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Ember Spirit
Ember Spirit

Patch 7.41f15.09.2026-0.42 (0.42)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Agility decreased from 22 to 21?Damage at level 1 decreased from 52-56 to 51-55-5%

Patch 7.41e31.07.2026-0.63 (0.63)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Movement Speed decreased from 300 to 295-2%

Patch 7.41d05.06.2026-0.28 (0.28)

Abilities

Sleight of Fist

Sleight of Fist

  • NERFBonus Hero Damage decreased from 50/90/130/170 to 40/80/120/160-20%-11%-8%-6%

Patch 7.41c06.05.2026-0.23 (0.23)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Strength decreased from 22 to 21-5%

Patch 7.41b07.04.2026-0.75 (0.75)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Damage decreased by 3?Now it's 30. Before this patch it was changed in 7.21 (7 years 9 months ago)Damage at level 1 decreased from 55-59 to 52-56-9%

Abilities

Sleight of Fist

Sleight of Fist

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 60/65/70/75 to 75+25%+15%+7%0%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026+1.69 (4.26)

GENERAL

  • BUFFStrength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.5+9%

Abilities

Immolation

Immolation

  • REWORKNo longer levels with Fire Remnant
  • BUFFDamage per second changed from 10/18/26/34 to 10 + 1 per level+10%start+18%end
  • BUFFRadius increased from 175 to 200+14%
  • MISCAghanim's Shard bonus radius decreased from 175 to 150?Total Shard radius unchanged (175 + 175 = 200 + 150 = 350)
Passive – scales with Fire Remnant
Ember Spirit is continuously burning, dealing damage per second to all nearby enemies at all times.
Radius
175
Damage per second
10/18/26/34
→
Passive – scales with level
Ember Spirit is continuously burning, dealing damage per second (10 + 1 per level) to all nearby enemies at all times.
Radius
200
Damage per second
10
Damage per level
1
Searing Chains

Searing Chains

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 95/105/115/125 to 80/90/100/110-16%-14%-13%-12%
Sleight of Fist

Sleight of Fist

  • BUFFBonus Hero Damage increased from 25/70/115/160 to 50/90/130/170+100%+29%+13%+6%

Patch 7.40c22.01.2026+1.46 (2.34)

Abilities

Searing Chains

Searing Chains

  • BUFFDamage Per Second rescaled from 50/70/90/110 to 100+100%+43%+11%-9%
  • NERFDuration decreased from 1.5/2/2.5/3s to 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75s-17%-12%-10%-8%

Patch 7.4016.12.2025+0.08 (1.10)

Abilities

Flame Guard

Flame Guard

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 35s to 32s-9%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Searing Chains Duration decreased from +1s to +0.8s-20%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Searing Chains Damage decreased from +60 to +50-17%

Patch 7.39d05.08.2025-0.33 (0.33)

Abilities

Searing Chains

Searing Chains

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 95/100/105/110 to 95/105/115/1250%+5%+10%+14%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025+1.30 (1.30)

Facets

Chain Gang

  • BUFFNumber of bonus units increased from 1 to 2+100%
  • BUFFUnit Count increased from 3 to 4+33%

Patch 7.38c27.03.2025-0.18 (0.18)

Abilities

Sleight of Fist

Sleight of Fist

  • NERFBonus Hero Damage decreased from 40/80/120/160 to 25/70/115/160-38%-12%-4%0%

Patch 7.38b06.03.2025-0.68 (0.68)

GENERAL

  • NERFStrength gain decreased from 2.6 to 2.3-12%

Patch 7.3819.02.2025+0.61 (1.77)

Abilities

Searing Chains

Searing Chains

  • NERFUnit Count decreased from 3 to 2?Decreased from 4 to 3 when using Chain Gang facet — -25%-33%
Flame Guard

Flame Guard

  • BUFFDamage per second increased from 15/25/35/45 to 20/30/40/50+33%+20%+14%+11%
  • BUFFMagic Barrier increased from 60/135/210/285 to 60/140/220/3000%+4%+5%+5%
Fire Remnant

Fire Remnant

  • BUFFCast Point decreased from 0.2s to 0s?Activate Fire Remnant's Cast Point is unchanged-100%

Patch 7.37c28.08.2024-0.73 (0.73)

Abilities

Sleight of Fist

Sleight of Fist

  • NERFMana Cost rescaled from 65 to 60/65/70/75-8%0%+8%+15%
Flame Guard

Flame Guard

  • NERFDamage per second decreased from 20/30/40/50 to 15/25/35/45-25%-17%-12%-10%

Patch 7.37b14.08.2024-2.22 (2.22)

Abilities

Immolation

Immolation

  • NERFDamage decreased from 10/20/30/40 to 10/18/26/340%-10%-13%-15%
  • DELDamage debuff no longer has a linger duration
Sleight of Fist

Sleight of Fist

  • NERFCooldown increased from 12/10/8/6s to 13/11/9/7s+8%+10%+12%+17%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Flame Guard Barrier Amount decreased from +200 to +165-18%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Sleight of Fist Hero Damage decreased from +55 to +50-9%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024-1.76 (4.99)

Facets

Double Impact

  • NERFSecond attack damage penalty increased from 40% to 50%+25%

Abilities

Immolation

Flame Guard→Immolation

  • MISCNew Innate ability. Passive, scales with Fire Remnant
  • MISCEmber Spirit deals 10/20/30/40 damage per second in a 175 AoE around him at all times
  • NEWNew innate ability.
Active
Ember Spirit surrounds himself with a ring of fire that deals damage per second around Ember Spirit at all times. When active, Flame Guard increases its radius, damage, and consumes incoming magic damage, absorbing a percentage of the damage taken. If the shield is broken, the increased damage and radius is also lost.
Cast range
400
Mana cost
65/80/95/110
Cooldown
35s
Duration
10/12/14/16/18s
Passive radius
150
Passive damage
10/15/20/25/30
Active radius
500
Active damage
15/25/35/45/55
Percentage absorbed
70%
Magic barrier
30/60/135/210/285
→
Passive – levels with Fire Remnant
Ember Spirit is continuously burning, dealing damage (10/20/30/40) per second to all nearby enemies at all times.
Increases damage by 10, radius by 175, and grants Fire Remnants the current level of Immolation?Enemy can be hit by both Flame Guard and Immolation at the same time, if they are within the smaller of the radiuses
Radius
175
Damage per second
10/20/30/40
Damage bonus (Shard)
+10
Radius bonus (Shard)
+175
  • MISCCan be upgraded with Aghanim's Shard. Increases damage by 10, radius by 175, and grants Fire Remnants the current level of Immolation?Enemy can be hit by both Flame Guard and Immolation at the same time, if they are within the smaller of the radiuses
Searing Chains

Searing Chains

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 80/90/100/110 to 95/100/105/110+19%+11%+5%0%
Flame Guard

Flame Guard

  • REWORKNo longer an innate ability nor has a passive component
  • NERFDuration rescaled from 10/12/14/16/18s to 12/14/16/18s?Levels 1-4 unchanged; the 10 it had at level 0 as an innate is gone (now a basic ability)
  • NERFDamage per second rescaled from 15/25/35/45/55 to 20/30/40/50-20%-14%-11%-9%
  • NERFMagic damage barrier rescaled from 30/60/135/210/285 to 60/135/210/285?Levels 1-4 unchanged; the 30 it had at level 0 as an innate is gone (now a basic ability)

Patch 7.0801.02.2018+1.12 (1.12)

Abilities

Sleight of Fist

Sleight of Fist

  • BUFFHero Damage increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/50/75/100+25%