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Magic Immunity grants immunity against Magic Damage, as well as Magic type effects.

When a unit becomes Magic Immune, all Magic Damage and any status effects that are typed Magic are negated, and single-target abilities with the target type Magic cannot be used on it. Magic Immunity is not the same as effects such as 100% Magic Damage reduction (Ex. Rhapsody Protective Melody Protective Melody), as the latter only reduces damage, and does not protect against status effects and can still be targeted.

While Magic Immunity is largely a beneficial effect, it works for both sides. Allies cannot use abilities with the type Magic on Magic Immune units as well.

Some units are passively Magic Immune. Wild Hunters are the only Neutral units with innate Magic Immunity. Couriers are also immune to Magic, among other things. In addition, all Gadgets are Magic Immune.

Superior Magic effects will go through Magic Immunity. Abilities with target type of Superior Magic or have no type, usually ultimates, will bypass Magic Immunity in some form, typically only applying a status effect. Superior Magic Damage is reduced by Magic Armor, but ignores Magic Immunity.

Sources[ | ]

Unit/Item Source Duration Notes
Jeraziah Jeraziah Jeraziah Protective Charm Protective Charm 8 seconds Can be dispelled
Predator Predator Predator Stone Hide Stone Hide 4/5/6/7 seconds
Shrunken Head Shrunken Head Activation 7 seconds
Swiftblade Swiftblade Swiftblade Blade Frenzy Blade Frenzy 5 seconds

Abilities that bypass Magic Immunity[ | ]

How each ability interacts with Magic Immunity varies. Any single-target Magic type abilities do not affect Magic Immune units at all. Some projectile abilities such as Artesia Arcane Missile Arcane Missile can hit Magic Immune units, but does not have any adverse effects on them. Superior Magic type abilities can at least target Magic Immune units, and usually it will not damage the unit, but will apply a status effect on it. All forms of Mixed Damage and True Damage will ignore Magic Immunity. Mixed Damage is actually typed as both Superior Magic and Superior Physical, and True Damage has no type. Physical type abilities are unaffected by Magic Immunity.

Some abilities have multiple types of effects associated with it. For example, Magebane Mana Combustion Mana Combustion, despite dealing Physical Damage, is blocked by Magic Immunity because Mana Combustion has the effect type of Magic.

Superior Magic Damage Sources[ | ]

Superior Magic Damage ignores Magic Immunity, but is reduced by Magic Armor.

These abilities also apply status effects that bypass Magic Immunity.

Hero Source Notes
Behemoth Behemoth Behemoth Shockwave Shockwave Initial shockwave only
Blood Hunter Blood Hunter Blood Hunter Hemorrhage Hemorrhage
Bubbles Bubbles Bubbles Kelp Field Kelp Field Requires SotM; Applies to kelp break damage
Lord Salforis Lord Salforis Lord Salforis Life Tap Life Tap Slow is blocked, damage is not
Lord Salforis Lord Salforis Lord Salforis The Undying The Undying
Magmus Magmus Magmus Volcanic Touch Volcanic Touch Only to non-organic units
Hellbringer Summon Malphas Malphas Malphas Immolate Immolate
Martyr Martyr Martyr Guardian Angel Guardian Angel
Ravenor Ravenor Ravenor Power Overwhelming Power Overwhelming Converts attack damage to Superior Magic Damage
Witch Slayer Witch Slayer Witch Slayer Silver Bullet Silver Bullet SotM version only

Mixed Damage[ | ]

Mixed Damage is actually typed both Superior Magic and Superior Physical, meaning it bypasses both Magic Immunity and Physical Immunity, but is reduced by both Armor and Magic Armor.

Hero Source Notes
Lodestone Lodestone Lodestone Headsmash Headsmash Deals 1/2 damage in Physical Damage
Lodestone Lodestone Lodestone Shatterstorm Shatterstorm Deals 1/2 damage in Physical Damage
Tundra Tundra Tundra Piercing Shards Piercing Shards
Wildsoul Wildsoul Wildsoul Summon Booboo Summon Booboo Wildsoul takes Mixed Damage when Booboo is killed

Status Effect Only[ | ]

Abilities with Superior Magic or no target type partially bypass Magic Immunity by applying a status effect on them, even if it deals no damage.

This list includes abilities that do not deal damage.

Hero/Item Source Notes
Astrolabe Astrolabe Activation
Blitz Blitz Blitz Lightning Shackles Lightning Shackles
Bubbles Bubbles Bubbles Kelp Field Kelp Field Attaches kelp to targets, but no damage or stun
Chronos Chronos Chronos Chronofield Chronofield
Circe Circe Circe Twisted Visage Twisted Visage Cannot target Magic Immune units, but channel does not break from Magic Immunity
Devourer Devourer Devourer Devour Devour
Electrician Electrician Electrician Cleansing Shock Cleansing Shock
Flint Beastwood Flint Beastwood Flint Beastwood Money Shot Money Shot
Glacius Glacius Glacius Glacial Downpour Glacial Downpour
Hellbringer Hellbringer Hellbringer Summon Malphas Summon Malphas Stun only
Keeper of the Forest Keeper of the Forest Keeper of the Forest Root Root
King Klout King Klout King Klout Parade of Power Parade of Power
Kraken Kraken Kraken Release the Kraken Release the Kraken!
Legionnaire Legionnaire Legionnaire Decapitate Decapitate Kills units below threshold, deals no damage otherwise
Magebane Magebane Magebane Mana Rift Mana Rift
Maliken Maliken Maliken Possession Possession
Parasite Parasite Parasite Facehug Facehug Silence only
Pestilence Pestilence Pestilence Swarm Swarm
Pharaoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Wrath of the Pharaoh Wrath of the Pharaoh Initial projectile only; No damage or stun on pull
Plague Rider Plague Rider Plague Rider Plague Carrier Plague Carrier Mini-stun and debuff are not blocked, bounces to Magic Immune units
Riftwalker Riftwalker Riftwalker Wormhole Wormhole
Sand Wraith Sand Wraith Sand Wraith Mirage Mirage SotM Fear is not blocked
Scout Scout Scout Marksman Shot Marksman Shot
Shadowblade Shadowblade Shadowblade Essence Shift Essence Shift
Sir Benzington Sir Benzington Sir Benzington Knightfall Knightfall
Soul Reaper Soul Reaper Soul Reaper Demonic Execution Demonic Execution
Succubus Succubus Succubus Succubus' Hold Succubus' Hold
Tempest Tempest Tempest Elemental Void Elemental Void
The Chipper The Chipper The Chipper Sawblade Showdown Sawblade Showdown SotM slow only
Tundra Tundra Tundra Avalanche Avalanche Stun and push only
Vindicator Vindicator Vindicator Final Chapter Final Chapter
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