Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor

Patch 7.41e31.07.2026-0.43 (0.43)

Talents

  • DELLevel 20 Talent: Maledict bursts deal 75% damage in a 800 AoE now considers illusions as creep targets and bursts from them will not deal damage

Patch 7.41c06.05.2026+0.42 (0.42)

Abilities

Voodoo Restoration

Voodoo Restoration

  • BUFFRadius increased from 500/550/600/650 to 650+30%+18%+8%0%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026+0.74 (1.74)

Abilities

Death Ward

Death Ward

  • BUFFAttack Range increased from 600 to 600/625/6500%+4%+8%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +2 Paralyzing Cask bounces replaced with -3s Paralyzing Cask Cooldown?TalentLevelValueParalyzing Cask Cooldown25 → 15-6s → -3s −50%+6 Paralyzing Cask Bounces15 → 25was +2 Paralyzing Cask bounces
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +75 Death Ward Attack Range replaced with Maledict bursts deal 75% damage in a 800 AoE (each burst sends projectiles that deal 75% of its damage at all enemy units within 800 range)
  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: -6s Paralyzing Cask Cooldown replaced with +6 Paralyzing Cask Bounces?TalentLevelValue+6 Paralyzing Cask Bounces15 → 25was +2 Paralyzing Cask bouncesParalyzing Cask Cooldown25 → 15-6s → -3s −50%

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025-1.12 (1.12)

Facets

Cleft Death

  • NERFDamage decreased from 55/90/125 to 55/85/1150%-6%-8%

Abilities

Death Ward

Death Ward

  • NERFDamage decreased from 60/95/130 to 60/90/1200%-5%-8%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: Death Ward Damage decreased from +45 to +40-11%

Patch 7.4016.12.2025+0.01 (4.19)

Facets

Malpractice

  • NERFBurst damage does not apply from non-hero units

Abilities

Voodoo Restoration

Voodoo Restoration

  • BUFFActivation mana cost decreased from 35/40/45/50 to 25-29%-38%-44%-50%
  • BUFFMana per second rescaled from 8/12/16/20 to 9/12/15/18+12%0%-6%-10%
Maledict

Maledict

  • NEWNow also affects player-controlled creeps
Death Ward

Death Ward

  • NERFAghanim's Scepter bounce radius decreased from 650 to 575-12%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +125 Maledict AoE replaced with +4s Maledict Duration?TalentLevelValueMaledict Duration25 → 15+8s → +4s −50%
  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +8s Maledict Duration replaced with -6s Paralyzing Cask Cooldown ?TalentLevelValueMaledict Duration25 → 15+8s → +4s −50%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025+2.74 (5.08)

Facets

Malpractice

  • NEWNew facet
Active: Maledict
When an enemy dies while under effect of Maledict, 75% of what the next burst damage amount would be is dealt to all enemies in 800 units. This effect works even if the enemy dies to the last burst of damage.?Doesn't work on illusion death. Sends projectiles towards enemies within 800 radius. Projectile speed: 1200. Disjointable
Burst damage dealt
75%
Burst radius
800

Headhunter

  • DELRemoved

Abilities

Paralyzing Cask

Paralyzing Cask

  • NEWNow deals 20 more damage per bounce by default
  • BUFFBase Damage increased from 50 to 55/70/85/100+10%+40%+70%+100%
  • NERFBounces rescaled from 2/4/6/8 to 3/4/5/6+50%0%-17%-25%
  • DELNo longer deals bonus damage to creeps

Patch 7.3819.02.2025-0.84 (1.42)

Facets

Voodoo Festeration

  • DELRemoved

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +30% Maledict Burst Damage replaced with +1% Target Max Health Voodoo Restoration Heal?TalentLevelValueTarget Max Health Voodoo Restoration Heal25 → 20+2% → +1% −50%
  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +2% Target Max Health Voodoo Restoration Heal replaced with +8s Maledict Duration ?TalentLevelValueTarget Max Health Voodoo Restoration Heal25 → 20+2% → +1% −50%

Patch 7.37e20.11.2024-0.57 (0.57)

Abilities

Voodoo Switcheroo

Voodoo Switcheroo

  • NERFDuration decreased from 3s to 2.5s-17%

Patch 7.37b14.08.2024+2.02 (2.02)

Facets

Cleft Death

  • NEWNow has a primary and secondary target?Damage to secondary target is equal to 65% of the primary
  • BUFFDamage to primary target increased from 45/70/95 to 55/90/125+22%+29%+32%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 15 Talent: Maledict AoE increased from +100 to +125+25%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024+1.86 (1.86)

Facets

Voodoo Festeration

  • BUFFSelf Heal increased from 25% to 25/30/35/40%0%+20%+40%+60%

Abilities

Maledict

Maledict

  • BUFFBase Damage increased from 15/20/25/30 to 18/22/26/30+20%+10%+4%0%