Windranger
Windranger

Patch 7.41c06.05.2026-0.24 (0.38)

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 25: Powershot Max HP Execution Threshold increased from 15% to 16%+7%
  • NERFLevel 25: Focus Fire Cooldown Advance on Kills decreased from 18s to 16s-11%

Patch 7.41b07.04.2026+2.03 (2.03)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Health Regen increased by 0.5?Now it's 0.75. Before this patch it was changed in 7.30 (5 years 2 months ago)+200%

Abilities

Powershot

Powershot

  • BUFFSlow increased from 20/25/30/35% to 22/28/34/40%+10%+12%+13%+14%
Gale Force

Gale Force

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 30s to 25s-17%

Patch 7.41a27.03.2026+2.86 (2.86)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Agility increased from 17 to 20?Damage at level 1 increased from 47–59 to 49–61+18%

Abilities

Tailwind

Tailwind

  • BUFFDuration increased from 2s to 2.5s?Aghanim's Scepter bonus is still +1s, so it's increased to 3.5s+25%
Focus Fire

Focus Fire

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 70/50/30s to 50/40/30s-29%-20%0%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026-1.24 (4.23)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Movement Speed decreased from 290 to 285-2%

Abilities

Tailwind

Easy Breezy→Tailwind

  • NEWNew innate ability.
Passive
Windranger's movement speed cannot drop below 240. Max Movement Speed cap increased from 550 to 600.
Min movement speed
240
Max movement speed
600
→
Passive
Using an ability conjures a stacking Tailwind that gives Windranger a brief burst of movement speed. The bonus starts gradually fading halfway through the duration.
Movement Speed Bonus per stack: 35%. Duration: 2s.
Passively increases Windranger's max movement speed cap to 600.
Movement speed per stack
35%
Stack duration
2s
Max movement speed
600
  • NEWAdded Aghanim's Scepter.
Windrun: Windrun reduces physical damage taken by 35%, and grants invisibility that is not broken by attacking or casting spells.
Physical damage reduction
35%
→
Tailwind: Attacks grant Tailwind. Tailwind lasts longer and is undispellable.
Duration
3s
Windrun

Windrun

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 15/14/13/12s to 14/13/12/11s-7%-7%-8%-8%
  • NERFMovement Speed Bonus decreased from 60% to 50%-17%
  • DELRemoved Aghanim's Scepter.

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +4 All Attributes replaced with +0.75s Windrun Duration
  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: -2s Windrun Cooldown replaced with +40 Tailwind Max Movespeed
  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: Windrun Cannot be Dispelled replaced with Powershot Executes Enemy Heroes Under 15% Max HP (Execute Threshold ranges from 10-15% Max HP Based on channel time and reduces with each unit the arrow comes through)

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025-2.51 (2.51)

Facets

Tangled

  • NERFBonus damage per hero decreased from 40 to 35-12%

Abilities

Powershot

Powershot

  • NERFSlow duration decreased from 4s to 3s-25%
Windrun

Windrun

  • NERFAghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction decreased from 45% to 35%-22%

Patch 7.4016.12.2025-0.02 (0.92)

GENERAL

  • BUFFAgility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.1?Damage gain per level increased from 3.5 to 3.6+11%

Abilities

Gale Force

Gale Force

  • NERFDuration decreased from 3.5s to 3s-14%

Patch 7.39c24.06.2025+0.34 (0.34)

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +25 Easy Breezy Min/Max Movespeed replaced with +4 All Attributes

Patch 7.3922.05.2025+0.34 (4.67)

Facets

Tangled

  • BUFFBonus Damage per hero increased from 12/20/28/36 to 40+233%+100%+43%+11%
  • NERFDamage Buff Duration decreased from 6s to 3/4/5/6s-50%-33%-17%0%

Abilities

Powershot

Powershot

  • BUFFCast Range increased from 2600 to 3000?Now it matches arrow's range+15%
Focus Fire

Focus Fire

  • BUFFDamage Reduction decreased from 30% to 25%-17%
Gale Force

Gale Force

  • NERFCast Range decreased from 1500 to 1200-20%
  • NERFRadius decreased from 1000 to 900-10%

Patch 7.38c27.03.2025+0.30 (0.94)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Damage increased by 3?Now it's 24. Before this patch it was changed in 7.38 (1 year 8 months ago)+14%
  • BUFFDamage on level 1 increased from 44–56 to 47–59+6%

Facets

Killshot

  • DELExecute no longer goes through any death denial effects (Dazzle's Shallow Grave, Oracle's False Promise, etc.)

