Attack Speed decreases the startup time of an autoattack and the cooldown time between each attacks. In simpler terms, it determines how fast a unit can attack. Attack speed is based on a unit's Base Attack Time, and is increases with Agility, attack speed stats, and abilities.
Base Attack Time[ | ]
Base Attack Time determines how fast a unit attacks without any attack speed modifiers. BAT is measured in seconds between each attack. The lower the BAT, the faster the attack.
All heroes have a BAT of 1.7 except the following:
Hero | Base Attack Ttime |
---|---|
War Beast (w/ Metamorphosis) | 1.4 |
Magebane | 1.6 |
Pebbles (w/ Level 1 Enlarge) | 1.9 |
Pebbles (w/ Level 2 Enlarge) | 2.1 |
Pebbles (w/ Level 3 Enlarge) | 2.3 |
Formula[ | ]
- Attack Time = BAT / ((1 + (AS / 100)) * %AS * %AS Slow)
- Attacks per Second = ((1 + (AS / 100)) * %AS * %AS Slow) / BAT
Simply put, +1 AS is equal to a 1% increase to your attack speed, and vice versa. 1 point of Agility grants +1 AS.
Almost all forms of attack speed buffs or debuffs are additive or subtractive. In case of percentage AS modifiers, it multiplies your total AS modifiers by the percentage, multiplying by percentage AS increases, then percentage AS slows, like Movement Speed modifiers.
Attack Speed required to increase attacks per second[ | ]
Since HoN's servers run at 20 frames per second, a unit must reach the next 'step' in the server frame when attacking faster than once per second in order to receive an actual increase in damage output.
This chart lists the amount of +Attack Speed required to increase actual attacks per second. This chart only applies to heroes with 1.7 BAT.
Frames per attack | Seconds per attack | Attacks per second | +AS required |
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20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | +70 |
19 | 0.95 | 1.05 | +79 |
18 | 0.90 | 1.11 | +89 |
17 | 0.85 | 1.18 | +100 |
16 | 0.80 | 1.25 | +113 |
15 | 0.75 | 1.33 | +127 |
14 | 0.70 | 1.43 | +143 |
13 | 0.65 | 1.54 | +163 |
12 | 0.60 | 1.67 | +183 |
11 | 0.55 | 1.82 | +209 |
10 | 0.50 | 2.00 | +240 |
9 | 0.45 | 2.22 | +278 |
8 | 0.40 | 2.50 | +325 |
7 | 0.35 | 2.85 | +386 |
6 | 0.30 | 3.33 | +467 |
5 | 0.25 | 4.00 | +580 |
4 | 0.20 | 5.00 | +750 |
3 | 0.15 | 6.66 | +1033 |
2 | 0.10 | 10.0 | +1600 |
1 | 0.05 | 20.0 | +3300 |
Attack Speed Sources[ | ]
Items[ | ]
Abilities[ | ]
Unit | Source | Target | +Attack Speed | Duration | Notes |
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Aluna | Emerald Lightning | Self | 50/75 per charge | 5/10 seconds | AS per charge and duration increased with Emerald Red active; Gains a charge per unit hit; Hits up to 2 times |
Accursed | Sear | Ally Units | 10/20/30/40 | 4.5 seconds | Applies when attacking a unit with Sear applied or casting an ability on an ally unit |
Berzerker | Mark for Death | Self | 40 | N/A | Applies while facing marked target; 1.5 second lingering time |
Blacksmith | Frenzy | Ally Unit | 20/30/40/50 | 30 seconds | |
Bushwack | Jungle Toxin | Self | 10/15/20 per charge | 3 seconds | Charges are reset when switching target (non-SotM version only) |
Dampeer | Bloodthirst | Passive | 10 per Essence | N/A | |
Deadlift | Onslaught | Non-hero Units | 20/40/60/80 | 6 seconds | Removed when target dies |
Deadwood | Clearcutting | Self | 15 per charge | 12/14/16/18 seconds | Maximum of 1/2/3/4 charges |
Dreadbeetle Queen | Mania | Ally Units (Aura) | 15 | N/A | |
Empath | As One | Ally Hero | 40/60/80 | Up to 30 seconds | Applies to target while bonded, Empath can end the bond between her and the host early |
Forsaken Archer | Split Fire | Passive | 15/20/25/30 | N/A | |
Gawain | Forest's Touch | Emerald Warden | 40 | 5 seconds | Casts when Emerald Warden is below 40% Health |
Ichor | Bloodrush | Ally Heroes (Aura) | 40 + 10/15/20 per ally hero | 10 seconds | |
Kane | Face Off | Self | 25/50/75 | 3.5/4.5/5.5 seconds | Duration refreshes when both units clash; Removed when target unit dies |
Keeper of the Forest | Strength in Numbers | Passive | 5/10/15/20 per charge | N/A | Adds 1 charge per nearby Animated Tree; maximum of 5 charges |
Legionnaire | Terrifying Charge | Enemy Units | 50% | 4/5/6/7 seconds | Also reduces damage dealt by 50% |
Maliken | Hellbourne Zeal | Passive | 0.5/1/1.5/2 per charge | N/A | Gains 1 charge per 1% of Health missing |
