Spectre
Patch 7.41f15.09.2026-0.86 (0.86)
Abilities
Desolate
- NERFDamage decreased from 23 + 2 per level to 23.5 + 1.5 per level ?From 25-83 to 25-68.50%start-17%end
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15 L20 L25 L30 old 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 63 73 83 new 25 26.5 28 29.5 31 32.5 34 35.5 37 38.5 40 41.5 43 44.5 46 53.5 61 68.5 Δ% 0% -2% -3% -5% -6% -7% -8% -9% -10% -10% -11% -12% -12% -13% -13% -15% -16% -17%
Patch 7.41e31.07.2026+0.07 (1.05)
Abilities
Haunt
- BUFFIllusion Damage rescaled from 30/50/70% to 35/50/65%+17%0%-7%
Talents
- NERFLevel 25 Talent: All Spectre Illusion Damage decreased from +15% to +12%-20%
Patch 7.41d05.06.2026+0.90 (3.78)
GENERAL
- BUFFBase Strength increased from 21 to 22+5%
- NERFAgility gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.3-4%
Abilities
Spectral Dagger
- BUFFMovement Speed Change rescaled from 10/14/18/22% to 14/16/18/20%+40%+14%0%-9%
Shadow Step
- BUFFIllusion Damage Taken rescaled from 200/185/170/155% to 175%-12%-5%+3%+13%
- NERFCast Range rescaled from 825/950/1075/1200 to 1000+21%+5%-7%-17%
Haunt
- BUFFAghanim's Scepter fear duration increased from 1.5s to 2s+33%
- NERFMana Cost increased from 125/150/175 to 125/175/2250%+17%+29%
Patch 7.41c06.05.2026+0.98 (1.57)
GENERAL
- BUFFBase Agility increased from 26 to 29?Damage at level 1 increased from 49-53 to 52-56+12%
Abilities
Dispersion
- NERFDamage rescaled from 8/12/16/20% to 9/12/15/18%+12%0%-6%-10%
Patch 7.41b07.04.2026-1.32 (1.32)
GENERAL
- NERFStrength gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.3-4%
Abilities
Dispersion
- NERFMax Radius decreased from 800 to 700-12%
Talents
- NERFLevel 10 Talent: Spectral Dagger Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s-25%
Patch 7.41a27.03.2026-0.51 (0.51)
Abilities
Spectral Dagger
- NERFDamage rescaled from 70/120/170/220 to 80/120/160/200+14%0%-6%-9%
Talents
- NERFLevel 20 Talent: Health decreased from +325 to +300-8%
- NERFLevel 25 Talent: Dispersion decreased from +5% to +4%-20%
Patch 7.4124.03.2026+2.73 (4.31)
GENERAL
- BUFFBase Movement Speed increased from 290 to 295+2%
- BUFFBase Health Regen increased from 1.0 to 1.5+50%
Abilities
Desolate
- MISCDamage changed from 25 + 2 per level up to 23 + 2 per level ?Effective values are not changed
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15 L20 L25 L30 value 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 63 73 83
Shadow Step
- BUFFCooldown decreased from 30/26/22/18s to 24/21/18/15s-20%-19%-18%-17%
- BUFFCast Range increased from 750/900/1050/1200 to 825/950/1075/1200+10%+6%+2%0%
- BUFFIllusion Damage increased from 32/38/44/50% to 35/40/45/50%+9%+5%+2%0%
- BUFFIllusion Damage Taken decreased from 200% to 200/185/170/155%0%-8%-15%-22%
Haunt
- BUFFCooldown decreased from 180/160/140s to 160/150/140s-11%-6%0%
- BUFFDuration rescaled from 5/6/7s to 6s+20%0%-14%
- NERFIllusion Damage decreased from 30/55/80% to 30/50/70%0%-9%-12%
Patch 7.40c22.01.2026-0.95 (0.95)
GENERAL
- NERFStrength gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.4-4%
Talents
- NERFLevel 20 Talent: Health decreased from +350 to +325-7%
- NERFLevel 25 Talent: All Spectre Illusion Damage decreased from +20% to +15%-25%
Patch 7.40b23.12.2025+2.47 (2.47)
GENERAL
- BUFFBase Agility increased from 25 to 26?Damage at level 1 increased from 48–52 to 49–53+4%
- BUFFAgility gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4+14%
Abilities
Shadow Step
- BUFFCooldown decreased from 32/28/24/20s to 30/26/22/18s-6%-7%-8%-10%
- BUFFCast Range increased from 700/850/1000/1150 to 750/900/1050/1200+7%+6%+5%+4%
- BUFFIllusion Damage increased from 20/30/40/50% to 32/38/44/50%+60%+27%+10%0%
Dispersion
- BUFFDamage Reflected increased from 7/11/15/19% to 8/12/16/20%+14%+9%+7%+5%
