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Change record

45 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

Chen in 7.41f

  • Strength gain increased from 2.0 to 2.2
  • ZealotZealot respawn time changed from 60s to 60s - 1s per hero level

Apr 7, 2026

Chen in 7.41b

  • Holy PersuasionBonus Damage increased from 0/6/12/18% to 5/10/15/20%

Mar 27, 2026

Chen in 7.41a

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Penitence Slow increased from +14% to +15%
  • PenitenceDamage increased from 50/75/100/125 to 50/100/150/200

Mar 24, 2026

Chen in 7.41

  • Removed Summon Convert innate ability
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +150 Convert Attack Speed replaced with +25% Zealot Health/Damage
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +14 Holy Persuasion Damage replaced with +12% Holy Persuasion Damage
  • ZealotNew innate ability, has both passive and active components. Improves with game's time
  • ZealotWhen Chen respawns, he is joined in battle by a Zealot, a melee creep warrior with the Martyrdom ability which allows him to sacrifice himself to deal damage or heal an ally. Zealot has the same stats as the current melee creeps on his team, including super or mega form, but has 125 attack range, base damage increased by 2 per Chen's level, base health regen increased from 0.5 to 2.5, and doesn't have Runty attack type. Zealot respawns after 60s dead
  • ZealotMartyrdom ability: 500 range unit-targeted ability on the Zealot creep, targeting either an enemy or ally unit. When cast, the creep sacrifices itself, firing a projectile at 1000 speed at the target unit, dealing damage if it's an enemy or healing if it's an ally. Damage is 25 + 20% of the Zealot's health at the moment of the cast, and healing is 50% of these values
  • ZealotThis ability can be cast on a controlled unit to teleport it to Chen after a 6 second delay. Self-targeting will teleport all controlled units. Mana Cost: 50. Cooldown: 10s
  • ZealotMechanics moved from Divine Favor without any changes
  • Holy PersuasionZealots receive the benefits from Holy Persuasion
  • Holy PersuasionNow may be cast on existing persuaded creeps that have not been damaged in the last 3 seconds to unsummon them
  • Holy PersuasionUnsummoning a unit has a global cast range, costs no mana and sets ability to a 3s cooldown
  • Holy PersuasionNow increases all of creature's outgoing damage by 0/6/12/18% instead of only increasing attack damage by 4/8/12/16
  • Divine FavorSelf-casting no longer teleports Chen's creeps to him
  • Divine Favor · ContextStill applies the Divine Favor buff to all of them

Dec 15, 2025

Chen in 7.40

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Penitence Deals 175 Damage replaced with +75 Penitence Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Divine Favor Heal Amplification decreased from +20% to +15%
  • PenitenceMana Cost increased from 70/75/80/85 to 80/90/100/110
  • PenitenceCooldown increased from 14/13/12/11s to 20/17/14/11s
  • PenitenceNo longer grants bonus attack range
  • PenitenceNow deals 50/75/100/125 pure damage by default

May 22, 2025

Chen in 7.39

  • Base damage increased by 2
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 46–56 to 48–58
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Holy Persuasion Damage increased from +12 to +14
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Holy Persuasion Minimum Health increased from +1200 to +1300
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent -30s Hand of God Cooldown replaced with +20% Divine Favor Heal Amplification
  • Holy PersuasionBonus Damage increased from 2/7/11/15 to 4/8/12/16
  • Holy PersuasionExisting units now receive the benefits of Chen leveling up or improving Holy Persuasion (normal ability points or talents) immediately; creeps maintain their percentage of health
  • Holy PersuasionNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Divine FavorNow Chen's teleporting units also receive the buff when this ability is cast on Chen himself
  • Hand of GodNow upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Hand of GodReduces cooldown by 40s. Hand of God becomes a channeled spell. After the initial heal, Chen can keep channeling the ability for up to 6 seconds to grant Debuff Immunity with 60% Magic Resistance to all allied units within 800 radius with the exception of himself. This effect also triples the Hand of God's heal over time for all units within the Debuff Immunity radius
  • Hand of God · ContextChannel Radius can be increased with AoE Bonuses

Mar 27, 2025

Chen in 7.38c

  • Summon Convert: Convert is now considered a creep-hero
  • ContextIt cannot be dominated, persuaded or enchanted, and it isn't instantly killed by Hand of Midas, Mirana's Sacred Arrow, etc.

