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Beastmaster changes

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Change record

54 patches with recorded changes · 118 of 118 listed patches readable.

Coverage: Feb 1, 2018 to Sep 15, 2026. This feed does not include every patch in Dota’s lifetime.

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Jul 30, 2026

Beastmaster in 7.41e

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Damage to Beastmaster and his summons decreased from +30 to +25
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Primal Roar Cooldown Reduction decreased from 25s to 20s

May 6, 2026

Beastmaster in 7.41c

  • Base Strength decreased from 25 to 24
  • Damage at level 1 decreased from 50-54 to 49-53
  • Wild AxesMana Cost increased from 50/55/60/65 to 65
  • Summon RazorbackBoar Attack Damage decreased from 30/45/60/75 to 24/41/58/75
  • Drums of SlomDamage Radius decreased from 600 to 525
  • Drums of SlomDrum Hit Damage decreased from 80 to 70

Apr 7, 2026

Beastmaster in 7.41b

  • Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Armor decreased from +5 to +4
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Wild Axes Damage Amp Per Stack decreased from +2% to +1.5%
  • Wild AxesDebuff Duration rescaled from 12s to 10/11/12/13s

Mar 24, 2026

Beastmaster in 7.41

  • Removed Rugged innate ability
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent -5s Call of the Wild Cooldown replaced with +5 Armor
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +15 Inner Beast Attack Speed replaced with +200 Primal Roar Cast Range
  • Inner BeastNow an innate ability
  • Inner BeastBonus Attack Speed changed from 10/30/50/70 to 7 + 3 per level
  • Wild AxesDamage per axe increased from 30/65/100/135 to 40/80/120/160
  • Wild AxesDamage Amp per stack decreased from 6/9/11/13% to 5/6/7/8%
  • Wild AxesNow upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
  • Wild AxesBeastmaster's attacks on enemy heroes also apply the Wild Axes debuff of its corresponding level
  • Wild AxesIllusions of Beastmaster don't apply Wild Axes stacks
  • Summon RazorbackCall of the Wild Boar renamed to Summon Razorback
  • Summon RazorbackBoar's armor increased by 1
  • Summon RazorbackBoar Attack Damage increased from 25/40/55/70 to 30/45/60/75
  • Summon RaptorsCall of the Wild Hawk renamed to Summon Raptors
  • Summon RaptorsNow is a separately leveled ability
  • Summon RaptorsHawk's armor increased by 1
  • Summon RaptorsCooldown decreased from 45/40/35/30s to 30s
  • Summon RaptorsDive Damage increased from 50/80/110/140 to 60/95/130/165
  • Summon RaptorsRoot Duration increased from 0.25/0.5/0.75/1s to 0.4/0.6/0.8/1s
  • Summon RaptorsHawks are now invisible whenever Beastmaster is invisible or affected by Smoke of Deceit. They do not attack while invisible
  • Summon RaptorsNow summons 2 hawks by default with 0.75s delay between them
  • Summon RaptorsHawks will now prioritize Beastmaster's current attack target when selecting their Dive target
  • Summon RaptorsNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard

Dec 23, 2025

Beastmaster in 7.40b

  • Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.0
  • Damage gain per level increased from 3.0 to 3.1
  • Wild AxesDamage Amp per stack increased from 6/8/10/12% to 7/9/11/13%

Dec 15, 2025

Beastmaster in 7.40

  • Call of the Wild Boar: Boar's Base Attack Time worsened from 1.25s to 1.35s
  • Wild AxesDamage per axe rescaled from 35/65/95/125 to 30/65/100/135
  • Inner BeastBonus Attack Speed rescaled from 15/30/45/60 to 10/30/50/70

Oct 2, 2025

Beastmaster in 7.39e

  • Base damage decreased by 2
  • Damage at level 1 decreased from 52–56 to 50–54
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Movespeed to Beastmaster and his summons decreased from +20 to +15
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Primal Roar Cooldown Reduction decreased from 30s to 25s

