Winter Wyvern
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
7/30/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT +0.01LANING -0.18UTILITY +0.01
6/5/2026
Talents: Level 10 Talent Damage decreased from +35 to +30
Talents: Level 20 Talent Arctic Burn Slow decreased from +15% to +10%
SURVIVABILITY -0.5TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING -0.5UTILITY -0.01
5/6/2026
Splinter Blast: Movement Slow decreased from 28/32/36/40% to 27/30/33/36%
Talents: Level 10 Talent Cold Embrace Base Heal per Second decreased from +20 to +15
TEAMFIGHT +0.03UTILITY +0.03
3/24/2026
Removed Eldwurm Scholar innate ability
Eldwurm's Edda: New innate ability
Eldwurm's Edda: Winter Wyvern starts the game with Eldwurm's Edda item. After 10 minutes it can be consumed, increasing the current and maximum level of a basic ability by one. Also increases Winter Wyvern's Intelligence by 25% of its base value at the time of consumption
Eldwurm's Edda: Level 5 values are automatically calculated by applying 50% of the difference in all values between levels 3 and 4, except for the mana cost. Mana cost is kept the same as level 4
Arctic Burn: No longer has a one debuff per cast restriction on enemy heroes
Arctic Burn: Burn Duration decreased from 5s to 3s
Arctic Burn: Movement Slow decreased from 16/24/32/40% to 15/20/25/30%
Cold Embrace: Aghanim's Shard reworked
Cold Embrace: Decreases cooldown by 4s. Allied units gain 60% bonus attack damage for 6s when emerging from the icy cocoon
Winter's Curse: Attack Speed rescaled from 65 to 50/65/80
Winter's Curse: Maximum Duration rescaled from 4/5.5/7s to 6s
Winter's Curse: Bonus Duration per hero decreased from 2s to 1.5s
Winter's Curse: Bonus duration per hero can now be applied after the cast if an enemy hero becomes affected
Talents: Level 15 Talent Splinter Blast Shatter Radius decreased from +250 to +175
Talents: Level 20 Talent Arctic Burn Slow decreased from +17% to +15%
SURVIVABILITY -1.29TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING -1.29UTILITY +0.02
12/23/2025
Talents: Level 10 Talent HP/s Cold Embrace Heal decreased from +25 to +20
Talents: Level 15 Talent Splinter Blast Shatter Radius decreased from +300 to +250
Talents: Level 25 Talent Splinter Blast Stun Duration decreased from +1.25s to +1s
SURVIVABILITY +0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.06LANING +0.16UTILITY -0.06
12/16/2025
Base damage increased by 1
Damage at level 1 increased from 41–48 to 42–49
Base Attack Range increased from 425 to 450
Arctic Burn: Bonus Attack Range decreased from 275/300/325/350 to 250/275/300/325
Talents: Level 25 Talent Winter's Curse Attack Speed increased from +55 to +60
TEAMFIGHT -0.02UTILITY -0.02
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.39cNet Gain
6/24/2025Base Damage increased by 1
Damage at level 1 increased from 40-47 to 41-48
SURVIVABILITY +0.18TEAMFIGHT -0.05LANING +0.18UTILITY -0.05
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Talents: Level 10 Talent Damage increased from +30 to +35
Talents: Level 15 Talent Splinter Blast Shatter Radius decreased from +400 to +300
Talents: Level 25 Talent Splinter Blast Stun Duration decreased from 1.5s to 1.25s
SURVIVABILITY -0.47LANING -0.47
3/27/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.03TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.03UTILITY -0.02
3/4/2025
Winter's Curse: Cursed target is no longer immune to physical damage from Winter Wyvern and her controlled units
Winter's Curse: Cooldown increased from 85/80/75s to 100/90/80s
TEAMFIGHT -3.5
2/19/2025
Is now an Intelligence Hero
Base Damage increased by 15-17
Base Strength increased from 20 to 22
Damage at level 1 decreased from 42-47 to 40-47
Strength gain increased from 2.2 to 2.5
Agility gain increased from 1.5 to 1.7
Intelligence gain increased from 2.8 to 3.6
Damage gain per level decreased from +4.6 to +3.6
Damage at level 30 decreased by 45-43 (from 203-208 to 158-165)
Base Attack Speed increased from 90 to 100
Removed Essence of the Blueheart and Dragon Sight Facets
Eldwurm Scholar: Now applies to Shrines of Wisdom instead of removed Wisdom Runes
Winter's Curse: Affected units no longer take increased magical and pure damage bonus from Winter Wyvern by default
SURVIVABILITY -0.24TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING -0.24UTILITY -0.01
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/14/2024
Talents: Level 10 Talent Damage decreased from +35 to +30
