Runes
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For the runes that come with cosmetic items, see Inscribed Gem.
Runes are special power-ups that spawn on the game map at certain places.
Definition[edit]
| Rune Type | Bonuses | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| River Power Runes |
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| Other Runes |
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Activate
Passive
Affects
Self
Activate to instantly redeem a temporary power-up of the corresponding Rune.
The hero does not require to face the Rune to activate it.
The hero does not require to face the Rune to activate it.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
Activate Distance: 150
Power Runes does not spawn upon the game start. After a certain interval, they spawn at their designated river Rune spots.
1st Spawn Interval: 360
Subsequent Spawn Interval: 120
Heroes with a Bottle in their inventory automatically store the Rune when they pick the Rune.
However, an already Rune-filled Bottle activates the second rune right away, and does not replace the Rune within the Bottle.
However, an already Rune-filled Bottle activates the second rune right away, and does not replace the Rune within the Bottle.
Runes can be traced back to the earliest Allstars rendition, which are considered items, if true.
- Considers the following Runes as River Power Runes:
- However, Wisdom Rune has its own spawn intervals.
- Has the following properties:
- The first granted Rune of the next cycle cannot be the same as last granted Rune of the previous cycle.
- Never repeats within a cycle, it cannot spawn again until all other Power Runes have spawned as well.
- Spawns at one of the random river Rune spots.
- Within the
Fog of War, the Rune icon appears on the minimap. These icons remain until the river Rune spot is confirmed to be empty.
- Within the
- The first Power Rune spawns at the 6:00 in-game time at their dedicated river Rune spots.
- Subsequent Power Runes spawns per 2:00 in-game minute.
- If the rune is not activated before the next spawn time, they disappear.
- Has a higher selection box priority over most units.
- This only applies to orders that can target Runes.
- All Runes are visible in spectator mode.
Power[edit]
Amplify Damage[edit]
Amplify Damage
No
Affects
Self
Grants the hero activating the rune bonus attack damage, and outgoing spell damage amplification.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Attack Damage Bonus: 80%
Spell Damage Amp: 
15%
Duration: 45
- Grants the following bonuses per stack upon cast:
- Flat
bonus attack damage based on the hero's current
main attack damage, values are periodically checked and the bonus values are updated immediately.
- Generic
outgoing spell damage amplifcation that affects
spell damage sourced to itself.
- Stack additively with other generic outgoing damage sources.
- Does not affect
HP Removal sources.
- Flat
- Grants the following bonuses per stack upon cast:
- Reapplying the buff refreshes the duration.
- Affect the following units:
Hidden units.
Invulnerable units.
- Affect the following units:
Double Damage: Base damage increased by x%
Arcane[edit]
Arcane
No
Affects
Self
Applies mana cost reduction and cooldown reduction to both abilities and item abilities.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Cooldown Reduction: 25%
Mana Loss Reduction: 30%
Duration: 50
- Grants the following ability effects:
- Percentage-based
mana cost reduction.
- Percentage-based max and
current mana loss.
- Percentage-based
- Percentage-based cooldown reduction.
- Stacks multiplicatively with other sources of the same mechanic type, after flat reduction sources.
- Reapplying the buff refreshes the duration.
- Affect the following units:
- Affect the following units:
Arcane: Reduces cooldowns by 30% and manacosts by 30%
Haste[edit]
Haste
No
Affects
Self
Grants haste movement to the hero activating the Rune — it cannot be slowed below the haste value.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Haste Speed: 550
Duration: 22
Increases the Rune's duration per Power Rune spawn cycle.
Duration Increase per Cycle: 3
- Grants
haste movement and not other movement effects.
- Grants
- Reapplying the buff refreshes the duration.
- The buff duration is defined as:
- EXPR
22 + 3 × ⌊ (In-Game Time / 2 + 3) ⌋
- Affect the following units:
- Affect the following units:
Rune Haste: Movement speed increased to maximum.
Illusion[edit]
Illusion
No
Affects
Self
Creates multiple images of the hero activating the Rune under its own control.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Split Time: 0.1
Grants ground vision centered around the Rune activation location.
Vision Radius: 1000
Duration: 0.1
These images are illusions that deals a portion of the corresponding hero's damage and receives additional incoming damage.
Number of Illusions: 2
Damage Dealt: 35%
Duration: 75
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The hero is
projectiles.
- The 0.1-second split time.
- Orders a stop-command, canceling all queued orders, including orders to
player-controlled units.
- Applies a
basic dispel.
- Creates the
illusions based on the ability's cast position.
- The hero is
- The hero and its illusions' positions have the following properties:
- The formation corresponds to the ability's cast position and number of illusions.
- The hero and its illusions' reappears in random positions within fixed formations,
facing the same direction as follows:
- With 2 illusions:
or
or
or
- The illusion bounty is defined as:
- EXPR
2 × IllusionLVL
- Successive Illusion Rune activations do not replace the illusions from the previous activation.
- The hero and its illusions' positions have the following properties:
Invisibility[edit]
Invisibility
No
Affects
Self
Grants the hero activating the Rune invisibility and incoming damage reduction.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Fade Time: 2
Damage Reduction: 
25%
Duration: 45
Increases the damage reduction value granted per Power Rune spawn cycle.
Damage Reduction Increase per Cycle: 5%
- During the fade time, the affected unit can still attack and cast abilities.
- Does not grant
phase movement.
- Grants the following bonuses while fully invisible:
- Applies a generic
- EXPR
25% + 5% × ⌊ (In-Game Time / 2 + 3) ⌋ - Stacks additively with other incoming damage manipulation sources.