Jun 24, 2025

Beastmaster in 7.39c

  • Primal RoarMovement speed bonus duration decreased from 3/3.5/4s to 2s

May 22, 2025

Beastmaster in 7.39

  • Base Agility decreased from 22 to 19
  • Damage at level 1 decreased by 1 (from 53–57 to 52–56)
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Inner Beast Attack Speed increased from +10 to +15
  • Drums of SlomStacks granted upon using Primal Roar decreased from 10/15/20 to 10

Mar 4, 2025

Beastmaster in 7.38b

  • Base Damage decreased by 3
  • Damage at level 1 decreased by 3 (from 56-60 to 53-57)

Feb 18, 2025

Beastmaster in 7.38

  • Base Damage increased by 23
  • Damage at level 1 increased by 7 (from 49-53 to 56-60)
  • Agility gain increased from 1.6 to 1.9
  • Intelligence gain increased from 1.2 to 1.9
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +4 to +3
  • Damage at level 30 decreased by 32 (from 194-198 to 162-166)
  • Call of the Wild Hawk: Dive Damage decreased from 60/90/120/150 to 50/80/110/140
  • Call of the Wild Hawk: Aghanim's Shard no longer decreases cooldown by 10s
  • Call of the Wild Hawk: Aghanim's Shard now increases Summon Duration by 5s (from 25s to 30s)
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +8% Inner Beast Magic Resist replaced with -5s Call Of The Wild Cooldown
  • Talents · ContextAffects both Boar and Hawk abilities

Nov 19, 2024

Beastmaster in 7.37e

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Inner Beast Magic Resist decreased from 10% to 8%
  • Drums of SlomDrum Hit Damage decreased from 85 to 80

Oct 1, 2024

Beastmaster in 7.37d

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Inner Beast Magic Resist increased from 5% to 10%
  • Primal RoarStun Duration increased from 2.75/3.25/3.75s to 3/3.5/4s
  • Drums of SlomHeal from Heroes decreased from 25% to 20%

Aug 14, 2024

Beastmaster in 7.37b

  • Wild Hunt · Inner BeastBonus Attack Speed per unit increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6

Jul 31, 2024

Beastmaster in 7.37

  • Wild Hunt · Inner BeastBonus Attack Speed per unit rescaled from 1/2/3/4/5 to 2/3/4/5
  • Beast Mode · Inner BeastActive Bonus Attack Speed rescaled from 10/20/30/40/50 to 20/30/40/50
  • Rugged: New Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Beastmaster's melee hero damage block chance is increased from 50% to 100% versus non-hero units
  • Wild AxesMana Cost increased from 50 to 50/55/60/65
  • Inner BeastNo longer an innate ability
  • Inner BeastBonus Attack Speed rescaled from 5/10/25/40/55 to 15/30/45/60
  • Drums of SlomShortest Drum Interval increased from 0.4 to 0.5s
  • Drums of SlomDamage per strike decreased from 90 to 85
  • Drums of SlomNo longer increases stacks when attacking buildings

Jun 6, 2024

Beastmaster in 7.36b

  • Beast Mode · Inner BeastActive Bonus Attack Speed increased from 8/16/24/32/40 to 10/20/30/40/50
  • Call of the Wild Boar: Boar Attack Damage increased from 20/35/50/65 to 25/40/55/70

