Warlock
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
Patch 7.41dNet Gain
6/22/2026Upheaval: Cooldown decreased from 60/50/40/30s to 45/40/35/30s
Talents: Level 25 Talent Fatal Bonds Targets increased from +4 to +5
5/6/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.41bNet Gain
4/7/2026No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/27/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/24/2026
Eldritch Summoning: No longer levels with Chaotic Offering
Eldritch Summoning: Minor Imp Health rescaled from 50/130/210/290 to 5 + 15 per level
Eldritch Summoning: Minor Imp Explosion Damage rescaled from 25/70/115/160 to 20 + 20 per 3 hero levels
Eldritch Summoning: Minor Imp movement speed rescaled from 300/315/330/345 to 297 + 3 per level
Eldritch Summoning: Minor Imp attack damage rescaled from 10-11/14-15/18-19/22-23/26-27 to 20-21
Eldritch Summoning: Aghanim's Shard now increases health of minor imps by 80 and explosion damage by 45
1/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.40bNet Gain
12/23/2025Eldritch Summoning: Imp explosion damage decreased from 25/70/115/160/205 to 20/65/110/155/200
Talents: Level 20 Talent Upheaval Damage increased from +40 to +45
Talents: Level 25 Talent Fatal Bonds Targets increased from +3 to +4
Patch 7.40Net Gain
12/16/2025Chaotic Offering: Cooldown increased from 160s to 165s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies decreased from +10 to +8
Talents: Level 20 Talent Summons a Golem on Death replaced with +25% Damage Resistance for Chaotic Offering Golems
Talents: Level 25 Talent +80% Golem Magic Resistance replaced with +3 Fatal Bonds targets
Talents: Level 25 Talent +20 Chaotic Offering Golems Armor replaced with Summons a Golem on Death
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.
Patch 7.39bNet Gain
5/29/2025Chaotic Offering: Golem's Permanent Immolation is now affected by Warlock's AoE increases
6/12/2026
Fatal Bonds: No longer applies to enemies in Fog of War (once applied, damage still hits enemies in FoW)
Shadow Word: Effect Radius decreased from 300 to 225
3/27/2025
Eldritch Summoning: Imp explosion delay increased from 0.2s to 0.3s
3/4/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/19/2025
Base damage increased by 3
Damage at level 1 increased from 49-59 to 52-62
Upheaval: Slow linger duration decreased from 3s to 1s
11/20/2024
Eldritch Summoning: Imps no longer explode if killed by enemy heroes
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/28/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.37bNet Gain
8/14/2024Fatal Bonds: Shared Damage increased from 12/16/20/24% to 15/18/21/24%
Fatal Bonds: Cooldown increased from 36/30/24/18s to 42/34/26/18s
Shadow Word: Cooldown rescaled from 14s to 15/14/13/12s
Shadow Word: Mana Cost decreased from 120/130/140/150 to 110/120/130/140
Shadow Word: Cast Range rescaled from 600/700/800/950 to 650/700/750/800
Chaotic Offering: Golem Permanent Immolation Damage decreased from 30/50/70 to 30/45/60
Patch 7.37Net Gain
7/31/2024Shadow Word: Heal/Damage rescaled from 16/24/32/40 to 15/25/35/45
Talents: Level 15 Talent +15 Shadow Word Heal/Damage replaced with +150 Shadow Word AoE
Patch 7.36cNet Gain
6/25/2024Chaotic Offering: Golem Health rescaled from 1400/2300/3200 to 1500/2250/3000
6/6/2024
Fatal Bonds: Duration decreased from 19/21/23/25s to 18s
5/27/2024
Eldritch Summoning: Imp explosion damage decreased from 25/75/125/175/225 to 25/70/115/160/205
5/23/2024
Strength gain decreased from 2.8 to 2.4
Shadow Word: Cast Point improved from 0.4s to 0.2s
Shadow Word: Backswing improved from 0.76s to 0.4s
