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=== Active ===
Active abilities are abilities that are used by pressing the input key, and have a cooldown before they can be used again. An active ability is linked to a hero's power and when it is on cooldown gives a window of opportunity for counterplay (see [[strategy]] for more). Active abilities cannot be used if the player is under the effects of a [[File:Status Stun.png|frameless|20x20px]][[Status Effects|stun]], [[File:Status Silence.png|frameless|20x20px]][[Status Effects|silence]] or [[Status Effects|displacement]]. Active abilities can have a range of properties including being instant, channeled or having charges. 

An '''instant''' ability is an ability that can be used only once immediately before being put on cooldown. It is seen as the most basic and straightforward type of abilities. An example of an instant active ability is {{AbilityIcon|Bebop}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Sticky Bomb}}. Some active abilities can be recast during a specific timeframe, such as {{AbilityIcon|Mina}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Sanguine Retreat}}, but will still go on cooldown after the first use while the recast timer is active.

A '''channeled''' ability is an ability that requires channeling it for a duration, indicated by a filled bar slowly diminishing on the characters HUD. The channel can be stopped before the channel duration is complete, and will go on cooldown after it's first press before the channel duration has completed. Channeled abilities often prohibit the player from [[movement]] but this is not a rule. F. ex. {{AbilityIcon|Kelvin}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Arctic Beam}} allows walking around though at a slowed movement speed and crouching, but not [[Dash|dashing]] and [[jumping]] (the jumping key is default the key to cancel channeling). {{AbilityIcon|Dynamo}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Singularity}} blocks all movement inputs from the player while channeling. Channeled abilities can be stopped preemptively by and opponent by using a [[Status Effects|stun]] or [[Status Effects|interrupt]], but a [[silence]] or [[Status_Effects#Displace|displacement]] will not stop an ongoing channeled ability. This does not affect the cooldown of the ability.
[[File:Bonus Ability Charges.png|thumb|An ability with charges, showing 3 ready charges on the left and 5 ready charges on the right.]]
A '''charged''' ability - or, an ability with '''charges''' - is an ability that can be used multiple times in a row, and has a separate cooldown for the time between charges and the time for a charge to be restored. This is indicated by a white bar over the ability icon on the players HUD, and is split by a thin black line for the amount of charges the ability currently possess. A charge that is currently on cooldown is indicated by a gray bar slowly filling up in place of the white bar. Some abilities will also start as instant active, and gain charges with levels. For more info, please see the table of charged abilities:
{{AbilityTable|charges|collapsed=yes}}