Legion Commander and Kunkka with their Innate ability icons in Dota 2.

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All Dota 2 Innate ability passives

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Nicholas Taifalos

Published: May 22, 2024 09:58 pm

Dota 2‘s complexity seemingly knows no bounds, with Valve constantly reshaping the definition of a MOBA through the game’s features. From a day-night cycle to Runes, Watchers, Lotus Pools, and more, there’s rarely a time when Dota 2 players aren’t learning.

What are Innate abilities in Dota 2?

Phoenix's Innate ability in Dota 2. — Each hero has its own unique Innate ability. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Innate abilities in Dota 2 were introduced in gameplay patch 7.36 and are abilities that are locked and present on a hero for the entire game, from first spawn to the destruction of a fountain. Each hero has a unique Innate ability; some are familiar to Dota players of old, some are converted passives we all know and love, while others are entirely new.

Some Innates can be activated to grant a significant boost to their effects, while others can be leveled up like regular abilities, with each level providing a bigger bonus. Some are existing passives that apply while the hero is alive, some apply while the hero is dead, and others change the game entirely—like Dawnbreaker’s Innate, which grants map-wide visibility for a short moment whenever the sun rises.

The tooltip for each Innate ability can be found on the icon between the Talent tree and the hero’s main abilities.

All Innate ability passives in Dota 2

Below is a list of every Innate ability in Dota 2, ordered alphabetically by hero.

Hero	Innate Passive
Abaddon	Font of Avernus 10 percent faster respawn time.
Alchemist	Greevil’s Greed Alchemist receives a buff after killing an enemy unit, granting him bonus gold that can stack.
Ancient Apparition	Death Rime Abilities now apply Frost stacks that deal 10 damage per second and 1.5 percent movement slow for each stack on a target.
Anti-Mage	Mana Break Anti-Mage’s attacks drain the enemy of mana, dealing bonus damage until they run out of mana.
Arc Warden	Runic Infusion After activating any Rune, gain the Regeneration Rune buff for four seconds. Duration is reduced by 34 percent for activating Bounty or Water Runes.
Axe	Coat of Blood Gains one permanent armor after killing an enemy hero. Kills with Culling Blade give double the amount.
Bane	Ichor of Nyctasha All attribute gains are evenly distributed across all three attributes (Strength, Agility, Intelligence).
Batrider	Smoldering Resin Attacks apply a debuff that deals 15 percent of the attack damage every second for two seconds. Damage over time pierces block.
Beastmaster	Inner Beast Gain 5/10/25/40/55 attack speed. Affects Beastmaster and any units he controls.
Bloodseeker	Sanguivore Restores 25 health plus one percent of the unit’s max health per Bloodseeker’s level whenever Bloodseeker kills a unit. Restores half the value for denies or if an ally kills an enemy hero within 300 range. Can be amplified by Lifesteal Amplification.

Bounty Hunter	Big Game Hunter Bounty Hunter gains 10 percent bonus gold when getting a kill or assist on an enemy with a kill streak.
Brewmaster	Drunker Brawler Switch between four elemental passives: – Earth Brawler grants magic resistance and armor – Storm Brawler grants evasion and movement speed – Fire Brawler grants crit multiplier and attack speed – Void Brawler grants status resistance and slow
Bristleback	Warpath Gain bonus damage and movement speed after using an ability.
Broodmother	Spider’s Milk Broodmother and her spiders gain a health regeneration burst after a unit is killed. Can be amplified by Lifesteal Amplification.
Centaur Warrunner	Rawhide Gains 40 max health every two minutes.
Chaos Knight	Reins of Chaos 50 percent chance an addition illusion is spawned whenever Chaos Knight creates an illusion.
Chen	Summon Convert Summon a jungle creep to fight beside you, gaining bonuses from Holy Persuasion. The creep is determined by Chen’s chosen Hero Facet.
Clinkz	Bone and Arrow Summons immobile skeleton archers after using abilities or dying.
Clockwerk	Armor Power Outgoing damaged increased by 0.3 percent per point of armor.
Crystal Maiden	Blueheart Floe Has 50 percent Mana Regen Amplification.

