Spectre
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
6/22/2026
Base Strength increased from 21 to 22
Agility gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.3
Spectral Dagger: Movement Speed Change rescaled from 10/14/18/22% to 14/16/18/20%
Shadow Step: Illusion Damage Taken rescaled from 200/185/170/155% to 175%
Shadow Step: Cast Range rescaled from 825/950/1075/1200 to 1000
Haunt: Mana Cost increased from 125/150/175 to 125/175/225
Haunt: Aghanim's Scepter fear duration increased from 1.5s to 2s
Patch 7.41cNet Gain
5/6/2026Base Agility increased from 26 to 29
Damage at level 1 increased from 49-53 to 52-56
Dispersion: Damage rescaled from 8/12/16/20% to 9/12/15/18%
4/7/2026
Strength gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.3
Dispersion: Max Radius decreased from 800 to 700
Talents: Level 10 Talent Spectral Dagger Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s
3/27/2026
Spectral Dagger: Damage rescaled from 70/120/170/220 to 80/120/160/200
Talents: Level 20 Talent Health decreased from +325 to +300
Talents: Level 25 Talent Dispersion decreased from +5% to +4%
3/24/2026
Base Movement Speed increased from 290 to 295
Base Health Regen increased from 1.0 to 1.5
Desolate: Damage changed from 25 + 2 per level up to 23 + 2 per level
Shadow Step: Cooldown decreased from 30/26/22/18s to 24/21/18/15s
Shadow Step: Cast Range increased from 750/900/1050/1200 to 825/950/1075/1200
Shadow Step: Illusion Damage increased from 32/38/44/50% to 35/40/45/50%
Shadow Step: Illusion Damage Taken decreased from 200% to 200/185/170/155%
Haunt: Cooldown decreased from 180/160/140s to 160/150/140s
Haunt: Duration rescaled from 5/6/7s to 6s
Haunt: Illusion Damage decreased from 30/55/80% to 30/50/70%
1/22/2026
Strength gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.4
Talents: Level 20 Talent Health decreased from +350 to +325
Talents: Level 25 Talent All Spectre Illusion Damage decreased from +20% to +15%
Patch 7.40bNet Gain
12/23/2025Base Agility increased from 25 to 26
Damage at level 1 increased from 48–52 to 49–53
Agility gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4
Shadow Step: Cooldown decreased from 32/28/24/20s to 30/26/22/18s
Shadow Step: Cast Range increased from 700/850/1000/1150 to 750/900/1050/1200
Shadow Step: Illusion Damage increased from 20/30/40/50% to 32/38/44/50%
Dispersion: Damage Reflected increased from 7/11/15/19% to 8/12/16/20%
Talents: Level 10 Talent Desolate Damage increased from +10 to +12
12/16/2025
Now an Agility Hero
Base Damage increased by 2
Base attributes unchanged
Damage at level 1 unchanged (48–52)
Attribute gains unchanged
Damage gain per level decreased from +2.8 to +2.1
Damage at level 30 decreased by 27 (from 149–153 to 122–126)
Base Attack Time worsened from 1.7s to 1.8s
Base Attack Speed increased from 90 to 110
Removed Forsaken and Twist the Knife facets
Removed Spectral innate ability
Desolate: Now an innate ability. Passive, improves with Spectre's level
Desolate: Damage rescaled from 25/40/55/70 to 25 + 2 every time Spectre levels up
Spectral Dagger: Mana Cost decreased from 110/120/130/140 to 100/110/120/130
Spectral Dagger: Spectre's illusions now also benefit from the Shadow Path
Shadow Step: Reworked into a basic ability
Shadow Step: Thrusts an uncontrollable illusion, which follows the target and attacks it for 20/30/40/50% of Spectre's damage. The illusion exists for 3.5/4/4.5/5 seconds, and takes 200% damage. Cast Range: 700/850/1000/1150. Mana Cost: 60/65/70/75. Cooldown: 32/28/24/20s
Shadow Step: On cast the illusion moves at the speed of 900, then it has 135% of Spectre's movement speed after reaching the target
Shadow Step: The Reality sub-ability may be used to teleport to the illusion, destroying it
Dispersion: Min Radius increased from 300 to 350
Unknown Ability (5338): Can no longer be cast to no effect
Unknown Ability (5338): Now has a distinct sound between casts on Shadow Step and Haunt illusions
Unknown Ability (5338): Mana Cost decreased from 40 to 25
Unknown Ability (5338): Now has a 0.2s travel time to reach the target. The illusion and Spectre are invulnerable during this time
Unknown Ability (5338): Now disabled by roots
Unknown Ability (5338): Now always destroys the target illusion
Haunt: Now Spectre's ultimate ability
Haunt: Mana Cost rescaled from 150 to 125/150/175
Haunt: Duration rescaled from 6s to 5/6/7s
