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Dazzle changes

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Change record

51 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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Jun 4, 2026

Dazzle in 7.41d

  • Poison TouchBonus Slow Per Hit increased from 2/2.5/3/3.5% to 2.5/3/3.5/4%

Mar 24, 2026

Dazzle in 7.41

  • WeaveNo longer levels with Nothl Projection
  • WeaveArmor Change per stack rescaled from 0.5/0.75/1/1.25 to 1
  • WeaveDuration changed from 8s to 6.9s + 0.1s per level
  • WeaveNow upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
  • WeaveApplying a stack of Weave on an ally heals them for 60 per stack of Weave, including the stack that was just applied
  • Nothl ProjectionNo longer does a hard dispel on Dazzle when projection ends
  • Nothl ProjectionNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard

Dec 23, 2025

Dazzle in 7.40b

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s
  • Poison TouchSlow decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Dec 15, 2025

Dazzle in 7.40

  • Base Strength increased from 18 to 19
  • Damage at level 1 unchanged
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 3.7 to 3.5
  • Damage gain per level decreased from 3.5 to 3.4
  • Nothl ProjectionAghanim's Shard healing amplification decreased from 20% to 15%

Aug 5, 2025

Dazzle in 7.39d

  • WeaveDuration decreased from 10s to 8s
  • Shadow WaveMana Cost increased from 75 to 90

May 29, 2025

Dazzle in 7.39b

  • Nothl Boon · WeaveHeal amplification from Dazzle increased from 5% to 7.5%

May 22, 2025

Dazzle in 7.39

  • Shallow GraveCast Range rescaled from 700/800/900/1000 to 900
  • Shallow GraveDuration increased from 3.5/4/4.5/5s to 4/4.5/5/5.5s
  • Shallow GraveHeal Amplification per 10% missing increased from 2/4/6/8% to 3/5/7/9%

Mar 27, 2025

Dazzle in 7.38c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Poison Touch Attack Range decreased from +300 to +200
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +90 Attack Speed replaced with +5s Nothl Projection Duration
  • Shadow WaveNo longer has increased healing and damage when bouncing on enemies with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Nothl ProjectionCast Range decreased from 600 to 450
  • Nothl ProjectionLeash pull strength growth increased from 0.5 to 1.5
  • Nothl Projection · ContextThis means for every 1 unit past 1600, the strength of the pull will increase by 1.5 unit/s instead of 0.5
  • Nothl ProjectionMax Duration decreased from 15s to 12s

Mar 4, 2025

Dazzle in 7.38b

  • Nothl Boon · WeaveAllies now receive 5% extra healing from Dazzle per stack
  • Poison TouchDuration decreased from 5/6/7/8s to 3.5/5/6.5/8s
  • Nothl ProjectionShadow Wave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 30/45/60% to 30/40/50%

Feb 18, 2025

Dazzle in 7.38

  • Nothl Boon · WeaveNow doubles the stacks applied to allies
  • Poison Bloom · WeaveNow doubles the stacks applied to enemies
  • Base Damage increased by 16
  • Damage at level 1 unchanged (47-53)
  • Strength gain increased from 2.0 to 2.3
  • Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.7
  • Intelligence gain increased from 2.8 to 3.7
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +4.3 to +3.5
  • Damage at level 30 decreased by 35 (from 201-207 to 166-172)
  • Removed Bad Juju ability
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent 200 Heal on Shallow Grave End replaced with -4s Shallow Grave Cooldown
  • WeaveNow levels with Nothl Projection
  • Weave · ContextDazzle's new Ultimate
  • WeaveArmor Change per stack rescaled from 1 to 0.5/0.75/1/1.25
  • Poison TouchCooldown decreased from 27/23/19/15s to 24/21/18/15s
  • Poison TouchNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
  • Shallow GraveCooldown decreased from 36/30/24/18s to 30/26/22/18s
  • Shadow WaveCooldown decreased from 12/11/10/9s to 10/9/8/7s
  • Shadow WaveAghanim's Scepter no longer allows to perform attacks if Dazzle is disarmed
  • Nothl ProjectionNew Ultimate ability
  • Nothl ProjectionDazzle's soul departs his body, becoming an untargetable, invulnerable and tree-walking spirit that can still attack, cast abilities and use items. His mortal body can be attacked and there is a visible tether between it and Dazzle's soul. While in soul form, all Dazzle's basic abilities are improved: Poison Touch hexes enemies, Shallow Grave heals upon expiration and Shadow Wave has reduced cooldown. If the body is killed, Dazzle's soul perishes. When Dazzle's spirit moves further than 1600 units from his body, it is tugged back towards the body with the intensity of this pull increasing the further Dazzle's soul travels. When the effect ends, the soul returns to its body. Cooldown: 70/60/50s, Max Duration: 15s, Min Duration: 5s, Cast Range: 600, Mana Cost: 100/150/200
  • Nothl ProjectionPoison Touch Hex Duration: 1.4/1.6/1.8s
  • Nothl ProjectionShallow Grave Healing: 225/300/375
  • Nothl Projection · ContextShallow Grave healing will trigger even if it was cast before Nothl Projection, but expired during it
  • Nothl ProjectionShadow Wave Cooldown Reduction: 30/45/60%
  • Nothl ProjectionDazzle can't attack buildings or use Hand of Midas while in Soul form
  • Nothl ProjectionCan be upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
  • Nothl ProjectionAllows to cast Nothl Projection while disabled and provides 20% Outgoing Healing Amplification for the duration

