Patch 7.40b Notes

Hero Changes

Abaddon

Score: -5
Talents:Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen decreased from +10 to +8

Axe

Score: -5
Talents:Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +12 to +10

Batrider

Score: +5
Flamebreak:Mana Cost decreased from 110/115/120/125 to 110

Beastmaster

Score: +15
Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.0
Damage gain per level increased from 3.0 to 3.1
Wild Axes:Damage Amp per stack increased from 6/8/10/12% to 7/9/11/13%

Brewmaster

Score: +25
Base Strength increased from 23 to 24
Damage at level 1 increased from 52–59 to 53–60
Liquid Courage:Max Speed Increase increased from 25% to 30%
+ 4 more changes...

Bristleback

Score: 0
Viscous Nasal Goo:Base Movement Slow increased from 10% to 12%

Broodmother

Score: -5
Talents:Level 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +10 to +8
Talents:Level 20 Talent Incapacitating Bite Slow/Miss Chance decreased from +25% to +20%
Talents:Level 25 Talent Spin Web Move Speed decreased from +14% to +7%
+ 1 more changes...

Centaur Warrunner

Score: -15
Base Movement Speed decreased from 305 to 300
Work Horse:Total Duration decreased from 7s to 6s
Talents:Level 15 Talent Strength decreased from +12 to +10

Clinkz

Score: +22
Base Strength increased from 17 to 18
Infernal Shred:Debuff per Clinkz' attack increased from 2% to 3%
Strafe:Now also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast
+ 3 more changes...

Dazzle

Score: +5
Poison Touch:Slow decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 13/16/19/22%
Talents:Level 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s

Death Prophet

Score: +5
Exorcism:Spirits increased from 10/17/24 to 10/18/26
Talents:Level 20 Talent Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal increased from +25 to +30

Doom

Score: +5
Strength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6

Drow Ranger

Score: -5
Agility gain decreased from 2.9 to 2.8
Glacier:Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
Talents:Level 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%

Enigma

Score: 0
Black Hole:Aghanim's Scepter Pull AoE decreased from 1200 to 1000

Faceless Void

Score: 0
Base Damage decreased by 3
Base Agility increased from 21 to 24
Damage at level 1 unchanged (58–64)

Huskar

Score: -5
Berserker's Blood:HP for Max bonus decreased from 12% to 10%
Talents:Level 15 Talent Lifesteal decreased from +15% to +12%
Talents:Level 25 Talent Life Break Damage decreased from +25% to +22%

Jakiro

Score: -5
Liquid Fire:Burn Damage decreased from 20/30/40/50 to 15/25/35/45
Liquid Frost:Impact Damage rescaled from 15/20/25/30 to 8/16/24/32

Juggernaut

Score: -5
Healing Ward:Duration decreased from 25s to 18/20/22/24s
Omnislash:Slashes Rate Multiplier decreased from 1.5 to 1.4
Talents:Level 25 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal decreased from +50% to +40%

Kez

Score: -19
Switch Discipline:Katana Base Attack Time worsened from 1.8s to 1.9s
Switch Discipline:Katana Bonus Agility Base Damage increased from 12% to 16%
Switch Discipline:Can no longer be disabled by Silence
+ 3 more changes...

Kunkka

Score: +5
Talents:Level 25 Talent Tidebringer Cleave Damage increased from +120% to +130%

Largo

Score: +3
Catchy Lick:Enemy Pull Distance increased from 210/240/270/300 to 235/265/295/325
Catchy Lick:Bonus Health Regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/7/10/13
Croak of Genius:Reverberated damage is now only applied if the target is within 2000 range of the caster
+ 2 more changes...

Legion Commander

Score: +5
Press The Attack:Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
Press The Attack:Bonus Move Speed increased from 10/14/18/22% to 13/16/19/22%
Duel:Aghanim's Scepter duration bonus decreased from +2s to +1.5s

Lich

Score: -5
Agility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.7

Lone Druid

Score: +30
Base Strength increased from 18 to 20
Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300
Entangle:Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90
+ 3 more changes...

Marci

Score: +20
Strength gain increased from 3.0 to 3.2
Damage gain per level increased from 3.2 to 3.3
Rebound:Radius increased from 275 to 300
+ 2 more changes...

Mars

Score: -10
Base Agility decreased from 20 to 18
Talents:Level 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction increased from 2s to 2.5s
Talents:Level 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun increased from +0.4 to +0.5s

Meepo

Score: -3
Dig:Now has a 0.3s cast point
MegaMeepo:Poof damage factor per additional Meepo decreased from 100% to 75%
Talents:Level 25 Talent Poof Cast Duration Reduction decreased from 1s to 0.75s

Monkey King

Score: +10
Wukong's Command:Duration increased from 13s to 14s
Wukong's Command:Aghanim's Scepter Soldier Duration increased from 12s to 15s

Morphling

Score: +5
Base armor increased by 1

Muerta

Score: -7
Gunslinger:Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Necrophos

Score: 0
Ghost Shroud:Restoration Amplification rescaled from 45/55/65/75% to 55/60/65/70%

Omniknight

Score: -5
Repel:Bonus Strength decreased from 7/14/21/28 to 6/12/18/24

Outworld Destroyer

Score: -12
Sanity's Eclipse:No longer deals bonus damage to illusions
Essence Flux:Aghanim's Scepter barrier duration decreased from 15s to 12s

Pangolier

Score: +45
Intelligence gain increased from 2.2 to 2.5
Damage gain per level increased from 3.6 to 3.8
Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300
+ 8 more changes...