May 22, 2024

Beastmaster in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · Inner BeastNow is an Innate ability. Passive, can be leveled up with skill points
  • Innate Ability · Inner BeastBonus Attack Speed rescaled from 10/22/34/46 to 5/10/25/40/55
  • Innate Ability · Inner BeastNow only affects Beastmaster and units under his control
  • Wild Hunt · Inner BeastBonus attack speed from Inner Beast is increased by 1/2/3/4/5 per unit controlled by Beastmaster that is currently under the effect of Inner Beast
  • Beast Mode · Inner BeastCan be activated to increase Beastmaster's attack speed by 8/16/24/32/40. While this effect is active, his attacks will apply Wild Axes debuff of the current level. Duration: 6s. Mana Cost: 35. Cooldown: 20s
  • Base Agility increased from 18 to 22
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Wild Axes Damage Amp per stack decreased from +2.5% to +2%
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +30 Damage replaced with 5% Inner Beast Aura Magic Resist
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +30 Boar and Hawk Damage replaced with +30 Damage to Beastmaster and his units
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent -5s Wild Axes Cooldown replaced with No Wild Axes Cooldown

Mar 21, 2024

Beastmaster in 7.35d

  • Inner BeastBonus Attack Speed increased from 10/20/30/40 to 10/22/34/46

Dec 21, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.35b

  • Call of the Wild Boar Cooldown decreased from 42/38/34/30s to 30s
  • Primal RoarCooldown decreased from 100/80/60s to 90/75/60s

Dec 14, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.35

  • Base Damage increased by 2
  • Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.6
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +35 Boar Attack Damage replaced with +30 Boar and Hawk Damage

Oct 4, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.34d

  • Base Armor decreased by 1
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Root Duration decreased from 1s to 0.25/0.5/0.75/1s

Sep 8, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.34c

  • Call of the Wild Hawk Mana Cost increased from 30 to 50
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Hawk Base Health decreased from 250/375/500/675 to 200/325/450/625
  • Drums of SlomNo longer considers illusion damage amplification when calculating the healing amount

Aug 8, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.34

  • Call of the Wild Hawk Ability reworked
  • Beastmaster summons a Hawk that circles around him and dives onto an enemy within 500 range, dealing 60/90/120/150 damage and rooting them for 1s. Hawk cannot be controlled, prioritizes heroes and is killed upon Beastmaster's death. Hawk has an attack interval of 4s, but it scales with attack speed. Hawk Duration: 25s; Cooldown: 45/40/35/30s
  • Hawk Base Health increased from 150/200/250/300 to 250/375/500/675. Magic Resistance increased from 0% to 30/40/50/60%. XP bounty decreased from 77 to 40/50/60/70
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Aghanim's Shard no longer grants Dive Bomb ability
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Aghanim's Shard now summons an additional Hawk

Jun 15, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.33d

  • Call of the Wild Hawk Hawk Vision decreased from 600/700/800/900 to 600/650/700/750
  • Wild AxesDamage per axe decreased from 40/70/100/130 to 35/65/95/125

May 13, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.33c

  • Base Damage decreased by 9 (Level 1 damage decreased by 3)
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Hawk Vision decreased from 750/800/850/900 to 600/700/800/900

Apr 25, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.33b

  • Base Strength increased from 23 to 25
  • Call of the Wild Boar Mana Cost decreased from 60/65/70/75 to 60

Apr 20, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.33

  • Now is a Universal Hero
  • Base Damage decreased from 31-35 to 12-16
  • Agility gain decreased from 1.9 to 1.4
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 1.9 to 1.2
  • Damage on level 1 decreased by 8 (from 54-58 to 46-50)
  • Damage gain per level increased from +2.9 to +3.3
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Dive Bomb (Aghanim's Shard) Root Duration decreased from 2.5s to 2s
  • Wild AxesMana Cost decreased from 65 to 50
  • Primal RoarStun Duration decreased from 3/3.5/4s to 2.75/3.25/3.75s
  • Primal Roar · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
  • Primal RoarMana Cost decreased from 150/175/200 to 100/125/150
  • Drums of SlomAbility reworked
  • Drums of SlomNow a passive ability. Attacks from Beastmaster or a nearby unit he controls cause him to bang his drum, dealing damage to nearby units and healing himself and units under his control for a portion of the damage dealt. Every attack decreases the interval between drum hits from a maximum of 3s down to a minimum of 0.4s between hits after 20 attacks. If no attacks are made, the intervals gradually increase every 1 second. Using Primal Roar automatically adds 10/15/20 drum stacks based on the level of Primal Roar. Drum Hit Damage: 90. Heal from Heroes: 25%. Heal from Creeps: 5%

