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Phantom Lancer
Phantom Lancer

Patch 7.41e31.07.2026-1.04 (1.04)

Abilities

Juxtapose

Juxtapose

  • NERFAghanim's Shard cooldown increased from 15s to 18s+20%

Patch 7.41c06.05.2026-0.49 (0.49)

Abilities

Phantom Rush

Phantom Rush

  • NERFAghanim's Scepter bonus max rush distance decreased from +625 to +575?Effective max rush distance per Phantom Rush level: 1225/1300/1375/1450 → 1175/1250/1325/1400.-8%

Patch 7.41a27.03.2026-0.88 (0.88)

Abilities

Spirit Lance

Spirit Lance

  • NERFSlow Duration decreased from 3.75s to 3s-20%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Spirit Lance Slow Duration decreased from +1.25s to +1s-20%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026+0.56 (0.56)

Abilities

Illusory Armaments

Illusory Armaments

  • BUFFMin Damage increase changed from 2% per 3 level ups to 2% per 3 levels ?Bonus damage increases 1 level earlier (on levels 3/6/9... instead of 4/7/10...) and Phantom Lancer gains one more damage increase at level 300%start+11%end

Patch 7.40c22.01.2026-0.86 (0.86)

Abilities

Illusory Armaments

Illusory Armaments

  • NERFMin Damage at level 1 decreased from 18% to 17%?Increment value per 3 level-ups is still 2%.-6%
Doppelganger

Doppelganger

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 50 to 70+40%

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025+0.29 (0.29)

Abilities

Spirit Lance

Spirit Lance

  • BUFFDamage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280+43%+14%+5%0%
Phantom Rush

Phantom Rush

  • MISCToggling is no longer disabled by silence

Patch 7.4016.12.2025-1.72 (9.06)

GENERAL

  • BUFFAgility gain increased from 2.8 to 3.4+21%

Facets

Divergence, Lancelot

  • DELRemoved

Abilities

Illusory Armaments

Illusory Armaments

  • REWORKInnate reworked.
Passive
Items, abilities, and auras that grant bonus damage instead grant base damage — 100% for Phantom Lancer and 70% for his illusions.
Base damage conversion
100%
Illusion base damage conversion
70%
→
Passive – scales with level
Whenever an illusion of Phantom Lancer is created, it can't have less than 18% + 2% per 3 level ups of Phantom Lancer's damage for 3s.
Min damage
18%
Min damage per 3 levels
2%
Min damage duration
3s
Phantom Rush

Phantom Rush

  • NEWNow provides 20/30/40/50% evasion while rushing
  • BUFFCooldown rescaled from 13/10/7/4s to 15/11/7/3s+15%+10%0%-25%
  • DELNo longer provides bonus Agility while active
  • DELNo longer has a 2s linger effect?Evasion bonus is lost once the target is reached or the rush is cancelled
Juxtapose

Juxtapose

  • NERFIllusion Damage decreased from 15/17/19% to 15%0%-12%-21%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +10 Phantom Rush Agility replaced with +3% Juxtapose Illusion Trigger Chance
  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: -1s Spirit Lance Cooldown replaced with +125 Doppelganger Cast Range
  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +2.5s Phantom Rush Bonus Agility Duration replaced with 50% Illusion Spirit Lance Damage ?Spirit Lances fired from illusions deal 50% of the regular damage, which is then further reduced by the illusion's outgoing damage multiplier
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +6% Juxtapose Damage replaced with -70% Juxtapose Illusion Damage Taken
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +15% Spirit Lance Illusion Damage replaced with +100 Spirit Lance Damage
  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +20% Illusory Armaments Damage replaced with +2s Illusory Armaments Duration

Patch 7.39c24.06.2025+2.81 (2.81)

Abilities

Phantom Rush

Phantom Rush

  • NEWAghanim's Scepter now additionally every 600 units rushed creates a Juxtapose illusion that rushes to the target alongside Phantom Lancer
  • BUFFAghanim's Scepter collision radius for Phantom Lancer increased from 75 to 125+67%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025+0.41 (1.48)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Health Regen increased from 1.5 to 2+33%

Abilities

Spirit Lance

Spirit Lance

  • DELRemoved Aghanim's Scepter.
Phantom Rush

Phantom Rush

  • NEWAghanim's Scepter: Increases Max Rush Distance by 625. Whenever Phantom Lancer Rushes through enemies, he creates Juxtapose illusions that attack them
  • NEWAdded Aghanim's Scepter.
Spirit Lance: Spirit Lance bounces once on enemies, prioritizing Heroes. Increases Spirit Lance illusion damage.
Bonus illusion damage
30%
Bounce radius
750
→
Phantom Rush: Increases Range. Whenever Phantom Lancer Rushes through enemies, he creates Juxtapose illusions that attack them.
Max rush distance
1225/1300/1375/1450

