Shadow Shaman
Shadow Shaman

Patch 7.41d05.06.2026+0.01 (1.06)

Abilities

Mass Serpent Ward

Mass Serpent Ward

  • BUFFGold Bounty decreased from 22-30 to 20-26-12%
Urnaconda

Urnaconda

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 115 to 140+22%

Patch 7.41b07.04.2026-0.45 (0.45)

GENERAL

  • NERFIntelligence gain decreased from 3.5 to 3.3-6%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026-1.33 (4.31)

Abilities

Fowl Play

Fowl Play

  • NEWNow adds a chicken illusion per 5 levels
  • NEWNow also provides bonus movement speed equal to 5% + 5% per 5 levels
  • DELRemoved Aghanim's Shard.
Urnaconda

Urnaconda

  • NEWAghanim's Shard: New ability — throws a jar at a location, dealing 275 damage to all enemies in a 225 radius and creating a Massive Serpent Ward that lasts for 15s. The ward has 4× health and damage of the normal Serpent Wards. Cooldown: 50s. Mana Cost: 115. Cast Range: 650
  • NEWAdded Aghanim's Shard.
Fowl Play: Increases the amount of time incoming damage is reduced to 1.5 seconds. When Fowl Play is triggered, Shadow Shaman becomes invulnerable for 0.1 seconds and 3 additional uncontrollable chickens are created that last for 3 seconds. While Shadow Shaman is transformed, he can now use items.
Damage reduction window
1.5s
Invulnerability duration
0.1s
Extra chickens
3
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Urnaconda: Grants this ability: Throw a snake jar at the target location, damaging all enemies in the AoE and creating a Massive Serpent Ward that has 4x the base Serpent Ward damage and health there that lasts 15s.
Impact damage
275
Impact radius
225
Ward multiplier
4x
Ward duration
15s

Patch 7.4016.12.2025+0.66 (1.21)

Facets

Massive Serpent Ward

  • NERFHealth and bounty multiplier decreased from 10x to 9x?Hits to destroy decreased from 20 to 18, Gold Bounty decreased from 220–300 to 198–270, XP Bounty decreased from 310 to 279-10%

Abilities

Shackles

Shackles

  • BUFFTotal Damage/Heal increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280+43%+14%+5%0%
Mass Serpent Ward

Mass Serpent Ward

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 110s to 110/105/100s0%-5%-9%

Patch 7.39d05.08.2025-0.61 (0.61)

Abilities

Mass Serpent Ward

Mass Serpent Ward

  • NERFWards' base attack time increased from 1.5s to 1.6s+7%
  • DELWards no longer deal 50% extra damage against Roshan

Patch 7.39c24.06.2025-1.04 (1.04)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Armor decreased by 1?Now it's 2. Before this patch it was changed in 7.35 (2 years 11 months ago)-33%
  • NERFBase Intelligence decreased from 25 to 23-8%

Patch 7.39b29.05.2025-0.50 (0.50)

Abilities

Ether Shock

Ether Shock

  • NERFDamage decreased from 140/200/260/320 to 125/190/255/320-11%-5%-2%0%
Shackles

Shackles

  • NERFCooldown increased from 13/12/11/10s to 14/13/12/11s+8%+8%+9%+10%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025+1.44 (1.44)

Facets

Massive Serpent Ward

  • BUFFDamage multiplier increased from 10x to 12x?Damage increased from 500/850/1200 to 600/1020/1440. Health and Bounty values are still multiplied by 10x — +20%+20%

Abilities

Mass Serpent Ward

Mass Serpent Ward

  • BUFFOn creation, wards now prioritize the closest enemy hero in their attack range

Patch 7.3819.02.2025-0.80 (4.16)

Facets

Chicken Fingers

  • NEWNew facet
Passive: Chicken Fingers
Attacking an enemy hero transforms them into a chicken with 100 movement speed for 1s.?Cannot be toggled or manually cast. All Hex upgrades, including Level 15 Hex Breaks Talent also affect Chicken Fingers
Cooldown
15s
Chicken movement speed
100
Chicken duration
1s