Talents
- BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Desolate Damage increased from +10 to +12+20%
Patch 7.4016.12.2025-3.96 (17.91)
GENERAL
- REWORKMain attribute changed from Universal → Agility ?Base attributes and attribute gains are unchanged
- NERFDamage gain per level decreased from 2.8 to 2.1?Base damage 21–25 → 23–27Starting damage unchanged at 48–52Damage at level 30: 149–153 → 122–126 (-18%), with all 7 Attribute Bonus levels, as Valve counts it-25%
- BUFFBase Damage increased by 2?Now it's 23. Before this patch it was changed in 7.38 (1 year 8 months ago)Damage at level 1 unchanged (48–52)+10%
- BUFFBase Attack Speed increased from 90 to 110+22%
- NERFDamage gain per level decreased from +2.8 to +2.1-25%
- NERFDamage at level 30 decreased by 27 (from 149–153 to 122–126)-18%
- NERFBase Attack Time worsened from 1.7s to 1.8s+6%
Facets
Forsaken, Twist the Knife
- DELRemoved
Abilities
Spectral→Desolate
- NERFDamage rescaled from 25/40/55/70 to 25 + 2 every time Spectre levels up0%start-47%L7+19%end
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15 L20 L25 L30 old 25 25 40 40 55 55 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 new 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 63 73 83 Δ% 0% +8% -28% -22% -40% -36% -47% -44% -41% -39% -36% -33% -30% -27% -24% -10% +4% +19% - REWORKNow an innate ability.
Passive
Spectre and her illusions are permanently phased.
Passive – scales with Spectre's level
Spectre and her illusions deal bonus Pure damage if attacking an enemy that does not have any allied units within a 350 radius around them.
Radius350
Spectral Dagger
- NEWSpectre's illusions now also benefit from the Shadow Path
- BUFFMana Cost decreased from 110/120/130/140 to 100/110/120/130-9%-8%-8%-7%
Shadow Step
- REWORKAbility reworked.
Ultimate.
Spectre performs a single-target Haunt, creating an uncontrollable illusion that attacks the target for 40/60/80% of her damage and takes 200% damage.
At any moment during the duration, Spectre can use Reality to exchange places with the haunting illusion.
Mana cost150
Cooldown60/55/50s
Duration
6s
Illusion damage
40/60/80%
Illusion damage taken
200%
Active
Basic ability.
Thrusts an uncontrollable illusion that follows the target and attacks it for 20/30/40/50% of Spectre's damage. The illusion exists for 3.5/4/4.5/5s and takes 200% damage. On cast it moves at 900 speed, then at 135% of Spectre's movement speed after reaching the target.
The Reality sub-ability may be used to teleport to the illusion, destroying it.
Cast range700/850/1000/1150
Mana cost60/65/70/75
Cooldown32/28/24/20s
Illusion damage
20/30/40/50%
Illusion duration
3.5/4/4.5/5s
Illusion damage taken
200%
Initial speed
900
Follow speed
135%
Dispersion
- BUFFMin Radius increased from 300 to 350+17%
Reality
- BUFFMana Cost decreased from 40 to 25-38%
- NERFNow has a 0.2s travel time to reach the target. The illusion and Spectre are invulnerable during this time
- NERFNow disabled by roots
- NERFNow always destroys the target illusion
- QoLCan no longer be cast to no effect
- QoLNow has a distinct sound between casts on Shadow Step and Haunt illusions
Haunt
- NEWAghanim's Scepter: Reduces Haunt cooldown by 20s. When Reality is used on Haunt illusion for the first time per Haunt cast, enemies are Feared away from Spectre for 1.5s with 50% reduced move speed in a 400 AoE around the targeted illusion
- REWORKNow Spectre's ultimate ability
- BUFFDuration rescaled from 6s to 5/6/7s-17%0%+17%
- BUFFCooldown rescaled from 160s to 180/160/140s+12%0%-12%
- NERFMana Cost rescaled from 150 to 125/150/175-17%0%+17%
- NERFHaunt Outgoing Damage decreased from 80% to 30/55/80%-62%-31%0%
- MISCEach illusion now spawns from the direction closest to Spectre
- REWORKAghanim's Scepter reworked.
