General Updates
- BUFFItem grace period for swapping into the main inventory without a cooldown increased from 3s to 5s+67%
- BUFFTormentor: Unyielding Shield: Base Damage absorb increased from 1900 to 2100+11%
- BUFFTormentor: Unyielding Shield: Base Barrier regeneration increased from 30 to 40+33%
- NERFTormentor: Gold to each team member on death decreased from 250 to 175-30%
- DELRemoved several trees around camps, making it easier for additional paths to be cut through:?To the right of Dire Ancient camp by Safelane Tier 1 Tower
- DELLotuses can no longer be picked up by Meepo clones, Arc Warden's Tempest Double or Dazzle's Nothl Projection
- MISCMoved the spawn box of the Radiant Safelane tier 1 hard pull camp a little bit down, removing an inaccessible camp block spot that could be created by chopping down a tree
- MISCTo the right of Dire Medium camp between mid and top Tier 2 Towers
- MISCTo the top of Dire Hard camp nearest to mid Tier 1 Tower
- MISCTo the top of the Dire Jungle high-ground Medium camp
- MISCTo the right of the Dire offlane Tier 2 Tower Medium camp
- MISCTo the right of the Radiant Hard Camp by mid tier 1
- MISCTo the right and left of the Radiant Hard Camp by offlane Tier 1 Tower
- MISCTo the left of the Radiant Safelane Tier 2 Tower Medium water camp
Item Updates
- BUFFCold Attack Melee Movement Slow increased from 20% to 25%+25%
- MISCCold Attack no longer has a separate attack speed slow value against melee targets?As a result, attack slow against melee units increased from 10% to 20% — +100%
- NERFGlimmer Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 40 to 20-50%
- NERFGlimmer Mana Cost increased from 90 to 125+39%
Heaven's Halberd Recipe changed
1700
450
175
275
= 2600
1700
450
450
= 2600
- MISCRecipe cost increased from 275 to 450 +64%. Total cost unchanged
- BUFFEmpower Spell Debuff Duration increased from 3s to 4s+33%
- BUFFEmpower Spell Cooldown decreased from 12s to 10s-17%
- BUFFCorrosion Melee Movement Slow increased from 6% to 8%+33%
- NERFAgility bonus decreased from +8 to +7-12%
- BUFFFrost Melee Movement Slow increased from 5% to 6%+20%
- NERFMana Regen bonus decreased from +3.25 to +3-8%
- NERFAttack Speed bonus decreased from +40 to +35-12%
- NERFMana Regen bonus decreased from +3.5 to +3.25-7%
- NERFAttack Speed bonus decreased from +100 to +95-5%
Neutral Item Updates
Artifact changes
- REWORKBottoms Up mana restored rescaled from 60 + 2% of Caster's Max Mana to 30 + 4% of Caster's Max Mana
- NERFImpeding Corruption duration decreased from 5s to 3s-40%
- BUFFPig, Out! bonus movement speed increased from 15% to 20%+33%
- BUFFPig, Out! cooldown decreased from 25s to 20s-20%
- NERFPig, Out! duration decreased from 4s to 3s-25%
- BUFFRibbit duration increased from 10s to 14s+40%
- BUFFFlay cooldown decreased from 30s to 25s-17%
- NERFDig cooldown increased from 60s to 70s+17%
- BUFFDark Mercy enemy HP increment increased from 5% to 7%+40%
- NERFLife Essence duration decreased from 15s to 10s-33%
- NERFLife Essence mana cost increased from 150 to 160+7%
- BUFFChop cooldown decreased from 20s to 15s-25%
- BUFFBurn Through damage threshold increased from 40 to 55+38%
- NERFCyclonic Shield damage Barrier decreased from 400 to 250-38%
- NEWBeat the Crowd now also deals 50% of the bonus magical damage to enemies in the splash radius
- NEWBeat the Crowd splash damage now bypasses physical damage block
- NERFSolitary Disguise mana cost increased from 0 to 100+100
- NERFGut 'Em current health as physical damage decreased from 10% to 8%-20%
- BUFFHobble cast range increased from 600 to 800+33%
- NERFSilence Strike silence duration decreased from 2s to 1.5s-25%
- BUFFRetribution damage reflection increased from 60% to 75%+25%
- NERFFallen Sky cooldown increased from 15s to 25s+67%
- BUFFPlunder bonus gold for being the killer of a hero increased from 150 to 400+167%