SURVIVABILITY +0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +0.16UTILITY -0.02
7/31/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/25/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/6/2024
Arctic Burn: Bonus Attack Range decreased from 300/325/350/375 to 275/300/325/350
TEAMFIGHT +0.01UTILITY +0.01
5/27/2024
Splinter Blast: Damage decreased from 100/180/260/340 to 80/160/240/320
FARMING -1.5TEAMFIGHT -1.53LANING -1.5UTILITY -0.03
Patch 7.36Net Gain
5/23/2024Base Damage increased by 3
Night vision increased from 800 to 1200
Arctic Burn: No longer increases night vision
Arctic Burn: Attack Range Bonus decreased from 350/400/450/500 to 300/325/350/375
Arctic Burn: Burn Damage interval decreased from 1s to 0.5s
Splinter Blast: Can now target allies but not Winter Wyvern herself
Splinter Blast: Cast Range decreased from 1200 to 1150
Splinter Blast: Movement Slow rescaled from 30% to 28/32/36/40%
Splinter Blast: Projectile speed no longer has variable projectile speed based on distance to the target and is always 1200
Winter's Curse: Mana Cost decreased from 200/225/250 to 150/200/250
Winter's Curse: Now has a Base Duration of 2 seconds
Winter's Curse: Duration now increases with each taunted enemy at the moment of the cast: by 2s for every taunted enemy hero and by 0.5s for every taunted creep
Winter's Curse: Now has a max duration of 4/5.5/7s
Winter's Curse: No longer ends prematurely if no enemies are around the target
Talents: Level 25 Talent +1.25s Winter's Curse Duration replaced with +55 Winter's Curse Attack Speed
FARMING +1SURVIVABILITY +0.95TEAMFIGHT +0.03LANING +1.95UTILITY -1.97
Patch 7.35Net Gain
6/12/2026Base Mana Regen increased from 0.25 to 0.5
Winter's Curse: Cast Range increased from 700/750/800 to 800
Winter's Curse: Mana Cost decreased from 250 to 200/225/250
Winter's Curse: Now provides vision over the affected unit and their surroundings
FARMING +1SURVIVABILITY -0.24TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +0.76UTILITY +3.98
Patch 7.34eNet Gain
11/21/2023Cold Embrace: Base Heal per second increased from 30/35/40/45 to 40/45/50/55
TEAMFIGHT +0.02UTILITY +0.02
Patch 7.34dNet Gain
10/5/2023Splinter Blast: Main Projectile Speed increased from 650 to 750
Winter's Curse: Curse Duration increased from 4.25/4.75/5.25s to 4.5/5/5.5s
SURVIVABILITY -0.16LANING -0.16
Patch 7.34cNet Gain
9/9/2023Base Armor increased by 1
Base Mana Regen increased from 0 to 0.25
Arctic Burn: Cooldown decreased from 38/32/26/20s to 26/24/22/20s
SURVIVABILITY -0.34TEAMFIGHT +3.46LANING -0.34UTILITY -0.04
Patch 7.34bNet Gain
8/15/2023Splinter Blast: Mana Cost decreased from 105/120/135/150 to 105/115/125/135
Splinter Blast: Cooldown decreased from 7s to 6s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Arctic Burn Debuff Duration increased from +2s to +3s
Talents: Level 20 Talent Arctic Burn Slow increased from +12% to +17%
FARMING +1TEAMFIGHT +3.5LANING +1UTILITY +1
8/8/2023
Cold Embrace: Max HP Heal per second increased from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4% to 2.25/3/3.75/4.5%
Winter's Curse: Winter Wyvern can no longer deal physical damage to units affected by Winter's Curse
Winter's Curse: Affected units now take 30% more magical and pure damage from Winter Wyvern and units under her control
Winter's Curse: Cooldown decreased from 90/85/80s to 85/80/75s
SURVIVABILITY -0.03TEAMFIGHT +3.5LANING -0.03UTILITY +0.01
6/16/2023
Base Strength decreased from 22 to 20
Base Damage decreased by 2
Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90
5/14/2023
Base Damage decreased by 2 (Level 1 damage increased by 4)
TEAMFIGHT -0.06UTILITY -0.06
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.18TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +0.18UTILITY -0.02
6/13/2026
Now is a Universal Hero
Base Damage decreased from 14-21 to 0-5
Strength gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.2
Agility gain decreased from 1.7 to 1.5
Intelligence gain decreased from 3.6 to 2.8
Damage on level 1 decreased by 2-4 (from 40-47 to 38-43)
Damage gain per level increased from +3.6 to +3.9
Arctic Burn: Health Burn rescaled from 6/7/8/9% to 4/6/8/10%
Splinter Blast: Splinters Projectile Speed increased from 800 to 1000
Winter's Curse: Curse Duration decreased from 4.5/5/5.5s to 4.25/4.75/5.25s
Talents: Level 25 Talent Winter's Curse Curse Duration decreased from +1.5s to +1.25s
SURVIVABILITY +0.92TEAMFIGHT -0.07LANING +0.92UTILITY -0.07