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Kez

Patch 7.41f15.09.2026-0.62 (0.62)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Damage decreased by 1?Now it's 22. Before this patch it was changed in 7.37e (1 year 10 months ago)-4%
  • NERFDamage at level 1 decreased from 50-56 to 49-55-2%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Kazurai Katana Damage Per Second decreased from +4% to +3.5%-12%

Patch 7.41d04.06.2026-5.79 (6.02)

Abilities

Switch Discipline

Switch Discipline

  • NERFKatana Bonus Agility Base Damage decreased from 16% to 12%-25%
Kazurai Katana

Kazurai Katana

  • NERFCooldown increased from 20/15/10/5s to 24/18/12/6s+20%
Shodo Sai

Shodo Sai

  • NERFCooldown increased from 20/15/10/5s to 24/18/12/6s+20%
  • NERFParry Duration decreased from 2s to 1.5s-25%

Talents

  • REWORKLevel 10 Talent: +12% Magic Resistance replaced with +6% Switch Discipline Swap Bonuses?Katana Swap Bonus Damage from 12% to 18%. Sai Swap Movement Speed from 12% to 18%

Patch 7.41a28.03.2026+3.98 (3.98)

Abilities

Raptor Dance

Raptor Dance

  • BUFFBase Damage increased from 30/60/90 to 40/70/100+33%+17%+11%
Raven's Veil

Raven's Veil

  • BUFFBuff Duration increased from 7/8/9s to 8/10/12s+14%+25%+33%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026-0.69 (9.38)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 310-2%
  • NERFBase Attack Speed decreased from 110 to 100-9%

Abilities

Switch Discipline

Switch Discipline

  • MISCCooldown changed from 7.75s - 0.25s per level up to 8s - 0.25s per level ?Effective values are not changed
  • NEWNow the first katana hit or ability will deal 12% bonus damage after switching to Katana, and after switching to Sai Kez gains +12% movement speed for 2 seconds
  • MISCAghanim's Scepter no longer restarts the alternate ability cooldown if it was already on cooldown
Grappling Claw

Grappling Claw

  • MISCWhen targeting a tree, now always destroys the targeted tree and ends in the tree's position
Talon Toss

Talon Toss

  • NERFCast Range decreased from 1200 to 650/750/850/950-46%-38%-29%-21%
  • Now matches Grappling Claw
  • NEWAghanim's Shard: Parrying creates a stronger mark that will stun the target for an additional 0.2s and an a crit bonus of 50%
  • REWORKShodo Sai: The proc effect now triggers a critical strike only instead of creating a Mark
  • REWORK18% Chance to Mark replaced with 20% Critical Strike Chance?As a result, marks are applied only by parrying and casting Raven's Veil
  • BUFFNo longer restricts Kez from proccing passive Bash spells of Skull Basher and Abyssal Blade
  • BUFFMark Stun Duration increased from 0.4s to 0.5/0.6/0.7/0.8s+25%+50%+75%+100%
  • DELNo longer has a parry bonus by default
Raptor Dance

Raptor Dance

  • DELNo longer provides magic damage immunity

Talents

  • REWORKLevel 25 Talent: +100% Shodo Sai Mark Critical Strike replaced with +80% Shodo Sai Critical Strike

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025-0.05 (6.23)

Abilities

Switch Discipline

Switch Discipline

  • BUFFKatana Bonus Agility Base Damage increased from 12% to 16%+33%
  • BUFFCan no longer be disabled by Silence
  • NERFKatana Base Attack Time worsened from 1.8s to 1.9s+6%
Falcon Rush

Falcon Rush

  • NERFEcho Attack Damage decreased from 35/40/45/50% to 30/35/40/45%-14%-12%-11%-10%
  • DELCan no longer rush towards buildings or trigger on them

Talents

  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Attack Speed During Falcon Rush decreased from +60 to +40-33%

Patch 7.4015.12.2025-6.52 (13.12)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Strength increased from 19 to 20+5%

Abilities

Switch Discipline

Switch Discipline

  • BUFFCooldown reduction per level increased from 0.2s to 0.25s. Cooldown changed from 8s − 0.2s per level to 8s − 0.25s per level-1%start-75%end
  • BUFFKatana Base Attack Time improved from 2.0s to 1.8s-10%
  • NERFKatana Bonus Agility Base Damage decreased from 20% to 12%-40%
Kazurai Katana

Kazurai Katana

  • NEWAghanim's Shard now also increases Max Stacks to 1000 and stack as burst damage from 50% to 100%
  • NERFDamage per second rescaled from 5/7/9/11 to 3/6/9/12%-40%-14%0%+9%
  • NERFThe active effect may only trigger up to a maximum of 500 stacks
Falcon Rush

