Gaming
dust
What does dust mean?
Dota's Dust of Appearance. Use it and any invisible enemy nearby gets revealed and slowed, so they can't just vanish and walk away from your gank. The cheap counter to invis heroes when you've no sentry handy.
"He's gonna pop invis to escape — dust him and we run him down."
Origin
From the Dust of Appearance consumable in Dota 2, which reveals and slows invisible units in range.
Frequently asked questions
Dust vs sentry — what's the difference?
Dust reveals invisible enemies in a radius around them as they move and also slows them, but it's countered by some dispels. A sentry is a static ward that grants True Sight in a fixed spot and also spots enemy wards.
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