Malphas | Burning Sword | Passive | 20/40/60 | N/A | |
Master of Arms | Cheetah | Self | 0/100/175/250/325 | N/A | |
Master of Arms | Master's Call | Self | 50/100/150 | N/A | Applies while Cheetah is equipped |
Xemplar | Echo Strikes | Self | 30/40/50/60 + 10/15/20/25 per charge | 8 seconds | Adds 1 charge per nearby illusions; applies after using ability |
Minotaur | Attack Speed Aura | Ally Units (Aura) | 15 | N/A | |
Nitro | Divide & Conquer | Self | 0/15/30/45/60 | 3 seconds | Applied when hitting an enemy hero with Ballistic |
Nomad | True Strike | Self | 20/40/60/80 | 3 seconds | |
Parasite | Infest | Self | 20/40/60/80 | N/A | Applies to the unit you are Infesting |
Predator | Terror | Ally Units | 25/50/75 (50/75/100) | 3.5 seconds | Applies when attacking a unit with Terror applied |
Pyromancer | Fervor | Self | 20/40/60/80 per charge | 6 seconds | Maximum of 3 charges |
Ravenor | Storm Blades | Self | 30/60/90/120 | 2 Attacks or 6 seconds | |
Sand Wraith | Enkindle | Passive | 15/30/45/60 | N/A | |
Sapphire | Quickshield | Self | 20/35/50/65 | Up to 10 seconds | Removed when shield is broken |
Scout | Vanish | Self | 75/150/225/300 | 4 attacks or 4 seconds | Applies after coming out of Stealth |
Silhouette | Relentless Salvo | Self | 400 | 2 attacks or 4 seconds | Applies after casting an ability |
Solstice | Shadow Dash | Self | 150/200/250/300 | 3 attacks or 4 seconds | |
Tarot | Far Scry | Self | 100 | 2/3/4/5 attacks or 15 seconds | |
The Dark Lady | Charging Strikes | Self | 30/45/60/75 | 6 seconds | |
The Madman | Berserk | Self | 40/80/120 (80/120/160) | 25 seconds | |
Tundra | Cold Shoulder | Ally Units | 20/40/60/80 | 2 seconds | Applies when attacking a unit with Cold Shoulder applied |
Valkyrie | Courageous Leap | Ally Units | 5/10/15/20 | 10 seconds | |
War Beast | Battle Cry | Ally Units | 5/10/15/20 | 20 seconds | |
Wildsoul | Wild | Owned Units | 20/40/60/80 | 45 seconds | Bonus Attack Speed halved after 10 seconds |
Attack Speed reducers[ | ]
Flat reducers[ | ]
Unit | Source | Target | -Attack Speed | Duration | Notes |
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Aluna | Emerald Lightning | Enemy Unit(s) | 50/75 | 5/10 seconds | AS reduction and duration increased with Emerald Red active |
Arachna | Webbed Shot | On Attack | 10/20/30/40 | 3 seconds | |
Arachna | Spider Sting | Enemy Unit | 40/60/80 | 1.5 seconds | Spiderling has a 1.0 BAT and lasts 5 attacks or 15 seconds |
Blitz | Lightning Shackles | Enemy Units | 100 | 4 seconds | Boosted version only |
Booboo | Swipe | Enemy Units | 50 | 1 second | |
Bushwack | Jungle Toxin | Enemy Unit | 10/15/20 per charge | 3 seconds | Max -50 Attack Speed |
Catman Champion | Wild Strike | Enemy Units | 25 | 3 seconds | |
Doctor Repulsor | Electric Frenzy | Enemy Units | 50 | 0.6 seconds | |
Frostwolf's Skull | Attack Modifier | Passive | 30 or 20 | 3 seconds | -30 AS when applied by melee heroes, -20 AS if applied by ranged heroes; Applies On Attack, Activation, and with single-target abilities |
Glacius | Glacial Downpour | Enemy Units | 20 | 1.5 seconds | |
Glacius | Tundra Blast | Enemy Units | 20 | 3/3.5/4/4.5 seconds | |
Hellbringer | Evil Presence | Enemy Units | 20/30/40/50 | 5 seconds | |
Ichor | Bloodrush | Enemy Heroes (Aura) | 20/40/60 | 10 seconds | |
Plague Rider | Plague Carrier | Enemy Units | 20 | 4 seconds | |
Sporespitter | Spore Launcher | On Attack | 20 | 1.5 seconds | |
Tundra | Avalanche | Enemy Units | 50 | 2/3/4 seconds | Applies to units between Tundra and the target |
Vulture Lord | Tornado | Enemy Units | 15 | N/A | Applies to units inside Tornado |
Attack Speed Slow[ | ]
Unit | Source | Target | -Attack Speed | Duration | Notes |
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Chronos | Chronofield | Ally Units | 80% | 4/5/6 seconds | SotM version only; Applies while ally is inside Chronosphere |
Cthulhuphant | Dreams of Madness | Enemy Units (Aura) | 10% | N/A | Applies to enemies within 400 radius while active |
Gauntlet | Enfeeble | On Attack | 1% per charge | 4 seconds | Maximum of 40 charges |
Riptide | Watery Grave | Enemy Unit | 50% | 2/2.5/3/3.5 seconds | |
The Chipper | Tar Toss | Enemy Units | Up to 10/20/30/40% | 2/3/4/5 seconds | Reduces AS by .1/.2/.3/.4% per charge |
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