Oct 1, 2024

Dazzle in 7.37d

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Attack Speed increased from +80 to +90
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Poison Touch DPS increased from +60 to +75

Jul 31, 2024

Dazzle in 7.37

  • Nothl BoonBarrier duration increased from 10s to 12s
  • Poison Bloom · Poison TouchSplit Damage increased from 25/50/75/100 to 30/60/90/120

May 22, 2024

Dazzle in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · WeaveAbility returns as an Innate. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Innate Ability · WeaveDazzle's abilities apply Weave to both allies and enemies they affect, increasing allied armor and reducing enemy armor. Multiple instances of this effect stack. Stack Duration: 8s. Armor Change per stack: 1. Each stack has independent duration
  • Nothl BoonWhenever Dazzle overheals himself or an ally, it grants that hero a physical damage barrier equal to the amount overhealed for 10s. If the target already has a larger barrier from Nothl Boon, it will be refreshed instead of being added onto
  • Poison Bloom · Poison TouchEvery 4 times Dazzle attacks a target affected by Poison Touch, the target takes a burst of 25/50/75/100 additional damage, and prompts additional Poison Touch projectiles to fire at enemies within 450 AoE to the target. The amount of additional units affected is equal to the Poison Touch number of targets
  • Poison Bloom · Poison Touch · ContextBurst damage is affected by level 20 talent (+60 Poison Touch Damage)
  • Bad Juju: No longer applies armor gain/loss on its own
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +0.5 Bad Juju Armor Reduction/Increase replaced with +1 Weave Armor Reduction/Increase

Dec 21, 2023

Dazzle in 7.35b

  • Shadow WaveDamage increased from 75/95/115/135 to 85/105/125/145

Dec 14, 2023

Dazzle in 7.35

  • Bad Juju No longer affects item cooldowns
  • Bad Juju Health Cost Increase per cast decreased from 50% to 40%
  • Poison TouchNow allows affected heroes to be denied if they fall below 25% health

Nov 20, 2023

Dazzle in 7.34e

  • Bad Juju No longer affects any Blink Dagger's 3s mute period after taking damage

Sep 8, 2023

Dazzle in 7.34c

  • Intelligence gain increased from 2.5 to 2.8
  • Bad Juju Health Cost decreased from 75/100/125 to 75
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Attack Speed increased from +60 to +80

Aug 14, 2023

Dazzle in 7.34b

  • Shadow WaveHeal/Damage increased from 60/85/110/135 to 75/95/115/135

Aug 8, 2023

Dazzle in 7.34

  • Bad Juju Instances of Health Cost Increase now stack independently of each other
  • Bad Juju Health Cost Increase Duration decreased from 30/25/20s to 20s
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +35 Attack Speed replaced with +300 Poison Touch Attack Range
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +350 Poison Touch Attack Range replaced with +60 Attack Speed
  • Shallow GraveMana Cost decreased from 100/110/120/130 to 90/100/110/120
  • Shadow WaveMana Cost decreased from 90 to 75
  • Shadow WaveAghanim’s Scepter Upgrade can now bounce between allies and enemies regardless of who it is cast on

May 13, 2023

Dazzle in 7.33c

  • Base Damage decreased by 7 (Level 1 damage unchanged)
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +30 to +35
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Poison Touch DPS increased from +45 to +60