Falcon Rush

  • BUFFNo longer causes Kez to have a fixed attack rate or any interaction with attack speed
  • NERFEcho Attack Damage decreased from 45/55/65/75% to 35/40/45/50%-22%-27%-31%-33%
  • NERFEchoes now have 50% reduced chance to proc random effects?Echo with Maelstrom (25% chance) will have a 12.5% chance to proc its passive
  • NERFRush Speed decreased from 1000 to 850-15%
  • DELEchoes can no longer trigger Marks, but may still create them?However, their chance to mark will be reduced from 18% to 9% due to the proc chance change mentioned before
Shodo Sai

Shodo Sai

  • NERFMarked Stun Duration decreased from 0.5s to 0.4s-20%
  • NERFParry Stun Duration decreased from 0.5s to 0.4s-20%

Talents

  • REWORKLevel 20 Talent: +50% Attack Damage Added to Talon Toss replaced with +60 Attack Speed During Falcon Rush

Patch 7.39e02.10.2025+1.57 (3.53)

GENERAL

  • NEWAdded to Captain's Mode
  • BUFFBase Mana Regen increased from 0 to 0.25+0.25

Facets

Flutter

  • MISCSwitch Discipline: The first hit bonus is now consumed by the first attack of Echo Slash and Raptor Dance, rather than applying to the entire cast?Still applies bonus to all enemies in the area
  • MISCSwitch Discipline: Fixed the Katana bonus being lost if Echo Slash hit nothing
  • MISCSwitch Discipline: Fixed a bug with Aghanim's Scepter that would allow extra Sai abilities to skip cooldown
  • REWORKKazurai Katana: Impale damage changed from post-critical strike bonus damage to a separate instance of physical spell damage
  • BUFFRaptor Dance: Can no longer be interrupted by casting Grappling Claw
  • NERFRaptor Dance: Max Health as Damage decreased from 3% to 2.5%-17%
  • BUFFFalcon Rush: Attack Speed Factor rescaled from 6/8/10/12% to 9%+50%+12%-10%-25%
  • NERFFalcon Rush: Now has an 825 break distance
  • NERFShodo Sai: Mark Critical Strike decreased from 140/160/180/200% to 125/150/175/200%-11%-6%-3%0%

Patch 7.39c24.06.2025+1.17 (3.54)

Abilities

Echo Slash

Echo Slash

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 85/100/115/130 to 75/90/105/120-12%-10%-9%-8%
Kazurai Katana

Kazurai Katana

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 50 to 40-20%
  • NERFImpale Duration decreased from 0.6s to 0.5s-17%

Patch 7.39b29.05.2025+1.21 (2.29)

Abilities

Falcon Rush

Falcon Rush

  • NEWAbilities that are unit targeted attacks now allow Kez to rush to the target?As a result, Kazurai Katana's active will now cause Kez to rush if he is within rush range
  • BUFFDuration increased from 3/4/5/6s to 3.75/4.5/5.25/6s+25%+12%+5%0%
Talon Toss

Talon Toss

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 75 to 60/65/70/75-20%-13%-7%0%
Shodo Sai

Shodo Sai

  • NEWOnce again grants bonus stun and critical strike from marks generated by parrying an enemy Hero
  • REWORKParry Bonus Critical Strike rescaled from 25/50/75/100% to 4% * Enemy Level

Patch 7.3921.05.2025-0.31 (26.61)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Health Regen increased from 1.0 to 1.5+50%
  • BUFFBase Attack Speed increased from 100 to 110+10%

Facets

Shadowhawk

  • BUFFRaven's Veil: Now also increases buff duration from 7/8/9s to 8/9/10s+14%+12%+11%
  • NERFInvis Bonus Crit decreased from 40/60/80/100% to 30/45/60/75%-25%
  • DELNo longer grants cooldown reduction

Abilities

Switch Discipline

Switch Discipline

  • REWORKKatana Discipline now increases damage gained from Agility by 20%
  • DELKatana Discipline no longer increases damage by 12%
Echo Slash

Echo Slash

  • BUFFCooldown rescaled from 20/18/16/14s to 21/18/15/12s+5%0%-6%-14%
  • NERFBonus Hero Damage decreased from 25/45/65/85 to 20/40/60/80-20%-11%-8%-6%
Grappling Claw

Grappling Claw

  • REWORKSlow now lasts a fixed 0.7/0.8/0.9/1s instead of Kez's travel time
  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 50 to 40-20%
  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 16/13/10/7s to 13/11/9/7s-19%-15%-10%0%
  • BUFFMove Slow rescaled from 80% to 70/80/90/100%-12%0%+12%+25%
  • NERFCast Range decreased from 700/800/900/1000 to 650/750/850/950-7%-6%-6%-5%
  • DELNo longer has lifesteal
Kazurai Katana

