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Drow Ranger changes

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Change record

60 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

Drow Ranger in 7.41e

  • MultishotMana Cost increased from 50/70/90/110 to 70/85/100/115
  • MultishotArrow Range rescaled from 1.75x Drow Ranger's Attack Range to 475 + 1x Drow Ranger's Attack Range
  • MultishotArrow Base Damage Bonus decreased from 100/120/140/160% to 80/100/120/140%

May 6, 2026

Drow Ranger in 7.41c

  • Frost ArrowsBonus Damage increased from 10/15/20/25 to 12/18/24/30
  • GustMana Cost decreased from 70 to 55

Apr 7, 2026

Drow Ranger in 7.41b

  • Base Agility increased from 22 to 24
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 49-56 to 51-58
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Multishot Waves increased from +1 to +2
  • MarksmanshipEnemy hero disable range decreased from 325 to 300
  • GlacierWhile on the glacier, Marksmanship now can be disabled by enemies in the proximity

Mar 24, 2026

Drow Ranger in 7.41

  • Base Damage decreased by 2
  • Damage at level 1 decreased from 51–58 to 49–56
  • Precision AuraNo longer levels with Marksmanship
  • Precision AuraAgility Base Bonus rescaled from 4/8/12/16% to 10%
  • Frost ArrowsNow also modifies incoming healing with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Frost Arrows · ContextAs a result of Health Restoration changes
  • GustKnockback duration now scales inversely with distance from the target, similar to knockback distance. Minimum knockback duration is 0.4 seconds
  • MultishotNow allows Drow Ranger to move with a 35% penalty and use items while casting Multishot
  • GlacierNo longer increases the number of Multishot arrows
  • GlacierNo longer grants True Strike on the hill
  • GlacierNow Drow Ranger deals 25% more damage when attacking from high ground while on the Glacier

Jan 21, 2026

Drow Ranger in 7.40c

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Marksmanship Chance decreased from +10% to +8%

Dec 23, 2025

Drow Ranger in 7.40b

  • Sidestep · MultishotMovement Speed Penalty increased from 25% to 35%
  • Agility gain decreased from 2.9 to 2.8
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%
  • GlacierCooldown increased from 20s to 25s

Dec 15, 2025

Drow Ranger in 7.40

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Gust Costs No Mana replaced with -25% Frost Arrows Mana Cost
  • Frost ArrowsMovement Slow increased from 10/20/30/40% to 15/25/35/45%
  • MarksmanshipDisable range decreased from 400 to 325

May 22, 2025

Drow Ranger in 7.39

  • Frost ArrowsAghanim's Scepter instead of reducing Healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spell Lifesteal by 10% per stack, now reduces Health Restoration by 10% per stack
  • GlacierOn-cast knockback distance increased from 175 to 225

Feb 18, 2025

Drow Ranger in 7.38

  • Vantage Point: Damage bonus from high ground increased from 20% to 30%
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +15 Frost Arrow Bonus Damage replaced with +1 Multishot Arrow Per Wave
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent -3.5s Gust Cooldown replaced with Gust Costs No Mana
  • Precision AuraNow levels with Marksmanship
  • Precision AuraSelf Agility percentage bonus rescaled from 2% per hero level to 4/8/12/16% + 1% per level
  • Precision Aura · ContextAllies still get 50% of the total bonus

Jul 31, 2024

Drow Ranger in 7.37

  • Sidestep · MultishotMovement Speed Penalty decreased from 40% to 25%
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +20% Lifesteal replaced with +75 Attack Range
  • Frost ArrowsBonus Damage increased from 6/12/18/24 to 10/15/20/25

Jun 24, 2024

Drow Ranger in 7.36c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Gust Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 3.5s
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Gust Self Movement Speed increased from 40% to 50%
  • MultishotProjectile Speed increased from 1200 to 1300