Haunt: Cooldown rescaled from 160s to 180/160/140s
Haunt: Haunt Outgoing Damage decreased from 80% to 30/55/80%
Haunt: Each illusion now spawns from the direction closest to Spectre
Haunt: Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Haunt: Reduces Haunt cooldown by 20s. When Reality is used on Haunt illusion for the first time per Haunt cast, enemies are Feared away from Spectre for 1.5s with 50% reduced move speed in a 400 AoE around the targeted illusion
Talents: Level 10 Talent +5 Health Regen replaced with +10 Desolate Damage
Talents: Level 15 Talent +15 Desolate Damage replaced with +1s Shadow Step Duration
Talents: Level 20 Talent Spectral Dagger Slow/Bonus increased from +12% to +15%
Talents: Level 25 Talent All Spectre Illusion Damage decreased from +25% to +20%
10/2/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/24/2025
Unknown Ability (5338): Mana Cost increased from 0 to 40
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Desolate: Radius decreased from 400 to 350
Shadow Step: Duration rescaled from 5/6/7s to 6s
Haunt: Duration decreased from 7s to 6s
3/27/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/4/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/19/2025
Is now a Universal Hero
Base Damage decreased by 2
Damage at level 1 unchanged (48-52)
Damage gain per level increased from +2.1 to +2.8
Damage at level 30 increased by 27 (from 122-126 to 149-153)
Dispersion: Damage Reflected decreased from 11/14/17/20 to 7/11/15/19%
Shadow Step: Cooldown increased from 60/50/40s to 60/55/50s
Unknown Ability (5338): Cooldown decreased from 3s to 1.5s
Talents: Level 25 Talent +30% Haunt Illusion Damage replaced with +25% All Illusion Damage
11/20/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/28/2024
Spectral Dagger: Mana Cost decreased from 120/130/140/150 to 110/120/130/140
8/14/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
7/31/2024
Spectral Dagger: Mana Cost decreased from 130/140/150/160 to 120/130/140/150
Dispersion: Damage Reflected increased from 8/12/16/20% to 11/14/17/20%
Talents: Level 10 Talent Health Regen increased from +4 to +5
6/25/2024
Desolate: Bonus Damage increased from 20/35/50/65 to 25/40/55/70
Talents: Level 15 Talent Desolate Damage increased from +12 to +15
6/6/2024
Talents: Level 10 Talent -100 Desolate Ally Radius replaced with +4 Health Regen
5/27/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/23/2024
Spectral Dagger: No longer applies Desolate damage by default
Desolate: Damage rescaled from 21/34/47/60 to 20/35/50/65
Dispersion: Aghanim's Shard changed from increasing Reflected Damage by 100% to increasing Absorbed and Reflected by 50%
Unknown Ability (5338): No longer casts Spectral Dagger by default
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
Base Health Regen decreased from 2.0 to 1.0
Dispersion: Minimum Radius decreased from 400 to 300
Unknown Ability (5338): Now only triggers one cast of Spectral Dagger per illusion
Haunt: Cooldown decreased from 180s to 160s
Talents: Level 10 Talent +5 All Attributes replaced with -100 Desolate Ally Radius
11/21/2023
Base Armor decreased by 1
Patch 7.34dNet Gain
10/5/2023Shadow Step: Cooldown decreased from 80/60/40s to 60/50/40s
9/9/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/8/2023
Base Strength decreased from 23 to 21
Shadow Step: Now an Ultimate ability. Haunt Damage: 40/60/80%; Haunt Damage Taken: 200%; Duration: 5/6/7s; Cooldown: 80/60/40s; Mana Cost: 150
Shadow Step: No longer casts a Spectral Dagger on its target
Unknown Ability (5338): Now has a 3s cooldown
Unknown Ability (5338): Now casts a Spectral Dagger on the target
Haunt: Now granted by Aghanim's Scepter. Haunt Damage: 80%; Haunt Damage Taken: 200%; Duration: 7s; Cooldown: 180s; Mana Cost: 150
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/14/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/13/2026
Desolate: No longer ignores evasion, the attack must now land for Desolate to deal damage
Dispersion: Aghanim's Shard Upgrade reworked
Dispersion: Allows to activate Dispersion to increase damage reflected by it by 100% for 5s. Only increases the outgoing damage, doesn't mitigate the incoming damage. Mana Cost: 50. Cooldown: 25s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Spectral Dagger Damage decreased from +100 to +80
Talents: Level 25 Talent Haunt Illusion Damage decreased from +32% to +30%