Grants this ability: Creates a spectral nemesis to attack each enemy hero. Illusions spawned from this ability follow the same rules as Shadow Step illusions and can also be swapped to by using Reality.
Haunt duration
6s
Haunt damage
80%
Haunt damage taken
200%
The first time Spectre uses Reality on a Haunt illusion, enemies in a 400 area around the target are Feared away from Spectre for 1.5s and have their movement speed slowed by 50%. Reduces cooldown to 160/140/120s (by 20s).
Cooldown reduction (Scepter)
20s
Fear radius
400
Fear duration
1.5s
Slow
50%
Cooldown
160/140/120s
Talents
- SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +5 Health Regen replaced with +10 Desolate Damage?TalentLevelValueDesolate Damage15 → 10+15 → +10 −33%
- SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +15 Desolate Damage replaced with +1s Shadow Step Duration ?TalentLevelValueDesolate Damage15 → 10+15 → +10 −33%
- BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Spectral Dagger Slow/Bonus increased from +12% to +15%+25%
- NERFLevel 25 Talent: All Spectre Illusion Damage decreased from +25% to +20%-20%
Patch 7.39c24.06.2025-0.45 (0.45)
Abilities
Reality
- NERFMana Cost increased from 0 to 40+40
Patch 7.3922.05.2025+0.36 (1.58)
Abilities
Desolate
- BUFFRadius decreased from 400 to 350-12%
Shadow Step
- BUFFDuration rescaled from 5/6/7s to 6s+20%0%-14%
Haunt
- NERFDuration decreased from 7s to 6s-14%
Patch 7.38b06.03.2025+0.57 (0.57)
Facets
Forsaken
- BUFFDamage Multiplier increased from 1.75x to 2x+14%
Patch 7.3819.02.2025+1.67 (7.34)
GENERAL
- REWORKMain attribute changed from Agility → Universal
- BUFFDamage gain per level increased from 2.1 to 2.8?Base damage 23–27 → 21–25Starting damage unchanged at 48–52Damage at level 30: 122–126 → 149–153 (+22%), with all 7 Attribute Bonus levels, as Valve counts it+33%
- BUFFDamage gain per level increased from +2.1 to +2.8+33%
- BUFFDamage at level 30 increased by 27 (from 122-126 to 149-153)+22%
- NERFBase Damage decreased by 2?Now it's 21. Unchanged across all tracked patches (since 7.08) — first recorded change-9%
- MISCDamage at level 1 unchanged (48-52)
Facets
Forsaken
- REWORKFacet reworked.
Passive
Desolate deals 60% of its damage if the target has only non-hero allies within range
Spectral Dagger applies an instance of Desolate
Damage vs lone targets
60%
Passive: Desolate
Desolate deals 1.75x damage, but Spectre's illusions can no longer trigger Desolate
Damage multiplier
1.75x
Twist the Knife
- DELNo longer decreases cooldown
Abilities
Dispersion
- NERFDamage Reflected decreased from 11/14/17/20 to 7/11/15/19%-36%-21%-12%-5%
Shadow Step
- NERFCooldown increased from 60/50/40s to 60/55/50s0%+10%+25%
Reality
- BUFFCooldown decreased from 3s to 1.5s-50%
Talents
- SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +30% Haunt Illusion Damage replaced with +25% All Illusion Damage
Patch 7.37c28.08.2024+0.19 (0.19)
Abilities
Spectral Dagger
- BUFFMana Cost decreased from 120/130/140/150 to 110/120/130/140-8%-8%-7%-7%
Patch 7.3731.07.2024+0.66 (0.66)
Abilities
Spectral Dagger
- BUFFMana Cost decreased from 130/140/150/160 to 120/130/140/150-8%-7%-7%-6%
Dispersion
- BUFFDamage Reflected increased from 8/12/16/20% to 11/14/17/20%+38%+17%+6%0%
Talents
- BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Health Regen increased from +4 to +5+25%