Roshan
Patch 7.4124.03.20260.00 (0.40)
- REWORK has switched — now begins in the Top Pit
Patch 7.4016.12.2025+1.73 (2.33)
- BUFFRoshan is no longer considered a hero for Lifesteal mechanicsLifesteal from damage to RoshanBeforeNowPhysical LifestealFull, as against a heroReduced by 40%Spell LifestealFull, as against a heroReduced by 80%
Abilities
Roar of Retribution
- BUFFDisarm debuff is no longer dispellable
Slam
- NEWNow deals double damage to creeps
- DELNo longer has double duration against creeps
Patch 7.39c24.06.20250.00 (0.40)
- REWORKMelee attacks against couriers are now treated as melee hero attacks
Patch 7.3922.05.2025+10.40 (10.40)
Abilities
Strength of the Immortal
- BUFFArmor Bonus per minute increased from 0.375 per minute to 0.4 per minute+7%
M0 M5 M10 M15 M20 M25 M30 M40 M50 M60 old 0 1.875 3.75 5.625 7.5 9.375 11.25 15 18.75 22.5 new 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 16 20 24 Δ% 0% +7% +7% +7% +7% +7% +7% +7% +7% +7% - BUFFAttack Damage Bonus per minute increased from 6 per minute to 7 per minute+17%
M0 M5 M10 M15 M20 M25 M30 M40 M50 M60 old 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 240 300 360 new 0 35 70 105 140 175 210 280 350 420 Δ% 0% +17% +17% +17% +17% +17% +17% +17% +17% +17%
Roar of Retribution
- NEWNow cast even if Roshan is Silenced or Stunned
- NEWNow gives Roshan a strong dispel on cast
- BUFFIncoming Damage Buff Duration increased from 8s to 12s+50%
- BUFFHealth Trigger threshold increased from 80% to 85%+6%
- QoLNow triggers a message visible to everyone (similar to when Roshan's Banner is planted)
Slam
- BUFFHero Duration increased from 2s to 4s+100%
- BUFFNon-Hero Duration increased from 4s to 8s+100%
Patch 7.3819.02.2025-4.43 (8.46)
- Roshan is back in the river, with one pit located near each sidelane. He starts in the Bottom pit, slightly closer to Radiant's jungle entrance. From 15:00 he follows the time of day: Bottom pit at day, Top pit at night (slightly closer to Dire's jungle entrance), walking across the river between them.On the way he no longer gets bonus movement speed, but gets +25% Slow Resistance on top of his base one. Only the active pit shows as a minimap icon.
- NEWNow has +25% base Slow Resistance
- REWORKRoshan is , with one pit located near each sidelane
- NERFKnockback now has a 2s cooldown before it can be applied to the same unit again?The knockback of Roshan's Walk: since 7.33 Roshan pushes units aside while walking between his pits (listed among knockback effects in 7.36b)
- DELRoshan no longer drops Aghanim's Blessing
- QoLAdded a Roshan icon near the minimap that shows Roshan's state (alive, dead, maybe alive) and location?If Roshan is dead, the status will also include a timer until his possible respawnSince Roshan's respawn takes between 8 to 11 minutes, during this window the status will say that he may be alive, but also include a timer until the guaranteed respawnIf a team gains vision over Roshan or Roshan's Roar of Retribution is heard during this status, the timer will be updated to inform that Roshan is aliveTemplar Assassin's Third Eye Innate will cause the icon to display exactly when and where Roshan will respawn
Abilities
Throw
- NEWNew ability
Active – scales with game time
When running into a hero while moving between pits, Roshan will stop and grab them before violently throwing them away. Upon landing, heroes are stunned for 1s and take 200 pure damage + 0.5% of target's current health per minute of game time. Each time Roshan throws a hero, he gains 70 bonus movement speed and increases throw damage by additional 100 until he reaches his destination pit. After 5 throws Roshan ignores heroes on his way
Can be blocked by spell-blocking abilities and items, like 
, but can't be reflected. Heroes will be thrown away from Roshan based on their relative position to him
, but can't be reflected. Heroes will be thrown away from Roshan based on their relative position to him
Cast range400
Cooldown1s
Stun
1s
Pure damage
200
Current health damage
0.5% per minute
Bonus movespeed per throw
70
Max bonus movespeed
300
Damage per throw
100
Max throws
5
Throw distance
1500
Roar of Retribution
- NEWNow also applies a 2s Disarm on all affected units
- NERFRadius decreased from 900 to 600-33%
- NERFCast point increased from 0.1s to 0.5s+400%
- NERFCooldown increased from 20s to 60s+200%
- QoLAdded a unique attack animation for Bash, as well as new animation and particles for Roar of Retribution
Patch 7.3731.07.2024+0.40 (0.80)
- NEWStarting from his second death, Roshan now always drops Roshan's Banner
- REWORKStarting from his third death Roshan now drops Refresher Shard and Cheese during daytime or Aghanim's Blessing during night