Shadow Word: Now heals all friendly units and damages all enemy units within 300 radius around the target
Shadow Word: Heal/Damage per second rescaled from 15/25/35/45 to 16/24/32/40
Shadow Word: Heal/Damage now ticks every 0.5s instead of 1s
Upheaval: Cast Range decreased from 900 to 800
Upheaval: Radius increased from 500/550/600/650 to 575/600/625/650
Upheaval: Mana Cost increased from 70/80/90/100 to 100
Upheaval: Cooldown rescaled from 35s to 60/50/40/30s
Chaotic Offering: Cast Range decreased from 1000 to 900
Chaotic Offering: Golem's Damage decreased from 110/170/230 to 100/150/200
Chaotic Offering: Golem's Permanent Immolation Damage interval decreased from 1s to 0.5s
Chaotic Offering: Aghanim's Scepter Golem's Damage decreased from 80/125/170 to 80/120/160
Chaotic Offering: Aghanim's Scepter Golems no longer have reduced Health or Bounty
Talents: Level 10 Talent Upheaval Radius decreased from +65 to +50
Talents: Level 15 Talent Shadow Word Heal/Damage Per Second decreased from +18 to +15
Talents: Level 20 Talent 450 AoE Shadow Word replaced with +40 Upheaval Damage
Patch 7.35dNet Gain
3/21/2024No 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 Strength decreased from 24 to 22
Fatal Bonds: Mana Cost increased from 110/120/130/140 to 120/130/140/150
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/5/2023
Upheaval: Slow per second rescaled from 10/15/20/25% to 11/14/17/20%
Talents: Level 10 Talent Upheaval Radius decreased from +75 to +65
9/9/2023
Strength gain decreased from 3.0 to 2.8
Fatal Bonds: Duration decreased from 25s to 19/21/23/25s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies decreased from +12 to +10
8/15/2023
Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90
Fatal Bonds: Imp Movement Speed decreased from 320/335/350/365/380 to 300/315/330/345/360
Patch 7.34Net Gain
8/8/2023Fatal Bonds: Units that die while affected by Fatal Bonds now spawn an imp that lasts for 15 seconds
Fatal Bonds: Imps' stats improve with each level of Fatal Bonds. Aghanim's Shard now also increases the level of imps by 1
Fatal Bonds: Imps cannot be controlled and chase after nearby units, favoring heroes affected by Fatal Bonds. Upon reaching a target or dying, imps explode, dealing 30/60/90/120/180 damage to all enemies in 400 radius around them. Explosion deals 50% less damage to non-hero units. Imps don't spawn from denied enemies
Fatal Bonds: Imp Health: 30/80/130/180/280; Damage: 10/12/14/16/18; Movespeed: 320/335/350/365/380; Explosion Delay: 0.2s
Fatal Bonds: Imps seek any targets in 1200 radius and attack the nearest building if there are no valid targets. Imps don't explode while attacking a building
Upheaval: With Aghanim's Shard now summons imps from the current level of Fatal Bonds, sharing the same stats and changes
Chaotic Offering: Golem now has 60% slow resistance
Chaotic Offering: Mana Cost rescaled from 250/375/500 to 200/400/600
Patch 7.33eNet Gain
7/13/2023No 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
Shadow Word: Aghanim's Shard Upgrade removed
Upheaval: Now upgradable by Aghanim's Shard
Upheaval: Creates an imp for every 2 seconds of channeling. These imps last for 15 seconds and have 17-18 attack damage, 300 health, 1 armor and Eldritch Explosion passive ability: when killed or expired, imps explode, dealing 60% of their max health as damage to enemies within 400 radius. Imps continuously seek out the closest visible and attackable target but can be controlled
Chaotic Offering: Stun Duration decreased from 1s to 0.8s
Talents: Level 15 Talent -4s Shadow Word Cooldown replaced with +18 Shadow Word Damage/Heal
Talents: Level 20 Talent +25 Shadow Word Damage/Heal replaced with +450 Shadow Word AoE