Movement Speed

DPS multiplier when chasing

Minimum (pursuer MS / target MS) Ratio for Maximum Chase DPS

Movement speed (sometimes abbreviated as movespeed or MS) is the speed at which a unit can move. Movement speed can never be lower than 100, and is usually capped at 522. Some heroes have abilities that allow them to move above 522 movement speed. Every unit has a base movement speed, but it can be altered by abilities and items.

Movement speed is expressed in units per second.

Stacking

Similar items' movement speed bonuses will not stack (with the exception of Eul's Scepter of Divinity):

• Bonuses from multiple boots ( Boots of Speed, Power Treads, Phase Boots, Arcane Boots, Tranquil Boots, Boots of Travel) do not stack.
• Movement speed bonuses from Yasha, Sange and Yasha, and Manta Style do not stack with each other.
• Multiple Drum of Endurances does not stack.
  • Same rule applies to Wind Lace.

Different items' movement speed bonuses will stack.

Formula

movement speed = (base movement speed + flat movement speed bonuses) × (1 + sum of percentage movement speed bonuses and slows)

Flat movement speed bonuses are fixed amounts granted by all kinds of boots and other items. Percentage movement speed buffs are certain buffs that make a hero move faster depending on their current movement speed, and are granted by some abilities as well as items.

Following

When ordering a move command onto a unit, the ordered unit follows it, until a new order is given. The follow range for most units is 100, meaning a unit ordered to follow another unit attempts to stay within 100 range of the targeted unit. Mobile ward type summons (such as Frozen Sigil and Healing Ward) have a follow range of 250. Making a right-click is a move command, making a right-click on an allied unit is automatically a follow command. In order to follow enemy units, the player has to use the move hotkey (default, M) and select an enemy unit.

Movement speed comparison

Below is a comparison of the movement speeds of all Heroes.

Heroes (Melee)	Heroes (Ranged)	Base movement speed			[[‎|40px|link=Tranquil Boots (Inactive)| ]]	[[‎|40px|link=Tranquil Boots (Active)| ]]		Phasing Melee (w/ )	Phasing Ranged (w/ )
{{#ask: Movement speed::335 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::335 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	335
{{#ask: Movement speed::330 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::330 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	330
{{#ask: Movement speed::325 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::325 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	325
{{#ask: Movement speed::320 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::320 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	320
{{#ask: Movement speed::315 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::315 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	315
{{#ask: Movement speed::310 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::310 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	310
{{#ask: Movement speed::305 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::305 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	305
{{#ask: Movement speed::300 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::300 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	300
{{#ask: Movement speed::295 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::295 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	295
{{#ask: Movement speed::290 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::290 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	290
{{#ask: Movement speed::285 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::285 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	285
{{#ask: Movement speed::280 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::280 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	280
{{#ask: Movement speed::270 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	{{#ask: Movement speed::270 | mainlabel=- | ?# | template=Hero link}}	270

Movement speed increasing abilities

• Abaddon - Curse of Avernus
  
  Speed Bonus: +15%
  Duration: 4.5
  
• Alchemist - Chemical Rage
  
  Speed Bonus: +30/40/60
  Duration: 25
  
• Axe - Battle Hunger
  
  Speed Bonus: +12% for each unit affected with Battle Hunger
  Duration: 10
  
• Axe - Culling Blade
  
  Speed Bonus: +30%
  Duration: 10
  Radius: 900
  
• Bloodseeker - Thirst
  
  Speed Bonus: +16%/24%/32%/40%
  Duration: Until no valid target exists.
  Removes the 522 movement speed cap for Bloodseeker.
• Bounty Hunter - Track
  
  Speed Bonus: +16%/18%/20%
  Duration: 30
  Radius: 900
  
• Bristleback - Warpath
  
  Speed Bonus: +3%/4%/5% per stack.
  Duration: 14
  
• Broodmother - Spin Web
  
  Bonus Movement Speed While Invisible: +40%/50%/60%/70%
  Speed Bonus: +20%/25%/30%/35%
  Radius: 900
  
