Wraith King
Wraith King

Patch 7.41d05.06.2026+0.53 (1.51)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Damage increased by 2?Damage at level 1 increased from 60-62 to 62-64+5%

Abilities

Vampiric Spirit

Vampiric Spirit

  • BUFFLifesteal rescaled from 14% + 1% per level to 20% + 0.5% per level+37%start-20%end
Reincarnation

Reincarnation

  • NERFAghanim's Scepter cooldown increased from 165/135/105s to 170/140/110s+3%+4%+5%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal decreased from +10% to +8%-20%

Patch 7.41a27.03.2026-1.87 (2.53)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Attack Time worsened from 1.7s to 1.8s+6%
  • NERFIntelligence gain decreased from 1.6 to 1.4-13%

Abilities

Bone Guard

Bone Guard

  • NERFSkeleton Duration decreased from 46s to 40s-13%
Mortal Strike

Mortal Strike

  • BUFFCooldown rescaled from 6/5.5/5/4.5s to 5s-17%-9%0%+11%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Health decreased from +350 to +300-14%
  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Wraithfire Blast Stun Duration decreased from +1s to +0.75s-25%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026+7.27 (10.43)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Armor decreased by 1?Now it's 0. Before this patch it was changed in 7.37e (1 year 11 months ago)-100%

Abilities

Vampiric Spirit

Vampiric Spirit

  • REWORKNo longer levels with Reincarnation
  • BUFFLifesteal changed from 10/20/30/40% to 14% + 1% per level+50%start+10%end
  • BUFFWraith Duration changed from 3.5/4/4.5/5s to 4.25s + 0.25s per 6 levels ?Up to 5.5s at level 30. Also increased by 1s with Aghanim's Scepter.+21%start+10%end
  • BUFFBonus Attack Speed rescaled from 30/45/60/75 to 55+83%+22%-8%-27%
  • BUFFBonus Move Speed rescaled from 10/15/20/25% to 20%+100%+33%0%-20%
Passive – scales with Reincarnation
Grants Wraith King Lifesteal. When slain Wraith King turns into a free pathing Wraith with Bonus Attack and Movement Speed for a short duration, delaying his death. Wraith King cannot reincarnate after being a Wraith.
Lifesteal
10/20/30/40%
Wraith duration
3.5/4/4.5/5s
Bonus attack speed
30/45/60/75
Bonus movespeed
10/15/20/25%
→
Passive – scales with level
Grants Wraith King Lifesteal. When slain Wraith King turns into a free pathing Wraith with Bonus Attack and Movement Speed for a short duration, delaying his death. Wraith King cannot reincarnate after being a Wraith.
Lifesteal
14% + 1% per level
Wraith duration
4.25s + 0.25 per 6 levels
Bonus attack speed
55
Bonus movespeed
20%
Bone Guard

Bone Guard

  • REWORKNow always a basic ability for Wraith King
  • BUFFSkeleton movespeed increased from 340 to 350+3%
Mortal Strike

Mortal Strike

  • REWORKAghanim's Shard reworked: Critical strikes curse their target, dealing 75% of the damage dealt again after a 3 second delay. Vampiric Spirit's lifesteal applies to the curse damage
  • REWORKAghanim's Shard reworked.
Mortal Strike: Mortal Strike deals 50% bonus damage when in Wraith form.
Reincarnation: Causes Reincarnation to have no mana cost.
Wraith form bonus damage
50%
→
Mortal Strike: Mortal Strike hits curse their target, causing them to take 75% of the initial attack damage again as Pure damage after a 3 second delay. Vampiric Spirit's lifesteal applies to the curse damage.
Repeat damage
75%
Repeat damage delay
3s
Reincarnation

Reincarnation

  • NEWNow spawns 2/3/4 per enemy hero within slow radius
  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 225 to 220/110/0-2%-51%-100%
  • DELRemoved Aghanim's Shard.