Mar 6, 2023

Beastmaster in 7.32e

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Movespeed Aura to Beastmaster and his units decreased from +25 to +20
  • Drums of SlomDamage per hit increased from 110 to 115

Aug 30, 2022

Beastmaster in 7.32b

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +10 Inner Beast Attack Speed replaced with +2.5% Wild Axes damage
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +2.5% Wild Axes damage replaced with +10 Inner Beast Attack Speed
  • Drums of SlomCooldown decreased from 50s to 40s
  • Drums of SlomNo longer has a sub-ability that would cancel it

Aug 23, 2022

Beastmaster in 7.32

  • Call of the Wild Boar Slow decreased from 10/20/30/40% to 10/18/26/34%
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Shard now allows to put this ability on auto-cast. Doing so will make all Hawks instantly and automatically cast Dive Bomb on the first viable target in range, regardless of whether Hawk is still flying or stationary
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Shard cooldown reduction increased from 7s to 10s
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Dive Bomb now roots for 2.5 seconds instead of stunning for 2s
  • Call of the Wild Hawk Dive Bomb Cast Range decreased from 1200 to 900
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +1.75 Mana Regen replaced with +10 Inner Beast Attack Speed
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +30 Inner Beast Attack Speed replaced with -5s Wild Axes Cooldown
  • Wild AxesCast Point improved from 0.4s to 0.3s
  • Inner BeastBonus Attack Speed decreased from 15/25/35/45 to 10/20/30/40
  • Drums of SlomReworked Scepter. Grants new ability: Drums of Slom. Beastmaster starts hitting his drums with ever increasing speed. Each strike deals 110 damage to enemies in a 600 radius, healing him and units under his control for 25% of damage dealt to heroes and 5% of damage dealt to creeps. Drum hits deal no damage and don't heal if Beastmaster is stunned or silenced. Duration: 6s. Cooldown: 50s. Mana Cost: 100

Feb 23, 2022

Beastmaster in 7.31

  • Base Damage reduced by 2
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +30 Movement Speed replaced with +25 Movement Speed Beastmaster Controlled Units

Sep 10, 2021

Beastmaster in 7.30c

  • Base Damage reduced by 2
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20 Move Speed replaced with +1.75 Mana Regen
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +3 Mana Regen replaced with +30 Move Speed.
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +250 Health Beastmaster Controlled Units replaced with +2.5% Wild Axes Damage Amp Per Stack.
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent -30s Primal Roar Cooldown replaced with +250 Health Beastmaster Controlled Units.
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +4% Wild Axes Damage Amp Per Stack replaced with -30s Primal Roar Cooldown
  • Primal RoarCooldown from 90/80/70 to 100/80/60

Aug 22, 2021

Beastmaster in 7.30b

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +350 Health Beastmaster Controlled Units reduced to 250

Aug 17, 2021

Beastmaster in 7.30

  • Call of the Wild Boar attack damage increased from 16/32/48/64 to 20/35/50/65
  • Call of the Wild Hawk vision increased from 600/700/800/900 to 750/800/850/900
  • Aghanim's Shard Call of the Wild Hawk can now be unit targeted, which will cause the hawk to move in the direction of the target and cast dive when/if in range

Apr 29, 2021

Beastmaster in 7.29c

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +300 Health Beastmaster Controlled to +350
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +30 Boar Damage to +35
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from -35s Primal Roar Cooldown to -30s
  • Wild AxesScepter no longer provides bonus damage
  • Inner BeastAttack speed increased from 10/20/30/40 to 15/25/35/45

