Abaddon
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
6/22/2026
Base Attack Speed increased from 95 to 100
Withering Mist: Heal Reduction increased from 24.5% + 0.5% per level to 29.5% + 0.5% per level
Patch 7.41cNet Gain
5/6/2026Base Intelligence increased by 1
Damage at level 1 unchanged at 49-59
Talents: Level 10 Talent Curse of Avernus DPS increased from +25 to +30
4/7/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/27/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/24/2026
Withering Mist: Health Restoration Reduction changed from 35% to 24.5% + 0.5% per level
Withering Mist: Now also modifies incoming healing
Mist Coil: Damage/Heal increased from 95/160/225/290 to 95/170/245/320
Borrowed Time: Cooldown decreased from 90/85/80s to 85/75/65s
Talents: Level 10 Talent +10% Withering Mist Health Restoration Reduction replaced with +25 Curse of Avernus DPS
Talents: Level 15 Talent +40 Curse of Avernus DPS replaced with -10s Borrowed Time Cooldown
1/22/2026
Curse of Avernus: No longer applied by illusions
12/23/2025
Talents: Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen decreased from +10 to +8
12/16/2025
Base Strength decreased from 22 to 21
Base Agility decreased from 23 to 22
Damage at level 1 decreased by 1 (from 50–60 to 49–59)
The Quickening: Cooldown reduction on hero death decreased from 6s to 5s
Mist Coil: Cooldown increased from 6.5/6/5.5/5s to 8/7/6/5s
Mist Coil: Damage/Heal increased from 80/150/220/290 to 95/160/225/290
10/2/2025
Borrowed Time: Cooldown increased from 90/80/70s to 90/85/80s
6/12/2026
Talents: Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield provides HP Regen decreased from +12 to +10
6/24/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Removed Mephitic Shroud Facet
Withering Mist: Instead of reducing Healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spell Lifesteal by 35%, now reduces Health Restoration by 35%
Mist Coil: No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Aphotic Shield: Now upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Aphotic Shield: Deals 75% of absorbed damage to nearby enemies
3/27/2025
Base Armor decreased by 1
Curse of Avernus: No longer deals damage to buildings
Talents: Level 15 Talent Curse of Avernus DPS decreased from +50 to +40
Talents: Level 25 Talent Curse of Avernus Attack Speed Bonus decreased from +80 to +65
3/4/2025
Base Mana Regen decreased from 0.25 to 0
Mist Coil: Damage/Heal decreased from 100/175/250/325 to 80/150/220/290
Mist Coil: Cast Range rescaled from 600/625/650/675 to 625
Aphotic Shield: Duration decreased from 15s to 12s
Aphotic Shield: Mana Cost increased from 95/110/125/140 to 110/120/130/140
Borrowed Time: Aghanim's Scepter radius changed from 900 to Mist Coil's Cast Range
2/19/2025
Base Damage increased by 26
Base Intelligence decreased from 19 to 18
Damage at level 1 increased by 10 (from 40-50 to 50-60)
Strength gain increased from 2.2 to 2.6
Agility gain increased from 1.3 to 1.5
Intelligence gain increased from 1.6 to 2
Damage gain per level decreased from +3.6 to +2.7
Damage at level 30 decreased by 25 (from 173-183 to 148-158)
The Quickening: Cooldown reduction per hero death increased from 4s to 6s
Talents: Level 10 Talent +15% Curse of Avernus Movement Slow replaced with +10% Withering Mist Healing Reduction
11/20/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/28/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/14/2024
Mist Coil: Mana Cost increased from 50 to 50/55/60/65
Curse of Avernus: DPS increased from 10/20/30/40 to 15/25/35/45
Talents: Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regeneration decreased from +15 to +12
Talents: Level 15 Talent Mist Coil Heal/Damage decreased from +40 to +35
Talents: Level 25 Talent Mist Coil AoE decreased from 400 to 350
7/31/2024
Font of Avernus: Ability removed
Withering Mist: New Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
Withering Mist: Damaging enemies applies the Withering Mist debuff for 5s. Affected enemies have their HP regeneration, healing, lifesteal and spell lifesteal reduced by 35% if they are below 40% HP
Borrowed Time: Cooldown increased from 80/70/60s to 90/80/70s