- Does not affect
- Applies a generic
- Reapplying the buff refreshes the duration.
- The invisibility breaks upon attack point, or the abilities' cast point.
- Affect the following units:
- Affect the following units:
Invisible: Attacking removes invisibility.
Regeneration[edit]
Regeneration
No
Affects
Self
Grants max health and max mana regeneration upon rune activation.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Max Health to Health Regen per Second: 6%
Max Mana to Mana Regen per Second: 6%
Duration: 30
Player-based damage reduces the max health and max mana regeneration value for a set duration.
Max Health to Health Regen per Second: 1%
Max Mana to Mana Regen per Second: 1%
Player-based damage instance regardless of factions applies the fixed buff downtime duration. Cannot be reset with cooldown reset sources.
Downtime: 3
health and max
- Reapplying the buff creates another independent instance.
- Affects the following units:
- Affects the following units:
- The player-based item downtime duration does not proc on the following sources:
- Self-damage sources.
Rune Regeneration: Regenerating x HP and x mana per second.
Shield[edit]
Shield
No
Affects
Self
Grants the hero activating the Rune an all damage barrier based on their max health.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Max Health to Barrier Factor: 
0.5
Duration: 75
- Reapplying the buff refreshes the duration, but does not refresh the
damage barrier values.
- Affect the following units:
- Affect the following units:
- Reapplying the buff refreshes the duration, but does not refresh the
Shielded: Protected by a barrier equal to x% of Max HP.
Has the following priorities among damage barrier sources.
- This ability grants a
- Does not proc on-damage effects until the barrier is depleted.
- Stacks additively with the same damage-type barrier sources, and independently with other damage-type barrier sources.
- With other higher-priority damage-negation sources, the barrier does not function until the other damage-negation sources expire.
Other[edit]
Bounty[edit]
Bounty
No
Affects
Self / Allied Heroes
Grants bonus reliable gold based on the current in-game time.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Effect Radius: 
Global
Base Team Gold: 40
Gold Bonus Increase per Instance: 6
Increase Interval: 300
Turbo Mode Multiplier: 2
The first pair of Bounty Runes spawn at the river Power Rune spots, and grants a greater bonus reliable gold.
Team Gold Bonus: 40
Subsequent Bounty Runes spawn in the jungle per faction, after a certain in-game intervals.
Spawn Interval: 240
Bounty Runes are less effective, and replenishes the Bottle up to a certain extend.
Charge Restore per Other Rune: 2
- Grants reliable gold to all heroes of the faction that activates this Rune.
- The gold granted for subsequent Bounty Runes per allied hero is defined as:
- EXPR
40 + 6 × ⌊ (In-Game Time / 5) ⌋
- The gold granted for subsequent Bounty Runes per allied hero is defined as:
- Subsequent Bounty Rune spawns at 4:00 in-game time intervals, at their dedicated Bounty Rune spots within the faction's jungle.
- If the rune is not activated before the next spawn time, the new runes spawn next to the old ones.
- The Stored Rune (Bounty) grants gold based on the in-game time when it is activated, not when it is bottled.
- Restores 2 Regenerate
charges, unless the item has
< 2charges.
- Restores 2 Regenerate
- A small golden particle effect briefly bursts from the hero activating the Rune, visible to everyone.
- Displays an ally-only overhead text indicating the amount of granted reliable gold.
- Turbo Mode
- The granted gold factor is applied, regardless of the notification message displaying standard granted values.
Water[edit]
Water
No
Affects
Self
Instantly heals and restores mana.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Heal: 
40
Mana Restore: 
80
Water Runes spawn only at the following in-game intervals, they are no longer created after this time intervals.
1st Spawn Interval: 120
2nd Spawn Interval: 240
Water Runes are less effective, and replenishes the Bottle up to a certain extend.
Charge Restore per Other Rune: 2
- The Water Runes spawns at the 2:00 and 4:00 in-game time respectively at both of the river Power Rune spots.
- If the rune is not activated before the next spawn time, they disappear.
- Restores 2 Regenerate
< 2charges.
- Restores 2 Regenerate
- When using
-spawnruneto force runes to spawn before the 4:00 in-game time, both Power Rune spots still spawn Water Runes.
Recent Changes[edit]
Main Article: Runes/Changelogs
Description
- REMOVED Wisdom Rune , replaced them with Shrines of Wisdom .
- Bounty Rune
- Increased spawn interval from 3 to 4 minutes.
- Increased base team gold from 36 to 40.
- Reduced gold bonus increase per 5 minutes from 9 to 6.
- RENAMED Double Damage Rune to Amplify Damage Rune .
- Reduced attack damage bonus from 100% to 80% of main attack damage.
- Now also grants 15% Spell Amplification.
- Regeneration Rune has its health and mana regeneration reduced to 1% of user's max health/mana upon taking player-based damage instead of dispelling.
- Arcane Rune cooldown reduction reduced from 30% to 25%.
- Invisibility Rune now also grants 25% incoming damage reduction, increased by 5% per rune cycle.
- Haste Rune 's duration now increases by 3 seconds per rune cycle.
- U The Spirit Bear is no longer restricted from having illusions from the Illusion Rune .
Gallery[edit]
- Runes in-game
Amplify Damage Rune Arcane Rune Bounty Rune Haste Rune Illusion Rune Invisibility Rune Regeneration Rune Shield Rune Water Rune Wisdom Rune Old Bounty Rune
- Rune spots
Top river Power rune spawn point Bottom river Power rune spawn point Radiant secondary jungle Bounty rune spawn point Dire secondary jungle Bounty rune spawn point
- Rune models
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