Dash

Not to be confused with the summoner spell Dash

A dash is a type of champion ability in League of Legends that causes the caster to move to a location or in a direction while traversing the intervening distance. This is distinct from blinks, which describe instantaneous movement from one location to another.

All abilities that involve changing the location of the user via direct transit are classified as dashes, even ones that visually appear to be 'jumps', or utilize movement through the air - the game engine does not take into account the height of a unit so jumping units are considered to be on the ground for the purposes of skillshots and alike.

Most dashes can be used to pass through otherwise impassable terrain, which require their end point to be within walkable terrain for this to be possible, but certain spells (such as Lucian's Relentless Pursuit) have a small overhead where the crossing will succeed where it otherwise would not if a wall is just slightly too wide for it. Attempts made to cross terrain with a dash that does not fulfill this criteria will simply result in the champion stopping short.

Dash abilities cannot be cast while under the effect of ground or root, unless otherwise stated.

Abilities with knockdown effects (such as Veigar's Event Horizon or Jinx's Flame Chompers!) will stop units mid-dash (unless they were displacement immune, crowd control immune, protected by spell shield, or untargetable). Airborne and suspension effects will also override and effectively interrupt dashes.

Dashes should not be confused with displacements, which are usually sourced from enemies (and are classified as crowd control).

Auto-targeted dashes

Akshan's Heroic Swing (second cast)
Amumu's Bandage Toss (when hitting a unit)
Bard's Magical Journey (when clicked)
Dash
Akali's Shuriken Flip (second cast)
Ekko's Chronobreak
Ivern's Rootcaller (when clicking a rooted target)
Jarvan IV's Dragon Strike (when colliding with a Demacian Standard)
Kled's Jousting (second cast) and Chaaaaaaaarge!!! (second dash)
Lee Sin's Resonating Strike
Leona's Zenith Blade
Nautilus' Dredge Line (when hitting a unit)
Sylas' Abduct (when hitting a unit)
Thresh's Deathly Leap and Dark Passage (when clicked)
Warwick's Jaws of the Beast (when held)
Yone's Soul Unbound (second cast)
Ziggs' Satchel Charge

Direction-targeted dashes

Aatrox's Umbral Dash
Akali's Shuriken Flip (reverse-targeted in first cast) and Perfect Execution (second cast)
Caitlyn's 90 Caliber Net (reverse-targeted)
Gragas' Body Slam
Graves' Quickdraw and Collateral Damage (reverse-targeted)
Kalista's Martial Poise and Fate's Call
Kayn's Reaping Slash and Umbral Trespass and its recast
Kled's Pocket Pistol (reverse-targeted) and Jousting (first cast)
Lucian's Relentless Pursuit
Ornn's Searing Charge and Call of the Forge God (recast)
Pyke's Phantom Undertow
Rek'Sai's Tunnel
Renekton's Slice and Dice
Riven's Broken Wings and Valor
Sejuani's Arctic Assault
Shen's Shadow Dash
Sylas' Abscond
Taliyah's Weaver's Wall (second cast while channeling)
Tryndamere's Spinning Slash
Urgot's Disdain
Vayne's Tumble
Vi's Vault Breaker
Viego's Spectral Maw
Warwick's Infinite Duress
Wukong's Warrior Trickster
Yone's Mortal Steel and Soul Unbound (first cast)
Hextech Rocketbelt ( Upgraded Aeropack)

Location-targeted Dashes

Unit-targeted Dashes

Akali's Perfect Execution (first cast)
Alistar's Headbutt
Azir's Shifting Sands (only after using Arise!)
Braum's Stand Behind Me
Camille's The Hextech Ultimatum
Diana's Lunar Rush
Elise's Venomous Bite
Evelynn's Empowered Whiplash
Fizz's Urchin Strike
Hecarim's Devastating Charge
Illaoi's Harsh Lesson
Irelia's Bladesurge
Jarvan IV's Cataclysm
Jax's Leap Strike
Jayce's To the Skies!
Kayn's Umbral Trespass (first cast)
Lee Sin's Safeguard
Maokai's Twisted Advance
Nocturne's Paranoia
Pantheon's Shield Vault
Poppy's Heroic Charge
Qiyana's Audacity
Quinn's Vault
Rakan's Battle Dance
Rek'Sai's Void Rush
Rell's Ferromancy: Mount Up
Rengar's Unseen Predator
Samira's Daredevil Impulse and Wild Rush
Sett's The Show Stopper
Sylas' Kingslayer
Talon's Noxian Diplomacy
Vi's Assault and Battery
Volibear's Thundering Smash
Wukong's Nimbus Strike
Xin Zhao's Audacious Charge
Yasuo's Sweeping Blade
Yuumi's You and Me!
Zed's Death Mark
Prowler's Claw ( Sandshrike's Claw)

Terrain-targeted Dashes

Knockdowns

Main article: Types of Crowd Control#Knockdown

Dash cancels

Poppy's Steadfast Presence

Dashes that can't bypass terrain

Akshan's Heroic Swing (second cast)
Elise's Venomous Bite
Galio's Justice Punch
Kled's Jousting (first cast)
Lillia's Watch Out! Eep!
Ornn's Searing Charge and Call of the Forge God (second cast)
The first two casts of Riven's Broken Wings and Valor
Samira's Daredevil Impulse
Vayne's Tumble
Urgot's Disdain
Viego's Spectral Maw
Wukong's Warrior Trickster
Galeforce ( Typhoon)
Hextech Rocketbelt ( Upgraded Aeropack)

Lunge

EditA lunge refers to the movement of a champion during an ability's cast animation (such as short-ranged abilities) or an empowered attack's animation (such as empowerments that grant bonus range), in order to place the champion in range for a follow-up attack.

Lunge is a movement distinct from dashes, primarily by not triggering Sudden Impact, Poppy's Steadfast Presence, or Taliyah's Unraveled Earth.

Darius' Noxian Guillotine
Galio's Justice Punch (backwards windup)
Garen's Decisive Strike
Sion's Recast of Unstoppable Onslaught
Udyr's Bear Stance
Warwick's Jaws of the Beast (before holding down the key)

Gameplay Elements

Targeting Types	Auto (Passive · Self) · Direction · Location · Unit · Proximity · Vector (Collision · Radius)
Unit types	Champion · Minion · Monster · Pets · Structures (Turret · Inhibitor · Nexus)
Effect types	Ability effects · Attack effects (On-hit) · Area of effect · Damage over time · Heal · Multi-hit · Redirected damage · Shield · Single-targeted
Ability types	Aura · Blink · Buff · Combat status · Crowd control · Damage (Ability · Basic · Magic · Physical · True · Nexus Obelisk · Execution) · Dash · Debuff · Invulnerability · Pet · Sight · Spell shield · Untargetability · Ward