- NEWRelentless now also provides +10% status resistance per enemy within 300 units
Enchantment changes
- NERFHealth bonus decreased from +125/175/225/275 to +125/165/205/2450%-6%-9%-11%
- NERFMagic Resistance bonus decreased from +0/10/16/22% to +0/10/14/18%0%0%-12%-18%
- NERFLifesteal bonus decreased from +12/16/20% to +12/14/16%0%-12%-20%
- NERFSpell Lifesteal bonus decreased from +8/12/16% to +8/10/12%0%-17%-25%
Hero Updates
GENERAL
- NERFBase Mana Regen decreased from 0.25 to 0-100%
Facets
Mephitic Shroud
- NERFAphotic Shield: Duration decreased from 17s to 14s-18%
Abilities
Mist Coil
- NERFDamage/Heal decreased from 100/175/250/325 to 80/150/220/290-20%-14%-12%-11%
- NERFCast Range rescaled from 600/625/650/675 to 625+4%0%-4%-7%
Aphotic Shield
- NERFDuration decreased from 15s to 12s-20%
- NERFMana Cost increased from 95/110/125/140 to 110/120/130/140+16%+9%+4%0%
Borrowed Time
- REWORKAghanim's Scepter radius changed from 900 to Mist Coil's Cast Range
Abilities
Greevil's Greed
- DELGifting Aghanim's Scepters no longer provides Spell Amplification
GENERAL
- NERFBase Damage decreased by 3?Now it's 25. Before this patch it was changed in 7.38 (1 year 7 months ago)-11%
- NERFDamage at level 1 decreased by 3 (from 56-60 to 53-57)-5%
Abilities
Belligerent
- BUFFDuration on respawn increased from 30s to 45s+50%
Talents
- REWORKLevel 10 Talent: +200 Thunder Clap AoE replaced with +1.5s Thunder Clap Duration
GENERAL
- NERFBase Damage decreased by 2?Now it's 27. Before this patch it was changed in 7.38 (1 year 7 months ago)-7%
- NERFDamage at level 1 decreased by 2 (from 47-53 to 45-51)-4%
Facets
Necrotic Webs
- NERFSpin Web: Health regen reduction does not affect enemies in fountain
GENERAL
- NERFBase Armor decreased by 1?Now it's 1. Before this patch it was changed in 7.27b (6 years 2 months ago)-50%
Abilities
Aggrandize
- NERFRestore percentage per hero level decreased from 2% to 1.5%-25%
Facets
Nothl Boon
- NEWWeave: Allies now receive 5% extra healing from Dazzle per stack
Abilities
Poison Touch
- NERFDuration decreased from 5/6/7/8s to 3.5/5/6.5/8s-30%-17%-7%0%
Nothl Projection
- NERFShadow Wave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 30/45/60% to 30/40/50%0%-11%-17%
Facets
Fire Dragon
- NERFDragon Tail: AoE while in Dragon Form decreased from 175 to 100-43%
- NERFWyrm's Wrath: Magic Damage on Attacks decreased from 10/20/30/40 to 6/12/18/24-40%
Facets
Scholar of Koryx
- NEWCold Snap: When Cold Snap triggers, Invoker now also restores 5 mana in addition to existing healing based on Quas
- BUFFGhost Walk: Aghanim's Scepter ally duration increased from 20s to 30s+50%
Mind of Tornarus
- BUFFAlacrity: Attack range bonus increased from 50/60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140 to 60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140/150+20%+17%+14%+12%+11%+10%+9%+8%+8%+7%
Agent of Gallaron
- NERFSun Strike: Aghanim's Scepter Cataclysm cooldown increased from 60 to 75 seconds+25%
Abilities
Forge Spirit
- NERFAttack range rescaled from 300/365/430/495/560/625/690/755/820/885 to 305/360/415/470/525/580/635/690/745/800+2%-1%-3%-5%-6%-7%-8%-9%-9%-10%
Facets
Ice Breaker
- NERFIce Path: Path Duration decreased from 6s to 5s-17%
Abilities
Ice Path
- NERFCooldown increased from 18/15/12/9s to 20/17/14/11s+11%+13%+17%+22%
Talents
- REWORKLevel 15 Talent: -1.5s Ice Path Cooldown replaced with +60 Ice Path Base Damage
Abilities
Spirit Form
- BUFFCooldown decreased from 85s to 85/80/75s0%-6%-12%
- BUFFDuration increased from 40s to 40/45/50s0%+12%+25%
- BUFFIlluminate Heal increased from 50/60/70% to 70%+40%+17%0%
Talents
- REWORKLevel 20 Talent: +15s Spirit Form Duration replaced with +10% Spirit Form Movement Speed
GENERAL
- BUFFBase Intelligence increased from 18 to 20+11%
- BUFFStrength gain increased from 2.6 to 2.8+8%
Facets
Shadowhawk
- REWORKNow scales with ultimate abilities instead of Shodo Sai
