Slow Resistance

• Slow Resistance
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Reduces the impact of slows on your hero by a percentage. Not to be confused with Status Resistance.

Definition

Slow Resistance now also increases minimum movement speed by the slow resist percentage

Equation

Total Percentage-based Move Speed Reductions = Current Percentage-based Move Speed Reductions × Slow Resistance Multiplier

Slow Resistance Multiplier = <math>\prod_{i=1}^{n}</math>(1 - Slow Resistance _i)

Stacking

All sources of slow resistance stack multiplicatively. This means a unit's slow resistance value changes less the higher its slow resistance is, and more the lower it is. This prevents a unit from reaching 100% slow resistance by stacking different sources up.

Example

A hero equiped with Sange received Frost Blast, what is the actual slow percentage value?

Sange Slow Resistance: 20%

Frost Blast Movement speed slow: 25%

Actual slow value:

= 25% × ( 1 - 20% )

= 20%

Example

Sven with Level 3 God's Strength equiped with Sange received Frost Blast, what is the actual slow percentage value?

Level 3 God's Strength Slow Resistance: 30%

Sange Slow Resistance: 20%

Frost Blast Movement speed slow: 25%

Total Slow Resistance:

= 1 - ( 1 - 30% ) × ( 1 - 20% )

= 44%

Actual slow value:

= 25% × ( 1 - 44% )

= 14%

Sources

See also: Haste Movement

Slow Resistance Hero Sources

• Io – Overcharge^2b
• Muerta – Dead Shot
• Ringmaster – Escape Act
• Sven – God's Strength
• Tiny – Insurmountable
• Ursa – Overpower
• Warlock – Chaotic Offering

Slow Resistance Item Sources

• Abyssal Blade – +25% Slow Resistance
• Sange – +20% Slow Resistance
• Kaya and Sange – +25% Slow Resistance
• Sange and Yasha – +25% Slow Resistance
• Unrelenting Eye – Relentless

¹ Requires talent.

^2a Requires Aghanim's Scepter.

^2b Requires Aghanim's Shard.

Affected by Slow Resistance

• Arc Warden – Flux
• Axe – Battle Hunger
• Dazzle – Poison Touch
• Death Prophet – Spirit Siphon
• Enchantress – Untouchable
• Invoker – Ghost Walk
• Invoker – Ice Wall
• Jakiro – Dual Breath
• Jakiro – Liquid Fire
• Lion – Mana Drain
• Lycan Wolf – Cripple
• Ogre Magi – Ignite
• Omniknight – Degen Aura
• Phoenix – Icarus Dive
• Phoenix – Fire Spirits
• Pudge – Rot
• Queen of Pain – Shadow Strike
• Silencer – Arcane Curse
• Spiderling – Poison Sting
• Templar Assassin – Psionic Trap
• Tornado (Wildwing) – Tempest
• Venomancer – Venomous Gale
• Venomancer – Poison Sting
• Viper – Poison Attack
• Viper – Corrosive Skin
• Viper – Viper Strike
• Winter Wyvern – Arctic Burn
• Wraith King – Wraithfire Blast
• Orb of Venom – Poison Attack
• Shiva's Guard – Freezing Aura

Recent Changes

Main Article: Slow Resistance/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.38
(2025-02-19)

• Now also increases min movement speed by the slow resistance percentage.
  • EXPR MinMS = MinMS * (1 + %SlowResist)

7.34
(2023-08-08)

• ADDED the Slow Resistance mechanic.
  • The mechanic only reduces the impact of movement speed slow sources on your hero by a percentage, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Status Resistance no longer affects the impact of movement speed slow sources. [?]
• The following abilities now grant slow resistance bonus:
  • Unholy Strength
  • Endurance
  • Rocket Barrage
  • Overcharge
  • God's Strength
  • Grow
  • Overpower
  • Vindicator's Axe
  • Warlock Golem