Kazurai Katana

  • REWORKNow has a reworked active component as a default part of the ability?Kez impales the target, landing an attack on it and setting its move speed and turn rate to 0 for 0.6s. The target also takes 50% of current Kazurai Katana bleed stacks as burst damage. Cast Range: 200. Mana Cost: 50. Cooldown: 20/15/10/5s
    This attack can proc attack modifiers similarly to regular attacks. The stacks that would be created by the impale are not added to the burst damage and are added after the effect ends as the usual bleed stack. Previous version did include them in the burst
  • REWORKAghanim's Shard reworked: Adds 100% lifesteal off the attack damage dealt on impalement. If the impalement was made from behind (in a 105 degree cone), the slow is replaced with a stun, and the number of Bleed stacks is increased from 50% to 100%
  • BUFFDamage per second rescaled from 6/7/8/9% to 5/7/9/11%-17%0%+12%+22%
  • BUFFDuration rescaled from 5/6/7/8s to 7s?Total damage with duration increased from 30/42/56/72% to 35/49/63/77% — +17%+17%+12%+7%+40%+17%0%-12%
  • DELNo longer applies health regen reduction
Raptor Dance

Raptor Dance

  • REWORK1s channeling was replaced with a 1s cast time (still cannot be cancelled by Kez)?It means it won't go on cooldown if the cast is interrupted and it's affected by Cast Speed bonuses (i.e. Yasha and Kaya)
  • BUFFStrikes count increased from 2/3/4 to 4+100%+33%0%
  • NERFBase Damage rescaled from 75 to 30/60/90?Total damage rescaled from 150/225/300 to 120/240/360 — -20%+7%+20%-60%-20%+20%
  • NERFMax Health as Damage decreased from 4% to 3%?Total max health damage rescaled from 8/12/16% to 12% — +50%0%-25%-25%
  • NERFLifesteal against illusions now has an 80% penalty, similarly to creep lifesteal penalty
Falcon Rush

Falcon Rush

  • NEWNow also provides 15/30/45/60% Slow Resistance during the buff
  • BUFFCooldown rescaled from 20/18/16/14s to 21/18/15/12s+5%0%-6%-14%
  • NERFSecondary Attacks Damage decreased from 100% to 45/55/65/75%-55%-45%-35%-25%
  • DELRush Range is no longer increased by AoE bonuses
Talon Toss

Talon Toss

  • REWORKNow inflicts an attack with True Strike and fixed damage instead of simply dealing physical damage?This means it can proc and apply attack modifiers, but it also doesn't affect attack immune units (i.e. Ethereal)
  • BUFFSilence Duration increased from 1.75/2/2.25/2.5s to 2/2.25/2.5/2.75s+14%+12%+11%+10%
  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 16/13/10/7s to 13/11/9/7s-19%-15%-10%0%
  • NERFDamage rescaled from 75/125/175/225 to 60/120/180/240-20%-4%+3%+7%
  • DELNo longer has an AoE effect, proccing only on target
Shodo Sai

Shodo Sai

  • BUFFChance to Mark increased from 17% to 18%+6%
  • DELMark no longer provides True Strike
  • DELNo longer grants bonus stun or critical strike from marks generated by parrying an enemy Hero?As a result, there is no longer a visually distinct mark for being parried

Talents

  • REWORKLevel 10 Talent: +1.5 Mana Regen replaced with +50 Raptor Dance Radius
  • REWORKLevel 15 Talent: Raven's Veil Mark Applies Parry Bonus replaced with +1 Raptor Dance Strike
  • REWORKLevel 20 Talent: +50% Falcon Rush Evasion replaced with Add 50% of Attack Damage to Talon Toss (always uses attack value of Sai discipline)
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Kazurai Katana Damage Per Second decreased from +5% to +4%-20%

Patch 7.38c27.03.2025+1.42 (1.42)

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Shodo Sai Mark Critical Strike increased from +75% to +100%+33%

Patch 7.38b05.03.2025+4.21 (4.53)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Intelligence increased from 18 to 20+11%
  • BUFFStrength gain increased from 2.6 to 2.8+8%

Facets

Shadowhawk

  • REWORKNow scales with ultimate abilities instead of Shodo Sai
  • BUFFShodo Sai: Invis Bonus Crit rescaled from 50% to 40/60/80/100%-20%+20%+60%+100%

Abilities

Grappling Claw

Grappling Claw

  • BUFFLifesteal increased from 50/75/100/125% to 65/85/105/125%+30%+13%+5%0%
Shodo Sai

Shodo Sai

  • BUFFCan now block all physical attack sources (still can't Mark non-hero units)
Raptor Dance

Raptor Dance

  • BUFFInvulnerability period increased from 0.1s to 0.2s+100%