General Updates

Map Objectives

Abilities

Reflect

Reflect

  • NERFDamage reflection changed from 30% + 2% per minute to 30% + 1.5% per minute0%start-20%end

Neutral Creep Updates

Abilities

Time Warp Aura

Time Warp Aura

  • NERFCooldown Reduction decreased from 10/11/12/14% to 8/9/10/11%-20%-18%-17%-21%

Item Updates

  • NERFAvatar now has a fixed duration and is not affected by buff duration amplification
  • REWORKHallowed stacks are now item charges instead of a stack counter on the buff?All charges are consumed when the barrier is createdCharge Restore Time of Hallowed is not affected by effects that reduce or modify cooldowns
  • BUFFHallowed now starts with all 3 charges when Consecrated Wraps is purchased or built?Gaining max stacks requirement for the speedup buff is removedInitial 3 charges don't provide the movement speed buff
  • NERFAll Attributes bonus decreased from +6 to +5-17%
  • NERFHallowed charge gain time increased from 3s to 4s+33%
  • BUFFEternal Chains radius increased from 275 to 325?Effective radius increased from 350 to 400 due to item's built-in Area of Effect bonus — +14%+18%
  • BUFFHealth Regen bonus increased from +6 to +6.5+8%
Active: Dominate7005045Takes control of one neutral target unit and sets its movement speed to 380 and max health to a minimum of 1800. Also provides the unit with +70 base attack damage, +12 health regen, +4 mana regen, +7 armor, and levels up some abilities of the target by 1 level. Dominated units with a max health of greater than 1800 retain their original max health. Grants the caster the gold and experience bounty of the dominated creep. Dominated unit's bounty is set to 250 gold and it can no longer be killed by abilities that instantly kill creeps otherwise. The Helm cannot be used for 3 seconds after the dominated creep takes damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.
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Active: Dominate7005040Takes control of one neutral target unit and sets its movement speed to 380 and max health to a minimum of 1900. Also provides the unit with +70 base attack damage, +12 health regen, +4 mana regen, +7 armor, and levels up some abilities of the target by 1 level. Dominated units with a max health of greater than 1900 retain their original max health. Grants the caster the gold and experience bounty of the dominated creep. Dominated unit's bounty is set to 250 gold and it can no longer be killed by abilities that instantly kill creeps otherwise. The Helm cannot be used for 3 seconds after the dominated creep takes damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.
  • BUFFDominate cooldown decreased from 45s to 40s-11%
  • BUFFDominate target unit's max health minimum increased from 1800 to 1900+6%
  • BUFFEnergy Charge incoming Heal Amplification increased from 10% to 15%+50%
  • NERFHoly Blessing outgoing Heal Amplification decreased from 15% to 10%-33%
  • NERFHealth Regen bonus decreased from +6 to +5.5-8%
  • NERFMagic Resistance bonus decreased from +20% to +18%-10%
  • NERFHealth Restoration bonus decreased from +16% to +12%-25%
  • NERFHealth Restoration bonus decreased from +20% to +16%-20%
  • NERFHealth Restoration bonus decreased from +20% to +16%-20%
  • NERFHealth Restoration bonus decreased from +20% to +16%-20%

Neutral Item Updates

Artifact changes
  • BUFFPollinate radius increased from 700 to 900+29%
Passive: SpelloverDealing 100 spell damage to an enemy causes them to overheat and deal damage to their allies in a 300 unit radius. Hero targets deal 40 damage to their allies, other targets deal 15 damage.
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Passive: SpelloverDealing 200 spell damage to an enemy causes them to overheat and deal damage to their allies in a 300 unit radius. Hero targets deal 80 damage to their allies, other targets deal 30 damage.
  • BUFFSpellover damage from hero targets increased from 40 to 80?From 52 to 104 with Dormant Curio+100%
  • BUFFSpellover damage from creep targets increased from 15 to 30?From 19.5 to 39 with Dormant Curio+100%
  • NERFSpellover now has a 0.1s internal cooldown?Still can proc multiple times from a single instance of high damage
  • NERFSpellover damage threshold increased from 100 to 200+100%
  • NERFEnchant base Neutral Enchantment bonus decreased from 15% to 10%-33%
  • BUFFFalse Flight duration increased from 5s to 6.5s?From 6.5s to 8.45s with Dormant Curio+30%
  • BUFFPupate movement speed bonus increased from 15% to 20%+33%
  • NERFReverberate projectile physical damage decreased from 110 to 90?From 143 to 117 with Dormant Curio-18%
  • DELDemonic Warrior no longer has True Sight ability
  • BUFFLesser Avatar bonus magic resistance increased from 50% to 60%+20%
  • BUFFRefract cooldown decreased from 30s to 27s-10%
Enchantment changes
StatsTier 1Tier 2Tier 3Tier 4Tier 5Health Restoration+10%→+9%+15%→+12%+20%→+15%BAT Reduction+6%+9%+12%Intelligence−6%−6%−6%
  • NERFHealth Restoration bonus decreased from +10/15/20% to +9/12/15%-10%-20%-25%

