General Updates

Terrain Changes
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Trees

  • Removed from the inside corner of the Dire Safelane small camp

Camps

  • Increased of Triangle Ancient camps
  • Fixed a ward spot in Radiant

Item Updates

  • NERFDamage bonus decreased from +18 to +15-17%
  • NERFDamage Return passive attack damage returned decreased from 20 + 20% attack damage to 10 + 15% attack damage-33%at 200-30%end
  • NERFAttack Range bonus decreased from +150 to +140-7%
  • NERFAttack Range bonus decreased from +150 to +140-7%
  • NERFGlimmer cooldown increased from 14s to 15s+7%
  • BUFFDisarm duration increased from 3s to 3.5s on melee targets and from 4s to 4.5s on ranged targets+17%+12%
Passive: Chain LightningGrants a 25% chance on attack to release a bolt of electricity that leaps between 4 targets within a 650 radius, dealing 110 magical damage to each. Lightning proc pierces evasion. Deals 150% damage to illusions.
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Passive: Chain LightningGrants a 25% chance on attack to release a bolt of electricity that leaps between 4 targets within a 650 radius, dealing 110 magical damage to each. Lightning proc pierces evasion.
  • DELChain Lightning no longer deals bonus damage to illusions
  • QoLFixed item description stating that Chain Lightning deals bonus damage to illusions
  • NERFBerserk bonus attack speed decreased from 110 to 100-9%
  • NERFHealth bonus decreased from +500 to +450-10%
  • NERFMana bonus decreased from +500 to +450-10%
  • BUFFProtect mana cost decreased from 100 to 60-40%
  • BUFFEmpower Spell cooldown decreased from 10s to 9s-10%
  • BUFFEmpower Spell cooldown decreased from 10s to 9s-10%
  • NERFArmor bonus decreased from +6 to +5-17%
  • NERFArmor bonus decreased from +8 to +7-12%

Neutral Item Updates

Artifact changes
Passive: VeiledWhen falling below 50% HP, gain 200% evasion for 8 seconds. While active, dodging an attack decreases the evasion bonus by 75% of its current value.
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Passive: VeiledWhen falling below 50% HP, gain 150% evasion for 5 seconds. While active, dodging an attack decreases the evasion bonus by 75% of its current value.
  • NERFVeiled starting evasion decreased from 200% to 150%-25%
  • NERFVeiled duration decreased from 8s to 5s-38%
  • NERFCyclonic Shield barrier amount decreased from 250 to 225-10%
Passive: Death Delay100Survive for an extra 5 seconds after receiving a killing blow. If any enemy heroes dies within 1200 units, the death delay effect is extended by 5 seconds.
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Passive: Death Delay100Survive for an extra 6 seconds after receiving a killing blow. If any enemy heroes dies within 1200 units, the death delay effect is extended by 5 seconds. The hero cannot attack buildings during Death Delay.
  • BUFFDeath Delay base duration increased from 5s to 6s+20%
  • DELUnits can no longer attack buildings while under the effect of Death Delay
  • BUFFPsychic Push cooldown decreased from 20s to 15s-25%
  • NERFKeen Eye disable duration on taking damage increased from 3s to 6s+100%
  • NERFSelf-Exile mana cost increased from 40 to 65+62%
Enchantment Changes
StatsTier 1Tier 2Tier 3Tier 4Tier 5Health+110+150+190+230Health Regen—+4→+3+8→+6+12→+9Slow Resistance———+25%
  • NERFHealth Regen bonus decreased from +0/4/8/12 to +0/3/6/90%-25%-25%-25%
StatsTier 1Tier 2Tier 3Tier 4Tier 5Mana Regen+1→+0.8+1.75→+1.6+2.5→+2.4+3.25→+3.2Magic Resistance—+10%+13%+16%Cast Range———+100
  • NERFMana Regen bonus decreased from +1/1.75/2.5/3.25 to +0.8/1.6/2.4/3.2-20%-9%-4%-2%

Hero Updates

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Aphotic Shield provides HP Regen decreased from +12 to +10-17%
Axe
Axe

Abilities

Berserker's Call

Berserker's Call

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 80/90/100/110 to 90/100/110/120+12%+11%+10%+9%
Culling Blade