Talents: Level 20 Talent Aphotic Shield Barrier Amount decreased from 100 to 80
6/25/2024
Borrowed Time: Aghanim's Scepter Range decreased from 1200 to 900
Borrowed Time: Aghanim's Scepter Damage Threshold increased from 525 to 550
Talents: Level 10 Talent Curse of Avernus Movement Slow increased from +10% to +15%
Talents: Level 20 Talent Borrowed Time Immolation DPS increased from 95 to 100
6/6/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/27/2024
Curse of Avernus: Attack Speed decreased from 15/30/45/60 to 10/20/30/40
Borrowed Time: Aghanim's Scepter threshold damage is now reset after Mist Coil is fired
5/23/2024
Base Damage decreased by 6
Curse of Avernus: No longer silences the target or has an attack counter
Curse of Avernus: Now the full effect is applied on the first attack. Each hit resets the duration
Curse of Avernus: Bonus Attack Speed decreased from 60/80/100/120 to 15/30/45/60
Curse of Avernus: Movement Slow rescaled from 15/30/45/60% to 10/15/20/25%
Curse of Avernus: Damage per Second decreased from 20/30/40/50 to 10/20/30/40
Curse of Avernus: Duration decreased from 4s to 2s
Curse of Avernus: Aghanim's Shard no longer improves slow
Talents: Level 10 Talent Curse of Avernus Movement Slow decreased from +15% to +10%
Talents: Level 15 Talent Curse of Avernus DPS decreased from +80 to +50
Talents: Level 25 Talent -1 Curse of Avernus Attacks Required replaced with +80 Curse of Avernus Bonus Attack Speed
3/21/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/22/2024
Borrowed Time: Cooldown increased from 70/60/50s to 80/70/60s
12/21/2023
Curse of Avernus: Curse Duration decreased from 4.5s to 4.0s
Curse of Avernus: Curse DPS decreased from 30/40/50/60 to 20/30/40/50
6/12/2026
Base Armor increased by 1
Curse of Avernus: Now deals 30/40/50/60 damage per second to the target when it procs for the duration of the curse. Damage interval: 0.5s. Damage to buildings is reduced by 70%
Talents: Level 10 Talent +7 Strength replaced with Aphotic Shield provides +15 HP Regen
Talents: Level 15 Talent +55 Damage replaced with +80 Curse of Avernus DPS
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.34dNet Gain
10/5/2023Base Intelligence increased from 18 to 19
Intelligence gain increased from 1.2 to 1.6
Aphotic Shield: Damage Barrier increased from 110/140/170/200 to 120/150/180/210
Patch 7.34cNet Gain
9/9/2023Mist Coil: Cast Range increased from 600 to 600/625/650/675
Curse of Avernus: Curse Attack Speed increased from 40/60/80/100 to 60/80/100/120
Talents: Level 20 Talent Borrowed Time Immolation DPS increased from 85 to 95
Patch 7.34bNet Gain
8/15/2023Mist Coil: Self Damage decreased from 50% to 40%
Mist Coil: Damage/Heal increased from 90/160/230/300 to 100/175/250/325
Mist Coil: Cast Range increased from 575 to 600
8/8/2023
Mist Coil: Cooldown rescaled from 5.5s to 6.5/6/5.5/5s
Mist Coil: Damage/Heal rescaled from 110/160/210/260 to 90/160/230/300
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
Base Attack Speed decreased from 120 to 95
Aphotic Shield: Mana Cost increased from 85/100/115/130 to 95/110/125/140
Curse of Avernus: Aghanim's Shard Bonus Basic Slow decreased from +10% to +5%
Talents: Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +8 to +7
Talents: Level 15 Talent Damage decreased from +65 to +55
Talents: Level 15 Talent Mist Coil Heal/Damage decreased from +50 to +40
5/14/2023
Base Damage decreased by 7 (Level 1 damage unchanged)
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/13/2026
Now is a Universal Hero
Base Damage decreased from 28-38 to 9-19
Strength gain decreased from 2.6 to 2.2
Agility gain decreased from 1.5 to 1.3
Intelligence gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.2
Damage on level 1 decreased by 4 (from 50-60 to 46-56)
Damage gain per level increased from +2.6 to +2.82
Aphotic Shield: Now considered a damage barrier. Stacks additively with other damage barriers
Borrowed Time: Cooldown increased from 60/50/40s to 70/60/50s
Talents: Level 20 Talent -8s Borrowed Time Cooldown replaced with 85 DPS Borrowed Time Immolation (400 Radius effect while Borrowed Time is active; damages both Abaddon and enemies)