Attack range

Attack range is the range in which a unit can perform basic attack on enemies. All units in game have certain attack range.

Mechanics

When a unit is ordered to attack, is not disarmed and a valid unit is in its range, it will perform the basic attack.

When no valid unit is nearby, depending on the setting option, it will either approach a valid target just outside of the range or stay still and perform attack hitting no one.

Base Attack Range

The following table records all heroes by their base attack range achievable through basic attack or abilities without  Malefic Gun:

Attack range	Heroes	With the help of
11	Ixia	Full Barrage
7.1	Layla	Malefic Bomb hits an enemy and max level Destruction Rush
7	Clint	Double Shot
6.6	Beatrix	Renner
6	Lesley	Lethal Shot
5.5	Odette	Lakeshore Ambience
5.3 (Turret range)	Kimmy
5	Ixia, Khaleed, Cecilion, Novaria, Zhask, Lunox	Sand Walk, Dominator's Descent
4.9	Brody, Irithel, Lesley, Angela, Khufra	Spell Curse
4.8	Beatrix, Bruno, Miya, Clint, Hanabi, Vexana	Bennett
4.7	Yve, Vale, Zhuxin, Luo Yi, Alice, Cyclops, Aurora, Pharsa, Nana, Chang'e, Odette, Estes, Valir
4.6	Melissa, Xavier, Natan
4.5	Yi Sun-shin, Granger, Harley, Floryn, Moskov, Valentina, Zhask, Diggie, Gord, Rafaela, Kagura, Eudora, Popol and Kupa, Kadita, Lylia, Edith	Primal Wrath, Heavenly Vow's longbow
4.4	Wanwan, Karrie
4.3	Selena, Harith, Beatrix, Layla	Symbiosis's Abyssal Form, Nibiru
4.2	Claude, Yu Zhong	Soul Grip's Enhanced basic attack
4.1	Mathilda, Roger	Full Moon Curse's human form
4	Beatrix, Alucard, Guinevere, Kaja, Phoveus	Wesker, Pursuit, Super Magic, Wrath Sanction, Demonic Force
3.8 Flicker range	Cici, Natalia, Faramis	Assassin Instinct
3.5	Chip, Nolan, Freya	Overtime, Dimensional Rift, Valkyrie Descent
3.2	Kalea	Surge of Life
3	Lolita, Bane, Aamon, Aulus	Power Charge, Shark Bite, Invisible Armor, Undying Fury
2.9	Karina	Dance of Blades
2.8	Julian, Kaja
2.6	Lukas	Unleash the Beast
2.5	Suyou, Hilda, Esmeralda, Gatotkaca, Saber, Hylos	Transient Immortal, Combat Ritual, Steel Bones, Law and Order, Charge
2.3	Phoveus
2.1	Barats, Akai	Big Guy
2	Khaleed, Fredrinn, Terizla, Ruby, Arlott, Atlas, Natalia, Nolan, Aamon, Aldous, Hylos, Khufra, Baxia, Gloo
1.9	Argus, Benedetta, Aulus, Yi Sun-shin	Heavenly Vow's Glaive
1.8	Belerick, Joy, Hanzo, Selena, X.Borg, Edith, Lolita, Helcurt, Chip, Hilda, Minotaur, Yu Zhong, Martis, Hayabusa, Leomord, Bane, Karina, Balmond, Ling, Franco, Silvanna, Fanny, Tigreal, Alpha, Zilong, Alucard, Saber, Masha, Guinevere, Minsitthar, Lapu-Lapu, Sun, Thamuz	Symbiosis's Elven form, Phantom Steed's Mounted State
1.7	Gusion, Barats, Suyou, Lancelot, Yin Roger, Dyrroth, Grock	Transient Immortal's Mortal form, Lieh form, Full Moon Curse's Wolf Form
1.6	Carmilla, Leomord, Yin, Paquito
1.5	Freya, Uranus, Jawhead
1.4	Johnson, Gatotkaca, Chou, Aldous

• The average basic attack range is 3.2
• The ranged hero with farthest BAR is Layla (7.1).
• The ranged hero with shortest BAR is Faramis (3.8).
• The melee hero with farthest BAR is Khaleed (5).
• The melee hero with shortest BAR is at (1.4).

Layla's attack range

• Layla has attack range of 4.3/4.9/5.5/6.1 with Destruction Rush at level 0/1/2/3.

• Malefic Bomb further increases range by 1.6/1.4/1.2/1.

• Without  Malefic Gun, Layla's attack range can reach 7.1 at level 12. Her range can reach 7.952 with 12% range bonus from  Malefic Gun, which is roughly 1.5x turret range.

Marksmen

• The following table compares attack range of marksmen and heroes frequently used in Gold Lane:

At level 1
Attack range	Hero	Notes
7	Clint	Double Shot
6.6	Beatrix	Renner
5.9	Layla	Malefic Bomb hit enemy
5.3	Turret range
5	Ixia
4.9	Brody, Irithel, Lesley
4.8	Beatrix, Bruno, Miya, Clint, Hanabi	Bennett
4.6	Melissa
4.5	Granger, Moskov, Popol and Kupa
4.4	Wanwan, Karrie
4.3	Harith, Beatrix, Layla	Nibiru
4.2	Claude
4.1	Roger	Full Moon Curse's Human form
4	Beatrix	Wesker

Counter

• During laning phase, if your goldlaner has shorter attack range, utilize the bushes and abilities.
• Be mindful when enemies have Enhanced basic attack available.
• For Layla and heroes with  Malefic Gun stay close to force them to keep on moving.
• Currently, there are no abilities nor items that limit the attack range.

Attack range of other units

Unit	Range
Turret & Base Turret	5.3
Altar	6.8
Lord	3.4
Turtle	2.1
Minion
Siege Minion

Items that modify attack range

•  Malefic Gun: +12% attack range.
• So far, only  Malefic Gun gives bonus attack range.

Abilities that modify attack range

Unit	Ability	Base attack range	Attack range modified
Ixia	Full Barrage	5	11
Clint	Double Shot	4.8	7
Beatrix	Renner	4.3	6.6
	Bennett	4.3	4.8
	Wesker	4.3	4

Strategy

• In early game, basic attack arrange is mainly important for heroes in gold lane, as it helps them poke enemy goldlaner, secure last hit or trade damage.
  • Lesley, Ixia, Clint, Layla are heroes with high base attack range, allow you to poke enemies and last hit.
  • You may want to be more aggressive with shorter heroes like Harith, Wanwan

• In mid lane, some mages can additionally use their basic attack range to poke enemies, such as Lunox, Kagura, Cecilion,...

• Combined with a gap closer, heroes with very far enhanced basic attack can close up with enemies without having to use Flicker, such as Yu Zhong, Khaleed, Phoveus,...

• In late game,  Malefic Gun allows you to deal damage and kite from a safe distance.
  • Many marksmen can attack further than turret with this item.

Trivia

• Layla is the only hero with damage scales with basic attack range, and has permanent attack range increase with ability.
• In M6 Championship, due to his overwhelming presence, Bruno received a nerf on attack range from 5 >> 4.8.