afflicted unit from attacking, although they can still cast spells. If a disarmed unit is ordered , Mana Drain, Shackles and Ghost Walk`s slow.

Strong dispels are capable of removing everything a basic dispel and spell immunity can remove. On top of that, these can also remove many more status effects, including hard disables. Whether or not strong dispels can remove positive effects is unknown, since there is no source of strong dispel which can be applied on enemy units.

Death applies the ultimate dispel on units. It removes almost everything. Only a few effects are not dispelled by death.

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Auras and permanent effects

Generally, all buffs and debuffs placed by auras are not removable with dispels. Their effects only disappear when getting out of range, their source disappears or when no longer meeting their requirements. Be that as it may, almost every aura`s buff/debuff lingers for a short time (usually 0.5 seconds). Only a few aura effects end immediately when their source dies or disappears.

Other permanent effects have inconsistent behaviors with dispels. Some of them cannot be removed, while others can. Be that as it may, since they are permanent effects, they almost immediately re-apply their buffs/debuffs when it gets dispelled.

Basic dispels

¹ Affects self.

² Affects allied target.

³ Affects self, can target ally when upgraded with​ Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 .

⁴ Can only affect enemies.

⁵ Can only affect self or enemy target.

Dispels from spell immunity

¹ Affects self.

² Affects self. Only available when upgraded with Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 .

³ Affects allied target.

Strong dispels

¹ Affects self.

² Affects allied target.

³ Affects self, can target ally when upgraded with​ Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 .

Death

When a unit dies, most temporary buffs and debuffs on it are removed. Reincarnation counts as death for the purposes of dispelling both buffs and debuffs.

Removable buffs

As mentioned before, it is only possible to remove buffs from opposing units. Buffs cannot be removed from allies, regardless of the type of dispel, except by death. Due to this rule, and the fact that there are no strong dispels that can be cast on enemies, there is no way to determine which positive buffs are removable by strong dispels. As such, this interaction is excluded from the list.

A list of buffs which can or cannot be dispelled can be found here.

Removable debuffs

These are all debuffs placeable by units and items. Same rule applies here, debuffs can only be removed by allies of the affected units.

A list of debuffs which can or cannot be dispelled can be found here.

Basic Dispel

Strong Dispel

The following abilities can remove even more status effects than an ordinary dispel. They can also remove stuns.

Purge

For the American caster, see Purge (Kevin Godec).

Some dispels known as purges will cause a 100% movement and 100 attack speed slow, with a gradual speed recovery over the duration of the effect. Allies are not affected by the slows.