Windranger

Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence

Balance History

6/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/6/2026
Talents: Level 25 Talent Focus Fire Cooldown Advance on Kills decreased from 18s to 16s
Talents: Level 25 Talent Powershot Max HP Execution Threshold increased from 15% to 16%
4/7/2026
Base Health Regen increased by 0.5
Powershot: Slow increased from 20/25/30/35% to 22/28/34/40%
Gale Force: Cooldown decreased from 30s to 25s
Patch 7.41aNet Gain
3/27/2026
Base Agility increased from 17 to 20
Damage on level 1 increased from 47–59 to 49–61
Tailwind: Duration increased from 2s to 2.5s
Tailwind: Aghanim's Scepter bonus is still +1s, so it's increased to 3.5s
Focus Fire: Cooldown decreased from 70/50/30s to 50/40/30s
3/24/2026
Base Movement Speed decreased from 290 to 285
Removed Easy Breezy innate ability
Tailwind: New innate ability
Tailwind: Using an ability conjures a stacking Tailwind that gives Windranger a brief burst of movement speed. Movement speed bonus starts gradually fading halfway through Tailwind's duration. Movement Speed Bonus per stack: 35%. Duration: 2s
Tailwind: Passively increases Windranger's max movement speed to 600
Tailwind: Upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Tailwind: Attacks also grant Tailwind effect. Increases Tailwind duration to 3s and makes it undispellable
Windrun: Movement Speed Bonus decreased from 60% to 50%
Windrun: Cooldown decreased from 15/14/13/12s to 14/13/12/11s
Windrun: No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Talents: Level 10 Talent +4 All Attributes replaced with +0.75s Windrun Duration
Talents: Level 15 Talent -2s Windrun Cooldown replaced with +40 Tailwind Max Movespeed
Talents: Level 25 Talent Windrun Cannot be Dispelled replaced with Powershot Executes Enemy Heroes Under 15% Max HP (Execute Threshold ranges from 10-15% Max HP Based on channel time and reduces with each unit the arrow comes through)
1/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/23/2025
Powershot: Slow duration decreased from 4s to 3s
Windrun: Aghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction decreased from 45% to 35%
12/16/2025
Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.1
Damage gain per level increased from 3.5 to 3.6
Gale Force: Duration decreased from 3.5s to 3s
10/2/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.39cNet Gain
6/24/2025
Talents: Level 10 Talent +25 Easy Breezy Min/Max Movespeed replaced with +4 All Attributes
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Powershot: Cast Range increased from 2600 to 3000
Focus Fire: Damage Reduction decreased from 30% to 25%
Gale Force: Cast Range decreased from 1500 to 1200
Gale Force: Radius decreased from 1000 to 900
Patch 7.38cNet Gain
3/27/2025
Base Damage increased by 3
Damage on level 1 increased from 44–56 to 47–59
Patch 7.38bRecovery
3/4/2025
Agility gain increased from 1.7 to 1.9
Shackleshot: Shackle Duration increased from 1.6/2.1/2.6/3.1s to 1.75/2.25/2.75/3.25s
2/19/2025
Base Damage increased by 14-20
Base Intelligence decreased from 21 to 18
Damage at level 1 rescaled from 46-52 to 44-56
Strength gain increased from 2.0 to 2.6
Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.7
Intelligence gain increased from 2.4 to 3.2
Damage gain per level decreased from +4.1 to +3.4
Damage at level 30 decreased by 32-26 (from 193-199 to 161-173)
Removed Focus Fire and Whirlwind Facets
Powershot: Mana Cost rescaled from 100 to 90/100/110/120
Gale Force: Mana Cost increased from 100 to 125
Talents: Level 10 Talent -2s Shackleshot Cooldown replaced with +25 Easy Breezy Min/Max Movespeed
Talents: Level 10 Talent +20% Powershot Slow replaced with +1s Powershot Slow Duration
11/20/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/3/2024
Windrun: Aghanim's Scepter invisibility buff is now dispelled if the base Windrun buff is dispelled
8/28/2024
Base Agility decreased from 19 to 17
Talents: Level 15 Talent Windrun Cooldown Reduction decreased from 2.5s to 2s
Talents: Level 20 Talent Focus Fire Damage Penalty Reduction decreased from 12% to 10%
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.
5/23/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/21/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/22/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.35bNet Gain
12/21/2023
Base Damage increased by 2
Powershot: Slow increased from 15/20/25/30% to 20/25/30/35%
Patch 7.35Net Gain
6/12/2026
Powershot: Now slows the target for up to 15/20/25/30%, decreasing based on time charged and enemies already hit, similarly to damage dealt. Slow Duration: 4s
Powershot: Mana Cost rescaled from 90/100/110/120 to 100
Windrun: No longer slows enemies. Corresponding Aghanim's Scepter effect was also removed
Windrun: Aghanim's Scepter Damage Reduction increased from 35% to 45%
Gale Force: Duration increased from 3s to 3.5s
Talents: Level 10 Talent +225 Windrun Radius replaced with +20% Powershot Slow
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.34dNet Gain
10/5/2023
Powershot: Reduction per unit decreased from 20% to 15%
Patch 7.34cNet Gain
9/9/2023
Base Agility increased from 17 to 19
Base Intelligence increased from 18 to 21
Gale Force: Mana Cost decreased from 150 to 100
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/8/2023
Talents: Level 15 Talent Windrun Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3s to 2.5s
Talents: Level 20 Talent Shackleshot Duration increased from +0.65s to +0.75s
Talents: Level 25 Talent Focus Fire Kills Advance Cooldown decreased from 20s to 18s
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90
Strength gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.0
Windrun: Aghanim's Scepter Physical Damage Taken Reduction decreased from 50% to 35%
Focus Fire: Damage Reduction increased from 25% to 30%
Talents: Level 20 Talent Focus Fire Damage Reduction decreased from 16% to 12%
5/14/2023
Base Damage decreased by 6 (Level 1 damage unchanged)
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/13/2026
Now is a Universal Hero
Base Armor increased by 1
Base Damage decreased from 26-38 to 11-17
Strength gain decreased from 2.6 to 2.4
Intelligence gain decreased from 3.6 to 2.4
Damage on level 1 decreased by 2-8 (from 44-56 to 42-48)
Damage gain per level increased from +3.6 to +3.72
Shackleshot: Improved projectile consistency
Shackleshot: Now always shackles the closest target behind the unit shackled
Shackleshot: Fail Stun Duration decreased from 0.75s to 0.6s
Shackleshot: Latch Stun Duration decreased from 2/2.6/3.2/3.8s to 1.6/2.1/2.6/3.1s
Powershot: Damage increased from 150/250/350/450 to 170/270/370/470
Windrun: Aghanim's Scepter no longer blinds enemies (used to apply 40% miss chance)
Windrun: Aghanim's Scepter now also reduces physical damage taken by Windranger by 50%
Talents: Level 20 Talent Shackleshot Latch Stun Duration decreased from +0.8s to +0.65s

Net Balance Trajectory

Cumulative power shifts across 7 dimensions since 7.33.
Positive: Buff trend.
Negative: Nerf trend.

Farming
0
Mobility
0
Survivability
0
Teamfight
0
Laning
0
Siege
0
Utility
0

Winrate by Rank

47.9%
H
47.5%
G
47.6%
C
47.8%
A
47.9%
L
48.7%
A
49.3%
D
H=HERALD G=GUARDIAN C=CRUSADER A=ARCHON L=LEGEND A=ANCIENT D=DIVINE