Hero Updates

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Agility decreased from 22 to 19-14%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +1 Acid Spray Armor Reduction replaced with +1% Corrosive Weaponry Slow / Damage Reduction Per Stack?TalentLevelValue+1% Corrosive Weaponry Slow / Damage Reduction Per Stack15 → 10same+1 Acid Spray Armor Reduction10 → 15same
  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +1% Corrosive Weaponry Slow / Damage Reduction Per Stack replaced with +1 Acid Spray Armor Reduction?TalentLevelValue+1 Acid Spray Armor Reduction10 → 15same+1% Corrosive Weaponry Slow / Damage Reduction Per Stack15 → 10same

Abilities

Bone Chill

Bone Chill

  • BUFFAghanim's Scepter Strength Reduction bonus increased from 0.3 to 0.8+167%

Abilities

Mana Break

Mana Break

  • BUFFMax Mana Burned per hit increased from 1.6/2.4/3.2/4% to 1.8/2.7/3.6/4.5%+12%+13%+12%+12%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Blink Cast Range decreased from +150 to +125-17%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +200 Spark Wraith Damage replaced with +30s Spark Wraith Duration?TalentLevelValue+30s Spark Wraith Duration25 → 20sameSpark Wraith Damage20 → 25+200 → +240 +20%
  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +30s Spark Wraith Duration replaced with +240 Spark Wraith Damage?TalentLevelValueSpark Wraith Damage20 → 25+200 → +240 +20%+30s Spark Wraith Duration25 → 20same
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Magnetic Field Cooldown Reduction decreased from 5s to 4s-20%
  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: Runic Infusion All Attributes Bonus decreased from +1.5 to +1-33%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Armor decreased by 1?Now it's 1. Before this patch it was changed in 7.31 (4 years 8 months ago)-50%

Abilities

Firefly

Firefly

  • NERFCooldown increased from 45/40/35/30s to 48/42/36/30s+7%+5%+3%0%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 15 Talent: Sticky Napalm Movement Slow increased from +0.5% to +0.75%+50%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90-10%

Abilities

Wild Axes

Wild Axes

  • NERFDebuff Duration rescaled from 12s to 10/11/12/13s-17%-8%0%+8%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Armor decreased from +5 to +4-20%
  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Wild Axes Damage Amp Per Stack decreased from +2% to +1.5%-25%

Abilities

Rupture

Rupture

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 100/150/200 to 125/175/225+25%+17%+12%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: Max Thirst Move Speed decreased from +18% to +15%-17%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase agility increased from 18 to 20?Damage at level 1 increased from 45-51 to 47-53+11%

Abilities

Phantasm

Phantasm

  • BUFFNumber of Phantasms increased from 1/2/3 to 3+200%+50%0%
  • NERFCooldown increased from 75s to 85/80/75s+13%+7%0%
  • NERFPhantasm Damage decreased from 100% to 50/75/100%-50%-25%0%

Abilities

Holy Persuasion

Holy Persuasion

  • BUFFBonus Damage increased from 0/6/12/18% to 5/10/15/20%+5+67%+25%+11%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Strafe Duration increased from +0.75s to +1s+33%

Abilities

Crystal Clone

Crystal Clone

  • NERFCooldown increased from 10s to 12s+20%

Abilities

Break of Dawn

Break of Dawn

  • NERFMax Damage Increase decreased from 10% + 1% per level to 8% + 1% per level-18%start-5%end