• Clinkz - Skeleton Walk
  
  Speed Bonus: +11%/22%/33%/44%
  Duration: 20/25/30/35
  
• Doom - Scorched Earth
  
  Speed Bonus: +16%
  Duration: 10/12/14/16 seconds
  
• Dragon Knight - Elder Dragon Form
  
  Speed Bonus: +25
  Duration: 60
  
• Elder Titan - Astral Spirit
  
  Speed Bonus: 1% per creep + 5% per Hero struck by the Spirit.
  Duration: 8
  
• Invoker - Ghost Walk
  
  Speed Bonus: -30/-20/-10/0/10/20/30/( 40)
  Duration: 100
  
• Invoker - Wex
  
  Speed Bonus: +1%/2%/3%/4%/5%/6%/7%/( 8%) per instance of Wex.
  Maximum of 3 instances, giving a maximum of 3/6/9/12/15/18/21/( 24)% additional movement speed.
• Io - Tether
  
  Speed Bonus: +14%/15%/16%/17%
  Duration: 12 or until tether breaks.
  
• Kobold Foreman - Speed Aura
  
  Speed Bonus: +12%
  Radius: 900
  
• Legion Commander - Overwhelming Odds
  
  Speed Bonus: +9% per Hero + 3% per unit
  Duration: 7
  
• Lina - Fiery Soul
  
  Speed Bonus: +5%/6%/7%/8% per stack, up to 3 stacks.
  Duration: 9
  
• Lone Druid - [[Lone Druid#|]]
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  Speed Bonus: +10%/15%/20%/25%
  Duration: 18/22/26/30
  Affects Lone Druid and his Spirit Bear.
• Mirana - Leap
  
  Speed Bonus: +4%/8%/12%/16%
  Duration: 10
  Radius: 775
  
• Necronomicon Archer - Archer Aura
  
  Speed Bonus: +5%/7%/9%
  Radius: 900
  
• Night Stalker - Hunter in the Night
  
  Speed Bonus: +20%/25%/30%/35%
  Night Stalker only receives movespeed bonus during the night.
• Nyx Assassin - Vendetta
  
  Speed Bonus: +16%/18%/20%
  Duration: 20/35/50
  
• Ogre Magi - Bloodlust
  
  Speed Bonus: +10%/12%/14%/16%
  Duration: 30
  
• Razor - [[Razor#|]]
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  Speed Bonus: +4%/8%/12%/16%
  
• Slardar - [[Slardar#|]]
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  Speed Bonus: +20%/28%/36%/44%
  Duration: 16
  
• Slark - Shadow Dance
  
  Speed Bonus: +30%/35%/40%
  Duration: 4
  Speed bonus is active while Slark is not visible to the enemy team.
• Spectre - Spectral Dagger
  
  Speed Bonus: +5%/9%/14%/18%
  Duration: 12
  Radius: 125
  
• Spirit Breaker - [[Spirit Breaker#|]]
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• Spirit Breaker - Greater Bash
  
  Speed Bonus: +15%
  Duration: 3
  Speed bonus is activated whenever Spirit Breaker does a Greater Bash.
• Storm - Wind Walk
  
  Speed Bonus: +50%
  Duration: 20
  
• Sven - Warcry
  
  Speed Bonus: +12%
  Duration: 7
  Radius: 900
  
• Tiny - Grow
  
  Speed Bonus: +40/50/60
  
• Treant Protector - Nature's Guise
  
  Speed Bonus: +14%/16%/18%/20%
  Duration: 15/30/45/60
  
• Troll Warlord - Berserker's Rage
  
  Speed Bonus: +10/20/30/40
  
• Visage - Grave Chill
  
  Speed Bonus: +32%
  Duration: 3/4/5/6
  
• Windranger - Windrun
  
  Speed Bonus: +50%
  Duration: 3/4/5/6
  

Movement speed increasing items

Items based on Boots of Speed

Multiple Boots of Speed or other derived items do not stack.