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025-0.14 (0.14)

Facets

Bone Guard

  • NERFSkeleton movement speed decreased from 350 to 340-3%

Patch 7.4016.12.2025-0.02 (1.27)

Abilities

Wraithfire Blast

Wraithfire Blast

  • BUFFImpact Damage increased from 75/90/105/120 to 80/100/120/140+7%+11%+14%+17%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Health decreased from +400 to +350-12%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Attack Speed decreased from +60 to +50-17%

Patch 7.39d05.08.2025-0.87 (0.87)

Abilities

Reincarnation

Reincarnation

  • NERFSlow Duration decreased from 5s to 4s-20%

Patch 7.39c24.06.2025-3.28 (3.28)

Facets

Bone Guard

  • NERFSkeleton Armor decreased from 3 to 2-33%

Abilities

Reincarnation

Reincarnation

  • NERFSlow Radius decreased from 900 to 600?Also affects Wraithfire Blast cast range from level 25 talent-33%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025-0.39 (3.35)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase movement speed decreased from 315 to 310-2%
  • NERFBase Intelligence decreased from 18 to 16-11%

Facets

Bone Guard

  • NEWDenies on non-skeleton units now count towards skeleton charges

Abilities

Vampiric Spirit

Vampiric Spirit

  • BUFFNo longer freezes Reincarnation cooldown while Wraith Delay is active
  • NERFLifesteal decreased from 16/24/32/40% to 10/20/30/40%-38%-17%-6%0%
Reincarnation

Reincarnation

  • DELCan no longer be triggered while under effect of Vampiric Spirit's Wraith Delay (for ceremonial reasons)

Patch 7.38c27.03.2025+1.71 (2.75)

Facets

Bone Guard

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 50s to 42s-16%
  • BUFFSkeleton Duration increased from 40s to 46s+15%

Abilities

Wraithfire Blast

Wraithfire Blast

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 17/14/11/8s to 14/12/10/8s-18%-14%-9%0%
Reincarnation

Reincarnation

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 200 to 225+12%

Talents

  • SWAP Level 10 Talent: +25%/-25% Bone Guard Duration / Cooldown replaced with +2s Wraithfire Blast Slow Duration

Patch 7.3819.02.2025+1.58 (2.19)

Facets

Bone Guard

  • BUFFHero kills now give 2 skeleton charges

Talents

  • SWAP Level 10 Talent: +25% Wraithfire Blast Impact Damage/DPS replaced with +25%/-25% Bone Guard Duration / Cooldown
  • SWAP Level 10 Talent: +25% Wraithfire Blast Impact Damage/DPS replaced with +15% Spectral Blade Curse Damage
  • SWAP Level 20 Talent: +60 Attack Speed replaced with +5 Bone Guard Skeletons Spawned ?TalentLevelValue+60 Attack Speed20, other sidesame
  • SWAP Level 20 Talent: +60 Attack Speed replaced with -25% Spectral Blade Curse Cooldown ?TalentLevelValue+60 Attack Speed20, other sidesame
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +40% Cleave replaced with +60 Attack Speed?TalentLevelValue+60 Attack Speed20, other sidesame

Patch 7.37e20.11.2024+0.23 (2.72)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Armor increased by 2?Now it's 1. Before this patch it was changed in 7.13b (8 years 7 months ago)+200%

Abilities

Vampiric Spirit

Vampiric Spirit

  • NERFLifesteal decreased from 20/30/40/50% to 16/24/32/40%?Note:This change is wrongly stated. The real change is 26/34/42/50% → 16/24/32/40% (the whole 7.37 cycle had 26/34/42/50%)-38%-29%-24%-20%
Mortal Strike

Mortal Strike

  • NERFCritical Damage rescaled from 150/200/250/300% to 160/200/240/280%+7%0%-4%-7%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Cleave increased from +35% to +40%+14%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Attack Speed decreased from +70 to +60-14%

Patch 7.37b14.08.2024-0.39 (0.39)

Facets

Spectral Blade

  • NERFBase Damage decreased from 15/30/45/60 to 10/25/40/55-33%-17%-11%-8%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024+0.56 (1.74)

Abilities

Vampiric Spirit

Vampiric Spirit

  • NEWNow decreases respawn timer by Wraith duration
  • BUFFLifesteal increased from 20/30/40/50% to 26/34/42/50%+30%+13%+5%0%
  • DELAghanim's Scepter no longer reduces respawn time

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Wraithfire Blast Impact Damage/DPS increased from +20% to +25%+25%