Talk:Combat status/@comment-24541991-20170119203419/@comment-3391671-20170120102919

From the looks of it, "in-combat" is whenever a champion "enters" combat with another unit, either by being hit or hitting the opponent with anything. Admittedly, it is confusing if activating an ability will cause one to "enter combat," but that would be hideous.

As how long, they are only in combat for the split second, renewed by any instance of whatever may trigger "in-combat" status. If an ability is based off being "out of combat," it will describe how long they need to be not actively triggering the "in-combat" effect for the given amount of time.