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'''Basic Attacks''' (also called '''AA - Auto Attack''') are the attacks that a [[Hero]], [[Minion]], [[Mercenary]], [[Monster]], [[Summon]] or [[Structure]] will perform automatically, if they are capable of hitting the target. Players can cause the units they are controlling to perform a Basic Attack by pressing the Right Mouse Button or by issuing an Attack-command (default 'A') on an enemy unit. Most units' Basic Attacks deal [[Physical Damage]] exclusively, except when modified by specific Talents. As an exception, [[Non-heroic]] [[Summons]]' Basic Attacks deal [[Spell Damage]]. Floating damage text displays the damage dealt by physical attacks as orange numbers above the target's head. Physical Damage from Basic Attacks can be reduced by applying [[Armor]] or Physical Armor on the target, or any physical or total damage [[debuff]]s to the attacker. [[Blind]] is a debuff that causes the affected units to miss their Basic Attacks for a set period of time, and Heroes with [[Evade|Evasion]] or [[Parry]] active cannot be hit by Basic Attacks. Some Heroes are designed around their ability to do damage through Basic Attacks and so have higher Basic Attack damage or Attack Speed. Heroes like [[Raynor]] or [[Sergeant Hammer|Sgt Hammer]] utilize their Basic Attacks for the majority of their damage, and Heroes like [[Illidan]] or [[The Butcher]] require their Basic Attacks hitting to survive due to their heavy reliance on attack [[Lifesteal]]. Other Heroes (such as [[mage]]s or [[Healer]]s) usually do less Basic Attack damage because their kit may provide utility elsewhere, or their damage might simply be based on their [[Abilities]] instead. ==Basic properties== ===Attack Damage=== The '''Base damage''' statistic determines the damage a unit does when they attack an enemy with their Basic Attack. All heroes start with a Base attack damage value that increases with [[Scaling]], and certain abilities or talents (such as [[Follow Through]]) can also increase attack damage under certain circumstances. A few Heroes, such as, [[Li-Ming]], [[Kel'thuzad]], and [[Kael'thas]], can make their Basic Attacks deal Spell Damage instead through certain Talent selections. ====List of Heroes by Basic Attack damage==== {{stats table|damage}} ===Attack Speed=== ''Main article: [[Attack Speed]]'' '''Attack Speed''' (not to be confused with the speed of the attack projectile) is the rate at which a unit can use their Basic Attack. Attack Speed is measured in attacks per second, so higher Attack Speed values mean more attacks per second and lower Attack Speed values mean the opposite. The combination of Attack Speed and Attack damage multiply together to show a Hero's ''damage per second'' (dps), and many Basic Attack focused Heroes utilize having a high dps to kill their enemies. Some [[Talents]] and Abilities can increase Attack Speed, while other talents like [[Imposing Presence]] can greatly reduce it. ===Attack Range=== ''Main article: [[Range]]'' Each unit has a certain range that targets must be within to be able to attack them, measured from the edge of the attacking unit's [[hitbox]] to the edge of the target's hitbox. If a Hero wishes to attack someone outside of their range they will first have to move closer to be able to target them. The attack range of a hero also determines whether they are melee or ranged, with ranged Heroes having longer range but generally utilizing projectiles, and melee Heroes having short range but their hits landing instantly. ==Stutter-stepping== [[Stutter-stepping]] is a vital technique for Basic Attack driven Heroes that involves rapidly moving between each Basic Attack's "[[cooldown]]" to maximize mobility without losing overall damage per second. Stutter-stepping can be used to cover distance while chasing the target to prevent target getting out of your Range, or to make your Hero a moving target to make it harder to aim [[skillshot]]s at it. The effectiveness of stutter-stepping is very reliant of the Hero's Attack Speed. Heroes with high Attack Speed, like [[Zarya]] and [[Tychus]], have only a little time between attacks to move, causing them to lose dps by trying to stutter-step, so they are usually required to stop attacking completely and reposition. However, this is a non-issue for Heroes who can attack while moving, like [[Tracer]], [[Lรบcio|Lucio]] or [[D.Va]], or Heroes with slow Attack Speed, like [[Leoric]], that can cover more ground between the attacks and are less likely to lose dps because of it. ==Trivia== Blizzard tried multiple times (with [[Probius]] and [[Junkrat]]) to create a Hero without Basic Attacks: :''"We've tried doing Heroes with no BA a couple of times now, and it always ends up feeling awkward. You can't kill Scouting Drones, Blackheart's treasure chests become exceptionally difficult to open... But most importantly, it feels bad when you need to do that last little bit of damage (ex: Minion with a sliver of HP) to something and have to waste an ability CD/resource to do it. This holds true even for Heroes with relatively short CDs and few or no resource constraints.'' :''For Junkrat, we stuck with the Melee BA for a while, but the rate at which we had to let him spam his Q in order for that to feel OK made him exhausting to play against - Grenade dodging fatigue was a real thing when he could shoot them almost constantly. His Q being so spammy also took away most of the decision making from using it. Increasing the CD on Q charges and filling the gap with a Ranged BA made him more engaging to play both as and against."'' ::โ Lead Hero Designer, [[Matt Villers]], on removing Junkrat's Basic Attacks <ref>[http://us.battle.net/forums/en/heroes/topic/20759189579#post-13 MattVi: Remove Junkrat's Basic Attacks?]</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Stats nav}} [[Category:Statistics]] [[Category:Gameplay]]
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