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Area of Effect (AoE) refers to any ability or action that impacts multiple targets within a defined radius or shape, rather than a single target. AoE mechanics are used across damage, healing, crowd control, and utility abilities, and are essential for controlling space and influencing team fights.

Types of AoE Effects

• Damage: Affects all enemies within range (e.g., Junkrat’s RIP-Tire, Pharah’s Rocket Barrage)
• Healing: Restores health to allies in proximity (e.g., Lucio’s Crossfade, Zenyatta Transcendence)
• Crowd Control: Applies status effects like stun or slow (e.g., Mei’s Blizzard, Zarya’s Graviton Surge)
• Buffs/Debuffs: Grants or removes effects from multiple players (e.g., Kiriko’s Kitsune Rush)

Technical Notes

• AoE shapes can be spherical, cylindrical, cone-shaped, or box-shaped
• Most AoE abilities require unobstructed line of sight to the center or origin of the area to affect targets
• Effects may be instant, applying the effects immediately in a single instance, persistent, continuously or periodically applying the effects, or splash, triggering an explosion upon the impact of a projectile.
• An AoE may target a location, a direction or center around a hero, some effects may also move with the hero.

List of Area of effect