DotA2 Skill: Control

Control

• Appears when Infest is cast and stays until Lifestealer gets out of the host.
• Cannot take control over allied heroes and Lone Druid's Spirit Bear. All other infestable units can be controlled.
• When the host can not be controlled, casting this spell has no effect.
• Effects upon cast:
• This ability turns inactive from Lifestealer's hud (it is inactive when the unit is under Lifestealer's control in general).
• Lifestealer gets de-selected and the infested unit gets selected automatically.
• The unit also gains the Consume ability, allowing Lifestealer to consume it from the unit's hud.
• The unit's mana gets fully restored. Its health stays unaffected.
• The unit's ownership changes to that of Lifestealer's, so upon casting Consume, no experience and gold will be granted and it counts as a deny.
• If the infested unit was an enemy unit or a neutral creep, it will appear as an ally for the enemy (its health bar appears green to them).
• However, since its ownership changes to that of Lifestealer's, enemies can attack the unit by directly ordering it. It will not be automatically attacked.
• Effects when an enemy takes control over the creep ( Enchant, Holy Persuasion, Helm of the Dominator):
• The Consume ability disappears from its hud so Lifestealer can't consume it from its hud anymore.
• The ownership changes from that of Lifestealer's to the enemy which took control over it, so Lifestealer can't control it anymore.
• The unit's health bar color changes from green to red for the enemy, despite being an ally to them now.
• Casting Control again as Lifestealer has no effect. He can't take back the control over the unit.