Ringmaster
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
7/30/2026
Impalement Arts: Damage per Second (Creeps) rescaled from 85/90/95/100 to 60/75/90/105
SURVIVABILITY +0.03TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING +0.03UTILITY +0.02
Patch 7.41dNet Gain
6/5/2026Funhouse Mirror: Proportion Distortion Illusion damage increased from 28% to 100%
Talents: Level 25 Talent Wheel of Wonder Radius and Range increased from +100 to +150
TEAMFIGHT +0.05UTILITY +0.05
5/6/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/24/2026
Dark Carnival Barker: Pool of souvenirs now always consists of Funhouse Mirror, Strongman Tonic, Unicycle and Whoopee Cushion
Escape Act: Targeted unit is no longer stunned for 0.5 seconds when placed in a box
Escape Act: Radius and Aghanim's Scepter's Explosion Radius now affected by AoE bonuses
Impalement Arts: Charges rescaled from 1/2/3/4 to 3
Impalement Arts: Mana Cost decreased from 80 to 50
Impalement Arts: Impact damage rescaled from 50 to 20/35/50/65
Impalement Arts: Max Health Damage per second (heroes) rescaled from 3.5/4/4.5/5% to 3/4/5/6%
Impalement Arts: Damage per second (creeps) decreased from 100 to 85/90/95/100
Impalement Arts: Slow Duration decreased from 0.8s to 0.5/0.6/0.7/0.8s
Talents: Level 10 Talent +85 Impalement Arts Impact Damage replaced with +1 Impalement Arts Charge
FARMING +1SURVIVABILITY -1.1TEAMFIGHT +0.07LANING -0.1UTILITY +1.07
1/22/2026
Base Agility decreased from 13 to 11
Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.6
SURVIVABILITY -0.16LANING -0.16
Patch 7.40bNet Gain
12/23/2025Talents: Level 10 Talent Impalement Arts Impact Damage increased from +75 to +85
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.16UTILITY -0.02
12/16/2025
Wheel of Wonder: Mana Cost decreased from 175/275/375 to 150/225/300
FARMING +1SURVIVABILITY -0.32TEAMFIGHT -0.03LANING +0.68UTILITY +0.97
10/2/2025
Tame the Beasts: Min Damage increased from 45/70/95/120 to 50/75/100/125
SURVIVABILITY +0.34TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +0.34UTILITY -0.02
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Dark Carnival Barker: If Ringmaster does not have a Souvenir, he will be granted one upon death (instead of upon respawn)
Dark Carnival Barker: Ringmaster will no longer be granted a Souvenir if he has no Souvenirs and dies to a Neutral Creep or Roshan
Escape Act: Mana Cost increased from 80 to 120
Escape Act: Bonus Movement Speed rescaled from 5/10/15/20% to 0/8/16/24%
Impalement Arts: Impact Damage decreased from 75 to 50
Spotlight: Illusion Max Health Loss each second decreased from 50% to 30%
Talents: Level 10 Talent +200 Escape Act Cast Range replaced with +75 Impalement Arts Impact Damage
FARMING -1SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.1LANING -1.16UTILITY -1.1
2/19/2025
Added to Captains Mode
Removed Center Stage Facet
SURVIVABILITY +0.47TEAMFIGHT +0.06LANING +0.47UTILITY +0.06
11/20/2024
Escape Act: Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Escape Act: Replaces cooldown with 2 charges. When the box pops open, it deals 300 magical damage to all enemies in a 275 radius and throws 8 Impalement Art daggers with 50% range in all directions
Spotlight: Spotlight Radius decreased from 550 to 275
Spotlight: Now summons 3 separate spotlights each sweeping independently from each other
TEAMFIGHT -0.05UTILITY -0.05
10/3/2024
Base Strength decreased from 23 to 21
Strength gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.1
Tame the Beasts: Cast Range decreased from 700/750/800/850 to 700
Escape Act: Can now be dispelled
Wheel of Wonder: Radius decreased from 600 to 500
Wheel of Wonder: Automatic explosion time decreased from 6s to 4s
SURVIVABILITY +0.55TEAMFIGHT -0.98LANING +0.55UTILITY -2.98
8/28/2024
Base Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 310
Strongman Tonic: Bonus Strength per Ringmaster's level decreased from 1.5 to 1
Wheel of Wonder: Timer Duration decreased from 2.75/3.0/3.25s to 2.5/2.75/3s
Wheel of Wonder: Automatic explosion time decreased from 8s to 6s
Spotlight: Linger duration increased from 0.1s to 0.3s
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING -0.18UTILITY +0.02
5/23/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +1.26TEAMFIGHT -0.06LANING +1.26UTILITY -0.06
2/22/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.73TEAMFIGHT -0.04LANING +0.73UTILITY -0.04
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.37TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING +0.37UTILITY +0.02
10/5/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING -0.16UTILITY -0.01
9/9/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.16UTILITY -0.02
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.16UTILITY -0.02
8/8/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT -0.06LANING -0.18UTILITY -0.06
6/16/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +0.16UTILITY -0.02
5/14/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +1.08TEAMFIGHT +0.05LANING +1.08UTILITY +0.05
6/13/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.89TEAMFIGHT -0.07LANING +0.89UTILITY -0.07