Dark Seer	Mental Fortitude Gains Intelligence to match his Strength or Agility. His Intelligence cannot be lower than either other stat.
Dark Willow	Pixie Dust Gains 100 percent health and mana regen when an ability makes her untargetable or hidden.
Dawnbreaker	Break of Dawn Reveals the entire map to her allies over four seconds whenever the sun rises. Fog of War returns a second later.
Dazzle	Weave Nearby allies’ armor is increased and enemies’ armor decreased whenever Dazzle uses an ability.
Death Prophet	Witchcraft Gains 0.5 percent bonus movement speed and cooldown reduction per level.
Disruptor	Electromagnetic Repulsion Pushes away nearby units whenever Disruptor takes more than 250 damage.
Doom	Lvl ? Pain Deals 10 percent bonus attack damage to enemies whose level is lower than his.
Dragon Knight	Dragon Blood Provides bonus health regen and armor, increasing per hero level. These values are amplified while in Dragon Form.
Drow Ranger	Precision Aura Grants bonus Agility to Drow and nearby allies in 1,200 range. Increases per Drow Ranger level; bonuses are doubled for Drow herself.
Earth Spirit	Stone Remnant Summons a Stone Remnant that interacts with Earth Spirit’s other abilities.

Earthshaker	Aftershock Deals damage and stuns nearby enemies whenever Earthshaker uses an ability.
Elder Titan	Astral Spirit Summons an Astral Spirit that can use Echo Stomp and grants Elder Titan a damage, speed, and armor bonus per enemy the Spirit touches.
Ember Spirit	Flame Guard Creates a fiery barrier that passively deals damage in an AoE around Ember Spirit. Can be activated to increase the guard’s radius and damage for a short while.
Enchantress	Forest Freebie Enchantress receives a bonus Neutral Item token from Neutral jungle creeps.
Enigma	Gravity Well Allies near Enigma receive a damage reduction bonus that scales based on distance to the hero.
Faceless Void	Distortion Field Enemy attack projectiles are slowed when flying near to Faceless Void.
Grimstroke	Ink Trail Enemy heroes affected by Grimstroke abilities leave a trail of ink behind that grants vision.
Gyrocopter	Chop Shop Can disassemble most items at all times, and can sell recipes for a full cost.
Hoodwink	Mistwoods Wayfarer Passive chance to redirect attacks into a tree nearby, destroying it.
Huskar	Blood Magic Huskar no longer has mana. Mana cost of items and abilities converted into health cost, considered as magical damage and can be reduced with magic resistance.

Invoker	Mastermind Gains bonus experience when denying a lane creep.
Io	Sight Seer Io’s team captures Watchers one second faster. All Watchers under Io’s team’s control gain bonus vision range.
Jakiro	Double Trouble Attacks launch two projectiles at a target with a small interval, each dealing half damage.
Juggernaut	Duelist 10 percent bonus damage to targets facing him. Damage bonus is always applied during Omnislash.
Keeper of the Light	Mana Magnifier Allies near Keeper of the Light gain 15 percent more max mana.
Kunkka	Tidebringer A short cooldown cleave that deals bonus damage to units at range.
Legion Commander	Moment of Courage When attacked, Legion Commander has a chance to immediately counterattack with bonus lifesteal.
Leshrac	Defilement Leshrac’s ability AoE increases by 0.5 units per Intelligence point.
Lich	Death Charge Lich’s Mana regen is set to zero. Gains a portion of max mana whenever a unit nearby dies, including allies, creeps, and enemy heroes. If the target is a hero, a bonus burst of mana is granted to Lich.
Lifestealer	Feast Passive lifesteal and damage boost.

Lina	Fiery Soul Gains bonus attack and movement speed after using an ability.
Lion	To Hell and Back Gains 20 percent debuff duration and 20 percent spell amplification for 90 seconds after respawning.
Lone Druid	Summon Spirit Bear Summons a Spirit Bear to assist in battle. The bear can use items and interacts with Lone Druid’s other abilities.
Luna	Selemene’s Favor 20 percent bonus cast range at night.
Lycan	Apex Predator Lycan deals two percent bonus damage to neutral creeps per hero level.
Magnus	Solid Core Magnus suffers 50 percent less forced movement from enemy abilities or items.
Marci	Special Delivery Permanently increases the level of all allied couriers by three and hero attacks to kill couriers by one. Marci’s team begins with flying couriers.
Mars	Dauntless Mars and allies gain a bonus to health regen when outnumbered by the enemy in the same area. Each enemy hero provides 25 percent bonus health regen.
Medusa	Mana Shield Medusa has a permanent shield that absorbs damage from mana first before health.
Meepo	Sticky Fingers Meepo receives an additional choice when activating Neutral Item tokens

