Weird Interactions Between Delayed Abilities/Items With Spellslinger

[Ruk]

Delayed abilities/items like the ones listed below have weird interactions with the Spellslinger item (not counted toward Spellslinger stacks). Don't know if this is intentional or not. This can be replicated by purchasing Spellslinger and using any ability/item listed below.

Paige
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Captivating Read

Warden
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Binding Word

Items
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Slowing Hex
Knockdown
Vortex Web

 

[steventheeven3]

Spellslinger requires you to be in-combat to gain stacks.

"While in-combat whenever you cast an ability or item [...]"

To get into combat, you either have to deal damage to an enemy hero, or take any damage from enemies. Damage taken from/given to enemy heroes puts you in combat for 4 seconds. Damage taken from NPCs puts you into combat for 0.5 seconds.

Since the items and abilities you mentioned either deal delayed damage or don't deal damage at all, they won't put you in combat, so you aren't able to get any stacks.

If you instead shoot an enemy hero first, and then try casting these abilities, you'll still generate stacks with them, as long as you're still in combat when you cast.


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