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +300 Phantom Rush Range replaced with +15% Spirit Lance Illusion Damage

Patch 7.38b06.03.2025+0.23 (0.23)

Abilities

Juxtapose

Juxtapose

  • BUFFIllusion Trigger Chance increased from 8% to 9%+12%

Patch 7.3819.02.2025+2.29 (5.74)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Strength increased from 19 to 21+11%

Facets

Lancelot

  • NEWNew facet
Active: Spirit Lance
Copies of Spirit Lance created by Phantom Lancer's illusions deal 25% of ability's damage. Lance copies don't deal any damage to the enemy they bounce on with Aghanim's Scepter
Illusion lance damage
25%

Convergence

  • DELRemoved

Abilities

Spirit Lance

Spirit Lance

  • BUFFAghanim's Scepter Bonus Illusion Damage increased from 20% to 30%+50%
  • NERFAghanim's Scepter bounce count decreased from 2 to 1-50%
Juxtapose

Juxtapose

  • BUFFIllusion Damage Taken decreased from 625% to 600%-4%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +35 Spirit Lance Damage replaced with +1.25s Spirit Lance Slow Duration
  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Illusory Armaments Damage increased from +15% to +20%+33%

Patch 7.37e20.11.2024+0.66 (0.66)

Abilities

Phantom Rush

Phantom Rush

  • BUFFBonus Agility Duration increased from 1.5s to 2s+33%

Patch 7.37d02.10.2024+1.09 (1.09)

Abilities

Illusory Armaments

Illusory Armaments

  • NEWEffects that percentually change the base damage now also affect base damage bonus provided by Illusory Armaments
  • BUFFBonus to Base Damage for illusions increased from 65% to 70%+8%

Patch 7.37c28.08.2024+1.96 (1.96)

Facets

Convergence

  • BUFFIllusion Damage increased from 13/15/17% to 15/17/19%+15%+13%+12%

Divergence

  • BUFFIllusion Damage increased from 15/17/19% to 17/19/21%+13%+12%+11%

Abilities

Spirit Lance

Spirit Lance

  • BUFFIllusion Duration increased from 2/4/6/8s to 3.5/5/6.5/8s+75%+25%+8%0%
Phantom Rush

Phantom Rush

  • NEWBonus Agility is now applied during the rush as well as the 1.5s after it ends

Patch 7.37b14.08.2024+0.88 (0.88)

Abilities

Illusory Armaments

Illusory Armaments

  • BUFF100% of bonus damage is converted to base damage for Phantom Lancer. Phantom Lancer illusions still convert 65% of the bonus damage
Juxtapose

Juxtapose

  • BUFFIllusion Damage Taken decreased from 650% to 625%-4%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024-7.36 (9.45)

Facets

Divergence

  • NERFBonus Illusion Damage decreased from +4% to +2%-50%

Abilities

Illusory Armaments

Phantom Rush→Illusory Armaments

  • MISCNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • MISCItems that grant bonus damage instead grant base damage for 65% of the original bonus damage amount
  • NEWNew innate ability.
Toggle
When targeting an enemy for an attack, Phantom Lancer quickly charges into range, gaining a temporary agility boost. Phantom Lancer's illusions also have this ability.
Cooldown
16/13/10/7/4s
Min rush distance
275
Max rush distance
525/600/675/750/825
Bonus Agility
5/10/20/30/40
Bonus Agility duration
1.5s
→
Passive
Items that grant bonus damage instead grant base damage.
Bonus to base damage
65%
Spirit Lance

Spirit Lance

  • NERFIllusion Damage decreased from 20% to 15%-25%
  • NERFAghanim's Scepter Bonus Illusion Damage decreased from 30% to 20%-33%
Phantom Rush

Phantom Rush

  • NERFNo longer an innate ability. Cooldown rescaled from 16/13/10/7/4s to 13/10/7/4s?Levels 1-4 unchanged; the 16 it had at level 0 as an innate is gone (now a basic ability)
  • NERFMax Rush Distance rescaled from 525/600/675/750/825 to 600/675/750/825?Levels 1-4 unchanged; the 525 it had at level 0 as an innate is gone (now a basic ability)
  • NERFBonus Agility rescaled from 5/10/20/30/40 to 10/20/30/40?Levels 1-4 unchanged; the 5 it had at level 0 as an innate is gone (now a basic ability)
Juxtapose

Juxtapose

  • NERFIllusion Damage decreased from 18/20/22% to 13/15/17%-28%-25%-23%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +20% Critical Strike (200%) replaced with +15% Illusory Armaments Damage
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Juxtapose Damage decreased from +10% to +6%-40%