Item Updates

  • NEWCan now be disassembled
  • NERFAll Attributes bonus decreased from +7 to +6-14%
  • NERFMana Regen bonus decreased from +2.5 to +2.25-10%

Hero Updates

Abilities

Curse of Avernus

Curse of Avernus

  • DELNo longer applied by illusions
Axe
Axe

GENERAL

  • NERFStrength gain decreased from 2.8 to 2.7-4%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +10 to +8-20%

GENERAL

  • BUFFAgility gain increased from 1.8 to 2.0?Damage gain per level increased from 3.4 to 3.5+11%

Abilities

Bloodrage

Bloodrage

  • BUFFMax Health Damage per second decreased from 1.4% to 1.2%?Bloodrage's cost — the health per second Bloodseeker loses to it, so a lower value helps him-14%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Health increased from +175 to +200+14%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Agility decreased from +20 to +15-25%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Rupture Cast Range decreased from +425 to +400-6%

Abilities

Liquid Courage

Liquid Courage

  • BUFFAghanim's Shard Max HP Regen per second increased from 2% to 2.5%+25%
Drunken Brawler

Drunken Brawler

Earth Brawler

Earth Brawler

  • BUFFArmor increased from 2/4/6/8 to 3/5/7/9+50%+25%+17%+12%

Facets

Necrotic Webs

  • NERFEnemy Restoration Reduction decreased from 10/30/50/70% to 10/25/40/55%0%-17%-20%-21%

Abilities

Spin Web

Spin Web

  • NERFMax Charges decreased from 4/6/8/10 to 3/5/7/9-25%-17%-12%-10%
Incapacitating Bite

Incapacitating Bite

  • DELNo longer applied by illusions

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +8 to +6-25%
  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: BAT Reduction during Insatiable Hunger decreased from 0.2s to 0.15s-25%

Abilities

Skeleton Walk

Skeleton Walk

  • NERFSkeleton Building Damage penalty increased from 25% to 75%?Also applies to Burning Army skeletons.+200%
  • DELRemoved Aghanim's Scepter.
Burning Army: Grants this ability: Summons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
Skeleton Walk: Increases Skeleton Archer health.
Burning Army
Range
900
Archers
6
Spawn interval
0.1s
Skeleton Walk
Archer hits to kill
3
→
Burning Army: Grants this ability: Summons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
Range
900
Archers
6
Spawn interval
0.1s

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Attack Range decreased from +60 to +50-17%
  • DELLevel 25 Talent: Searing Arrows Multishot no longer applies to Skeleton Archers

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Armor increased by 1?Now it's 2. Before this patch it was changed in 7.38b (1 year 8 months ago)+100%

Abilities

Infernal Blade

Infernal Blade

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 40 to 35-12%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: Marksmanship Chance decreased from +10% to +8%-20%

Abilities

Fissure

Fissure

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 120/125/130/135 to 115/120/125/130-4%

Abilities

Searing Chains

Searing Chains

  • BUFFDamage Per Second rescaled from 50/70/90/110 to 100+100%+43%+11%-9%
  • NERFDuration decreased from 1.5/2/2.5/3s to 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75s-17%-12%-10%-8%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase damage increased by 1?Now it's 22. Before this patch it was changed in 7.22f (7 years 3 months ago)+5%
  • BUFFDamage at level 1 decreased from 46–50 to 47–51?Note:The patch text says "decreased", but the values actually went up.+2%

Abilities

Ink Swell

Ink Swell

  • BUFFCast Range increased from 500/600/700/800 to 650/700/750/800+30%+17%+7%0%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 15 Talent: Ink Swell Movement Speed increased from +12% to +15%+25%

GENERAL

  • BUFFAgility gain increased from 3.2 to 3.4+6%
  • NERFBase Attack Speed decreased from 125 to 115-8%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Call Down Cooldown Reduction increased from 30s to 40s+33%

Facets

Cauterize

  • NERFCooldown increased from 50/40/30/20s to 60/50/40/30s+20%+25%+33%+50%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Intelligence decreased from 26 to 25?Damage at level 1 decreased from 53–61 to 52–60-4%

Abilities

Ice Path

Ice Path

  • NERFPath Duration decreased from 3/3.5/4/4.5s to 2.6/3.1/3.6/4.1s-13%-11%-10%-9%

GENERAL

  • NEWAdded to Captains Mode
  • BUFFIntelligence gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6+8%

Abilities

Frogstomp

Frogstomp

  • BUFFDamage per stomp increased from 35/45/55/65 to 36/48/60/72+3%+7%+9%+11%
Amphibian Rhapsody

Amphibian Rhapsody

  • BUFFRadius increased from 750 to 800+7%
  • MISCNow can be toggled while silenced

Abilities

Duel

Duel

  • NERFAghanim's Scepter Duration decreased from 5.5/6/6.5s to 5/5.5/6s-9%-8%-8%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Agility increased from 20 to 22?Damage at level 1 increased from 42–46 to 44–48+10%

Abilities

Savage Roar

Savage Roar

  • BUFFDuration increased from 0.8/1.2/1.6/2s to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s?Same change applies to the Spirit Bear's Savage Roar+38%+17%+6%0%
Return

Return

  • NERFRoots and leashes will now interrupt Return's channeling?Previously they only prevented casting of Return, but had no effect if applied during the channeling.

