Skywrath Mage
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
6/22/2026
Base Strength increased from 21 to 22
5/6/2026
Mystic Flare: Cooldown decreased from 60/40/20s to 55/35/15s
4/7/2026
Base Mana Regen increased by 0.25
3/27/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/24/2026
Removed Ruin and Restoration innate ability
Shield of the Scion: New innate ability. Passive
Shield of the Scion: Whenever Skywrath Mage deals magical damage with his abilities to an enemy hero, he gains a magic damage barrier equal to 13.5 + 1.5 per level for 12s. Each instance stacks independently
Concussive Shot: Now considers Spirit Bear as a true hero for prioritization. Creep Heroes are now considered as secondary targets
1/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/23/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/16/2025
Talents: Level 15 Talent Ancient Seal Cooldown Reduction decreased from 7s to 6s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Concussive Shot Slow increased from +15% to +20%
10/2/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Arcane Bolt: Aghanim's Shard number of bolts increased from 2 to 3
6/24/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.39bNet Gain
5/29/2025Arcane Bolt: Base Damage increased from 60/85/110/135 to 60/90/120/150
6/12/2026
Base Intelligence increased from 23 to 25
Damage at level 1 increased by 2 (from 39–49 to 41–51)
Talents: Level 10 Talent +0.5x Arcane Bolt Int Multiplier replaced with +125 Arcane Bolt Cast Range
Talents: Level 25 Talent Arcane Bolt Pierces Spell Immunity replaced with +1.5x Arcane Bolt Int Multiplier
Patch 7.38cNet Gain
3/27/2025Arcane Bolt: Mana Cost decreased from 85 to 70
3/4/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/19/2025
Ruin and Restoration: Spell Lifesteal rescaled from 20/30/40/50% to 25/30/35/40%
Arcane Bolt: Base Damage decreased from 75/95/115/135 to 60/85/110/135
Arcane Bolt: Mana Cost decreased from 95 to 85
Arcane Bolt: Aghanim's Shard search range decreased from 700 to 500
Concussive Shot: No longer has a creep damage penalty
Concussive Shot: Aghanim's Scepter search radius changed from 700 range around Skywrath Mage to 500 around the first target
Ancient Seal: Aghanim's Scepter search range decreased from 700 to 500
Mystic Flare: Aghanim's Scepter search range decreased from 700 to 500
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
Talents: Level 15 Talent +15% Ruin and Restoration Spell Lifesteal replaced with +15% Concussive Shot Slow
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.
5/23/2024
Base Mana Regen increased from 0 to 0.25
Arcane Bolt: No longer applies a Spell Lifesteal debuff
Arcane Bolt: Upgrade moved from Aghanim's Scepter to Aghanim's Shard and decreased from +2 to +1
Mystic Flare: Now instantly kills illusions
Talents: Level 10 Talent +8 Intelligence replaced with +0.5x Arcane Bolt Int Multiplier
Talents: Level 10 Talent +200 Health replaced with +1.5 Mana Regen
Talents: Level 15 Talent +25% Arcane Bolt Lifesteal replaced with +15% Ruin and Restoration Lifesteal
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.
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/5/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
9/9/2023
Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/8/2023
Arcane Bolt: Aghanim's Scepter now creates 2 additional bolts instead of 1
Talents: Level 15 Talent Ancient Seal Cooldown Reduction decreased from 8s to 7s
Talents: Level 15 Talent +1 Arcane Bolt Per Cast replaced with +25% Arcane Bolt Spell Lifesteal
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/14/2023
Base Intelligence decreased from 25 to 23
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/13/2026
Arcane Bolt: Now leaves behind a debuff for 5 seconds that increases Skywrath Mage's Spell Lifesteal against the target by 20/30/40/50%
Mystic Flare: Duration decreased from 2.2s to 2.0s
Talents: Level 10 Talent Health increased from +175 to +200
Talents: Level 20 Talent Ancient Seal Increased Magic Damage decreased from +12% to +10%
Talents: Level 25 Talent Mystic Flare Damage decreased from +450 to +400