Force Staff

Ability

Force

Play

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies / Allies

Pushes any target unit 600 units in the direction it is facing. Double click to instantly cast Force on yourself.

Cast Range: 800

Push Distance: 600

Push Duration: 0.4

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25

Can be cast on self while spell immune.
Cannot be cast on other spell immune units.

Modifiers

Item Forcestaff Active: Undispellable.

Notes:

• Double clicking the item casts it on self.

• Pushes the target at a speed of 1500.

• The target is not disabled 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 during the push, so it still can cast spells or items, attack and turn during the push.

• It also means that it does not cancel channeling Warlock channeling Upheaval Channeling an ability causes the caster to stop acting for the duration of the spell. Channeled spells may be ended when the channeling unit takes another action or is interrupted by another spells of the target.
  • Be that as it may, it interrupts the user`s channeling spells upon cast, since it is a single target spell. It is not the push itself canceling them.

• Does not push units affected by a Chronosphere, Black Hole, Duel, Flaming Lasso or Kinetic Field.

• Cannot break Pounce leash. When casting on a leashed hero, it does not get pushed beyond the leash`s max range.

• Can target any unit, except for wards This page is about in-game units. For cosmetic pets, see Summoned Unit. Summons are a type of units that are created with spells. Players do not encounter them, unless they play as, with or against and buildings Buildings are special units that are immune to most spells, use structure armor, and are immobile. Destroying a building rewards you with a bounty, similar to most creeps or heroes. Destroying towers rewards the entire . It can also push a Homing Missile.

• Can force units over impassable terrain. Trees Trees on the Radiant and Dire sides of the map. Trees are a terrain featureSpecial attraction in Dota 2. They make up a large amount of the map, and are very prominent in the forests that within 100 radius around the pushed target get destroyed during the push.

• Can be cast on Roshan For Roshan as he appears in holiday events, see Roshan (Diretide 2012) and Roshan (Diretide 2013) Roshan Ancient Jungle Creep Level 30 Health 5500 Health regeneration 20 Armor 15 Magic resistance 55% Attack damage 65 but without any effect, since Roshan is immune to 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 .

• Shares cooldown with Hurricane Pike   Item   Changelogs     Hurricane PikeB A legendary pike once held as royal sigil of the ancient wyvern riders. Cost4650 (500) Bought FromArmor Active Hurricane Thrust Passive Attack Range Bonus Bonus +15 Strength+20 .

Info

For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level , see Force Staff (Equipment) Force Staff Wearable Crystal MaidenRarity: CommonSlot: Weapon Buy Now on Market Sometimes a little push is all you need. Created ByVermilion Wlad Released12 Jul 2012 OriginPreviously Purchasable Gallery edit] Trivia edit] This item is based

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Changelogs   Item   Changelogs     Contents 1 Version history 2 Update history Version history edit] Version Changes 7.06 Cost: Now requires a Ring of Health (850) to build, instead of a Ring of Regen

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Allows you to manipulate others, for good or evil.
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Active Force Bonus +10 Intelligence +6 Health regeneration For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Force Staff (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs     Force StaffB Allows you to manipulate others, for good or evil. Cost2250 (400) Bought FromCaster Active Force Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe

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Videos

Tips

• This is an overall good and cheap utility item for saving allies and messing up enemy positioning.
• Force can push units over cliffs and through trees, making it a great chasing or escaping item.
• It is also good for countering Heroes that can make impassable barriers, such as Earthshaker, Clockwerk or Nature`s Prophet.
• Unlike Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane , the item is not disabled when receiving damage, allowing for both initiation and escape (but the distance is shorter). And it can be upgraded into an hurricane pike even for melee heroes late game to get extra stats compared to the blink dagger.
• Force Staff is the cheapest item to disable a Linken`s Sphere allowing you to use more powerful spells like Hex from a Scythe of Vyse and/or Soul Rend from Bloodthorn.

Additional information

• One Force Staff grants a total of 6 health regeneration “ Play Life becomes death becomes new life. As it should be.  Click to listen— Treant Protector ” Health (also known as HP, which can be short for: health pool or health points) represents the life , 110 mana Play Out of mana! “ Play It s a new age of magic! Click to listen— Keeper of the Light ” Mana (also known as MP, which is short for mana points) represents the magic power of a , 0.4 mana regeneration Play Out of mana! “ Play It s a new age of magic! Click to listen— Keeper of the Light ” Mana (also known as MP, which is short for mana points) represents the magic power of a and 0.71% spell damage   Spell damage   Spell damage sources     Spell damage is all damage which is not dealt by physical attacks. This includes all spells which deal magical, physical or pure damage. Even the damage (and 10 attack damage Attack damage is the amount of damage a unit is dealing with an unmodified basic attack; the base values are different for every hero. The total attack damage of a unit is the sum of to intelligence Intelligence is the attribute that grants mana, mana regeneration and spell damage amplification. For each point of intelligence a hero gets: 11 Mana 0.04 Mana regeneration 0.07% Spell damage Additionally, intelligence heroes also get 1 heroes).

Recommended heroes

• Heroes that require a mobility item will pick up a Force Staff, often in addition to a Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane .
  • Earth Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earth Spirit 21 + 3.2 17 + 1.5 18
  • Invoker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Invoker 16 + 2.2 14 + 1.9 16 + 4 Level Base
  • Winter Wyvern   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Winter Wyvern 24 + 2.4 16 + 1.9 25
  • Jakiro   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Jakiro 25 + 2.6 10 + 1.2 28 + 2.8 Level Base
  • Vengeful Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Vengeful Spirit 18 + 2.9 27 + 3.3 13 + 1.5 Level
  • Nyx Assassin This page is about the hero. For the goddess in Dota 2 lore, see Nyx.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities  
  • Rubick   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Spell Steal Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Rubick 19 + 1.8 14
  • Pudge   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Pudge 25 + 3.5 14 + 1.5 14 + 1.5 Level Base
  • Ancient Apparition
  • Magnus

• It may also be purchased by heroes intending to build a Hurricane Pike   Item   Changelogs     Hurricane PikeB A legendary pike once held as royal sigil of the ancient wyvern riders. Cost4650 (500) Bought FromArmor Active Hurricane Thrust Passive Attack Range Bonus Bonus +15 Strength+20 .
  • Outworld Devourer
  • Enchantress
  • Silencer
  • Sniper
  • Drow Ranger

Gallery

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  Using Force Staff

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General

Force Staff is a useful mid game utility item that can force units over cliffs and through trees. It is great for both chasing and escaping from enemies.

Ability

Aggressive Use

Force Staff allows for effective chasing and maneuvering to gank.

Defensive Use

Force staff is also great for escaping enemy ganks and juking.

Notable Heroes

Pudge, Batrider, Invoker, Windrunner, Outworld Devourer, and Silencer

Hero Counters

Nature`s Prophet`s Sprout ability can be countered by Force Staff. Clockwerk`s Power Cogs is countered by Force Staff, although life and mana damage will be taken upon exit.

Item Synergy

Combining Force Staff with Blink Dagger gives heroes massive amounts of mobility that can set up ganks and kills.

Recommended Heroes

Version History

WC3 DotA Version

• Warcraft III DotA - Force Staff