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Slow Resistance during True Form increased from 60% to 70%+17%

Abilities

MegaMeepo

MegaMeepo

  • NERFPoof damage factor per additional Meepo decreased from 75% to 50%-33%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Poof Damage decreased from +50 to +40-20%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Ransack Health Steal decreased from +8 to +7-12%

Abilities

Jingu Mastery

Jingu Mastery

  • BUFFBonus Damage increased from 30/75/120/165 to 30/80/130/1800%+7%+8%+9%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Primal Spring Max Damage increased from +85 to +90+6%

Abilities

Nature's Call

Nature's Call

  • BUFFTreant Damage increased from 16/24/32/40 to 16/25/34/430%+4%+6%+8%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Strength increased from 19 to 20+5%

Abilities

Fortune Favors the Bold

Fortune Favors the Bold

  • BUFFChance Reduction increased from 40% to 50%+25%
Swashbuckle

Swashbuckle

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 20/17/14/11s to 19/16/13/10s-5%-6%-7%-9%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Stifling Dagger Cooldown Reduction increased from 1.5s to 2s+33%

Abilities

Illusory Armaments

Illusory Armaments

  • NERFMin Damage at level 1 decreased from 18% to 17%?Increment value per 3 level-ups is still 2%.-6%
Doppelganger

Doppelganger

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 50 to 70+40%

Abilities

Meat Shield

Meat Shield

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 65/70/75/80+30%+17%+7%0%

GENERAL

  • BUFFAgility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.6+14%
  • NERFBase Agility decreased from 13 to 11-15%

Facets

Carny Classics

  • BUFFStink cloud radius increased from 200 to 250+25%

Abilities

Telekinesis

Telekinesis

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 23/20/17/14s to 22/19/16/13s-4%-5%-6%-7%

Facets

Promulgate

  • NERFHealth loss decreased from 9/11/13/15% to 9/10/11/12%0%-9%-15%-20%

GENERAL

  • NERFStrength gain decreased from 3.6 to 3.4-6%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Health decreased from +300 to +250-17%

Abilities

Saltwater Shiv

Saltwater Shiv

  • BUFFStack Restoration Steal rescaled from 3/4/5/6% to 2/4/6/8%-33%0%+20%+33%
  • BUFFStack Regen Steal increased from 2/3/4/5 to 2/4/6/80%+33%+50%+60%
  • BUFFStack Speed Steal increased from 2/3/4/5 to 2/4/6/80%+33%+50%+60%

GENERAL

  • NERFStrength gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.4-4%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Health decreased from +350 to +325-7%
  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: All Spectre Illusion Damage decreased from +20% to +15%-25%

Abilities

Conjure Image

Conjure Image

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 55/65/75/85 to 50/60/70/80-9%-8%-7%-6%
Sunder

Sunder

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 120/80/40s to 110/75/40s-8%-6%0%
Demon Zeal

Demon Zeal

  • DELNo longer affects Reflection illusions

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 15 Talent: Reflection Slow/Damage increased from +10% to +15%+50%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Strength decreased from 27 to 26?Damage at level 1 decreased from 52–58 to 51–57-4%

GENERAL

  • BUFFStrength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6+3%
  • NERFBase Strength decreased from 26 to 23?Damage at level 1 decreased from 49–53 to 46–50-12%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Whirling Death Stat Loss decreased from +2.5% to +2%-20%

Abilities

Eyes In The Forest

Eyes In The Forest

  • NERFEyes now have a 50g bounty when killed

Abilities

Fury Swipes

Fury Swipes

  • NERFDamage per attack decreased from 13/21/29/37 to 12/20/28/36-8%-5%-3%-3%

Abilities

Corrosive Skin

Corrosive Skin

  • NERFDamage per second rescaled from 8/16/24/32 to 10/15/20/25+25%-6%-17%-22%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Predator Damage Per Missing Health increased from +0.25 to +0.3+20%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Viper Strike DPS decreased from +80 to +70-12%
Official notes
Released22.01.2026 00:23 UTC
Ran61 days
After 7.40b30 days