Apr 9, 2021

Beastmaster in 7.29

  • Base armor increased by 1
  • Divebomb Shard no longer grants free hawk control
  • Divebomb Shard now has 1200 cast range
  • Divebomb Shard stun duration increased from 1 to 2 seconds
  • Divebomb Shard damage increased from 175 to 250
  • Divebomb Shard can now target couriers
  • Hawk shard also lowers the cooldown by 15 seconds
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +25 Damage to +30
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +6 Armor to +300 Health Beastmaster Controlled
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +50 Wild Axes Damage to -35s Primal Roar Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +20 Inner Beast Attack Speed to +30
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +350 Health Beastmaster Controlled to +4% Wild Axes Damage Amp Per Stack
  • Wild AxesScepter now also increases damage by +40
  • Wild AxesMana cost reduced from 80 to 65
  • Primal RoarMovement speed duration increased from 3 to 3/3.5/4

Feb 19, 2021

Beastmaster in 7.28c

  • Base attack speed reduced from 110 to 100
  • Call of the Wild Boar movement speed reduced from 350 to 320/330/340/350

Jul 15, 2020

Beastmaster in 7.27b

  • Call of the Wild Boar manacost increased from 50 to 60/65/70/75
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from -14s Hawks Cooldown to +200 Hawk Vision
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +400 Health to +450
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +80 Wild Axes Damage to +100
  • Wild AxesManacost reduced from 80/85/90/95 to 80

May 2, 2020

Beastmaster in 7.26c

  • Base damage reduced by 4
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +24 Boar Damage to -14s Hawks Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +60 Wild Axes Damage to +30 Boar Damage
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from -16s Hawks Cooldown to +80 Wild Axes Damage

Apr 6, 2020

Beastmaster in 7.25c

  • Call of the Wild Hawk no longer blocks neutral camps
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +35 Boar Damage to +30

Mar 17, 2020

Beastmaster in 7.25

  • Base attack speed increased from 100 to 110
  • Wild AxesDamage type changed from Physical to Magical
  • Wild AxesDebuff duration increased from 10 to 12
  • Wild AxesNo longer pierce Spell Immunity

Jul 28, 2019

Beastmaster in 7.22f

  • Primal RoarKnockback now destroys any trees the units come into contact with

May 24, 2019

Beastmaster in 7.22

  • Reworked Scepter upgrade. Wild Axes have no cooldown and can be used again once they have returned to Beastmaster.
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +65 Wild Axes Damage to 40 Boar Attack Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +50 Boar Attack Damage to +75 Wild Axes Damage

Jan 29, 2019

Beastmaster in 7.21

  • Hawk health reduced from 300/450/600/750 to 150/200/250/300
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +40 Boar Damage to +65 Wild Axes Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +80 Wild Axes Damage to +50 Boar Damage
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from -15s Hawks Cooldown to -20s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from +30 Inner Beast Attack Speed to +25
  • Inner BeastAttack speed reduced from 15/25/35/45 to 10/20/30/40

Dec 9, 2018

Beastmaster in 7.20e

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from +40 Inner Beast Attack Speed to +30

Nov 19, 2018

Beastmaster in 7.20

  • Call of the Wild has been reworked
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from +2 Hawks Summoned to -15s Hawks Cooldown
  • Primal RoarSelf movement boost increased from 30 to 40%
  • Primal RoarSecondary units push distance from 300 to 450
  • Primal RoarSecondary units push duration from 0.6 to 1.0
  • Primal RoarSecondary unit slow duration now matches primary target
  • Primal RoarSecondary unit slow increased from 50 to 60

Jun 25, 2018

Beastmaster in 7.18

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +25 Movement Speed to +20
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +7 Armor to +6
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +100 Wild Axes Damage to +80
  • Wild AxesManacost increased from 80 to 80/85/90/95
  • Primal RoarCooldown increased from 80/75/70 to 90/80/70

Source: Valve’s public Dota 2 data feeds. Notes belong to Valve. Dates use Bellevue time (Pacific).