Keeper of the Light
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
6/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/6/2026
Base Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 310
4/7/2026
Bright Speed: Intelligence required for 1 movement speed increased from 2.5 to 3
Spirit Form: Cast Range Bonus decreased from 100/200/300 to 100/175/250
Talents: Level 15 Talent Spirit Form Bright Speed Bonus decreased from +30% to +25%
3/27/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.41Net Gain
3/24/2026Base Movement Speed decreased from 320 to 315
Removed Special Reserve innate ability
Bright Speed: New innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
Bright Speed: Keeper of the Light gains +1 movement speed for every 2.5 Intelligence. Whenever Keeper of the Light moves 300 distance, he leaves behind light that allows him to see in 400 range for 3 seconds
Chakra Magic: Cooldown rescaled from 18/16/14/12s to 19/16/13/10s
Chakra Magic: Mana Restore increased from 90/160/230/300 to 105/170/235/300
Blinding Light: Cast Range increased from 400/500/600/700 to 500/575/650/725
Blinding Light: Knockback distance changed from 400 to knocking back to the edges of the effect radius, but a minimum knockback distance is 175
Spirit Form: No longer grants bonus movement speed percentage
Spirit Form: Now increases movement speed bonus of Bright Speed by 50% while active
Talents: Level 15 Talent -5s Blinding Light Cooldown replaced with +90 Blinding Light Damage
Talents: Level 15 Talent -2s Chakra Magic Cooldown replaced with +30% Spirit Form Bright Speed Bonus
Talents: Level 20 Talent +200 Chakra Magic Mana replaced with +10% Solar Bind Magic Resistance Reduction
Talents: Level 20 Talent +10% Spirit Form Movement Speed Bonus replaced with +15s Spirit Form Duration
1/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/23/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/16/2025
Base Intelligence increased from 23 to 24
Damage at level 1 increased from 43–50 to 44–51
Blinding Light: Damage increased from 85/130/175/220 to 90/140/190/240
Chakra Magic: Mana Restore increased from 75/150/225/300 to 90/160/230/300
Will-O-Wisp: Damage increased from 75 to 85
Talents: Level 15 Talent -5s Blinding Light Cooldown replaced with +90 Blinding Light Damage
10/2/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/24/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Spirit Form: Cast Range Bonus decreased from 125/250/375 to 100/200/300
Talents: Level 15 Talent Chakra Magic Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3s to 2s
Patch 7.38cNet Gain
3/27/2025Chakra Magic: Self-cast bonus increased from 25% to 30%
Patch 7.38bNet Gain
3/4/2025Spirit Form: Cooldown decreased from 85s to 85/80/75s
Spirit Form: Duration increased from 40s to 40/45/50s
Spirit Form: Illuminate Heal increased from 50/60/70% to 70%
Talents: Level 20 Talent +15s Spirit Form Duration replaced with +10% Spirit Form Movement Speed
Patch 7.38Net Gain
2/19/2025Intelligence gain increased from 3.2 to 3.3
Removed Mana Magnifier innate ability
Special Reserve: New Innate Ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
Keeper of the Light cannot go below 75 mana
Blinding Light: Cooldown decreased from 25/22/19/16s to 24/21/18/15s
Blinding Light: Miss Chance increased from 40% to 45%
Spirit Form: Movement Speed Bonus decreased from 15/20/25% to 10/15/20%
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
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
7/31/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/25/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/6/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/27/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.36Net Gain
5/23/2024Spirit Form: Aghanim's Shard now increases Spirit Form Illuminate heal by 30%
Will-O-Wisp: Mana Cost decreased from 250 to 150
Talents: Level 15 Talent 2 Solar Bind Charges replaced with -5s Blinding Light Cooldown
Talents: Level 20 Talent +1.5s Solar Bind Stun when target is fully slowed replaced with +200 Chakra Magic Mana
3/21/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/22/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.35Net Gain
6/12/2026Will-O-Wisp: Ignis Fatuus now also deals 75 damage per flicker
Unknown Ability (5475): Now also casts Chakra Magic on both Keeper of the Light and ally upon teleporting
Talents: Level 10 Talent Blinding Light Miss increased from +30% to +40%
Talents: Level 20 Talent Chakra Magic Dispels replaced with +1.5s Solar Bind Stun when target is fully slowed
Talents: Level 25 Talent Illuminate Damage increased from +180 to +200
Talents: Level 25 Talent +1.2s Blinding Light Stun replaced with Chakra Magic Strong Dispels
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/5/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
9/9/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/8/2023
Chakra Magic: Mana Restore decreased from 80/160/240/320 to 75/150/225/300
Chakra Magic: Mana Restore and Cooldown Reduction are now 25% more effective when cast on self
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
Unknown Ability (5475): Teleport Delay increased from 3s to 4s
5/14/2023
Blinding Light: Damage decreased from 100/140/180/220 to 85/130/175/220
Blinding Light: Radius decreased from 500 to 425/450/475/500
Blinding Light: Cast Range rescaled from 500/550/600/650 to 400/500/600/700
Blinding Light: Cooldown increased from 22/20/18/16s to 25/22/19/16s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Chakra Magic Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/13/2026
Blinding Light: Now a basic ability that does not require Spirit Form
Blinding Light: Damage increased from 100/140/180 to 100/140/180/220
Blinding Light: Radius decreased from 600 to 500
Blinding Light: Cast Range rescaled from 600 to 500/550/600/650
Blinding Light: Mana Cost decreased from 150 to 120/130/140/150
Blinding Light: Cooldown rescaled from 18s to 22/20/18/16s
Solar Bind: Now requires Spirit Form
Solar Bind: Slow per 100 units increased from 4/5.5/7/8.5% to 10%
Solar Bind: Duration decreased from 7s to 6s
Solar Bind: Magic Resistance Reduction increased from 20/25/30/35% to 35%
Solar Bind: Cooldown decreased from 23/20/17/14s to 14s
Solar Bind: Mana Cost increased from 60/80/100/120 to 120
Solar Bind: Cast Range increased from 700/750/800/850 to 850
Will-O-Wisp: Sleep Duration decreased from 1.3s to 1.0s