Bash

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▶️ Stunning, isn't it.

— Spirit Breaker

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Bash is a passive ability that gives a unit a chance to stun its target on attack. Most bashes also include some extra damage upon proc. This damage is usually directly added to the attacking unit's attack damage. If it is directly added to the attack damage, the unit can lifesteal off of it and it is affected by attack damage reduction. However, it cannot crit or cleave and is not affected by attack damage increasing effects, damage block or magical damage barriers.

Stacking

Stun overhead effects.
The yellow effect is used by bash-based abilities.

Multiple sources of bash do not stack, they proc independently from each other sources. When obtaining multiple items with the bash ability, only the one that has been continuously the longest in the inventory will proc the bash.

Although heroes with abilities that uses the bash mechanic are allowed to purchase items which provide bash (i.e. Skull Basher or Abyssal Blade), they are unable to proc bash from these items. For example: