Patch 7.39 Notes

Hero Changes

Abaddon

Score: 0
Removed Mephitic Shroud Facet
Withering Mist:Instead of reducing Healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spell Lifesteal by 35%, now reduces Health Restoration by 35%
Mist Coil:No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
+ 2 more changes...

Alchemist

Score: +1
Corrosive Weaponry:Max Stacks decreased from 10/12/14/16 to 7/10/13/16
Corrosive Weaponry:Movement Slow per stack increased from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 2/2.5/3/3.5%
Corrosive Weaponry:Base Attack Damage Reduction per stack increased from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 2/2.5/3/3.5%

Ancient Apparition

Score: -4
Ice Vortex:Cast Range decreased from 1500 to 1200
Ice Vortex:Radius decreased from 300 to 275
Ice Blast:Aghanim's Shard Cold Feet stun duration decreased from 60% to 50%
+ 1 more changes...

Anti-Mage

Score: +5
Talents:Level 15 Talent Persecutor Min/Max Movement Slow increased from +5%/15% to +7.5%/15%
Talents:Level 20 Talent Mana Void Stun increased from +0.7s to +0.8s

Arc Warden

Score: -3
Talents:Level 20 Talent Magnetic Field Cooldown Reduction decreased from 7s to 5s
Talents:Level 20 Talent Spark Wraith Damage increased from +40% to +50%
Talents:Level 25 Talent Spark Wraith Activation Delay Reduction increased from 1s to 1.1s

Axe

Score: +1
Battle Hunger:Movement Slow increased from 15/20/25/30% to 18/22/26/30%
Talents:Level 20 Talent Counter Helix Damage increased from +25 to +30

Bane

Score: +1
Enfeeble:Cooldown decreased from 28/21/14/7s to 22/17/12/7s

Batrider

Score: -11
Base movement speed decreased from 330 to 320
Sticky Napalm:Now applies 2 stacks on cast
Sticky Napalm:Stack limit increased from 10 to 20
+ 8 more changes...

Beastmaster

Score: -2.5
Base Agility decreased from 22 to 19
Damage at level 1 decreased by 1 (from 53–57 to 52–56)
Drums of Slom:Stacks granted upon using Primal Roar decreased from 10/15/20 to 10
+ 1 more changes...

Bloodseeker

Score: 0
Removed Bloodrush Facet
Talents:Level 10 Talent +25 Bloodrage Attack Speed replaced with +175 Health

Bounty Hunter

Score: +1
Friendly Shadow:Ally Fade Time decreased from 1.0s to 0.5s
Talents:Level 10 Talent Damage increased from +20 to +25

Brewmaster

Score: +13.5
Thunder Clap:Cast Point improved from 0.4s to 0.35s
Thunder Clap:Cooldown rescaled from 16/15/14/13s to 18/16/14/12s
Thunder Clap:Damage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 80/160/240/320
+ 7 more changes...

Bristleback

Score: -8
Viscous Nasal Goo:Base Armor Loss decreased from 2/2/3/3 to 1.5/2/2.5/3
Viscous Nasal Goo:Base Movement Slow decreased from 15% to 10%
Quill Spray:Added an auto-cast. Right-click the ability to make Bristleback automatically cast it whenever it's possible

Broodmother

Score: +7
Spider's Milk:Buff is no longer dispellable
Talents:Level 10 Talent Spider's Milk Hero Health as heal increased from +0.5% to +1.5%
Talents:Level 15 Talent -5s Spin Web Charge Restore Time replaced with +12 Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus
+ 1 more changes...

Centaur Warrunner

Score: +1
Double Edge:Cast Range increased from 150 to 175

Chaos Knight

Score: +1
Chaos Bolt:Maximum Damage increased from 150/230/310/390 to 155/240/325/410

Chen

Score: +18
Base damage increased by 2
Damage at level 1 increased from 46–56 to 48–58
Holy Persuasion:Bonus Damage increased from 2/7/11/15 to 4/8/12/16
+ 8 more changes...

Clinkz

Score: -4
Burning Army:Cooldown decreased from 80s to 70s
Talents:Level 15 Talent Attack Range decreased from +75 to +60

Clockwerk

Score: 0
Talents:Level 20 Talent +75 Rocket Flare Damage replaced with +70 Power Cogs Mana Burn

Dark Seer

Score: -9
Agility gain decreased from 1.8 to 1.5
Normal Punch:Cooldown increased from 9s to 10s

Dark Willow

Score: +11.5
Pixie Dust:Bonus Health Regen increased from 100% to 150%
Pixie Dust:Bonus Mana Regen increased from 100% to 150%
Shadow Realm:Cooldown decreased from 22/20/18/16s to 21/19/17/15s

Dawnbreaker

Score: +5
Base damage decreased by 5
Damage at level 1 decreased from 54–58 to 49–53
Break of Dawn:Ability reworked
+ 3 more changes...

Dazzle

Score: +1
Shallow Grave:Cast Range rescaled from 700/800/900/1000 to 900
Shallow Grave:Duration increased from 3.5/4/4.5/5s to 4/4.5/5/5.5s
Shallow Grave:Heal Amplification per 10% missing increased from 2/4/6/8% to 3/5/7/9%

Death Prophet

Score: +6
Crypt Swarm:Damage increased from 85/165/245/325 to 100/175/250/325
Silence:Projectile Speed increased from 1200 to 1400
Talents:Level 15 Talent Silence AoE increased from +75 to +100

Disruptor

Score: -2
Thunder Strike:Aghanim's Shard dormant duration decreased from 5s to 4s
Talents:Level 15 Talent +1.5s Static Storm Duration replaced with +60 Static Storm Max DPS
Talents:Level 20 Talent +0.6s Thunder Strike Slow Duration replaced with +150 Electromagnetic Repulsion Radius/Knockback
+ 1 more changes...

Doom

Score: +2
Doom:Mana Cost decreased from 150/225/300 to 150/200/250
Doom:Aghanim's Scepter radius increased from 300 to 350

Drow Ranger

Score: 0
Frost Arrows:Aghanim's Scepter instead of reducing Healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spell Lifesteal by 10% per stack, now reduces Health Restoration by 10% per stack
Glacier:On-cast knockback distance increased from 175 to 225

Earthshaker

Score: +4
Removed Spirit Cairn innate ability
Slugger:Now is an innate ability
Slugger:Damage (Creep Death) decreased from 40/60/80/100 to 30/45/60/75
+ 2 more changes...

Elder Titan

Score: -7
Astral Spirit:Astral Spirit no longer automatically rejoins Elder Titan on collision with him. Now requires the duration to run out or the Return ability to be cast

Enchantress

Score: 0
Impetus:Mana Cost rescaled from 50 to 40/45/50/55

Enigma

Score: 0
Demonic Summoning:Eidolon Damage rescaled from 20/28/38/47 to 16/27/38/49

Faceless Void

Score: +5.5
Talents:Level 10 Talent Time Dilation DPS per cooldown increased from +7 to +9
Talents:Level 15 Talent Time Lock Damage increased from +30 to +35
Talents:Level 20 Talent Time Walk Cooldown Reduction increased from 1s to 1.25s
+ 1 more changes...

Grimstroke

Score: 0
Stroke of Fate:Point Vector Target behavior, previously exclusive to Fine Art facet, is now enabled by default
Stroke of Fate:20/30/40/50 bonus damage per unit replaced with separate values for heroes and creeps: 20/40/60/80 per hero and 10/20/30/40 per creep
Soulbind:If the debuff ends on the primary target early due to status resistance, it will also be destroyed on the secondary target

Gyrocopter

Score: -8
Base Armor decreased by 1

Hoodwink

Score: +2
Acorn Shot:Mana Cost decreased from 85/90/95/100 to 70/80/90/100
Scurry:Buff Duration increased from 2/2.5/3/3.5s to 3.5/4/4.5/5s

Huskar

Score: 0
Inner Fire:Aghanim's Shard Movement Slow increased from 40% to 50%

Invoker

Score: +11
Base damage increased by 4
Damage at level 1 increased from 35–41 to 39–45
Intelligence gain decreased from 4.7 to 4.0
+ 13 more changes...

Io

Score: +1
Removed Sight Seer innate ability
Wellspring: New Innate Ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
Consumable items and item abilities that restore Health and Mana over time affect Io twice as fast. Total amount of restored health or mana remains the same
+ 4 more changes...

Jakiro

Score: -8
Liquid Frost:Bonus Damage rescaled from 12/18/24/30 to 8/16/24/32
Macropyre:Linger duration decreased from 2s to 1s
Macropyre:Aghanim's Scepter no longer increases flame width by 70

Juggernaut

Score: -7
Blade Fury:Damage tick interval is no longer based on Juggernaut's attack speed and has been changed to 5 ticks per second
Blade Fury:Damage rescaled from 40/45/50/55 per tick to 80/110/140/170 per second
Talents:Level 20 Talent -3s Blade Fury Cooldown replaced with +90 Blade Fury DPS

Keeper of the Light

Score: 0
Spirit Form:Cast Range Bonus decreased from 125/250/375 to 100/200/300
Talents:Level 15 Talent Chakra Magic Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3s to 2s

Kez

Score: +17
Base Health Regen increased from 1.0 to 1.5
Base Attack Speed increased from 100 to 110
Shadowhawk: No longer grants cooldown reduction
+ 41 more changes...

Legion Commander

Score: +14
Outfight Them!:Now levels up with Duel
Outfight Them!:Instead of increasing Healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spell Lifesteal by 50%, now increases Health Restoration by 30/40/50/60%
Outfight Them!:Now applies when attacking enemy heroes that are equal or higher level than you, instead of only higher level enemy heroes

Leshrac

Score: 0
Split Earth:Aghanim's Shard additional casts decreased from 3 to 2

Lich

Score: +5
Removed Frostbound Facet
Sinister Gaze:Mana Drain per second increased from 15% to 20%
Sinister Gaze:No longer has extended duration on creeps
+ 4 more changes...

Lifestealer

Score: -9
Base Strength decreased from 25 to 23
Damage at level 1 decreased by 2 (from 41–47 to 39–45)
Feast:Heal from Target's Max Health rescaled from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 2/2.25/2.5/2.75%
+ 2 more changes...

Lina

Score: +2
Combustion: Overheat Damage increased from 10/30/50/70 to 15/35/55/75
Laguna Blade:Damage increased from 500/700/900 to 500/750/1000

Lion

Score: 0
Finger of Death:Cooldown decreased from 140/90/40s to 130/85/40s
Finger of Death:Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown increased from 80/50/20s to 90/60/30s

Lone Druid

Score: 0
Summon Spirit Bear:Gem of True Sight's passive True Sight now works when carried by the Spirit Bear

Lycan

Score: +8
Wolf Bite:Now can also be used on allied creep-heroes
Talents:Level 20 Talent Shapeshift Duration increased from +6s to +7s

Magnus

Score: +1
Shockwave:Slow Duration decreased from 0.7/0.8/0.9/1s to 0.4/0.6/0.8/1s
Skewer:Aghanim's Shard Tree Hit Damage increased from 30 to 40
Skewer:Aghanim's Shard Cliff Hit Damage increased from 125 to 150

Marci

Score: +10
Agility gain increased from 1.8 to 2.2
Damage gain per level increased from +3.0 to +3.2
Dispose:Damage rescaled from 75/150/225/300 to 60/150/240/330
+ 1 more changes...

Mars

Score: +9
Dauntless:HP Regen per extra enemy increased from 50% to 70%
Dauntless:Radius decreased from 900 to 700
Talents:Level 10 Talent Dauntless Regen Per Enemy increased from +10% to +20%

Medusa

Score: -3
Mystic Snake:Base Damage decreased from 90/150/210/270 to 90/140/190/240
Mystic Snake:Mana Gain rescaled from 14/15/16/17% to 15%
Gorgon's Grasp:Mana Cost increased from 40/60/80/100 to 65/85/105/125
+ 1 more changes...

Meepo

Score: -8
Base Armor decreased by 1

Monkey King

Score: -2
Removed Wukong's Faithful facet
Unknown Ability (5724):Cast Range decreased from 1000 to 800
Jingu Mastery:Counter Duration decreased from 7/8/9/10s to 5.5/7/8.5/10s

Morphling

Score: -22
Strength gain decreased from 3.2 to 2.6
Base Mana Regen decreased from 0.5 to 0
Attribute Shift (Agility Gain):Shift Rate decreased from 5/10/15/20 to 4/8/12/16
+ 3 more changes...

Muerta

Score: 0
Removed Ofrenda Facet
Talents:Level 20 Talent 2 Dead Shot Charges replaced with +2s Pierce The Veil Duration
Talents:Level 25 Talent +25% Magic Resistance replaced with 2 Dead Shot Charges

Naga Siren

Score: +17
Base Agility increased from 21 to 22
Damage at level 1 increased by 1 (from 44–46 to 45–47)
Ensnare:Aghanim's Scepter now also applies Break to the target
+ 2 more changes...

Nature's Prophet

Score: -6
Attack Range decreased from 620 to 600
Removed Ironwood Treant facet
Sprout:Damage decreased from 70/140/210/280 to 70/135/200/265
+ 1 more changes...

Necrophos

Score: +5
Sadist:Mana Regen per kill increased from 3/4.5/6/7.5 to 3.5/5/6.5/8
Death Pulse:Heal increased from 55/80/105/130 to 70/90/110/130
Talents:Level 10 Talent +125 Reaper's Scythe Cast Range replaced with -2.5s Ghost Shroud Cooldown

Night Stalker

Score: -8
Talents:Level 20 Talent Strength decreased from +20 to +15

Nyx Assassin

Score: +2
Nyxth Sense: Radius increased from 350 to 400
Spiked Carapace:Cooldown decreased from 23/18/13/8s to 20/16/12/8s

Ogre Magi

Score: +9
Base Strength increased from 23 to 25
Damage at level 1 increased by 2 (from 67–73 to 69–75)
Ignite:Slow rescaled from 20/23/26/29% to 25%

Omniknight

Score: +15
Hammer of Purity:Mana Cost decreased from 30/35/40/45 to 0
Hammer of Purity:Now briefly slows the target's movement speed by 75% for 0.2s
Hammer of Purity:Now also increases attack range by 75 for the hit

Oracle

Score: +12
Attack Range increased from 620 to 625
Prognosticate:Now also foretells which power rune will spawn
Prognosticate:Pressing Alt will now display which rune will spawn and a timer before it spawns
+ 1 more changes...

Outworld Destroyer

Score: -19
Talents:Level 10 Talent Mana decreased from +250 to +200
Talents:Level 15 Talent Current Mana as Movement Speed decreased from +1% to +0.8%
Talents:Level 20 Talent Sanity's Eclipse Mana Difference Multiplier decreased from +0.2 to +0.15

Pangolier

Score: 0
Talents:Level 15 Talent Shield Crash Barrier Per Hero increased from +80 to +90

Phantom Assassin

Score: +37
Blur:Now is an innate ability that improves with Coup de Grace level
Blur:No longer dispelled when near enemy Outposts, Watchers or base buildings (other than Towers/Ancient)
Blur:Now dispelled when attacking Roshan or enemy Barracks
+ 8 more changes...

Phantom Lancer

Score: +5.5
Base Health Regen increased from 1.5 to 2
Spirit Lance:No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Phantom Rush:Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
+ 2 more changes...

Phoenix

Score: +1
Talents:Level 20 Talent Supernova Stun Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s

Pudge

Score: 0
Rot:Aghanim's Scepter instead of reducing Healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spell Lifesteal by 20%, now reduces Health Restoration by 20%

Pugna

Score: +1
Decrepify:Cast Range increased from 475/550/625/700 to 550/600/650/700

Queen of Pain

Score: 0
Shadow Strike:Movement Slow rescaled from 20/35/50/65% to 25/35/45/55%

Riki

Score: +4
Talents:Level 10 Talent Cloak and Dagger Movement Speed increased from +8% to +10%
Talents:Level 25 Talent Cloak and Dagger Fade Delay Reduction increased from 1s to 1.25s

Ringmaster

Score: -16
Dark Carnival Barker:If Ringmaster does not have a Souvenir, he will be granted one upon death (instead of upon respawn)
Dark Carnival Barker:Ringmaster will no longer be granted a Souvenir if he has no Souvenirs and dies to a Neutral Creep or Roshan
Escape Act:Mana Cost increased from 80 to 120
+ 4 more changes...

Rubick

Score: -6
Telekinesis:Cooldown decreased from 24/21/18/15s to 23/20/17/14s
Spell Steal:Certain spells that are toggleable and do not have a health or mana cost are no longer stealable

Sand King

Score: +1
Removed Sandshroud and Dust Devil Facets
Caustic Finale:Base Damage increased from 15/35/55/75 to 20/40/60/80
Caustic Finale:Dying Unit's Max Health as Damage decreased from 4/8/12/16% to 3/7/11/15%
+ 6 more changes...

Shadow Demon

Score: +1
Menace:Damage amplification per stack increased from 2% to 2.5%

Shadow Fiend

Score: +5
Necromastery:Hero kills now grant 3 souls
Feast of Souls:Cooldown increased from 16s to 21s
Feast of Souls:Mana Cost increased from 60 to 60/65/70/75
+ 3 more changes...

Shadow Shaman

Score: 0
Mass Serpent Ward:On creation, wards now prioritize the closest enemy hero in their attack range

Silencer

Score: -7
Removed Irrepressible and Reverberating Silence facets
Glaives of Wisdom:No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Talents:Level 20 Talent 1 Glaives of Wisdom Bounce replaced with +40s Glaives of Wisdom Int Steal Duration

Skywrath Mage

Score: +9
Base Intelligence increased from 23 to 25
Damage at level 1 increased by 2 (from 39–49 to 41–51)
Talents:Level 10 Talent +0.5x Arcane Bolt Int Multiplier replaced with +125 Arcane Bolt Cast Range
+ 1 more changes...

Slardar

Score: -8
Base Armor decreased by 1
Seaborn Sentinel:Bonus Armor increased from 1/2/3/4 to 3/4/5/6
Seaborn Sentinel:Aghanim's Scepter Bonus Armor decreased from 11 to 10

Slark

Score: -2
Essence Shift:Duration decreased from 20/40/60/80s to 15/35/55/75s
Depth Shroud:Cast Range decreased from 600 to 400

Snapfire

Score: +1
Buckshot: Auto attack bonus damage on non-glancing shots increased from 25% to 30%
Talents:Level 20 Talent +60 Mortimer Kisses Impact Damage replaced with 2 Firesnap Cookie Charges

Sniper

Score: -2
Take Aim:Bonus Attack Range rescaled from 200 to 100/150/200/250
Take Aim:No longer increases armor
Take Aim:While active, Sniper's vision range is increased by 500/750/1000/1250 and his field of view is restricted to a 140 degree cone

Spectre

Score: -2
Desolate:Radius decreased from 400 to 350
Shadow Step:Duration rescaled from 5/6/7s to 6s
Haunt:Duration decreased from 7s to 6s

Spirit Breaker

Score: +11
Planar Pocket:Ability Reworked
Planar Pocket:Now is a unit-targeted ability. Barathrum gains 75% magic resistance and distorts reality around the selected hero, making any unit-targeted spells cast by enemy heroes on the target to get redirected towards Spirit Breaker. Can be cast on both allied and enemy heroes, but only spells cast by enemies of Spirit Breaker will be redirected. Cast Range: 700
Planar Pocket:Io's Tether is the only exception that will ignore this effect
+ 6 more changes...

