Skillshot

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A Skillshot describes some of the many abilities in Dota 2 which require careful aim or perfect timing. They rely greatly on execution and will prove worthless or wasted if not used correctly.

Mirana's Sacred Arrow is a good example of an aimed skillshot. It is an aimed projectile only hitting a single target. Not only can an enemy hero dodge it, an enemy creep could also get in the way and block the shot from the intended target. A good example of a timed skillshot is the Invoker's Sun Strike. This spell will hit a targeted area anywhere on the map, but there's a delay between casting and impact, meaning your target could have moved away from the blast zone by the time it hits.

Below is a list of the various skillshots. A division is made between Aimed Skillshots and Timed Skillshots. The former relies mainly on the direction of the projectile and place of the casting area, while the latter relies more on simply getting the timing right.

Aimed Skillshots

Hero	Ability	Benefits
Ancient Apparition	File:Ancient apparition ice blast.png Ice Blast	Damage and debuff all enemies
Batrider	Flamebreak	Damage and knockback all enemies
Beastmaster	Wild Axes	Deal damage to all enemies
Clockwerk	Rocket Flare	Damage all enemies
	Hookshot	Long distance initiation
Death Prophet	Crypt Swarm	Damage all enemies
Dragon Knight	Breathe Fire	Damage all enemies
Drow Ranger	Gust	Silences and knocks back
Earth Spirit	Boulder Smash	Deal damage to all enemies
	Rolling Boulder	Move fast and damage an enemy
Earthshaker	Fissure	Stun all enemies, create a temporary wall
Elder Titan	Earth Splitter	Deal damage to all enemies
Invoker	Chaos Meteor	Damage all enemies
	Deafening Blast	Damage, stun, and disarm all enemies
	Ice Wall	Slow all enemies to minimum movespeed
	Tornado	Damage and cyclone all enemies
Io	Spirits	Explodes on heroes, passes through creeps and still deals damage
Jakiro	Dual Breath	Damage all enemies
	Ice Path	Any enemy touching the path will get stunned
	Macropyre	Create a high damage burning area
Lina	Dragon Slave	Damage all enemies
Lion	Earth Spike	Stun all enemies
Magnus	Shockwave	Deal high damage to all enemies
	Skewer	Deal damage and push all enemies
Meepo	Earthbind	Disables all enemies, usable by all meepos
Mirana	Sacred Arrow	Long range damage and stun, higher damage and longer stun depending on distance thrown
Monkey King	Boundless Strike	Stun and damage all enemies
Nyx Assassin	Impale	Stun all enemies
Puck	Illusory Orb	High damage nuke to all enemies Can teleport to orb and dodge attacks
Pudge	Meat Hook	Pull an enemy to kill them, pull an ally to save them
Queen of Pain	Sonic Wave	Deal high damage to all enemies
Shadow Demon	Shadow Poison	Build stacks on all targets to cause increased damage
Shadow Fiend	Shadowraze	Deal massive damage to all enemies
Skywrath Mage	Mystic Flare	Deal damage to all enemies
Slark	Pounce	Holds enemy in place and prevents escape
Spectre	Spectral Dagger	Slows all enemies in path
Timbersaw	Timber Chain	Target trees to maneuver quickly and deal damage while moving
	Chakram	Damage all enemies on both activation and return
Tiny	Avalanche	Damage and stun all enemies
Troll Warlord	Whirling Axes (Ranged)	Strike and debuff all enemies
Tusk	Ice Shards	Boxes enemies within the shards
Vengeful Spirit	Wave of Terror	Damage and lower the armor of all enemies
Venomancer	Venomous Gale	Poison and slow all enemies
Undying	Decay	Deal damage and steal Strength from all enemies
Weaver	The Swarm	Latches on enemies, dealing damage and granting vision while reducing armor
Windranger	Shackleshot	Pin an enemy to another enemy or tree, greatly extending the stun duration
	Powershot	Nuke all enemies

Timed Skillshots

Hero	Ability	Benefits
Bloodseeker	Blood Rite	Damage and silence all enemies within radius
Disruptor	Kinetic Field	Traps enemies within a fenced radius
Elder Titan	Echo Stomp	Deal damage and sleep all enemies
Gyrocopter	Call Down	Damage and slow enemies within radius
Invoker	EMP	Drains mana and damages enemies within the radius
	Sun Strike	Damage enemies from anywhere on the map
Keeper of the Light	Illuminate	Clearing lanes, harass enemies
Kunkka	Torrent	Damage and stun all enemies
	Ghost Ship	Damage and stun all enemies, buff all allies
Leshrac	Split Earth	Damage and stun all enemies
Lina	Light Strike Array	Stun and damage all enemies
Monkey King	Primal Spring	Slow and damage all enemies
Pugna	Nether Blast	Damage enemies and buildings within radius
Visage	File:Visage summon familiars stone form.png Stone Form	Damage and stun all enemies

See also

• Disjoint