DOTA 2 / HERO HISTORY

Bounty Hunter changes

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Change record

47 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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Sep 15, 2026

Bounty Hunter in 7.41f

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Shuriken Toss Slow decreased from +0.6s to +0.35s
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Track Grants Shared Vision replaced with +190 Shuriken Toss Damage
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +250 Shuriken Toss Damage replaced with Track Grants Shared Vision
  • TrackSelf bonus gold decreased from 130/225/320 to 80/160/240
  • TrackAllies bonus gold decreased from 50/90/130 to 40/80/120

May 6, 2026

Bounty Hunter in 7.41c

  • Shuriken TossMana Cost increased from 75/80/85/90 to 75/85/95/105
  • Shadow WalkBonus Speed increased from 8/12/16/20% to 11/14/17/20%
  • TrackMana Cost decreased from 60 to 50

Mar 24, 2026

Bounty Hunter in 7.41

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Damage increased from +25 to +30
  • Big Game HunterAbility reworked
  • Big Game HunterBounty Hunter receives 15% more kill and assist gold if the dying enemy hero is Big Game. An enemy hero is considered Big Game if they are one of the top 3 net worth heroes on the enemy team
  • Big Game HunterBounty Hunter has a list of heroes that are currently considered a big game, accessible by pressing special button over the innate
  • Big Game HunterThese heroes will also have a debuff, that points out that they're among these three heroes. Debuff is visible only to Bounty Hunter and his allies
  • JinadaGold Steal increased from 12/20/28/36 to 15/22/29/36
  • Shadow WalkNow grants 8/12/16/20% bonus movement speed when active
  • Shadow WalkAlso applies to Friendly Shadow
  • TrackNo longer grants 12/16/20% bonus movement speed to Bounty Hunter

Dec 15, 2025

Bounty Hunter in 7.40

  • CutpurseVisual effect of gold flying towards Bounty Hunter is no longer visible to enemies if Bounty Hunter is invisible
  • Shadow WalkStun Duration increased from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 1/1.2/1.4/1.6s

May 22, 2025

Bounty Hunter in 7.39

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Damage increased from +20 to +25
  • Friendly ShadowAlly Fade Time decreased from 1.0s to 0.5s

Feb 18, 2025

Bounty Hunter in 7.38

  • CutpurseGold Steal increased from 4/8/12/16 to 4/11/18/25
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +30 Jinada Damage replaced with +20 Damage
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Track Gold increased from +45 to +50
  • TrackDamage Amplification rescaled from 6/12/18% to 8/12/16%
  • TrackSelf Bonus Speed decreased from 16/20/24% to 12/16/20%

Jul 31, 2024

Bounty Hunter in 7.37

  • Base Intelligence decreased from 22 to 20
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Shuriken Toss Damage decreased from +275 to +250
  • Big Game HunterStreak extra gold increased from 10% to 20%
  • Shuriken TossAghanim's Scepter Cast Range decreased from 700 to 600

Jun 24, 2024

Bounty Hunter in 7.36c

  • TrackDuration decreased from 30s to 25s
  • TrackDamage Amplification decreased from 8/14/20% to 6/12/18%

May 22, 2024

Bounty Hunter in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · Big Game HunterNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Innate Ability · Big Game HunterWhen getting a kill or assist on an enemy with a kill streak, Bounty Hunter gains 10% extra gold
  • NO FACET TITLE · Shuriken TossThe shuriken damages and slows all units it passes through
  • NO FACET TITLE · Shuriken Toss · ContextAghanim's Scepter effect is not applied on passing through
  • Cutpurse · TrackBounty Hunter steals 4/8/12/16 gold every time he targets a hero with a spell. Value depends on the current level of Track
  • Cutpurse · Track · ContextApplying Track on the target that's already under Track's effect will not proc Cutpurse
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 2 Shuriken Toss charges replaced with +275 Shuriken Toss Damage
  • Shuriken TossDamage increased from 100/150/200/250 to 100/170/240/310
  • Shuriken TossMana Cost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 65/70/75/80
  • Shuriken TossNo longer slows Attack Speed
  • Shadow WalkMana Cost decreased from 55 to 50
  • TrackNo longer grants bonus damage to Shuriken Toss
  • TrackNo longer provides a critical strike on attacks
  • TrackNow increases all damage taken by the target by 8/14/20%
  • Friendly ShadowMana Cost decreased from 55 to 50

Dec 14, 2023

Bounty Hunter in 7.35

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Half Track Bonus Speed to Allies replaced with to +45 Track Gold
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +250 Track Gold replaced with No Cooldown on Jinada

Sep 8, 2023

Bounty Hunter in 7.34c

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Damage Taken in Shadow Walk increased from -25% to -30%
  • Shuriken TossDamage increased from 100/140/180/220 to 100/150/200/250
  • Shadow WalkMana Cost decreased from 65 to 55

Aug 8, 2023

Bounty Hunter in 7.34

  • Shadow WalkAghanim's Shard Upgrade moved to a separate sub-ability
  • Friendly ShadowNew ability granted by Aghanim's Shard
  • Friendly ShadowApplies Shadow Walk and all of its bonuses to the target ally. Fade time: 1s. Casting this ability does not break invisibility or interrupt the target

Jun 15, 2023

Bounty Hunter in 7.33d

  • Base Strength decreased from 20 to 19
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Jinada Damage decreased from +40 to +30
  • Shadow WalkStun Duration decreased from 1/1.2/1.4/1.6s to 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s