Techies

Score: +9
Base movement speed increased from 300 to 310

Templar Assassin

Score: -11
Meld:Armor Reduction decreased from 5/6/7/8 to 3.5/5/6.5/8
Meld:Bonus Damage decreased from 70/125/180/235 to 55/105/155/205
Psionic Trap:Aghanim's Shard Min Silence Duration decreased from 1s to 0.25s
+ 2 more changes...

Terrorblade

Score: -15.5
Base Health Regen decreased from 1.5 to 0.5
Reflection:Mana Cost increased from 45/50/55/60 to 60/65/70/75
Metamorphosis:Bonus Damage rescaled from 30/40/50/60 to 20/40/60/80
+ 1 more changes...

Timbersaw

Score: +14
Exposure Therapy:Mana gain on tree kill increased from 4/5/6/7 to 4/6/8/10
Flamethrower:Building Damage increased from 40% to 50%
Talents:Level 10 Talent Reactive Armor Regeneration per Stack increased from +0.2 to +0.25
+ 1 more changes...

Tinker

Score: -9
Base Armor decreased by 2
March of the Machines:Damage decreased from 17/26/35/44 to 13/22/31/40

Tiny

Score: +1.5
Tree Grab:Attack Range decreased from 350 to 300
Grow:Attack Speed Reduction increased from 30% to 35%
Avalanche:Damage decreased from 100/200/300/400 to 100/190/280/370
+ 1 more changes...

Treant Protector

Score: +3
Nature's Guise:Damage taken cooldown decreased from 3s to 2.75s
Living Armor:Duration increased from 15/20/25/30s to 18/22/26/30s
Overgrowth:Cooldown decreased from 120/110/100s to 110/100/90s

Troll Warlord

Score: +1
Berserker's Rage:Maim Damage increased from 5/10/15/20 to 10/15/20/25

Undying

Score: +2
Base Damage increased by 2
Damage at level 1 increased from 53–61 to 55–63
Soul Rip:Damage/Heal per unit rescaled from 15/25/35/45 to 14/26/38/50

Ursa

Score: 0
Talents:Level 15 Talent Enrage Status Resistance increased from +20% to +25%

Vengeful Spirit

Score: +10
Base Agility increased from 21 to 23
Damage at level 1 increased by 2 (from 47–53 to 49–55)
Magic Missile:Stun duration increased from 1.1/1.3/1.5/1.7s to 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8s
+ 1 more changes...

Venomancer

Score: -6
Septic Shock: Aghanim's Scepter no longer gives Plague Wards the ability to deal Septic Shock damage (moved to Plague Carrier facet)
Septic Shock: Aghanim's Scepter Base Damage per debuff increased from 20% to 25%
Plague Ward:Ward HP increased from 120/230/340/450 to 150/250/350/450
+ 2 more changes...

Viper

Score: +1
Poison Attack:Mana Cost decreased from 24 to 22
Viper Strike:Attack Slow increased from 80/120/160 to 100/140/180

Visage

Score: +8
Talents:Level 25 Talent Gravekeeper's Cloak Armor increased from 10 to 15

Void Spirit

Score: -1
Base Agility increased from 19 to 21
Damage at level 1 increased by 1 (51–55 to 52–56)
Intrinsic Edge:The tooltip now shows the current values of Health Regen, Armor, Mana Regen, and Magic Resistance gained from the ability
+ 9 more changes...

Warlock

Score: -8
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

Windranger

Score: -2
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
+ 1 more changes...

Winter Wyvern

Score: -1
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

Witch Doctor

Score: +1
Removed Headhunter Facet
Paralyzing Cask:No longer deals bonus damage to creeps
Paralyzing Cask:Base Damage increased from 50 to 55/70/85/100
+ 2 more changes...

Wraith King

Score: -31
Base movement speed decreased from 315 to 310
Base Intelligence decreased from 18 to 16
Vampiric Spirit:Lifesteal decreased from 16/24/32/40% to 10/20/30/40%
+ 2 more changes...

Zeus

Score: +1
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%