Disarm

“

Play Render you harmless!

— 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 to attack, they will attempt to stay within attack range of their target but will be unable to act. After the disarm's duration is over, they will resume attacking normally.

Sources of disarm[edit]

Visual effect that appears over disarmed units

Besides the listed abilities, all sources of ethereal and hex disarm affected units.

Ancient Prowler Shaman - Petrify
Duration: 2
Disarms the attacked target.
Batrider - Flaming Lasso
Duration: 3/3.5/4
Disarms the caster until the lasso ends or breaks.
Clockwerk - Hookshot
Duration: Pull duration, maximum 0.5
Disarms the caster until the pull ends or is interrupted.
Crystal Maiden - Frostbite
Hero Duration: 1.5/2/2.5/3 ( 3/3.5/4/4.5)
Non-Hero Duration: 10 ( 11.5)
Disarms the target.
Earth Spirit - Rolling Boulder
Duration: 1.6
Disarms the caster until the rolling ends or is interrupted.
Elder Titan - Earth Splitter
Duration: 0 ( 4/5/6)
Disarms all hit enemies. Requires Aghanim's Scepter to disarm.
Heaven's Halberd - Disarm
Duration on Ranged Targets: 5
Duration on Melee Targets: 3
Disarms the target for a duration based on whether it is a melee or ranged unit.
Huskar - Life Break
Max Duration: 5
Disarms the caster until the leap ends or is interrupted, or for up to 5 seconds, whichever is shorter.
Invoker - Deafening Blast
Duration: 1.25/2/2.75/3.5/4.25/5/5.75 ( /6.5)
Disarms all hit units after the knockback.
Lone Druid - Summon Spirit Bear
Attack Proximity Range: 1100 ( Global)
Disarms the Spirit Bear When it is 1100 range away from Lone Druid.
Monkey King - Tree Dance
Duration: 1.4
Disarms the caster while the ability is on cooldown while on a tree.
Nyx Assassin - Burrow
Duration: Until unburrowing or using Vendetta
Disarms the caster until unborrowed.
Oracle - Fate's Edict
Duration: 3/3.5/4/4.5
Disarms the target. Can target allies and enemies.
Phoenix - Sun Ray
Max Duration: 6
Disarms the caster until the ray ends or is interrupted.
Slark - Pounce
Max Duration: 0.75
Disarms the caster until the leap ends or is interrupted.
Timbersaw - Chakram
Duration: Until Chakram returns
Disarms the caster until the Chakram fully returns to the caster.
Timbersaw - Chakram (Aghanim's Scepter)
Duration: Until Chakram returns
Disarms the caster until the Chakram fully returns to the caster.
Timbersaw - Timber Chain
Duration: Until pull ends or disabled
Disarms the caster until the pull ends or is interrupted.
Treant Protector - Nature's Guise
Duration: 0.4/1/1.6/2.2
Disarms the attacked target.
Treant Protector - Overgrowth
Duration: 3/3.75/4.5
Disarms all hit units.
Tusk - Snowball
Max Stationary Time: 3
Max Chase Duration: 3
Disarms the caster until getting out of the snowball.