• Arcane Boots
  
  Speed Bonus: +50
  
• Boots of Speed
  
  Speed Bonus: +45
  
• Tranquil Boots (Active)
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  Speed Bonus: +85
  
• Tranquil Boots (Inactive)
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  Speed Bonus: +55
  
• Phase Boots
  
  Speed Bonus: +45
  
• Power Treads
  
  Speed Bonus: +45
  
• Boots of Travel
  
  Speed Bonus: +100
  
• Guardian Greaves
  
  Speed Bonus: +55
  

Items based on Yasha

Multiple Yasha or other derived items do not stack.

• Manta Style
  
  Speed Bonus: +10%
  
• Sange and Yasha
  
  Speed Bonus: +16%
  
• Yasha
  
  Speed Bonus: +8%
  

Other items with passive bonuses

• Eul's Scepter of Divinity
  
  Speed Bonus: +40
  Multiple Eul's Scepter of Divinity does stack.
• Drum of Endurance - Swiftness Aura
  
  Speed Bonus: +5%
  Multiple Auras do not stack
• Wind Lace
  
  Speed Bonus: +20
  Multiple Wind Laces do not stack.

Active abilities of items

• Butterfly - [[Butterfly#|]]
  
  Speed Bonus: +35%
  Duration: 4
  
• Drum of Endurance - Endurance
  
  Speed Bonus: +13%
  Duration: 6
  
• Helm of the Dominator - Dominate
  
  Set Movement Speed: 350
  Technically, it does not increase movement speed, but rather sets the base movement speed to a value. However, in every but one case, this results in higher movement speed.
• Mask of Madness - Berserk
  
  Speed Bonus: +17%
  Duration: 12
  
• Phase Boots - Phase
  
  Speed Bonus (melee): +24%
  Speed Bonus (ranged): +20%
  Duration: 2.5
  
• Shadow Blade - Shadow Walk
  
  Speed Bonus: +20%
  Duration: 14
  
• Smoke of Deceit - [[Smoke of Deceit#|]]
  
  Speed Bonus: +15%
  Duration: 35
  
• Silver Edge - Shadow Walk
  
  Speed Bonus: +20%
  Duration: 14
  

Haste

A haste sets the affected unit's minimum movement speed to a certain value. This means during its effect, a unit's movement speed cannot go below that value. So when a unit has more movement speed than the set value (e.g. Bloodseeker with his Thirst), slow effects cannot bring it below the value set by the haste.

• Centaur Warrunner - Stampede
  
  Affects: All allied player controlled units
  Movement Speed: 522
  Duration: 3.75
  
• Dark Seer - Surge
  
  Affects: Targeted allied unit
  Movement Speed: 522
  Duration: 3/4.5/6/7.5
  
• Faceless Void - Chronosphere
  
  Affects: Self and all owned units inside the area.
  Movement Speed: 1000
  Duration: 4/4.5/5
  
• Flying Courier (unit) - [[Flying Courier (unit)#|]]
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  Affects: Self
  Movement Speed: 800
  Duration: 4
  
• Haste Rune - Haste
  
  Affects: Self
  Movement Speed: 522
  Duration: 25
  
• Lycan - Shapeshift
  
  Affects: Self and all owned units
  Movement Speed: 650
  Duration: 18
  
• Phantom Lancer - Phantom Rush
  
  Affects: Self
  Movement Speed: 800
  Duration: 5 or until canceled
  
• Weaver - Shukuchi
  
  Affects: Self
  Movement Speed: 522
  Duration: 4
  

Balance changelog

Template:Update History

See also

• Slow
• Root
• Trap
• Turn rate
• Table of hero attributes

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