Zeus
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
7/30/2026
Thundergod's Wrath: Damage decreased from 300/475/650 to 275/425/575
Lightning Hands: Toggling on/off no longer breaks invisibility and can be done while silenced
Lightning Hands: Bonus Attack Speed decreased from 30 to 20
FARMING -1.5TEAMFIGHT -1.51LANING -1.5UTILITY -0.01
6/5/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT +0.03LANING -0.16UTILITY +0.03
Patch 7.41Net Gain
3/24/2026Base Strength increased from 19 to 21
Base Damage increased by 1–3
Damage at level 1 increased from 52–60 to 53–63
Base Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 305
Base Armor decreased by 1
Static Field: No longer levels with Thundergod's Wrath
Static Field: Damage changed from 2.5/3/3.5/4% to 3.45% + 0.05% per level
Arc Lightning: Mana Cost rescaled from 75/85/95/105 to 85/90/95/100
Arc Lightning: Base Damage increased from 90/120/150/180 to 105/130/155/180
Lightning Bolt: Vision and True Sight radius increased from 500 to 600
Thundergod's Wrath: Now applies the True Sight before the damage and strikes even untargetable and still invisible enemies
Thundergod's Wrath: Vision and True Sight radius increased from 500 to 600
Nimbus: Damage source changed from Nimbus to the caster
Talents: Level 15 Talent -0.4s Arc Lightning Cooldown replaced with -20% Arc Lightning Mana Cost/Cooldown
Talents: Level 25 Talent +2% Static Field Damage replaced with 3 Heavenly Jump Charges
SURVIVABILITY -1.16TEAMFIGHT +0.08LANING -1.16UTILITY +0.08
Patch 7.40bNet Gain
12/23/2025Static Field: Current HP Damage increased from 2.5/3/3.5/4% to 2.5/3.25/4/4.75%
SURVIVABILITY -1.16LANING -1.16
12/16/2025
Arc Lightning: Jumps decreased from 5/7/9/15 to 5/7/9/11
Talents: Level 25 Talent Static Field Damage increased from +1.5% to +2%
SURVIVABILITY -0.45TEAMFIGHT +0.01LANING -0.45UTILITY +0.01
6/12/2026
Heavenly Jump: Leap Distance increased from 300/400/500/600 to 375/450/525/600
Patch 7.39cNet Gain
6/24/2025Base intelligence increased from 22 to 23
SURVIVABILITY +0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +0.16UTILITY -0.02
6/12/2026
Talents: Level 10 Talent +1.75 Mana Regen replaced with +1 Heavenly Jump Target
Talents: Level 15 Talent +1 Heavenly Jump Target replaced with -0.4s Arc Lightning Cooldown
Talents: Level 25 Talent Static Field Damage increased from +1% to +1.5%
SURVIVABILITY +1.31TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +1.31UTILITY -0.02
3/27/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.18UTILITY -0.02
3/4/2025
Base damage decreased by 4
Damage at level 1 decreased by 4 (from 55-63 to 51-59)
Lightning Bolt: Sight Radius decreased from 750 to 500
SURVIVABILITY +0.24TEAMFIGHT +0.07LANING +0.24UTILITY +0.07
2/19/2025
Arc Lightning: Mana Cost increased from 75/80/85/90 to 75/85/95/105
Arc Lightning: Jump Radius decreased from 500 to 450
Heavenly Jump: Leap Distance rescaled from 500 to 300/400/500/600
Heavenly Jump: Slow Duration decreased from 1.6s to 1.4s
Heavenly Jump: Vision Radius is now affected by changes to Area of Effect
FARMING -1SURVIVABILITY -1.47TEAMFIGHT +0.03LANING -2.47UTILITY -0.98
11/20/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/28/2024
Lightning Bolt: Damage increased from 125/200/275/350 to 140/220/300/380
Nimbus: Mana Cost decreased from 325 to 275
FARMING +2.5SURVIVABILITY -0.34TEAMFIGHT +1.52LANING +2.16UTILITY +1.02
8/14/2024
Talents: Level 10 Talent -4s Heavenly Jump Cooldown replaced with +1.75 Mana Regen
Talents: Level 15 Talent +25 Movement Speed after Heavenly Jump replaced with +75 Thundergod's Wrath Damage
Talents: Level 25 Talent +150 Thundergod's Wrath Damage replaced with +1% Static Field Damage
6/6/2024