Phantom Assassin

Score: +12
Fan of Knives:Now pierces Debuff Immunity
Talents:Level 10 Talent Phantom Strike Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s

Phantom Lancer

Score: -2
Spirit Lance:Damage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280
Phantom Rush:Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Primal Beast

Score: 0
Onslaught:Stun Duration rescaled from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 0.7/1/1.3/1.6s
Talents:Level 15 Talent Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast replaced with +6 Uproar Armor Per Stack
Talents:Level 20 Talent +7 Uproar Armor Per Stack replaced with Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast

Pudge

Score: -5
Meat Hook:Mana Cost increased from 110 to 120

Pugna

Score: -10
Life Drain:Mana Cost increased from 100/150/200 to 115/160/205
Talents:Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250

Riki

Score: 0
Tricks of the Trade:Attack Damage rescaled from 30/50/70/90 to 25/50/75/100

Ringmaster

Score: +5
Talents:Level 10 Talent Impalement Arts Impact Damage increased from +75 to +85

Shadow Demon

Score: -10
Disseminate:Cast Range decreased from 700/800/900/1000 to 700/775/850/925
Talents:Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +10 to +8

Shadow Fiend

Score: -7
Necromastery:Base Max Souls increased from 20 to 20/22/24/26
Necromastery:No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Requiem of Souls:Magic Resist Reduction rescaled from 5/10/15% to 10%

Silencer

Score: +5
Talents:Level 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25

Slark

Score: +5
Saltwater Shiv:Duration increased from 6/8/10/12s to 12s
Saltwater Shiv:Stack Regen Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5
Saltwater Shiv:Stack Speed Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5

Spectre

Score: +40
Base Agility increased from 25 to 26
Damage at level 1 increased from 48–52 to 49–53
Agility gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4
+ 5 more changes...

Techies

Score: +5
Proximity Mines:Cast range increased from 400 to 450

Terrorblade

Score: +20
Base agility increased from 22 to 23
Damage at level 1 increased from 48–54 to 49–55
Metamorphosis:Cooldown decreased from 155/150/145/140s to 145/140/135/130s
+ 1 more changes...

Tidehunter

Score: -12
Dead in the Water:No longer deals 100 damage
Talents:Level 10 Talent Anchor Smash Damage Reduction decreased from +20% to +10%
Talents:Level 20 Talent Blubber effect triggers Anchor Smash now deals 50% less damage on the triggered Anchor Smash and is now considered reflection damage

Timbersaw

Score: -15
Whirling Death:Stat Loss Duration decreased from 12/13/14/15s to 11/12/13/14s
Whirling Death:Base Damage decreased from 85/130/175/220 to 75/120/165/210
Reactive Armor:Aghanim's Scepter effect radius decreased from 600 to 450

Tinker

Score: +7
Laser:Now shows the overhead "Blinded" text over affected units

Tiny

Score: +5
Tree Grab:Splash Damage increased from 55/70/85/100% to 70/80/90/100%

Treant Protector

Score: +15
Base Armor increased by 1
Nature's Guise:Cooldown decreased from (50s - 3s per 2 levels ups) to (35s - 1s per level up)
Living Armor:Damage Blocked increased from 100 to 120
+ 2 more changes...

Troll Warlord

Score: -7
Battle Stance:Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Underlord

Score: -5
Talents:Level 15 Talent Firestorm Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 4s

Unknown Hero (1961)

Score: +5
Gold Bounty changed from 300 to 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up
Experience Bounty changed from 300 to 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up
Unknown Ability (1344):Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90

Ursa

Score: -5
Talents:Level 15 Talent +5 Fury Swipes Damage replaced with +0.5% Maul Health as Damage
Talents:Level 20 Talent +0.5% Maul Health as Damage replaced with +6 Fury Swipes Damage
Talents:Level 20 Talent Earthshock Radius decreased from +400 to +300

Viper

Score: -5
Talents:Level 10 Talent +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second replaced with +10% Poison Attack Slow/Damage
Talents:Level 15 Talent +15% Poison Attack Slow/Damage replaced with +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second
Talents:Level 15 Talent Nethertoxin Min/Max Damage decreased from +40 to +30

Void Spirit

Score: 0
Aether Remnant:Remnant Lifetime decreased from 20s to 17s

Warlock

Score: 0
Eldritch 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

Windranger

Score: -10
Powershot:Slow duration decreased from 4s to 3s
Windrun:Aghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction decreased from 45% to 35%

Winter Wyvern

Score: -10
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

Witch Doctor

Score: -10
Death Ward:Damage decreased from 60/95/130 to 60/90/120
Talents:Level 25 Talent Death Ward Damage decreased from +45 to +40

Zeus

Score: +5
Static Field:Current HP Damage increased from 2.5/3/3.5/4% to 2.5/3.25/4/4.75%