Apr 25, 2023

Dazzle in 7.33b

  • Base Mana Regen increased by 0.3
  • Shallow GraveMana Cost decreased from 120/130/140/150 to 100/110/120/130

Apr 20, 2023

Dazzle in 7.33

  • Now is a Universal Hero
  • Base Damage decreased from 22-28 to 10-16
  • Strength gain decreased from 2.3 to 2.0
  • Agility gain decreased from 1.7 to 1.4
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 3.7 to 2.5
  • Damage on level 1 unchanged (47-53)
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +3.7 to +3.54
  • Good Juju Ability removed
  • Bad Juju Ability reworked
  • Bad Juju: Whenever a unit is affected by Dazzle's spells they temporarily gain/lose 1/2/3 armor for 8/10/12 seconds. Can be activated to decrease the remaining cooldown of all other abilities by 4/5/6 seconds and items by 3/4/5 seconds. Casting Bad Juju costs 75/100/125 health. Each cast increases health cost by 50% for 30/25/20 seconds. Bad Juju cannot kill Dazzle but still can be cast without the sufficient HP. Cooldown: 3s
  • Bad Juju: Dazzle also gets Bad Juju's armor buff for casting Bad Juju
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +60 Damage replaced with +30 Attack Speed
  • Poison TouchAghanim's Shard Hex Duration decreased from 2s to 1.6s
  • Poison Touch · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
  • Shadow WaveNow upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter
  • Shadow WaveAllows casting Shadow Wave on enemies to release an Inverse Shadow Wave. The inverse wave bounces amongst enemies, dealing damage to them and healing any nearby allied units for 150% of healing and damage values of Shadow Wave. Dazzle also performs an auto attack on every enemy hit by the inverse Shadow Wave

Mar 6, 2023

Dazzle in 7.32e

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Damage increased from +50 to +60

Nov 29, 2022

Dazzle in 7.32d

  • Poison TouchDuration increased from 4/5/6/7s to 5/6/7/8s
  • Poison TouchMana Cost increased from 110/120/130/140 to 125/130/135/140

Aug 30, 2022

Dazzle in 7.32b

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +50 Shadow Wave Heal/Damage reduced to +45
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +225 Heal on Shallow Grave End reduced to 200
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +40 Poison Touch DPS increased to 45
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +32% Poison Touch Slow increased to 40

Aug 23, 2022

Dazzle in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +60 Attack Speed replaced with +350 Attack Range against Poison Touched Enemies
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Heal On Shallow Grave End decreased from 250 to 225
  • Shallow GraveDuration decreased from 4/4.5/5/5.5s to 3.5/4/4.5/5s
  • Shadow WaveHeal/Damage decreased from 80/100/120/140 to 60/85/110/135

Jun 8, 2022

Dazzle in 7.31d

  • Bad Juju Damage/Heal per stack increased from 30/40/50 to 40/50/60
  • Poison TouchShard Hex Duration increased from 1.75s to 2s

Feb 23, 2022

Dazzle in 7.31

  • Now has 2 ultimate abilities, Good Juju and Bad Juju
  • Good Juju: Passive. Whenever Dazzle casts an ability all of his abilities' cooldowns are reduced by 1/1.5/2s
  • Bad Juju: Whenever a unit is affected by one of Dazzle's abilities, they lose/gain 1/2/3 armor for 8/10/12 seconds. Can be activated to deal 30/40/50 damage to all enemies and heal all allies by 30/40/50HP within 1200 radius Mana cost 50/75/100 CD: 15s
  • Reworked Scepter: Good Juju now also reduces all of Dazzle's item cooldowns by 50% and can be cast on an ally to reset their item cooldowns. 180s CD 250 Mana cost
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +20 Strength replaced with +50 Shadow Wave heal/damage
  • Poison TouchCooldown reduced from 27/24/21/18s to 27/23/19/15s
  • Shallow GraveNow grants the target 2/4/6/8% Incoming Heal Amplification for each 10% HP missing
  • Shadow WaveMana cost reduced from 90/100/110/120 to 90
  • Shadow WaveCooldown rescaled from 14/12/10/8 to 12/11/10/9

Sep 10, 2021

Dazzle in 7.30c

  • Base attack range increased from 550 to 575.
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +36 Poison Touch DPS increased to +40

