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Break disables passive abilities, but not passives of items. This means that, for instance, Blur is disabled, but Talisman of Evasion   Item   Changelogs     Talisman of EvasionS A necklace that allows you to anticipate enemy attacks. Cost1450 Bought FromSecret Shop Bonus +20% Evasion Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Talisman of Evasion and derived items are not. It disables every aspect of the ability, including proc chances, innate cooldowns, attack modifiers and permanent bonuses.

If a passive ability places a buff or debuff, already placed buffs/debuffs are not nullified. This means when, for instance, an enemy is affected by Venomancer`s Poison Sting, it continues to take damage and be slowed by the debuff even when Break is applied on Venomancer. The Break only prevents Venomancer`s attacks from applying the effect. The same also applies to passive abilities which grant stacks. Break just prevents them from gaining new stacks, but usually does not disable already existing stacks.

Be that as it may, the opposite is the case for all disabled auras Auras are passive abilities that grant a buff or debuff to units in an area of effect around the holder, or in some cases, over a short period at a targeted point or unit. By . The aura itself continues to place its buff/debuff on units, but when Break is applied on the source of the aura, the buff/debuff is disabled for the duration. If its status icon in the HUD shows values, they show 0 during Break.

There is no set rule for which passive abilities are disabled by Break. Be that as it may, most abilities which are needed by or influence a second spell (e.g. Grow and Divided We Stand) are not disabled.

Break works completely independent from mute 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 and silence 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 .

Sources of Break

Disabled by Break

The following passive abilities are completely disabled by Break. This includes passive cooldowns, damage counters or other small parts of the abilities, unless stated otherwise.

Not disabled by Break

The following passive abilities are not disabled by Break.

Break Abilities

Passives disabled by Break