Patch 7.38b06.03.2025+0.72 (0.72)

GENERAL

  • BUFFAgility gain increased from 1.7 to 1.9+12%

Abilities

Shackleshot

Shackleshot

  • BUFFShackle Duration increased from 1.6/2.1/2.6/3.1s to 1.75/2.25/2.75/3.25s+9%+7%+6%+5%

Patch 7.3819.02.2025+0.44 (10.29)

GENERAL

  • BUFFStarting damage increased from 46–52 to 44–56+2%
  • NERFDamage gain per level decreased from 4.1 to 3.4?Universal heroes: 0.7 → 0.45 damage per attributeBase damage 7–13 → 21–33 makes up for itDamage at level 30: 193–199 → 161–173 (-15%), with all 7 Attribute Bonus levels, as Valve counts it-17%
  • BUFFDamage at level 1 rescaled from 46-52 to 44-56+2%
  • BUFFBase Damage increased by 14-20?Now it's 21. Before this patch it was changed in 7.35b (2 years 10 months ago)Damage spread increased from 6 to 12+200%
  • BUFFStrength gain increased from 2.0 to 2.6+30%
  • BUFFAgility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.7+21%
  • BUFFIntelligence gain increased from 2.4 to 3.2+33%
  • NERFBase Intelligence decreased from 21 to 18-14%
  • NERFDamage gain per level decreased from +4.1 to +3.4-17%
  • NERFDamage at level 30 decreased by 32-26 (from 193-199 to 161-173)-15%

Facets

Focus Fire, Whirlwind

  • DELRemoved?Focus Fire remains as Windranger's default ultimate

Tangled

  • NEWNew facet
Active: Shackleshot
Shackleshot applies to all units and trees behind the target, each granting Windranger bonus attack damage for 6 seconds. Each shackled hero provides 12/20/28/36 damage, while trees and other units provide 50% less. Primary Shackleshot target doesn't provide any damage
Bonus damage duration
6s
Damage per hero
12/20/28/36
Tree and unit reduction
50%

Killshot

  • NEWNew facet
Active: Powershot
The arrow instantly executes enemy heroes below a certain health threshold. Execute threshold linearly increases with the channeling time. Min Execute Threshold: 5%, Max Execute Threshold: 9/10/11/12%. Health for execution is calculated after the arrow hits
Min execute threshold
5%
Max execute threshold
9/10/11/12%

Abilities

Powershot

Powershot

  • NERFMana Cost rescaled from 100 to 90/100/110/120-10%0%+10%+20%
Gale Force

Gale Force

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 100 to 125+25%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: -2s Shackleshot Cooldown replaced with +25 Easy Breezy Min/Max Movespeed
  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +20% Powershot Slow replaced with +1s Powershot Slow Duration

Patch 7.37d02.10.2024-2.82 (4.21)

Facets

Whirlwind

  • BUFFDamage Reduction increased from 30% to 35%+17%
  • NERFCooldown increased from 70/50/30s to 70/60/50s0%+20%+67%
  • NERFDuration decreased from 9s to 8s-11%
  • DELWindranger can no longer shoot arrows while channeling

Abilities

Windrun

Windrun

  • NERFAghanim's Scepter invisibility buff is now dispelled if the base Windrun buff is dispelled

Patch 7.37c28.08.2024-1.06 (1.06)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Agility decreased from 19 to 17-11%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Windrun Cooldown Reduction decreased from 2.5s to 2s-20%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Focus Fire Damage Penalty Reduction decreased from 12% to 10%-17%

Patch 7.37b14.08.2024-0.83 (0.83)

Facets

Whirlwind

  • NERFBonus Attack Range decreased from +150 to +125-17%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024-0.18 (1.02)

Facets

Tailwind→Focus Fire

  • DELNo longer grants additional bonus movement speed to Windranger and nearby allies

Whirlwind

  • REWORKAoE now equals to Windranger's attack range +150
  • BUFFDuration increased from 8s to 9s+12%

Patch 7.0801.02.2018+0.85 (1.27)

Abilities

Windrun

Windrun

  • BUFFManacost reduced from 60 to 50-17%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: changed from +1 Shackleshot Target to +0.5s Shackleshot Duration
  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: increased from +30% Ministun Focus Fire to +35%+17%