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Change record

46 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

Invoker in 7.41f

  • Cold SnapCooldown increased from 18s to 19s
  • Ghost WalkAghanim's Shard no longer applies damage to non-Hero units

Jul 30, 2026

Invoker in 7.41e

  • Ghost WalkDuration decreased from 60s to 50s
  • Ghost WalkAghanim's Shard no longer increases radius

Jun 4, 2026

Invoker in 7.41d

  • Ghost WalkCooldown increased from 32s to 40s
  • Chaos MeteorContact Damage decreased from 55/80/105/130/155/180/205/220/235 to 55/75/95/115/135/155/175/195/215
  • Ice WallMovement Slow rescaled from 20/40/60/80/100/120/140/160/180% to 30/45/60/75/90/105/120/135/150%

Apr 7, 2026

Invoker in 7.41b

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +1 Orb Levels replaced with +50% Forged Spirit Armor Reduction
  • InvokeNow grants Invoker an additional Ability Point at hero levels 6, 12, and 18

Mar 27, 2026

Invoker in 7.41a

  • Base Intelligence increased from 20 to 22
  • Damage on level 1 increased from 39–45 to 41–47
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Tornado Cooldown Reduction increased from 4s to 5s

Mar 24, 2026

Invoker in 7.41

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +1 Facet Orb Level replaced with +25 Alacrity Speed/Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +50 Alacrity Speed/Damage replaced with +1 Orb Levels
  • QuasMax Level increased from 7 to 8
  • WexMax Level increased from 7 to 8
  • ExortMax Level increased from 7 to 8
  • TornadoAghanim's Scepter twister damage decreased from 40 + 10 * Wex Level to 30 + 10 * Wex Level
  • Tornado · Context60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140/150 to 50/60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140
  • InvokeNow whenever Invoker gets Aghanim's Scepter or Aghanim's Shard, these items are inert in the inventory until Invoker activates them manually. Upon activation, he will be presented with three upgrades to choose from. Upgrades themselves for both Aghanim's Scepter and Aghanim's Shard are unchanged
  • InvokeYou can't change selected upgrades. Selling Aghanim's Scepter and buying it again will provide the same upgrade you chose the first time
  • InvokeAghanim's Scepter no longer provides +1 level to all three orbs. Now it provides +1 level only to a single orb you choose

Dec 23, 2025

Invoker in 7.40b

  • Mind of Tornarus · TornadoAghanim's Scepter Twister Duration decreased by 0.5s
  • Mind of Tornarus · TornadoFrom 3.2/3.4/3.6/3.8/4/4.2/4.4/4.6/4.8/5s to 2.7/2.9/3.1/3.3/3.5/3.7/3.9/4.1/4.3/4.5s
  • Mind of Tornarus · E.M.P.Aghanim's Shard Burn Damage decreased from 90% to 80%

Dec 15, 2025

Invoker in 7.40

  • Mind of Tornarus · E.M.P.Aghanim's Shard Drag Speed decreased from 150 to 125
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Cold Snap Cooldown Reduction increased from 5s to 6s
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +35 Alacrity Damage/Speed changed to +50
  • AlacrityMana Cost decreased from 90 to 75
  • AlacrityCast Range increased from 650 to 700
  • Ice WallDamage increased from [25 + 5 * Exort] to [24 + 6 * Exort]
  • Ice Wall · ContextFrom 30/35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70/75 to 30/36/42/48/54/60/66/72/78/84