Abilities

Exorcism

Exorcism

  • BUFFSpirit Damage increased from 64 to 65/68/71?Damage range increased from 62-67 to 62-68 / 65-71 / 68-74+2%+6%+11%

Abilities

Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth

  • NERFDamage decreased from 20/35/50/65 to 20/30/40/500%-14%-20%-23%
Doom

Doom

  • NERFDamage per second decreased from 25/45/66 to 22/44/66-12%-2%0%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: Devour grants 15% Magic Resistance replaced with +10% Magic Resistance
  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +66 Damage replaced with +1.5% Infernal Blade Max HP As Damage?TalentLevelValueInfernal Blade Max HP As Damage20 → 15+2.5% → +1.5% −40%+66 Damage15 → 20same
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +2.5% Infernal Blade Max HP As Damage replaced with +66 Damage?TalentLevelValue+66 Damage15 → 20sameInfernal Blade Max HP As Damage20 → 15+2.5% → +1.5% −40%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Agility increased from 22 to 24?Damage at level 1 increased from 49-56 to 51-58+9%

Abilities

Marksmanship

Marksmanship

  • BUFFEnemy hero disable range decreased from 325 to 300-8%
Glacier

Glacier

  • NERFWhile on the glacier, Marksmanship now can be disabled by enemies in the proximity

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Multishot Waves increased from +1 to +2+100%

Abilities

Momentum

Momentum

  • BUFFBonus Speed to Armor increased from 3.6% + 0.4% per level to 5.0% + 0.5% per level+38%start+28%end

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Damage decreased by 3?Now it's 30. Before this patch it was changed in 7.21 (7 years 9 months ago)Damage at level 1 decreased from 55-59 to 52-56-9%

Abilities

Sleight of Fist

Sleight of Fist

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 60/65/70/75 to 75+25%+15%+7%0%

Abilities

Event Horizon

Event Horizon

  • BUFFMovement Slow increased from 4% + 1% per level to 5% + 1% per level+20%start+3%end
Demonic Summoning

Demonic Summoning

  • BUFFEidolon Damage increased from 16/27/38/49 to 16/28/40/52?As a result, damage changed from 16/27/38/49 to 12-20/24-32/36-44/48-560%+4%+5%+6%
  • MISCFixed Eidolons not having an 8 attack damage spread

Abilities

Flak Cannon

Flak Cannon

  • NERFCooldown rescaled from 26/24/22/20s to 25s-4%+4%+14%+25%
Call Down

Call Down

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 90/75/60s to 75/65/55s-17%-13%-8%

Abilities

Hunter's Boomerang

Hunter's Boomerang

  • NERFDebuff Duration decreased from 7s to 6s-14%

Abilities

Invoke

Invoke

  • NEWNow grants Invoker an additional Ability Point at hero levels 6, 12, and 18

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +1 Orb Levels replaced with +50% Forged Spirit Armor Reduction

Abilities

Dual Breath

Dual Breath

  • NERFCooldown rescaled from 10s to 12/11/10/9s+20%+10%0%-10%
Liquid Fire

Liquid Fire

  • NERFBurn Damage rescaled from 15/25/35/45 to 12/24/36/48-20%-4%+3%+7%
Macropyre

Macropyre

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 300/400/500 to 250/350/450-17%-12%-10%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Macropyre Damage increased from +20 to +25+25%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Movement Speed increased from 300 to 305+2%

Abilities

Bladeform

Bladeform

  • BUFFBase Agility per stack increased from 2.5% + 0.05% per level to 2.5% + 0.1% per level+2%start+38%end

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Blade Fury Damage per second increased from +100 to +120+20%

Abilities

Bright Speed

Bright Speed

  • NERFIntelligence required for 1 movement speed increased from 2.5 to 3+20%
Spirit Form

Spirit Form

  • NERFCast Range Bonus decreased from 100/200/300 to 100/175/2500%-12%-17%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Spirit Form Bright Speed Bonus decreased from +30% to +25%-17%