May 22, 2024

Drow Ranger in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · Precision AuraAbility returns as an Innate. Passive, improves with Drow Ranger's level
  • Innate Ability · Precision AuraGrants bonus Agility to Drow Ranger and allied ranged heroes within 1200 range. Effect starts with 1% of Drow Ranger's current Agility and increases by 1% with each Drow Ranger's level. Bonus is doubled for Drow Ranger herself
  • NO FACET TITLEDrow Ranger deals 20% more damage with attacks from high ground
  • Sidestep · MultishotDrow Ranger can use items and move during Multishot with a 40% movement speed penalty while aiming at the initial target direction
  • Sidestep · Multishot · ContextAllows to use channeled spells during Multishot, but not the other way around. Also, using other Drow's abilities cancels the Multishot
  • Base Movement Speed increased from 300 to 310
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +15% Gust Self Movement Speed replaced with -3s Gust Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent -4s Gust Cooldown replaced with 40% Gust Self Movement Speed
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Marksmanship Chance decreased from +12% to +10%
  • Frost ArrowsMovement Speed Slow decreased from 10/25/40/55% to 10/20/30/40%
  • GustNo longer grants bonus Movement Speed
  • MultishotNo longer has bonus slow duration and instead applies the normal Frost Arrows duration
  • MarksmanshipBonus Agility for allies moved to Innate ability

Mar 21, 2024

Drow Ranger in 7.35d

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Multishot Cooldown Reduction decreased from 8s to 6s
  • MultishotCooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 24/21/18/15s

Dec 14, 2023

Drow Ranger in 7.35

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Gust Reveals Invisible Units replaced with +20% Lifesteal
  • GustNow reveals invisible units
  • GlacierNow does not interrupt Multishot on cast

Aug 8, 2023

Drow Ranger in 7.34

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Multishot Waves decreased from +3 to +1. This talent no longer increases the total channel time, making all waves faster
  • GlacierWhile on glacier, Marksmanship now isn't disabled by enemies in the proximity
  • GlacierDrow Ranger can now freely walk off the glacier over the barrier

Apr 20, 2023

Drow Ranger in 7.33

  • Frost ArrowsHypothermia effect is now granted by Aghanim's Scepter instead of Aghanim's Shard
  • Frost ArrowsHypothermia Bonus Damage per stack increased from 5 to 15. Max Stacks increased from 7 to 9. Regen Reduction per stack increased from 8% to 10%
  • GlacierNew ability granted by Aghanim's Shard
  • GlacierDrow Ranger creates a hill of ice beneath her. While standing on the hill, attackers gain bonus attack range and high ground advantage - they cannot miss and gain flying vision. Drow Ranger additionally gets 1 bonus Multishot arrow per wave while on the hill. The front of the hill obscures vision and cannot be moved through. Duration: 8s. Mana Cost: 75. Cooldown: 25s

Mar 6, 2023

Drow Ranger in 7.32e

  • Frost ArrowsAghanim’s Shard Regen Reduction per stack decreased from 10% to 8%
  • MarksmanshipNow only grants allied ranged heroes half of the bonus Agility

Aug 30, 2022

Drow Ranger in 7.32b

  • Frost ArrowsBonus Damage increased from 5/10/15/20 to 6/12/18/24
  • Frost ArrowsMana Cost decreased from 12 to 9/10/11/12

Aug 23, 2022

Drow Ranger in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +50% Gust Blind replaced with +15% Gust Self Movement Speed
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +250 Gust Width replaced with Gust Reveals Invisible Units
  • Talents · ContextDoesn't reveal Wards
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Bonus Multishot Damage decreased from 28% to 25%
  • MultishotArrow Damage increased from 85/110/135/160% to 100/120/140/160%

Feb 23, 2022

Drow Ranger in 7.31

  • Base Strength reduced from 18 to 16
  • MultishotRange multiplier from 2 to 1.75
  • GustProvides 10% movement speed bonus to Drow Ranger for 3/4/5/6 seconds

Oct 28, 2021

Drow Ranger in 7.30e

  • Base movement speed increased from 290 to 295
  • MarksmanshipAgility bonus from 25/35/45% to 30/40/50%