Mar 4, 2025

Chen in 7.38b

  • Summon Convert: Convert's abilities now also level up with Holy Persuasion

Feb 18, 2025

Chen in 7.38

  • Marshmage ConvertChen's convert is an amphibian creep. Summoned unit depends on the level of Holy Persuasion: Marshmage Apprentice (levels 0 and 1) or Marshmage (levels 2-4)
  • Is now an Intelligence Hero
  • Base Damage increased by 18-21
  • ContextDamage spread increased from 7 to 10
  • Damage at level 1 rescaled from 48-55 to 46-56
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +5.1 to +3.2
  • Damage at level 30 decreased from 226-233 to 152-162
  • Removed Wolf Convert Facet
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent -2s Divine Favor Teleport Delay replaced with +150 Convert Attack Speed
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +200/+10 Hand of God Heal/Heal Over Time replaced with Hand of God Fully Heals Chen and His Creeps
  • Talents · ContextHealing over time is still applied
  • Divine FavorNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Holy PersuasionAghanim's Scepter's Martyrdom Cooldown decreased from 8s to 4s
  • Holy PersuasionAghanim's Scepter's Martyrdom Cast Range decreased from Global to 1200
  • Holy PersuasionAghanim's Scepter's Martyrdom can no longer be cast on enemies to damage them
  • Holy PersuasionAghanim's Scepter's Martyrdom healing changed from current level of Hand of God to instant heal equal to 30% of the Martyr's current health

Oct 1, 2024

Chen in 7.37d

  • Holy PersuasionSacrificing creeps with Martyrdom (Aghanim's Scepter) now triggers On Death effects

Jun 6, 2024

Chen in 7.36b

  • Divine FavorRegen per sec increased from 1/2/3/4 to 1.5/3/4.5/6
  • Hand of GodInitial Heal increased from 150/250/350 to 200/300/400

May 26, 2024

Chen in 7.36a

  • Summon Convert: Creep maximum health increased from 200+80 per Chen level to 220+80 per Chen level

May 22, 2024

Chen in 7.36

  • Innate AbilityNew Innate ability. Active, levels up with Holy Persuasion and improves with Chen's level
  • Innate AbilityChen summons a convert to fight for him. The convert gains bonuses from Holy Persuasion, with the exception of Health, which is set to 200 + 80 x Chen's Level. Only one convert can be summoned at a time, and it dies if Chen dies. Mana Cost: 50, Cooldown: 30s. Cooldown starts once the convert dies and automatically refreshes on Chen's respawn
  • Innate Ability · ContextSummoned convert counts towards Holy Persuasion's Max Units limit
  • Innate AbilityWhich creature is summoned is dependent on the chosen Facet
  • Centaur ConvertChen's convert is a Centaur creep. Summoned unit depends on the level of Holy Persuasion: Centaur Courser (levels 0-2) or Centaur Conqueror (levels 3 and 4)
  • Wolf ConvertChen's convert is a Wolf creep. Summoned unit depends on the level of Holy Persuasion: Giant Wolf (levels 0-2) or Alpha Wolf (levels 3 and 4)
  • Hellbear ConvertChen's convert is a Hellbear creep. Summoned unit depends on the level of Holy Persuasion: Hellbear (levels 0-2) or Hellbear Smasher (levels 3 and 4)
  • Troll ConvertChen's convert is a Troll creep. Summoned unit depends on the level of Holy Persuasion: Hill Troll (levels 0-3) or Dark Troll Summoner (level 4)
  • Satyr ConvertChen's convert is a Satyr creep. Summoned unit depends on the level of Holy Persuasion: Satyr Mindstealer (levels 0-3) or Satyr Tormenter (level 4)
  • Holy PersuasionNo longer has a minimum health threshold
  • Holy PersuasionNow dominated creep's health is set to 400 + 50 x Chen's Level
  • Holy PersuasionBonus Damage decreased from 4/10/16/22 to 2/7/11/15
  • Holy PersuasionMove Speed Bonus decreased from 10/20/30/40 to 5/10/20/30
  • Holy PersuasionGold bounty for dominating a creep decreased from 100% to 25/50/75/100%
  • Holy PersuasionAghanim's Scepter's Martyrdom ability now has a global cast range
  • Divine FavorArmor Bonus rescaled from 9/12/15/18 to 5/10/15/20
  • Divine FavorActive Heal Amplification now also affects Health Regen
  • Divine Favor · ContextStill doesn't affect lifesteal
  • Divine FavorHealing and Regen Amplification decreased from 20% to 5/10/15/20%
  • Divine FavorNow upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Makes Health Regen Aura global and affects all allied units
  • Hand of GodHeal over time duration increased from 8s to 10s

Mar 21, 2024

Chen in 7.35d

  • PenitenceMovement Slow decreased from 12/20/28/36% to 12/18/24/30%
  • Divine FavorBonus Armor decreased from 12/16/20/24 to 9/12/15/18

Feb 21, 2024

Chen in 7.35c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Penitence Damage decreased from 225 to 175
  • Divine FavorNow has a mana cost of 75