Mirana	Selemene’s Faithful Healing Lotuses are 20 percent for effective for Mirana and her allies.
Monkey King	Mischief Turns Monkey King into a nearby object or tree, dodging incoming projectiles.
Morphling	Accumulation Morphling receives 50 percent of attribute gain bonuses every half level instead of full bonuses at level up. Increases all attributes bonus gained for skill points in the Talent Tree.
Muerta	Supernatural Muerta can attack Ethereal units and she can attack while Ethereal. When attacking Ethereal units, her damage is converted to magic damage and can be amplified.
Naga Siren	Eelskin Bonus six percent evasion for each Naga Siren copy within 900 units.
Nature’s Prophet	Spirit of the Forest Gains bonus base damage for each nearby tree. Nature’s Call Treants provide a bonus.
Necrophos	Sadist Killing a unit grants Necrophos a health and mana regen boost for a short duration. Hero kills provide six stacks of the buff.
Night Stalker	Heart of Darkness Gains bonus movement speed, attack speed, damage, and flying movement while at night.
Nyx Assassin	Nyxth Sense Nyx Assassin can sense invisible heroes in a short radius.
Ogre Magi	Dumb Luck Ogre Magi’s max Intelligence is zero. Ogre Magi gains mana and mana regeneration based on the hero’s Strength.

Omniknight	Degen Aura Slows enemy units that are nearby to Omniknight.
Oracle	Prognosticate Oracle will predict and announce to allies where the next Power Rune will spawn (top or bottom).
Outworld Destroyer	Ominous Discernment Gains two extra mana per point of Intelligence.
Pangolier	Fortune Favors the Bold Enemy units attacking Pangolier have a reduced chance to proc random on-attack effects.
Phantom Assassin	Immaterial Phantom Assassin begins the gazme with 15 percent evasion, increased by 1.5 percent per level.
Phantom Lancer	Phantom Rush Gains a speed boost and Agility bonus when rushing to an enemy unit. This bonus is applied for all copies of Phantom Lancer.
Phoenix	Blinding Sun Debuffs from Phoenix’s abilities apply a stackable miss chance debuff per second for five seconds.
Primal Beast	Colossal Primal Beast deals 40 percent bonus damage to buildings.
Puck	Puckish Puck restores max health and mana every time it disjoints an attack projectile. Disjointing spell projectiles restore three times the amount.
Pudge	Flesh Heap Pudge gains Strength points any time he kills an enemy hero or an enemy hero dies within a short radius.

Pugna	Oblivion Savant Pugna can use spells while channeling, excluding those that require channeling.
Queen of Pain	Bondage Queen of Pain returns 10 percent of spell damage she receives to enemies.
Razor	Unstable Current Razor gains bonus movement speed and a passive zap to nearby enemies. Movement speed is increased per hero level.
Riki	Backstab Riki deals bonus damage to enemies facing away from him based on his Agility.
Rubick	Might and Magus Spell Amplification increases Rubick’s base attack damage by 100 percent of its value and magic resistance by 50 percent of its value.
Sand King	Caustic Finale Sand King’s abilities and attacks apply a debuff to units. If an enemy dies while under the effect of the debuff, they explode dealing damage.
Shadow Demon	Menace Attacks apply a stacking debuff that amplifies damage taken by the target for eight seconds, refreshed each time the target receives an attack.
Shadow Fiend	Necromastery On unit or hero kill, Shadow Fiend receives a Soul, granting him bonus attack damage. Shadow Fiend can hold up to 20 Souls (25 with Aghanim’s Scepter).
Shadow Shaman	Fowl Play Whenever Shadow Shaman takes lethal damage, he survives as a one HP chicken with a boost to movement speed. After three seconds, if he survives, he returns.
Silencer	Brain Drain Silencer permanently steals Intelligence from nearby heroes that die.