Culling Blade

  • NERFKill Armor Bonus decreased from 20/25/30 to 10/15/20-50%-40%-33%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Agility decreased from 15 to 13?Damage at level 1 decreased from 39–43 to 38–42-13%

Abilities

Flamebreak

Flamebreak

  • NERFRadius decreased from 450 to 400-11%

Abilities

Sanguivore

Sanguivore

  • BUFFAghanim's Scepter heal on Pure damage dealt increased from 30% to 35%+17%
Blood Rite

Blood Rite

  • BUFFDamage increased from 90/145/200/255 to 100/155/210/265+11%+7%+5%+4%

Abilities

Track

Track

  • BUFFAllies Bonus Gold increased from 40/80/120 to 50/90/130+25%+12%+8%

Abilities

Freezing Field

Freezing Field

  • BUFFDamage increased from 105/170/250 to 110/180/250+5%+6%0%

Abilities

Shadow Realm

Shadow Realm

  • DELAllies can no longer target Dark Willow while active (Dark Willow can still target herself)

Facets

Solar Charged

  • NERFCooldown Reduction decreased from 1s to 0.8s-20%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Solar Guardian Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 15s-25%

Abilities

Weave

Weave

  • NERFDuration decreased from 10s to 8s-20%
Shadow Wave

Shadow Wave

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 75 to 90+20%

Abilities

Devour

Devour

  • NERFBonus Gold decreased from 40/80/120/160 to 35/70/105/140-12%

GENERAL

  • BUFFMin base damage increased by 6?Now it's 31. Unchanged across all tracked patches (since 7.08) — first recorded changeDamage spread decreased from 10 to 4Damage at level 1 increased from 47–57 to 53–57+24%

Abilities

Searing Chains

Searing Chains

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 95/100/105/110 to 95/105/115/1250%+5%+10%+14%

Abilities

Enchant

Enchant

  • BUFFExperience bounty on creep cast increased from 35% to 40%+14%

Facets

Chronosphere

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 160/150/140s to 155/145/135s-3%-3%-4%

Time Zone

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 130/125/120s to 125/120/115s-4%

Abilities

Time Lock

Time Lock

  • BUFFBonus Damage increased from 12/18/24/30 to 18/22/26/30+50%+22%+8%0%

Abilities

Phantom's Embrace

Phantom's Embrace

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 36/30/24/18s to 30/26/22/18s-17%-13%-8%0%
Ink Swell

Ink Swell

  • BUFFMax Stun Duration increased from 1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8s to 1.6/2/2.4/2.8s+23%+11%+4%0%
Io
Io

Abilities

Spirits

Spirits

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 26/24/22/20s to 22/21/20/19s-15%-12%-9%-5%

Abilities

Tidebringer

Tidebringer

  • NERFCleave Range decreased from 650/800/950/1100 to 650/775/900/10250%-3%-5%-7%

Abilities

Eclipse

Eclipse

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 110s to 105s-5%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Lucent Beam Ministun increased from +0.4s to +0.5s+25%

Abilities

Sacred Arrow

Sacred Arrow

  • BUFFMaximum Bonus Damage increased from 150/160/170/180 to 180+20%+12%+6%0%

Facets

Changing of the Guard

  • NERFInitial cooldown increased from 0.5s to 1s+100%

Abilities

Boundless Strike

Boundless Strike

  • NERFAghanim's Shard portion of Primal Spring's max power decreased from 60% to 40%-33%

Facets

Deluge

  • NERFDuration decreased from 3.5s to 2.6/2.9/3.2/3.5s-26%-17%-9%0%

Abilities

Song of the Siren

Song of the Siren

  • NERFRadius decreased from 1000/1200/1400 to 900/1150/1400-10%-4%0%

GENERAL

  • NERFAgility gain decreased from 3.2 to 3.0-6%

Facets

Soothing Saplings

  • NERFHeal per second decreased from 14/26/38/50 to 10/15/20/25-29%-42%-47%-50%

Abilities

Sprout

Sprout

  • NERFDamage decreased from 70/135/200/265 to 70/130/190/2500%-4%-5%-6%

Abilities

Sadist

Sadist

  • BUFFHealth Regen per kill increased from 3/4.5/6/7.5 to 3.5/5/6.5/8+17%+11%+8%+7%
Ghost Shroud

