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Slark
Slark

Patch 7.41d05.06.2026+0.26 (0.26)

Abilities

Saltwater Shiv

Saltwater Shiv

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 14/12/10/8s to 12/10.5/9/7.5s-14%-12%-10%-6%

Patch 7.41b07.04.2026-0.64 (0.64)

Abilities

Essence Shift

Essence Shift

  • NERFDuration decreased from 12.5s + 2.5s per level to 10s + 2.5s per level-17%start-3%end

Talents

  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Essence Shift Duration decreased from +25s to +20s-20%

Patch 7.41a27.03.2026-1.41 (2.03)

Abilities

Shadow Dance

Shadow Dance

  • NERFBonus Movement Speed decreased from 24/36/48% to 20/30/40%-17%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +1 Agility gain/stolen per Essence Shift Stack replaced with +25s Essence Shift Duration?TalentLevelValueEssence Shift Duration25 → 20+35s → +25s −29%+1 Agility gain/stolen per Essence Shift Stack20 → 25same
  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +35s Essence Shift Duration replaced with +1 Agility gain/stolen per Essence Shift Stack?TalentLevelValue+1 Agility gain/stolen per Essence Shift Stack20 → 25sameEssence Shift Duration25 → 20+35s → +25s −29%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026+2.46 (10.01)

Abilities

Essence Shift

Essence Shift

  • MISCDuration changed from 15s + 2.5s per level up to 12.5s + 2.5s per level ?Effective values are not changed
Saltwater Shiv

Saltwater Shiv

  • NEWNow also modifies incoming healing?As a result of Health Restoration changes
  • REWORKStacks now have independent durations and don't refresh previous ones
  • REWORKCast Range is now Slark's attack range + 50?With Slark's base 150 attack range: 150 → 200
  • BUFFStack Restoration Steal increased from 2/4/6/8% to 4/8/12/16%+100%
  • BUFFStack Regen Steal increased from 2/4/6/8 to 4/8/12/16+100%
  • BUFFStack Speed Steal increased from 2/4/6/8 to 4/8/12/16+100%
  • NERFCooldown increased from 10/8/6/4s to 14/12/10/8s+40%+50%+67%+100%
  • NERFMana Cost increased from 20 to 25/30/35/40+25%+50%+75%+100%

Patch 7.40c22.01.2026+3.58 (3.58)

Abilities

Saltwater Shiv

Saltwater Shiv

  • BUFFStack Restoration Steal rescaled from 3/4/5/6% to 2/4/6/8%-33%0%+20%+33%
  • BUFFStack Regen Steal increased from 2/3/4/5 to 2/4/6/80%+33%+50%+60%
  • BUFFStack Speed Steal increased from 2/3/4/5 to 2/4/6/80%+33%+50%+60%

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025+3.08 (3.08)

Abilities

Saltwater Shiv

Saltwater Shiv

  • BUFFDuration increased from 6/8/10/12s to 12s+100%+50%+20%0%
  • BUFFStack Regen Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5-33%0%+33%+67%
  • BUFFStack Speed Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5-33%0%+33%+67%

Patch 7.4016.12.2025-1.82 (6.37)

Facets

Leeching Leash, Dark Reef Renegade

  • DELRemoved

Abilities

Essence Shift

Barracuda→Essence Shift

  • NERFDuration rescaled from 15/35/55/75s to 15s + 2.5s each time Slark levels up0%start-60%L7+17%end
  • REWORKNow an innate ability. Barracuda's effect moved to the Ultimate
Passive – scales with Shadow Dance
When not visible to the enemy team, Slark gains bonus movement speed and health regeneration.
If Slark is damaged by a neutral unit, the passive movement and health regeneration bonuses are lost for 2 seconds.
Bonus movespeed
6/24/36/48%
Health regen
5/70/100/130
Bonus loss duration
2s
→
Passive – scales with Slark's level
Slark steals the life essence of enemy heroes with his attacks, draining 1 of each of their attributes and converting them to bonus 3 Agility. If Slark kills an affected enemy hero, he permanently steals 1 Agility.
Attributes drained
1
Agility gained
3
Pounce

Pounce

  • NEWNow applies 1/2/3/4 Essence Shift stacks when leashing an enemy hero
Saltwater Shiv

Saltwater Shiv

  • NEWNew ability.
Active
New basic ability — passive, auto-cast attack modifier.
Slark slices the target with his salty shiv, stealing 3 Movement Speed, 3 Health Regen and 3/4/5/6% Health Restoration from them with each attack. Subsequent uses refresh the duration of all shiv stacks. Steal duration: 6/8/10/12s.?Not Breakable. Disabled by Silence. Has no stack limit. Ignores attack backswing. Enemies with Health Restoration below −100% will not lose health from health-restoration sources.
Cast range
150
Mana cost
20
Cooldown
10/8/6/4s
Movement speed steal
3
Health restoration steal
3/4/5/6%
Steal duration
6/8/10/12s
Shadow Dance

Shadow Dance

  • NEWNow passively grants 24/36/48% movement speed and 60/90/120 health regen when unseen?Previous Barracuda rules and mechanics unchangedBarracuda granted 6/24/36/48% movement speed and 5/70/100/130 health regen (levels 0-3 of Shadow Dance)
Depth Shroud

Depth Shroud

  • NERFDuration decreased from 3s to 2s-33%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +50 Barracuda Regen replaced with +30 Shadow Dance Regen
  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Dark Pact Cooldown Reduction increased from 0.5s to 0.75s+50%
  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Shadow Dance Duration increased from +1.25s to +1.5s+20%

Patch 7.39b29.05.2025-1.77 (1.77)

Abilities

Barracuda

Barracuda

  • NERFHealth Gained per second decreased from 10/70/100/130 to 5/70/100/130-50%0%0%0%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025-1.93 (1.93)

Abilities

Essence Shift

Essence Shift

  • NERFDuration decreased from 20/40/60/80s to 15/35/55/75s-25%-12%-8%-6%
Depth Shroud

Depth Shroud

  • NERFCast Range decreased from 600 to 400-33%

Patch 7.3819.02.2025-0.61 (2.15)

Facets

Dark Reef Renegade

  • NEWBarracuda: Now causes Slark's attacks to apply non-stacking debuff that reduces the target's armor by 1/2/3/4 for 2s?Debuff is applied only when Slark is under the effect of Barracuda
  • NERFBarracuda: Linger Duration rescaled from 1.5/2/2.5/3s to 2s+33%0%-20%-33%

Abilities

Depth Shroud

Depth Shroud

  • NERFRadius decreased from 250 to 225-10%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Shadow Dance Attack Speed increased from +90 to +100+11%
  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: Essence Shift Duration decreased from +40s to +35s-12%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024+1.06 (1.06)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Damage increased by 3?Now it's 37. Before this patch it was changed in 7.31d (4 years 5 months ago)+9%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Shadow Dance Attack Speed increased from +80 to +90+12%
  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Shadow Dance Duration increased from +1s to +1.25s+25%