Abilities

Encore

Encore

  • BUFFBonus Duration increased from 9% + 1% per level to 10% + 1% per level+10%start+3%end
Croak of Genius

Croak of Genius

  • BUFFMana Cost rescaled from 25/35/45/55 to 40+60%+14%-11%-27%
  • BUFFDuration increased from 12/18/24/30s to 15/20/25/30s+25%+11%+4%0%
Bullbelly Blitz

Bullbelly Blitz

  • NERFAghanim's Scepter Damage per stack decreased from 6/12/18 to 6/10/140%-17%-22%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Catchy Lick Damage increased from +170 to +200+18%

Abilities

Shapeshift

Shapeshift

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 110/100/90s to 105/95/85s-5%-5%-6%

GENERAL

  • BUFFAgility gain increased from 2.0 to 2.2?Damage gain per level increased from 3.2 to 3.3 as a result+10%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 310-2%
  • NERFStrength gain decreased from 2.2 to 2.0-9%

Abilities

Ransack

Ransack

  • NERFHealth Steal (Heroes) decreased from 9/12/15/18 to 7/10/13/16-22%-17%-13%-11%
Divided We Stand

Divided We Stand

  • BUFFNo longer shares cooldowns of Town Portal Scrolls
  • NERFMax Health and Max Mana bonuses from items are now penalized by the number of Meepos (like other item bonuses)
MegaMeepo

MegaMeepo

  • NERFCooldown increased from 60s to 90s+50%
  • NERFDuration decreased from 25s to 20s-20%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +40 Poof Damage replaced with -1.5s Earthbind Cooldown?TalentLevelValueEarthbind Cooldown15 → 10-2.5s → -1.5s −40%+40 Poof Damage10 → 15same
  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: -2.5s Earthbind Cooldown replaced with +40 Poof Damage?TalentLevelValue+40 Poof Damage10 → 15sameEarthbind Cooldown15 → 10-2.5s → -1.5s −40%
  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Ransack Health Steal decreased from +7 to +6-14%

Abilities

Changing of the Guard

Changing of the Guard

  • NERFCooldown increased from 3s to 5s+67%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Tree Dance Cast Range decreased from +350 to +300-14%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Attack Speed decreased from 110 to 100-9%

Abilities

Eelskin

Eelskin

  • NERFEvasion per Naga decreased from 4.9% + 0.1% per level to 4% + 0.1% per level-18%start-11%end

Abilities

Wrath of Nature

Wrath of Nature

  • BUFFBase Damage increased from 90/130/170 to 100/140/180+11%+8%+6%

Abilities

Death Seeker

Death Seeker

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 125 to 160+28%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Health Regen decreased by 1.25?Now it's 0.25. Before this patch it was changed in 7.36a (2 years 5 months ago)-83%

Abilities

Vendetta

Vendetta

  • NERFDuration decreased from 60s to 45/50/55s-25%-17%-8%

Abilities

Hammer of Purity

Hammer of Purity

  • BUFFDamage to heal increased from 30% to 35%+17%
Guardian Angel

Guardian Angel

  • BUFFDuration increased from 4/4.5/5s to 4/4.75/5.5s0%+6%+10%
  • NERFAghanim's Scepter Bonus Health Restoration decreased from 100% to 50%-50%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Degen Aura Radius increased from +125 to +150+20%

Abilities

Lucky Shot

Lucky Shot

  • NERFAttack Speed Reduction decreased from 40/80/120/160 to 35/70/105/140-12%
Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

  • NERFTotal Attack Damage as Damage decreased from 100% to 80%-20%

GENERAL

  • BUFFStrength gain increased from 2.0 to 2.2+10%

Abilities

Phantom Strike

Phantom Strike

  • BUFFDuration increased from 2.5s to 3s+20%
  • NERFBonus Attack Speed rescaled from 100/130/160/190 to 80/120/160/200-20%-8%0%+5%
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

  • BUFFCritical Damage increased from 200/300/400% to 200/325/450%0%+8%+12%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Attack Range decreased from 525 to 500-5%

Abilities

Sun Ray

Sun Ray

  • DELAghanim's Shard no longer slows affected enemies by 10%

Abilities

Pulverize

Pulverize

  • NERFCooldown increased from 40/35/30s to 45/40/35s+12%+14%+17%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Damage decreased from +30 to +25-17%