Aug 17, 2021

Dazzle in 7.30

  • Base Agility reduced from 21 to 20
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +225 Heal on Shallow Grave end replaced with +20 Strength
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +30 Movement Speed replaced with +250 Heal on Shallow Grave
  • Poison TouchNow only refreshes its duration when Dazzle attacks the target
  • Poison TouchBase slow increased from 14/16/18/20 to 16/18/20/22
  • Poison TouchNow increases its slow by 2/2.5/3/3.5% every time it's refreshed
  • Shallow GraveMana cost rescaled from 150 to 120/130/140/150

Apr 16, 2021

Dazzle in 7.29b

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +250 Heal On Shallow Grave End to +225

Apr 9, 2021

Dazzle in 7.29

  • Turn rate improved from 0.6 to 0.7
  • Reworked Shard upgrade. Now causes Poison Touch to hex affected targets for 1.25 seconds.
  • Level 15 increased from +35 Attack Speed to +60
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +150 Cast Range to 250 Heal On Shallow Grave End
  • Poison TouchNow does its first instance of damage immediately on impact
  • Shadow WaveScepter heal increased from +60 to +100
  • Shadow WaveScepter damage increased from +80 to +100
  • Shallow GraveCast time improved from 0.4 to 0.3
  • Shallow GraveCooldown reduced from 42/34/26/18 to 36/30/24/18

Jul 15, 2020

Dazzle in 7.27b

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +1.5 Mana Regen to +1.75
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +24 Shadow Wave Heal/Damage to +30
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +0.4 Bad Juju Armor Reduction to +0.5

Mar 17, 2020

Dazzle in 7.25

  • Reworked Scepter. When you cast an ability, you automatically launch an attack on 8 enemy units (up to 800 units away).
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +75 Damage to +60

Jun 30, 2019

Dazzle in 7.22d

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +125 Cast Range to +200 Cast Range
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +20 Shadow Wave Heal/Damage to +30

Jun 9, 2019

Dazzle in 7.22c

  • Bad Juju cooldown reduction increased from 20/35/50% to 26/38/50%
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +200 Health to +30% XP Gain

May 24, 2019

Dazzle in 7.22

  • Shallow GraveScepter radius increased from 450 to 500

Jan 29, 2019

Dazzle in 7.21

  • Poison TouchMancost increased from 95/110/125/140 to 110/120/130/140
  • Shadow WaveCast range reduced from 900 to 800

Dec 9, 2018

Dazzle in 7.20e

  • Poison TouchCast range reduced from 600/700/800/900 to 500/600/700/800
  • Poison TouchManacost increased from 80/100/120/140 to 95/110/125/140
  • Shallow GraveCooldown increased from 60/45/30/15 to 60/46/32/18

Nov 30, 2018

Dazzle in 7.20d

  • Intelligence gain reduced from 3.4 to 3.2
  • Bad Juju cooldown reduction reduced from 30/40/50% to 20/35/50%

Nov 24, 2018

Dazzle in 7.20c

  • Shadow WaveCooldown increased from 13/11/9/7 to 14/12/10/8

Nov 20, 2018

Dazzle in 7.20b

  • Bad Juju debuff duration reduced from 10 to 8
  • Poison TouchManacost increased from 80/90/100/110 to 80/100/120/140

Nov 19, 2018

Dazzle in 7.20

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from +0.5 Weave Armor Per Second to +0.5 Bad Juju Armor Reduction
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from -4s Shadow Wave Cooldown to +40% Poison Touch Slow
  • Poison TouchMana cost increased from 80 to 80/90/100/110
  • Poison TouchDebuff now stacks
  • WeaveReplaced with Bad Juju
  • Shadow WaveCooldown increased from 12/10/8/6 to 13/11/9/7

Jun 25, 2018

Dazzle in 7.18

  • Base damage spread reduced from 41-59 to 47-53
  • Poison TouchDamage rescaled from 10/24/38/52 to 16/28/40/52

May 27, 2018

Dazzle in 7.16

  • Strength gain increased from 2.15 to 2.3
  • Poison TouchCount rescaled from 4/5/6/7 to 2/4/6/8
  • Poison TouchCooldown reduced from 35/30/25/20 to 27/24/21/18

Apr 24, 2018

Dazzle in 7.14

  • Poison TouchFixed Poison Touch effective area covered not scaling properly with cast range bonuses

Mar 29, 2018

Dazzle in 7.12

  • Poison TouchDamage increased from 10/20/30/40 to 10/24/38/52

Mar 1, 2018

Dazzle in 7.10

  • Base movement speed increased from 305 to 310
  • Talent: Level 20 Talent increased from +30 Poison Touch DPS to +45

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