Cluster Cluck

  • DELRemoved

Abilities

Fowl Play

Fowl Play

  • NEWAghanim's Shard: Increases damage reduction duration to 1.5s and adds a 0.1s invulnerability time before it. Upon triggering Fowl Play, 3 uncontrollable chicken illusions will spawn and try to confuse enemies. They exist for 3s and either stand still or run. Also allows Shadow Shaman to use items while transformed
  • NEWAdded Aghanim's Shard.
Shackles: Shackles creates 4 Serpent Wards attacking the target. Increases Shackles cast range by 75. Serpent wards lasts 2.5 seconds after Shackles end.
Serpent Wards
4
Bonus cast range
+75
Ward linger duration
2.5s
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Fowl Play: Increases the amount of time incoming damage is reduced to 1.5 seconds. When Fowl Play is triggered, Shadow Shaman becomes invulnerable for 0.1 seconds and 3 additional uncontrollable chickens are created that last for 3 seconds. While Shadow Shaman is transformed, he can now use items.
Damage reduction window
1.5s
Invulnerability duration
0.1s
Extra chickens
3
Shackles

Shackles

  • NEWAghanim's Scepter: Increases cast range from 450 to 600. Shackled units expel an Ether Shock every 0.9s that affects all enemies within 600 units for 100% of Ether Shock's damage value. Shackled units can't be damaged by this effect. Also allows it to be cast on both enemies and allies, including Serpent Wards. Allied units are not disabled and the shackle is broken if the ally travels further than 2000 units from Shadow Shaman
  • DELRemoved Aghanim's Shard.
  • NEWAdded Aghanim's Scepter.
Mass Serpent Ward: Causes Serpent Wards to have split shot, attacking two units for full damage.
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Shackles: Increase cast range. Every 0.9 seconds, shackled units emit a radial Ether Shock hitting all other units within 600 of the target for 100% of Ether Shock's normal damage. Shackles can now also be cast on allies and Mass Serpent Wards that stay within 2000 units of Shadow Shaman. Allied units are not disabled by Shackle.
Shock interval
0.9s
Shock radius
600
Shock damage
100%
Ward leash distance
2000
Mass Serpent Ward

Mass Serpent Ward

  • DELRemoved Aghanim's Scepter.

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +20% Wards Attack Damage replaced with +1 Ward Attack Targets
  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: Ether Shock Damage decreased from +400 to +250-38%

Patch 7.37e20.11.2024+0.81 (1.23)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Attack Speed increased from 90 to 100+11%

Abilities

Hex

Hex

  • NERFMana Cost rescaled from 110/140/170/200 to 130/150/170/190+18%+7%0%-5%

Patch 7.37d02.10.2024+0.48 (0.48)

Abilities

Fowl Play

Fowl Play

  • BUFFInvulnerability duration increased from 0.75s to 1s+33%

Patch 7.37c28.08.2024+0.33 (0.33)

Abilities

Shackles

Shackles

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 16/14/12/10s to 13/12/11/10s-19%-14%-8%0%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024+2.35 (2.86)

Facets

Massive Serpent Ward

  • BUFFHealth increased from 7.5x to 10x+33%

Abilities

Shackles

Shackles

  • BUFFAghanim's Shard Serpent Ward linger duration increased from 1.5s to 2.5s+67%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +1s Shackles Duration replaced with Hex Breaks?TalentLevelValueHex Breaks20 → 15sameShackles Duration15 → 20+1s → +1.5s +50%
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: Hex Breaks replaced with +1.5s Shackles Duration?TalentLevelValueShackles Duration15 → 20+1s → +1.5s +50%Hex Breaks20 → 15same
  • BUFFLevel 15 Talent: Serpent Wards Attack Range increased from +140 to +160+14%

Patch 7.0801.02.2018-1.59 (1.59)

Abilities

Ether Shock

Ether Shock

  • NERFCooldown increased from 8s to 14/12/10/8s+75%+50%+25%0%
Shackles

Shackles

  • NERFTotal damage reduced from 120/200/280/360 to 60/160/260/360-50%-20%-7%0%