Dec 14, 2023

Chen in 7.35

  • PenitenceAttack Range bonus is now applied to all ranged units under Chen's control
  • Holy PersuasionCan no longer be used to teleport controlled units to Chen
  • Divine FavorAbility reworked
  • Divine FavorPassively provides an aura that increases Health Regen by 1/2/3/4 to all allied units within 1200 range. Can be cast on any ally within aura to provide them with 12/16/20/24 armor and increase any healing they receive by 20%. Effect duration: 6s. Self-casting also teleports any units under Chen's control to him after a 6 second delay. If a controlled unit takes damage from an enemy hero, its teleportation is canceled. Cooldown: 20/18/16/14s
  • Hand of GodInitial Heal reduced from 200/300/400 to 150/250/350

Aug 8, 2023

Chen in 7.34

  • PenitenceNow grants Chen 50/150/250/350 bonus attack range on the target
  • Holy PersuasionAghanim's Scepter Martyrdom Cast Range decreased from global to 1200
  • Holy PersuasionAghanim's Scepter Martyrdom can now be cast on enemies to damage them for the current values of Hand of God

May 13, 2023

Chen in 7.33c

  • Base Damage decreased by 5 (Level 1 damage unchanged)

Apr 25, 2023

Chen in 7.33b

  • Base Strength decreased from 25 to 23
  • PenitenceBonus Attack Speed decreased from 25/50/75/100 to 20/40/60/80

Apr 20, 2023

Chen in 7.33

  • Now is a Universal Hero
  • Base Damage decreased from 27-37 to 14-21
  • Damage on level 1 increased from 46-56 to 49-56
  • Damage gain per level increased from +3.2 to +4.38
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Penitence Slow increased from +12% to +14%
  • Holy PersuasionNow grants Chen gold equal to creep's bounty when dominating it
  • Holy PersuasionAghanim's Shard now also adds one level to upgradable abilities of persuaded creeps

Sep 27, 2022

Chen in 7.32c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Penitence Deals Damage decreased from 250 to 225
  • Holy PersuasionBonus Damage decreased from 8/16/24/32 to 4/10/16/22
  • Divine FavorHealth Regen Bonus decreased from 1.5/3/4.5/6 to 1/2/3/4

Aug 30, 2022

Chen in 7.32b

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Hand of God Cooldown decreased from -40s to -30s
  • PenitenceMovement Slow decreased from 18/24/30/36% to 12/20/28/36%
  • Hand of GodDuration decreased from 10s to 8s

Aug 23, 2022

Chen in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +200 Health replaced with -2s Holy Persuasion Teleport Delay
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Holy Persuasion Bonus Damage decreased from +16 to +12
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +3 Holy Persuasion Max Units and Charges replaced with Hand of God applies a Strong Dispel
  • PenitenceBonus Attack Speed to Allies decreased from 30/60/90/120 to 25/50/75/100
  • Holy PersuasionReworked Scepter. Grants Persuaded units new active ability Martyrdom. Creature sacrifices itself to perform a single-target Hand of God on any chosen Ally. Global Cast Range. Cooldown: 8s (shared between all creatures)

May 2, 2022

Chen in 7.31c

  • Base Movement Speed increased from 300 to 305
  • Hand of GodCooldown decreased from 160/140/120 to 150/130/110

Feb 23, 2022

Chen in 7.31

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +280 Hand of God heal replaced with +200/+10 Hand of God heal/heal over time
  • Holy PersuasionBonus movement speed increased from 10/15/20/25 to 10/20/30/40
  • Hand of GodHeal reduced from 275/400/625 to 200/300/400
  • Hand of GodNow additionally applies a 20/30/40 HP heal per second for 10 seconds

Oct 28, 2021

Chen in 7.30e

  • Base damage increased by 2
  • Hand of GodManacost reduced from 250/350/450 to 200/300/400
  • PenitenceManacost reduced from 70/80/90/100 to 70/75/80/85

Sep 10, 2021

Chen in 7.30c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +175 health increased to 200
  • Divine FavorArmor Aura reduced from 2/3/4/5 to 1/2/3/4
  • Divine FavorHealth Regen Aura increased from 1.25/2.5/3.75/5 to 1.5/3/4.5/6

Aug 17, 2021

Chen in 7.30

  • Divine FavorAura no longer provides Heal Amplification
  • Divine FavorAura now also provides 2/3/4/5 armor
  • Holy PersuasionReworked Shard. Allows Holy Persuasion to target 1/2/3 Ancient creeps based on Hand of God level. (Old Scepter effect)
  • Hand of GodReworked Scepter. Hand of God now applies a Strong Dispel