Abilities

Flesh Heap

Flesh Heap

  • BUFFStrength gain per stack increased from 1.6 to 2.0+25%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Telekinesis Landing Damage decreased from 325 to 300-8%

Abilities

Epicenter

Epicenter

  • NERFAttack Slow decreased from 50/55/60 to 30/40/50-40%-27%-17%
  • NERFAghanim's Scepter Stinger damage decreased from 50% to 40%-20%

Abilities

Disruption

Disruption

  • NERFIllusion Duration decreased from 11/12/13/14s to 8/10/12/14s-27%-17%-8%0%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Movement Speed decreased from +25 to +20-20%

GENERAL

  • NERFIntelligence gain decreased from 3.5 to 3.3-6%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Global Silence Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 15s-25%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Mana Regen increased by 0.25?Now it's 0.5. Before this patch it was changed in 7.36 (2 years 5 months ago)+100%

Abilities

Guardian Sprint

Guardian Sprint

  • NERFCooldown increased from 29/25/21/17s to 33/28/23/18s+14%+12%+10%+6%

Abilities

Essence Shift

Essence Shift

  • NERFDuration decreased from 12.5s + 2.5s per level to 10s + 2.5s per level-17%start-3%end

Talents

  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Essence Shift Duration decreased from +25s to +20s-20%

Abilities

Scatterblast

Scatterblast

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 18/15/12/9s to 17/14/11/8s-6%-7%-8%-11%
  • BUFFInitial radius increased from 225 to 250+11%

GENERAL

  • NERFStrength gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.3-4%

Abilities

Dispersion

Dispersion

  • NERFMax Radius decreased from 800 to 700-12%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Spectral Dagger Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s-25%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Magic Resistance decreased from +20% to +15%-25%
  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Blast Off! Damage decreased from +200 to +175-12%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 20 Talent: Conjure Image Duration decreased from +10s to +8s-20%

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Strength decreased from 26 to 25?Damage at level 1 decreased from 51-57 to 50-56-4%

Abilities

Leviathan's Catch

Leviathan's Catch

  • NERFNow gains fish on every even level instead of every level

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Gush Damage decreased from +100 to +90-10%
  • NERFLevel 25 Talent: Anchor Smash affects buildings now deals 50% damage to buildings-50%

Abilities

Whirling Death

Whirling Death

  • BUFFDamage rescaled from 75/120/165/210 to 60/120/180/240-20%0%+9%+14%
Timber Chain

Timber Chain

  • BUFFDamage increased from 45/100/155/210 to 45/105/165/2250%+5%+6%+7%
Chakram

Chakram

  • BUFFPass Damage rescaled from 100/150/200 to 75/150/225-25%0%+12%

Abilities

Deploy Turrets

Deploy Turrets

  • BUFFMissile speed increased from 1200 to 1350+12%
  • BUFFBase activation time decreased from 0.3s to 0s-100%
  • DELAghanim's Scepter no longer makes activation faster

GENERAL

  • BUFFIntelligence gain increased from 2.2 to 2.4+9%

Abilities

Tree Volley

Tree Volley

  • DELNo longer applies cleave

Abilities

Nature's Grasp

Nature's Grasp

  • NERFCooldown increased from 20/19/18/17s to 23/21/19/17s+15%+11%+6%0%

Abilities

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

  • NERFAttack Slow decreased from 17 + 3 per level to 12 + 3 per level-25%start-5%end
Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies

  • NERFBonus Armor decreased from 10 to 7-30%
  • DELNo longer has an alt-cast

Abilities

Dissimilate

Dissimilate

  • NERFDamage decreased from 120/200/280/360 to 105/185/265/345-12%-8%-5%-4%

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Health Regen increased by 0.5?Now it's 0.75. Before this patch it was changed in 7.30 (5 years 2 months ago)+200%

Abilities

Powershot

Powershot

  • BUFFSlow increased from 20/25/30/35% to 22/28/34/40%+10%+12%+13%+14%
Gale Force

Gale Force

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 30s to 25s-17%
Official notes
Released07.04.2026 21:52 UTC
Ran29 days
After 7.41a11 days