Static Field: Now scales with Thundergod's Wrath
Static Field: Current Health as Damage rescaled from 4% to 2.5/3/3.5/4%
Arc Lightning: Cast Range decreased from 850 to 800
Lightning Bolt: No longer deals bonus damage to creeps
Thundergod's Wrath: Cooldown increased from 120s to 130s
Lightning Hands: No longer applied by Illusions
Talents: Level 10 Talent Health decreased from +250 to +200
Talents: Level 15 Talent Movement Speed after Heavenly Jump decreased from +30 to +25
SURVIVABILITY +0.16TEAMFIGHT -3.53LANING +0.16UTILITY -3.03
5/23/2024
Arc Lightning: No longer deals damage based on the enemy's current health
Arc Lightning: Damage increased from 85/110/135/160 to 90/120/150/180
Thundergod's Wrath: No longer deals damage based on opponent's health
Thundergod's Wrath: Damage increased from 300/425/500 to 300/475/650
Lightning Hands: No longer grants +100 attack range
Lightning Hands: Now grants +30 attack speed
Lightning Hands: Illusion damage reduction now also applies to damage from Static Field
Talents: Level 20 Talent +6% Arc Lightning Current Health As Damage replaced with +60 Arc Lightning Damage
FARMING +3SURVIVABILITY +2.31TEAMFIGHT +2.89LANING +5.31UTILITY -0.11
Patch 7.35cNet Gain
2/22/2024No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.35Net Gain
6/12/2026Lightning Bolt: Now deals 2x damage to creeps
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.18UTILITY -0.02
10/5/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.34TEAMFIGHT +0.03LANING -0.34UTILITY +0.03
Patch 7.34cNet Gain
9/9/2023Lightning Bolt: Ministun Duration increased from 0.25s to 0.35s
Thundergod's Wrath: Cooldown decreased from 130/125/120s to 120s
Thundergod's Wrath: Mana Cost decreased from 300/400/500 to 250/375/500
FARMING +1TEAMFIGHT +3.42LANING +1UTILITY +0.92
8/8/2023
Thundergod's Wrath: Damage decreased from 350/500/650 to 300/425/550
Thundergod's Wrath: Now also deals damage equal to 5/7.5/10% of target's max HP
Lightning Hands: Ability changed from auto-cast to toggle
FARMING -1.5SURVIVABILITY -0.55TEAMFIGHT -1.54LANING -2.05UTILITY -0.04
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
Thundergod's Wrath: Damage increased from 350/475/600 to 350/500/650
FARMING +1.5SURVIVABILITY +0.18TEAMFIGHT +1.5LANING +1.68
Patch 7.33cNet Gain
5/14/2023Arc Lightning: Mana Cost decreased from 80/85/90/95 to 75/80/85/90
Thundergod's Wrath: Damage increased from 300/425/550 to 350/475/600
Talents: Level 20 Talent Lightning Bolt Ministun increased from +0.3s to +0.5s
Talents: Level 20 Talent Arc Lightning Current Health As Damage increased from +4% to +6%
FARMING +2.5SURVIVABILITY -0.53TEAMFIGHT +1.46LANING +1.98UTILITY +0.95
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.32TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.32UTILITY -0.02
Patch 7.33Net Gain
6/13/2026Arc Lightning: Base Damage decreased from 90/120/150/180 to 85/110/135/160
Arc Lightning: Now also deals 3/4/5/6% of current enemy health as damage
Lightning Bolt: Ministun Duration decreased from 0.3s to 0.25s
Heavenly Jump: Now always moves Zeus forward
Heavenly Jump: No longer increases enemy cast time
Static Field: Ability removed
Lightning Hands: New passive ability granted by Aghanim's Shard
Lightning Hands: Increases Zeus' attack range by 100. Zeus' attacks create Arc Lightnings that deal 50% of its damage (illusions deal 20%)
Talents: Level 20 Talent Lightning Bolt Ministun decreased from +0.4s to +0.3s
Talents: Level 20 Talent +100 Thundergod's Wrath Damage replaced with +4% Arc Lightning Current Health as Damage
Talents: Level 25 Talent +100 Arc Lightning Damage replaced with +150 Thundergod's Wrath Damage
SURVIVABILITY +0.84TEAMFIGHT -0.07LANING +0.84UTILITY -0.07