Apr 9, 2021

Chen in 7.29

  • Base mana regen increased from 0 to 0.5
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +175 Cast Range to Penitence Deals 250 Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +800 Holy Persuasion Minimum Health to +1200
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from -24s Hand of God cooldown to -40s
  • Hand of GodHeal increased from 250/425/600 to 275/450/625
  • Divine FavorShard mana cost reduced from 200 to 100
  • Divine FavorShard cast range increased from 500 to 600
  • Divine FavorShard cooldown reduced from 35 to 25

Apr 21, 2020

Chen in 7.26a

  • Divine FavorHealth regen reduced from 2/3/4/5 to 1.25/2.5/3.75/5

Jan 26, 2020

Chen in 7.24

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +180 Gold/Min to -30s Hand of God cooldown

Sep 6, 2019

Chen in 7.22g

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from -30s Divine Favor Cooldown to -40s
  • Holy PersuasionMaximum creep level reduced from 4/5/6/6 to 3/4/5/6
  • Divine FavorHeal amplification reduced from 8/12/16/20% to 6/10/14/18%
  • Divine FavorActive cooldown increased from 120/100/80/60 to 140/120/100/80

Jul 28, 2019

Chen in 7.22f

  • Base movement speed reduced by 5
  • Divine FavorCooldown increased from 90/80/70/60 to 120/100/80/60

Jun 30, 2019

Chen in 7.22d

  • Hand of GodHeal reduced from 300/450/600 to 250/425/600
  • Divine FavorActive cooldown increased from 60 to 90/80/70/60

Jun 9, 2019

Chen in 7.22c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +35% XP Gain to +30%
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +10 Divine Favor Damage to +20 Holy Persuasion Damage
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +7 Armor to -30s Divine Favor Cooldown
  • Divine FavorAura no longer provides +4/8/12/16 damage
  • Divine FavorNow has the Recall ability instead of Holy Persuasion with a 60 second cooldown
  • Divine FavorHP regen increased from 1/2/3/4 to 2/3/4/5
  • Holy PersuasionNow provides +8/16/24/32 bonus damage to the converted creep
  • PenitenceManacost increased from 70 to 70/80/90/100

May 24, 2019

Chen in 7.22

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from -7 Divine Favor Cooldown to +10 Divine Favor Damage
  • Holy PersuasionProvides +10/15/20/25 bonus movement speed to converted creeps
  • Divine FavorIs now a passive aura. Provides 1/2/3/4 HP regen, 8/12/16/20% Heal Amplification, and 4/8/12/16 bonus damage for heroes (your creeps get 2x damage values)

Mar 24, 2019

Chen in 7.21d

  • Divine FavorDuration reduced from 14 to 8/10/12/14

Mar 2, 2019

Chen in 7.21c

  • Divine FavorBonus damage reduced from 12/24/36/48 to 8/16/24/32
  • Divine FavorNon-hero damage multiplier increased from 2x to 3x

Jan 29, 2019

Chen in 7.21

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from -10s Divine Favor Cooldown to -7s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from +400 Hand of God Heal to +350
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +4 Holy Persuasion Max Units to +5
  • Divine FavorBonus damage reduced from 10/20/40/80 to 12/24/36/48
  • Divine FavorNow provides double bonus damage on non-hero units
  • Divine FavorDuration increased from 12 to 14
  • Divine FavorManacost reduced from 110 to 70/80/90/100
  • Hand of GodHeal increased from 250/400/550 to 300/450/600

Nov 19, 2018

Chen in 7.20

  • Test of Faith has been replaced with Divine Favor
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from -10s Test of Faith Cooldown to -10s Divine Favor Cooldown
  • PenitenceProjectile speed reduced from 2000 to 1400
  • PenitenceNo longer amplifies damage
  • PenitenceNow causes all allied units attacking the target unit to gain 30/60/90/120 Attack Speed
  • Holy PersuasionNow has a neutral creep level requirement of 4/5/6/6
  • Holy PersuasionMinimum health increased from 700/800/900/1000 to 1000
  • Holy PersuasionNow sends an allied unit anywhere on the map to you instead of sending them home
  • Holy PersuasionCooldown changed from 32/24/18/10 to 15

Sep 1, 2018

Chen in 7.19b

  • PenitenceDuration reduced from 8 to 5/6/7/8

Jun 25, 2018

Chen in 7.18

  • Holy PersuasionCast range reduced from 900 to 600
  • Holy PersuasionSend back delay rescaled from 6/5/4/3 to 6
  • Holy PersuasionCooldown increased from 10 to 32/24/18/10

Apr 24, 2018

Chen in 7.14

  • Hand of GodHeal improved from 250/375/500 to 250/400/550

Mar 29, 2018

Chen in 7.12

  • Holy PersuasionCan no longer target non-player allied creeps

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