Skywrath Mage	Ruin and Restoration Passively provides 50 percent spell lifesteal to Skywrath Mage.
Slardar	Seaborn Sentinel Slardar gains bonus movement speed, health regen, attack damage, and armor while in a puddle or river.
Slark	Barracuda While invisible to the enemy team, Slark gains a massive bonus to movement speed and health regen.
Snapfire	Buckshot Snapfire’s attacks deal 25 percent bonus damage but have a 25 percent chance of “glancing” at the target, dealing half the damage.
Sniper	Keen Scope Increases Sniper’s attack range significantly.
Spectre	Spectral Spectre and her illusions gain phased movement (can move through other units).
Spirit Breaker	Herd Mentality Provides a buff to Spirit Breaker’s teammate with the least experience points that increases experience gained by 50 percent until they catch up to the next hero.
Storm Spirit	Galvanized Storm Spirit gains a charge of mana regen each time he kills an enemy hero or whenever an enemy hero dies nearby. Gains five charges when levelling up Ball Lightning. Loses three charges when he dies. Each charge also grants 0.1 mana regen permanently.
Sven	Vanquisher Sven’s attacks deal bonus damage to stunned enemies.
Techies	Minefield Sign Plants a sign that makes all mines nearby invulnerable for a minute.

Templar Assassin	Psi Blades Attacks spill past the first target to hit enemies in a cone directly behind, dealing bonus damage. Increased levels of Psi Blades grant Templar Assasin an attack range buff.
Terrorblade	Dark Unity Illusions near Terrorblade receive a damage bonus, while illusions outside Terrorblade’s range receive a damage penalty.
Tidehunter	Blubber Removes negative status effects if Tidehunter takes more than 500 damage from player-controlled sources. Damage counter resets after seven seconds.
Timbersaw	Exposure Therapy Timbersaw restores mana each time he destroys a tree.
Tinker	Eureka! Tinker gains one percent item cooldown reduction per four Intelligence, up to 60 percent.
Tiny	Craggy Exterior Enemies attacking Tiny receive a damage debuff per attack.
Treant Protector	Nature’s Guise Treant Protector receives Treewalking (can walk through trees as if they weren’t there) if he doesn’t take damage for three seconds.
Troll Warlord	Berserker’s Rage Troll Warlord can switch between ranged and melee attacks, receiving bonuses depending on choice. Whilein melee form, Troll’s attacks can ensnare targets.
Tusk	Bitter Chill Passively slows enemy units’ attack speed nearby.
Underlord	Atrophy Aura Nearby enemy units deal less damage. If a unit dies near Underlord, Underlord receives a damage boost.

Undying	Ceaseless Dirge On death, Undying automatically respawns in the fountain. This effect begins the game on cooldown (eight minutes).
Ursa	Maul Ursa gains 1.5 percent of his health as damage.
Vengeful Spirit	Retribution Vengeful Spirit curses the enemy hero that kills her. Vengeful Spirit deals 10 percent more damage to cursed heroes until they die.
Venomancer	Poison Sting Attacks, abilities, and damage deal from Plague Wards leave a damage-over-time poison effect, slowing enemies.
Viper	Corrosive Skin Enemy units that deal damage to Viper receive a debuff that slows attack speed and deals damage over time. Viper passively gains bonus magic resistance.
Visage	Gravekeeper’s Cloak Visage receives a layered damage barrier, providing damage reduction per layer but shedding a layer after each stack of damage.
Void Spirit	Intrinsic Edge Void Spirit gains 33 percent more secondary bonuses from primary attributes: – Strength: Health regen. – Agility: Attack speed. – Intelligence: Magic resistance.
Weaver	Geminate Attack Weaver fires off a second attack when attacking (on a short cooldown) that deals bonus damage.
Windranger	Easy Breezy Windranger’s movement speed cannot be lower than 240 at any time, regardless of negative effects.
Winter Wyvern	Eldwurm Scholar When an ally picks up a Wisdom Rune, the three heroes that normally wouldn’t benefit receive 20 percent of the experience instead.
Witch Doctor	Gris-Gris Witch Doctor begins the game with Gris-Gris, a neutral item. When the owner dies, 100 percent of the gold lost from death is added to the item cost, which also passively increases by one gold every three seconds. Gris-Gris can be consumed permanently to remove the item and refund the gold to Witch Doctor.
Wraith King	Vampiric Spirit Passively provides lifesteal. On death, Wraith King transforms into an untargetable wraith with free pathing and increased attack and movement speed.
Zeus	Static Field Zeus shocks any enemies he attacks or is hit by his abilities, dealing damage equal to four percent of their current health.

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