Ghost Shroud

  • NERFSlow Radius decreased from 750 to 700-7%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Impale Damage increased from +100 to +140+40%
  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Spiked Carapace Stun Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s+20%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Lucky Shot Armor Reduction decreased from +4 to +3-25%

Abilities

Blur

Blur

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 50s to 45s-10%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 15 Talent: Immaterial Evasion increased from +15% to +20%+33%

Abilities

Pulverize

Pulverize

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 40/36/32s to 40/35/30s0%-3%-6%

GENERAL

  • NERFAgility gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.3-8%

Abilities

Succubus

Succubus

  • NERFRange for Max Lifesteal decreased from 300 to 150-50%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Strength increased from 22 to 23+5%

Abilities

Sand Storm

Sand Storm

  • BUFFRadius increased from 425/500/575/650 to 475/550/625/700+12%+10%+9%+8%

Abilities

Disruption

Disruption

  • BUFFCast Range increased from 650 to 675+4%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Armor decreased by 1?Now it's 0. Before this patch it was changed in 7.29 (5 years 7 months ago)-100%

Abilities

Presence of the Dark Lord

Presence of the Dark Lord

  • NERFArmor Reduction decreased from 4/5/6/7 to 3/4/5/6-25%-20%-17%-14%

Abilities

Mass Serpent Ward

Mass Serpent Ward

  • NERFWards' base attack time increased from 1.5s to 1.6s+7%
  • DELWards no longer deal 50% extra damage against Roshan

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Strength decreased from 19 to 18-5%

Abilities

Arcane Bolt

Arcane Bolt

  • BUFFAghanim's Shard number of bolts increased from 2 to 3+50%

Abilities

Firesnap Cookie

Firesnap Cookie

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 21/19/17/15s to 18/17/16/15s-14%-11%-6%0%
Mortimer Kisses

Mortimer Kisses

  • BUFFFirespit Pool Duration increased from 3 to 3.5s+17%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Damage increased by 3?Now it's 34. Unchanged across all tracked patches (since 7.08) — first recorded changeDamage at level 1 increased from 59–69 to 62–72+10%

GENERAL

  • BUFFIntelligence gain increased from 2.8 to 3.0+7%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Damage decreased by 2–3?Now it's 28. Unchanged across all tracked patches (since 7.08) — first recorded changeDamage spread decreased from 6 to 5Damage at level 1 decreased from 53–59 to 51–56-7%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: Meld Bash duration decreased from 1s to 0.8s-20%

Abilities

Keen Conveyance

Keen Conveyance

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 80s to 50s-38%

Abilities

Overgrowth

Overgrowth

  • BUFFDamage per second increased from 85 to 95+12%

Facets

Rotting Mitts

  • NERFZombies summoned by the facet effect now die when Undying dies

Abilities

Tombstone

Tombstone

  • NERFZombie vision range decreased from 900/900 to 800/800-11%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Decay Damage decreased from +40 to +30-25%

Abilities

Maul

Maul

  • NERFHealth As Damage rescaled from 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5% to 1.25%+4%-4%-11%-17%
Earthshock

Earthshock

  • NERFAghanim's Shard Enrage duration decreased from 1.4s to 1.3s-7%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Damage increased by 2?Now it's 28. Before this patch it was changed in 7.38 (1 year 8 months ago)Damage at level 1 increased from 49–55 to 51–57+8%
  • NERFAgility gain decreased from 3.2 to 3.0-6%

Abilities

Nethertoxin

Nethertoxin

  • BUFFMin DPS increased from 15/20/25/30 to 15/25/35/450%+25%+40%+50%

Abilities

Reincarnation

Reincarnation

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

Abilities

Heavenly Jump

Heavenly Jump

  • BUFFLeap Distance increased from 300/400/500/600 to 375/450/525/600+25%+12%+5%0%
Official notes
Released05.08.2025 20:51 UTC
Ran58 days
After 7.39c42 days