Combat Log Abuse
Added 2022-03-27 15:02:01 +0000 UTC
Valve added the hotkey to open the Combat Log (that was actually my suggestion posted on Reddit among with half a dozen more that were implemented into the game).
Tl;dr: the Combat Log doesn't care if the target is invisible or smoked. If they were affected by any sort of debuff or damaged the event will be displayed in the log. Perfect when you have an AoE damaging spell as Clockwerk's rocket or Ember's ultimate with the Shard. You can just spam it somewhere and watch the combat log, predicting the movements of the enemy or you can catch an invisible enemy. There are endless possibilities. The Combat Log can be presset at any time - by default, events are saved there for 30 seconds (smoke effect lasts 35). Nothing needs to be changed there, because when you click the log your hero is always selected as an attacker by default.