May 13, 2023

Bounty Hunter in 7.33c

  • Base Health Regen decreased from 1.25 to 0.75
  • TrackCooldown increased from 4s to 6/5/4s

Apr 20, 2023

Bounty Hunter in 7.33

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +10% Shadow Walk Attack/Move Slow replaced with +0.65s Shuriken Toss Slow
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent 2s Silence on Hit With Shadow Walk replaced with -25% Damage Taken in Shadow Walk
  • Shuriken TossNo longer mini-stuns
  • Shuriken TossNow applies a 100% movement slow for 0.35s
  • JinadaNo longer disabled by silences. Instead disabled by break
  • Shadow WalkAttack no longer slows the target
  • Shadow WalkAttack now stuns the target for 1/1.2/1.4/1.6s
  • Shadow WalkAghanim's Shard no longer grants charges. Now lowers Shadow Walk cooldown by 5s

Mar 6, 2023

Bounty Hunter in 7.32e

  • Shadow WalkMovement/Attack speed slow rescaled from 16/24/32/40 to 15/25/35/45

Aug 30, 2022

Bounty Hunter in 7.32b

  • Base Armor increased by 1
  • JinadaCooldown decreased from 12/9/6/3s to 9/7/5/3s

Aug 23, 2022

Bounty Hunter in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +50 Shuriken Toss Damage replaced with 2s Silence on Hit With Shadow Walk
  • Shuriken TossMini-stun duration increased from 0.1s to 0.2s
  • Shadow WalkReworked Shard. Shadow Walk has 2 charges and can be cast on allied heroes. Does not break Bounty Hunter's invisibility when cast on allies. Fade time for allies is always 1s. Charge restore time: 15/14/13/12s

Feb 23, 2022

Bounty Hunter in 7.31

  • Movement Speed increased from 320 to 325
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +2s Shadow Walk Slow Duration replaced with +10% Shadow Walk Slow
  • Shadow WalkCooldown increased from 15s to 18/17/16/15s

Aug 17, 2021

Bounty Hunter in 7.30

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20 Movement Speed replaced with +2s Shadow Walk Slow
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +275 Health replaced with 50% Track Bonus Move Speed to allies
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +50 Attack Speed replaced with Track grants ground vision around the target
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 40% Evasion replaced with 2 Shuriken Toss Charges
  • Shuriken TossCooldown reduced from 8 to 5
  • Shuriken TossDamage reduced from 150/225/300/375 to 80/120/160/200
  • Shuriken TossMana cost reduced from 120/125/130/135 to 50/60/70/80
  • Shuriken TossCast Range rescaled from 400 to 375/425/475/525
  • Shuriken TossScepter no longer reduces cooldown
  • Shuriken TossScepter Cast Range increased from 650 to 700
  • TrackNow also causes Shuriken Toss to deal 1.4/1.7/2.0x damage
  • JinadaCan now be toggled to disable autocast.

Apr 9, 2021

Bounty Hunter in 7.29

  • Reworked Shard. Shadow Walk now grants you 40% reduced incoming damage while invisible. Attacking out of invisibility stuns the target for 1 second. Lowers cooldown by 5 seconds.
  • Shadow WalkSlow no longer pierces Spell Immunity

Jul 15, 2020

Bounty Hunter in 7.27b

  • Base mana regeneration increased from 0 to 0.5
  • Damage spread reduced from 48-62 to 51-59
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +20 Damage to +40 Jinada Damage
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20
  • TrackManacost reduced from 65 to 60

Mar 18, 2020

Bounty Hunter in 7.25a

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +75 Shuriken Toss Damage to +65
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +90 Jinada Gold Steal to +65

Mar 17, 2020

Bounty Hunter in 7.25

  • Reworked Scepter. Now applies Jinada to Shuriken Toss, increases cast range to 650 and lowers cooldown to 6.
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +50 Attack Speed to +75 Shuriken Toss Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +125 Shuriken Toss Damage to +60 Attack Speed
  • Shuriken TossManacost from 135 to 120/125/130/135

Jun 30, 2019

Bounty Hunter in 7.22d

  • Base health regen increased from 0.5 to 1.25
  • Shuriken TossCooldown reduced from 9 to 8

May 24, 2019

Bounty Hunter in 7.22

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +75 Shuriken Toss Damage to +125
  • JinadaDamage reduced from 80/110/140/170 to 70/100/130/160
  • Shuriken TossScepter now also increases cast range from 400 to 800

Jan 29, 2019

Bounty Hunter in 7.21

  • Shuriken TossCooldown reduced from 10 to 9
  • JinadaGold steal increased from 12/18/24/30 to 12/20/28/36
  • TrackCritical strike damage increased from 140/160/180% to 140/170/200%

Nov 24, 2018

Bounty Hunter in 7.20c

  • Agility gain reduced from 3.0 to 2.7
  • TrackCast range reduced from 1200 to 1000

Nov 19, 2018

Bounty Hunter in 7.20

  • Strength from 18+2.1 to 20+2.5
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +125% Jinada Critical Strike to +90 Jinada Gold Steal
  • Shadow WalkNo longer deals 30/60/90/120 damage. Attacking out of invisibility now applies a 14/20/26/32% movement slow for 4 seconds
  • JinadaHas been reworked
  • TrackMovement speed bonus is now given to your hero only
  • TrackNow causes all attacks you do to the Tracked enemy to crit for 1.4/1.6/1.8x
  • TrackCast no longer breaks invisibility
  • TrackGold radius from 925 to 1200

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