- BUFFShodo Sai: Invis Bonus Crit rescaled from 50% to 40/60/80/100%-20%+20%+60%+100%
Abilities
Grappling Claw
- BUFFLifesteal increased from 50/75/100/125% to 65/85/105/125%+30%+13%+5%0%
Shodo Sai
- BUFFCan now block all physical attack sources (still can't Mark non-hero units)
Raptor Dance
- BUFFInvulnerability period increased from 0.1s to 0.2s+100%
Facets
Chronoptic Nourishment
- BUFFDamage as mana restore increased from 10/18/26/34% to 14/21/28/35%+40%+17%+8%+3%
Abilities
Diabolic Edict
- NERFMana Cost increased from 90/110/130/150 to 90/120/150/1800%+9%+15%+20%
Lightning Storm
- DELNo longer slows attack speed
GENERAL
- NERFBase Agility decreased by 4?Now it's 15. Before this patch it was changed in 7.30c (5 years ago)-21%
Facets
Fleshfeast
- NERFFeast: Max HP per hero kill decreased from 25/35/45/55 to 20/25/30/35-20%-29%-33%-36%
Abilities
Feast
- NERFMax HP per hero kill decreased from 15 to 10-33%
Infest
- NERFAghanim's Scepter attack rate improved from 1.25s to 1s-20%
- DELAghanim's Scepter no longer disarms targeted enemy hero
Facets
Spirit Wolves
- BUFFSummon Wolves: Bonus health per wolf increased from 50/100/150/200 to 60/115/170/225+20%+15%+13%+12%
Abilities
Empower
- NERFEternal Empowerment: Max self bonus decreased from 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20%-20%
Skewer
- NERFDistance decreased from 900/975/1050/1125 to 800/900/1000/1100-11%-8%-5%-2%
- NERFAghanim's Shard Distance decreased from 1175/1250/1325/1400 to 1075/1175/1275/1375-9%-6%-4%-2%
Abilities
Rebound
- NERFImpact Damage decreased from 80/160/240/320 to 75/150/225/300-6%
- NERFAghanim's Shard Impact Damage decreased from 96/192/288/384 to 90/180/270/360-6%
Facets
Starstruck
- NERFStarstorm: Blind Duration decreased from 3.5/4/4.5/5s to 3s-14%-25%-33%-40%
Abilities
Wukong's Command
- DELSoldiers no longer receive a copy of Monkey King's neutral item
Abilities
Wrath of Nature
- DELAghanim's Scepter no longer reduces cooldown by 25s
Talents
- REWORKLevel 20 Talent: Sprout Leashes replaced with -15s Wrath of Nature cooldown
- NERFLevel 10 Talent: Wrath of Nature Base Damage bonus decreased from +30 to +25-17%
Facets
Night Reign
- NERFHunter in the Night: Move Speed decreased from 16/22/28/34/40% to 10/22/28/34/40%-38%0%0%0%0%
Voidbringer
- BUFFVoid: AoE on level 5 increased from 300 to 350+17%
Talents
- NERFLevel 10 Talent: Dark Ascension Duration decreased from +6s to +5s-17%
Facets
Provoke the Beast
- BUFFUproar: Stacks gained per debuff increased from 2 to 3+50%
Ferocity
- NERFPulverize: Stack duration decreased from 20s to 15s-25%
Abilities
Anchor Smash
- NERFDamage Reduction decreased from 30/40/50/60% to 25/30/35/40%-17%-25%-30%-33%
Dead in the Water
- NERFDamage decreased from 200 to 100-50%
- NERFMana Cost increased from 80 to 110+38%
Abilities
Fervor
- DELAghanim's Shard no longer procs additional attacks when attacking a building or ward-type unit
Facets
Drinking Buddies
- BUFFBonus damage increased from 20/45/70/95 to 20/50/80/1100%+11%+14%+16%
Abilities
Grave Chill
- NERFDuration decreased from 6s to 5s-17%
- NERFMove Speed Drain decreased from 15/20/25/30% to 12/16/20/24%-20%
Abilities
The Swarm
- NERFAttack Interval increased from 1.15/1.0/0.85/0.7s to 1.2/1.05/0.9/0.75s+4%+5%+6%+7%
GENERAL
- BUFFAgility gain increased from 1.7 to 1.9+12%
Abilities
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%
Facets
Recursive
- DELWinter's Curse: No longer amplifies physical, magical, and pure damage taken from Winter Wyvern
Abilities
Winter's Curse
- BUFFCursed target is no longer immune to physical damage from Winter Wyvern and her controlled units
- NERFCooldown increased from 85/80/75s to 100/90/80s+18%+12%+7%
GENERAL
- NERFBase damage decreased by 4?Now it's 29. Before this patch it was changed in 7.16 (8 years 3 months ago)-12%
- NERFDamage at level 1 decreased by 4 (from 55-63 to 51-59)-7%
Abilities
Lightning Bolt
- NERFSight Radius decreased from 750 to 500-33%