Aug 17, 2021

Drow Ranger in 7.30

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +5 All Stats replaced with +15 Frost Arrow Bonus Damage
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +10 Agility replaced with +250 Gust Width
  • TalentsLevel 25 talent 30% Cooldown Reduction replaced with +2 Multishot Waves
  • MarksmanshipBonus Damage reduced from 50/70/90 to 40/60/80
  • Frost ArrowsScepter Split Arrows no longer consume mana

Apr 9, 2021

Drow Ranger in 7.29

  • Attack point reduced from 0.55 to 0.5
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from -6s Multishot Cooldown to -8s
  • Frost ArrowsShard burst slow increased from 25% to 40%
  • Frost ArrowsShard now affects creeps
  • GustMana cost reduced from 90 to 70

Jul 15, 2020

Drow Ranger in 7.27b

  • Base damage spread reduced from 49-60 to 51-58
  • Movement speed increased from 285 to 290
  • Base armor increased by 1
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +40% Gust Blind to +50
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +20 Movement Speed to -6s Multishot Cooldown

May 2, 2020

Drow Ranger in 7.26c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +4 All Stats to +5
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +15 Movement Speed to +40% Gust Blind
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +40% Gust Blind to +20 Movement Speed

Jan 6, 2020

Drow Ranger in 7.23f

  • MultishotManacost from 50/60/70/80 to 50/70/90/110
  • MultishotArrow slow duration rescaled from 1/2/3/4 to 1.25/2/2.75/3.5

Dec 11, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.23d

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +14 Agility to +12
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from 50% Cooldown Reduction to 40%
  • MultishotDamage reduced from 95/125/155/185% to 90/115/140/165%

Nov 29, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.23b

  • Agility gain increased from 2.6 to 2.9
  • MarksmanshipAgility multiplier increased from 30/35/40 to 35/40/45

Nov 27, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.23a

  • MultishotCooldown reduced from 32/28/24/20 to 26/24/22/20
  • MarksmanshipAura increased from 25/30/35 to 30/35/40
  • MarksmanshipDamage increased from 40/50/60 to 70/80/90

Sep 6, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.22g

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +40% Gust Blind to +50%
  • Precision AuraIncreased from 20/40/60/80% to 22/44/66/88%

Jul 28, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.22f

  • Base strength increased by 1
  • Base agility increased by 1
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +30% Gust Blind to +40%

Jul 14, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.22e

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +550 Gust Distance/Knockback to +30% Gust Miss Chance
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +10 Agility to +14

Jun 30, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.22d

  • MarksmanshipBonus damage is now treated as regular single instance of damage that can be crit
  • MarksmanshipBonus damage increased from 120 to 120/130/140

May 24, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.22

  • MarksmanshipNo longer instantly kills Ancients (still does damage/pierces)
  • MarksmanshipNow only pierces base armor not total armor

Mar 24, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.21d

  • Agility gain increased from 2.5 to 2.8
  • Base agility increased by 6 (base damage unchanged)

Jan 29, 2019

Drow Ranger in 7.21

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +25 Attack Speed to +10 Agility

Nov 20, 2018

Drow Ranger in 7.20b

  • Base agility increased by 4
  • Precision AuraIncreased from 20/36/52/68% to 20/40/60/80%

Nov 19, 2018

Drow Ranger in 7.20

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +20 Marksmanship Agility to +25% Evasion
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from +20% Precision Aura Damage to +25% Precision Aura Attack Speed
  • Precision AuraNow provides attack speed based on 20/36/52/68% of your Agility
  • MarksmanshipHas been reworked

Sep 1, 2018

Drow Ranger in 7.19b

  • Base agility reduced from 26 to 19 (base damage unchanged)
  • Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.2
  • Base attack animation time improved from 0.7 to 0.65

Mar 29, 2018

Drow Ranger in 7.12

  • Precision AuraAttack damage bonus increased from 10/18/26/34% to 10/20/30/40%

Mar 1, 2018

Drow Ranger in 7.10

  • Talent: Level 15 Talent increased from +400 Gust Distance/Knockback to +550
  • Talent: Level 20 Talent increased from +2s Gust Duration to +3s

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