Drow Ranger
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
7/30/2026
Multishot: Mana Cost increased from 50/70/90/110 to 70/85/100/115
Multishot: Arrow Range rescaled from 1.75x Drow Ranger's Attack Range to 475 + 1x Drow Ranger's Attack Range
Multishot: Arrow Base Damage Bonus decreased from 100/120/140/160% to 80/100/120/140%
FARMING -1TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING -1UTILITY -0.98
6/5/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.16TEAMFIGHT +0.04LANING +0.16UTILITY +0.04
Patch 7.41cNet Gain
5/6/2026Frost Arrows: Bonus Damage increased from 10/15/20/25 to 12/18/24/30
Gust: Mana Cost decreased from 70 to 55
FARMING +1TEAMFIGHT +0.04LANING +1UTILITY +1.04
4/7/2026
Base Agility increased from 22 to 24
Damage at level 1 increased from 49-56 to 51-58
Marksmanship: Enemy hero disable range decreased from 325 to 300
Glacier: While on the glacier, Marksmanship now can be disabled by enemies in the proximity
Talents: Level 25 Talent Multishot Waves increased from +1 to +2
SURVIVABILITY -0.55TEAMFIGHT +0.05LANING -0.55UTILITY +0.05
3/27/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/24/2026
Base Damage decreased by 2
Damage at level 1 decreased from 51–58 to 49–56
Precision Aura: No longer levels with Marksmanship
Precision Aura: Agility Base Bonus rescaled from 4/8/12/16% to 10%
Frost Arrows: Now also modifies incoming healing with Aghanim's Scepter
Gust: Knockback duration now scales inversely with distance from the target, similar to knockback distance. Minimum knockback duration is 0.4 seconds
Multishot: Now allows Drow Ranger to move with a 35% penalty and use items while casting Multishot
Glacier: No longer increases the number of Multishot arrows
Glacier: No longer grants True Strike on the hill
Glacier: Now Drow Ranger deals 25% more damage when attacking from high ground while on the Glacier
SURVIVABILITY -0.34TEAMFIGHT +0.05LANING -0.34UTILITY +0.05
1/22/2026
Talents: Level 25 Talent Marksmanship Chance decreased from +10% to +8%
SURVIVABILITY +0.16LANING +0.16
12/23/2025
Agility gain decreased from 2.9 to 2.8
Glacier: Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
Talents: Level 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT -3.5LANING -0.18
12/16/2025
Frost Arrows: Movement Slow increased from 10/20/30/40% to 15/25/35/45%
Marksmanship: Disable range decreased from 400 to 325
Talents: Level 10 Talent Gust Costs No Mana replaced with -25% Frost Arrows Mana Cost
SURVIVABILITY -0.68TEAMFIGHT +0.03LANING -0.68UTILITY +0.03
10/2/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.03TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING -0.03UTILITY +0.02
6/24/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +0.16UTILITY -0.02
6/12/2026
Frost Arrows: Aghanim's Scepter instead of reducing Healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spell Lifesteal by 10% per stack, now reduces Health Restoration by 10% per stack
Glacier: On-cast knockback distance increased from 175 to 225
SURVIVABILITY +1.31TEAMFIGHT +0.03LANING +1.31UTILITY +0.03
Patch 7.38Net Gain
2/19/2025Vantage Point: Damage bonus from high ground increased from 20% to 30%
Precision Aura: Now levels with Marksmanship
Precision Aura: Self Agility percentage bonus rescaled from 2% per hero level to 4/8/12/16% + 1% per level
Talents: Level 10 Talent +15 Frost Arrow Bonus Damage replaced with +1 Multishot Arrow Per Wave
Talents: Level 10 Talent -3.5s Gust Cooldown replaced with Gust Costs No Mana
SURVIVABILITY -0.39TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING -0.39UTILITY -0.01
11/20/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/28/2024
Marksmanship: Bonus Proc Damage increased from 40/60/80 to 50/70/90
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.05LANING -0.16UTILITY -0.05
7/31/2024
Frost Arrows: Bonus Damage increased from 6/12/18/24 to 10/15/20/25
Talents: Level 15 Talent +20% Lifesteal replaced with +75 Attack Range
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.05LANING -0.16UTILITY -0.05
6/25/2024
Multishot: Projectile Speed increased from 1200 to 1300
Talents: Level 10 Talent Gust Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 3.5s
Talents: Level 20 Talent Gust Self Movement Speed increased from 40% to 50%
SURVIVABILITY +0.73TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +0.73UTILITY -0.02
6/6/2024
Marksmanship: Chance increased from 20/30/40% to 30/35/40%
SURVIVABILITY +0.34TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING +0.34UTILITY +0.02
5/27/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.36Net Gain
5/23/2024Base Movement Speed increased from 300 to 310
Frost Arrows: Movement Speed Slow decreased from 10/25/40/55% to 10/20/30/40%
Gust: No longer grants bonus Movement Speed
Multishot: No longer has bonus slow duration and instead applies the normal Frost Arrows duration
Marksmanship: Bonus Agility for allies moved to Innate ability
Talents: Level 10 Talent +15% Gust Self Movement Speed replaced with -3s Gust Cooldown
Talents: Level 20 Talent -4s Gust Cooldown replaced with 40% Gust Self Movement Speed
Talents: Level 25 Talent Marksmanship Chance decreased from +12% to +10%
TEAMFIGHT +0.04UTILITY +0.04
3/21/2024
Multishot: Cooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 24/21/18/15s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Multishot Cooldown Reduction decreased from 8s to 6s
TEAMFIGHT +3.5
2/22/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.04LANING -0.16UTILITY -0.04
6/12/2026
Gust: Now reveals invisible units
Glacier: Now does not interrupt Multishot on cast
Talents: Level 15 Talent Gust Reveals Invisible Units replaced with +20% Lifesteal
SURVIVABILITY -0.73TEAMFIGHT +0.05LANING -0.73UTILITY +0.05
Patch 7.34eNet Gain
11/21/2023Multishot: Cooldown decreased from 26/24/22/20s to 24/22/20/18s
SURVIVABILITY +0.18TEAMFIGHT +3.5LANING +0.18
10/5/2023
Gust: Bonus Movement Speed increased from 10% to 10/12/14/16%
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.18UTILITY -0.02
9/9/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.29TEAMFIGHT +0.04LANING -0.29UTILITY +0.04
8/8/2023
Glacier: While on glacier, Marksmanship now isn't disabled by enemies in the proximity
Glacier: Drow Ranger can now freely walk off the glacier over the barrier
Talents: Level 25 Talent Multishot Waves decreased from +3 to +1. This talent no longer increases the total channel time, making all waves faster
TEAMFIGHT -0.04UTILITY -0.04
6/13/2026
Frost Arrows: Hypothermia effect is now granted by Aghanim's Scepter instead of Aghanim's Shard
Frost Arrows: Hypothermia Bonus Damage per stack increased from 5 to 15. Max Stacks increased from 7 to 9. Regen Reduction per stack increased from 8% to 10%
Glacier: New ability granted by Aghanim's Shard
Glacier: Drow Ranger creates a hill of ice beneath her. While standing on the hill, attackers gain bonus attack range and high ground advantage - they cannot miss and gain flying vision. Drow Ranger additionally gets 1 bonus Multishot arrow per wave while on the hill. The front of the hill obscures vision and cannot be moved through. Duration: 8s. Mana Cost: 75. Cooldown: 25s
SURVIVABILITY +1.44TEAMFIGHT +0.03LANING +1.44UTILITY +0.03