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Tips and Tricks - Removing Dust From Your Hero

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DerekGtz
Profile Joined October 2012
33 Posts
January 16 2013 03:34 GMT
#1


A simple way to remove dust on yourself or your allies! A great trick for invisible heroes.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
January 16 2013 03:42 GMT
#2
Doesn't Slark's ability work too?
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DerekGtz
Profile Joined October 2012
33 Posts
January 16 2013 03:44 GMT
#3
On January 16 2013 12:42 Torte de Lini wrote:
Doesn't Slark's ability work too?


Yes it does!
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
January 16 2013 03:58 GMT
#4
It should be noted that until a ruling is given by a DotA 2 dev, that this is technically a bug because it does NOT function the same way in DotA 1. In DotA 1, Dust is a Universal-type debuff (like Doom) that is removed neither by magic immunity nor purges.
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TheAppetizer
Profile Joined February 2011
United States146 Posts
January 16 2013 04:30 GMT
#5
I knew about Slark's ability being able to do this, but I didn't know about this trick! I didn't even know you could use diffusal blade on yourself lol. Does its active still slow you when you use it on yourself?
DerekGtz
Profile Joined October 2012
33 Posts
January 16 2013 04:42 GMT
#6
On January 16 2013 13:30 TheAppetizer wrote:
I knew about Slark's ability being able to do this, but I didn't know about this trick! I didn't even know you could use diffusal blade on yourself lol. Does its active still slow you when you use it on yourself?


No it doesn't. Using it on yourself just does the Purge effect.
Scruff
Profile Joined May 2010
Singapore509 Posts
January 16 2013 08:37 GMT
#7
Nifty little trick that many doesn't know. Purge is such a useful tool. It also removes many other debuffs like AA's ice blast and etheral form and instakills illusions/summons. Most well known purge-able summon is the warlock inferno, but many don't know that Gyro's missile can be destroyed using purge too.
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AFKing
Profile Joined January 2013
128 Posts
January 16 2013 08:40 GMT
#8
Purge also helps make lone druid's bear walk slightly slower as he burns you to death with his radi and strolls away with his stupid bearspeed. >:| Why isn't that crap a summon
Mithhaike
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Singapore2759 Posts
January 16 2013 08:48 GMT
#9
On January 16 2013 17:37 Scruff wrote:
Nifty little trick that many doesn't know. Purge is such a useful tool. It also removes many other debuffs like AA's ice blast and etheral form and instakills illusions/summons. Most well known purge-able summon is the warlock inferno, but many don't know that Gyro's missile can be destroyed using purge too.


Wait what? Gyro missile? Mind blown.

Thanks!
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babishh
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada965 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-16 11:48:46
January 16 2013 11:47 GMT
#10
On January 16 2013 12:58 TheYango wrote:
It should be noted that until a ruling is given by a DotA 2 dev, that this is technically a bug because it does NOT function the same way in DotA 1. In DotA 1, Dust is a Universal-type debuff (like Doom) that is removed neither by magic immunity nor purges.


is it really? that seems like a pretty big bug/discrepancy from dota1, the main reason is because i'd call diffusal one of the core items of riki (best known as The invisible hero? lol). weird that the devs didn't take it in consideration.
the purgeability of dust is also one of the reasons why i prefere counter wards to them.
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Unleashing
Profile Joined March 2011
Denmark14978 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-16 12:04:02
January 16 2013 12:03 GMT
#11
On January 16 2013 12:58 TheYango wrote:
It should be noted that until a ruling is given by a DotA 2 dev, that this is technically a bug because it does NOT function the same way in DotA 1. In DotA 1, Dust is a Universal-type debuff (like Doom) that is removed neither by magic immunity nor purges.

Yea, i was so confused when i started playing dota2 and riki just kept disappearing after i dusted

Here's a video showing how it works in dota1:
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Zariel
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Australia1292 Posts
January 30 2013 01:24 GMT
#12
In dota 1, there is only one hero skill that can remove dust. Borrowed Time.

Although i'm not 100% sure if it works on manta/mirror image.
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TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
January 30 2013 01:38 GMT
#13
On January 30 2013 10:24 Zariel wrote:
In dota 1, there is only one hero skill that can remove dust. Borrowed Time.

Although i'm not 100% sure if it works on manta/mirror image.

Dark Pact and Kraken Shell remove dust because they're triggered buff removal, not purges.

Mirror image does remove Universal debuffs.
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GMarshal
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States22154 Posts
January 30 2013 15:11 GMT
#14
you dont get to make one thread per video. You already have a thread, keep the videos in there please.
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