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An ability is a unique skill of a hero that does damage, grants utility, or both. All heroes have 4 base abilities that are unlocked throughout the early stages of the game using ability unlocks, and upgraded via ability points. Abilities can be either active, passive, or partially passive, and will define how a hero plays, scales, builds and wins using a specific strategy

== Ability points and ability unlocks ==

Abilities are unlocked with [[File:Ability_unlock_icon.png|24x24px]] '''Ability Unlocks''' throughout the game which are given at {{Souls|600}}, {{Souls|1200}}, {{Souls|2100}} and {{Souls|3600}} souls, the ultimate ability only being unlocked after the {{Souls|3600}} mark. The first three ability points can however be used on any ability the player sees fit that has not yet been unlocked.<!-- (in case this gets added back) Some abilities are considered Innate, meaning they are unlocked using the first ability unlock by default when loading into the game. Currently, this only applies to  Vyper's  Slither. -->[[File:Maximum Charges on Ability Upgrades.png|thumb|{{HeroIcon|infernus}} {{AbilityIcon|Napalm}} showing the 3 levels of upgrades an ability can have, at 1, 2 and 5 points.]]

{{Ap}} '''Ability Points''' are unlocked at all other given [[Boon|boons]] throughout the game. These are used to upgrade an already unlocked abilities power, granting added bonuses and better stats. All abilities have 3 ranks for upgrades, requiring 1, 2, and 5 {{Ap}} '''Ability Points''' to be used to achieve them. An upgrade to an ability will typically come with lower [[Ability Cooldown|cooldown]], higher [[damage]], more utility or a combination of the three. The third upgrade, costing 5 '''{{Ap}}''' typically gives the biggest increase in power of the ability.

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|Seven}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Storm Cloud}} prohibits all movement, unless upgraded to level 3. Channeled abilities can be stopped preemptively by and opponent by using a [[Status Effects|stun]], but a [[silence]] or [[Status_Effects#Displace|displacement]] will not stop an ongoing channeled ability. This does not affect the cooldown of the ability.

* {{AbilityIcon|Billy}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Blasted}} which has a passive component of reloading ammo and marking enemies, but can be activated. the passive effect persists through the active cooldown

* {{AbilityIcon|Mirage}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Djinn's mark}} which can be activated early, but the mark will build and trigger even if silenced

* {{AbilityIcon|Shiv}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Bloodletting}} which as two components, deferred damage (passive, unaffected by silence) and clearing a portion of it (active). The deferred damage persists through the active cooldown

Abilities have three ways of being useful: dealing [[File:Spirit icon.png|frameless|20x20px]] [[Spirit Damage|spirit damage]], dealing [[File:Melee damage light.png|frameless|20x20px]] [[Melee Damage|melee damage]] or providing [[utility]].