May 22, 2025

Invoker in 7.39

  • Scholar of Koryx · QuasNo longer gains the second additional level from Aghanim's Scepter
  • Scholar of Koryx · Cold SnapNo longer restores mana or health
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ice WallAghanim's Shard upgrade moved to Aghanim's Scepter and reworked
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ice WallAghanim's Scepter makes the skill vector-targeted to create a moving Ice Floe instead of Ice Wall. After 1.3s delay, the Ice Floe forms from the center of the targeted area, creating a 150 width Ice Floe in its wake. Enemies that stay in it for longer than 2.5 seconds freeze, becoming rooted for 1.5 + (0.1 * Quas) seconds and take an instance of (75 + 25 * Quas) magical damage
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ice Wall · Context1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9/2.0/2.1/2.2/2.3/2.4/2.5s root duration and 100/125/150/175/200/225/250/275/300/325 damage
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ice WallAghanim's Scepter cast range is 600. Ice Floe can freeze the same unit multiple times if they leave the floe and enter it again. Staying in the floe would prevent the unit from being rooted again
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ghost WalkNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ghost WalkNow upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ghost WalkIncreases Slow Radius by 150 and applies Ice Wall's Damage Per Second to all affected enemies
  • Mind of Tornarus · WexNo longer gains the second additional level from Aghanim's Scepter
  • Mind of Tornarus · AlacrityNo longer provides bonus attack range to Invoker and his controlled units
  • Mind of Tornarus · TornadoAghanim's Scepter Twister spawn interval increased from 300 to 400
  • Mind of Tornarus · TornadoAghanim's Scepter Twister damage per second rescaled from 120 to (50 + 10 * Wex)
  • Mind of Tornarus · Tornado · Context60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140/150
  • Mind of Tornarus · TornadoAghanim's Scepter Twister duration changed from 4s to (3s + 0.2s * Quas)
  • Mind of Tornarus · Tornado · Context3.2/3.4/3.6/3.8/4.0/4.2/4.4/4.6/4.8/5s
  • Agent of Gallaron · ExortNo longer gains the second additional level from Aghanim's Scepter
  • Agent of Gallaron · Chaos MeteorNo longer has increased size and travel distance
  • Agent of Gallaron · Sun StrikeAghanim's Scepter Cataclysm cooldown increased from 75s to 90s
  • Base damage increased by 4
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 35–41 to 39–45
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 4.7 to 4.0
  • Aghanim's Scepter no longer grants +2 levels to facet-centered orb and +1 to the others. Now grants only +1 level to all Orbs
  • ContextAdditional orb level is moved to the new Level 15 Talent
  • Removed basic facet-exclusive upgrades: Cold Snap's health and mana restoration for Scholar of Koryx, Alacrity's bonus attack range for Mind of Tornarus and Chaos Meteor's increased size and travel distance for Agent of Gallaron
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent -4s Sun Strike Cooldown replaced with +1 Facet Orb Level
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Alacrity Damage/Speed increased from +30 to +35
  • WexNow also grants +1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 Attack Speed per instance
  • ExortAttack Damage per instance increased from 1/3/5/7/9/11/13/15/17/19 to 2/4/6/8/10/12/14/16/18/20
  • Cold SnapFreeze Damage increased by 20
  • Cold Snap · ContextFrom 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/72/80 to 28/36/44/52/60/68/76/84/92/100
  • Sun StrikeDamage decreased from (150 + 50 * Exort) to (125 + 50 * Exort)
  • Sun Strike · ContextFrom 200/250/300/350/400/450/500/550/600/650 to 175/225/275/325/375/425/475/525/575/625
  • Forge SpiritDuration rescaled from 10/20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100s to 24/30/36/42/48/54/60/66/72/78s
  • Ice WallThe damage per second interval is now based on an individual unit gaining the debuff, rather than on an interval for the entire wall. As a result, the first damage instance is now applied instantly
  • Ice WallDamage interval improved from 1s to 0.5s
  • Ice WallDamage per second rescaled from (8 * Exort) to (25 + Exort * 5)
  • Ice Wall · ContextFrom 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/72/80 to 30/35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70/75
  • Ice WallWall Width now supports AoE bonuses again

Mar 4, 2025

Invoker in 7.38b

  • Scholar of Koryx · Cold SnapWhen Cold Snap triggers, Invoker now also restores 5 mana in addition to existing healing based on Quas
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ghost WalkAghanim's Scepter ally duration increased from 20s to 30s
  • Mind of Tornarus · AlacrityAttack range bonus increased from 50/60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140 to 60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140/150
  • Agent of Gallaron · Sun StrikeAghanim's Scepter Cataclysm cooldown increased from 60 to 75 seconds
  • Forge SpiritAttack range rescaled from 300/365/430/495/560/625/690/755/820/885 to 305/360/415/470/525/580/635/690/745/800

Feb 18, 2025

Invoker in 7.38

  • Scholar of Koryx · QuasWhen Invoker reaches level 6, he gains a bonus level of Quas without spending a skill point. Also increases its max level up to 8
  • Scholar of Koryx · QuasAghanim's Scepter grants 1 additional current level, and increases max level to 10
  • Scholar of Koryx · Cold SnapInvoker heals for 13-130 health (depending on level of Quas) whenever Cold Snap triggers
  • Scholar of Koryx · Cold Snap · ContextHealing effect is now exclusive to this Facet
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ghost WalkCan be upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter. When cast, the effect is also applied to all allied heroes and forge spirits within a 600 radius. Allies and spirits have a 0.5s fade time and 20s duration
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ice WallCan be upgraded with Aghanim's Shard. Enemy heroes that stay in Ice Wall for longer than 3s freeze, becoming rooted for 1.5s and taking 300 magic damage. Also increases wall's radial thickness by 40 and length by 160
  • Mind of Tornarus · WexWhen Invoker reaches level 6, he gains a bonus level of Wex without spending a skill point. Also increases its max level up to 8
  • Mind of Tornarus · WexAghanim's Scepter grants 1 additional current level, and increases max level to 10
  • Mind of Tornarus · AlacrityGrants bonus 50-140 attack range (depending on level of Wex) when cast on Invoker or any ranged units under his control
  • Mind of Tornarus · TornadoCan be upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter. Tornado creates smaller twisters along its path every 300 units. Each twister lasts for the duration of Tornado, and persists for 4 additional seconds after the tornado is destroyed, dealing 120 damage per second in a 150 radius. Twisters have ground vision in a 50 radius around them. Damage interval: 0.25s. Damage from multiple twisters stack. Twisters deal half damage to creeps
  • Mind of Tornarus · E.M.P.Can be upgraded with Aghanim's Shard. Increases Burn Damage from 60% to 90% and pulls units to its center at 150 units per second
  • Mind of Tornarus · E.M.P. · ContextUnchanged from previous Shard upgrade, but made exclusive to this facet
  • Agent of Gallaron · ExortWhen Invoker reaches level 6, he gains a bonus level of Exort without spending a skill point. Also increases its max level up to 8
  • Agent of Gallaron · ExortAghanim's Scepter grants 1 additional current level, and increases max level to 10
  • Agent of Gallaron · Chaos MeteorIncreases meteor's radius by 30 and travel distance by 200
  • Agent of Gallaron · Sun StrikeNow Aghanim's Scepter grants Cataclysm exclusively with this facet. Cooldown decreased from 100s to 60s, Min/Max Distance decreased from 160/200 to 90/180, Sun Strike damage decreased from 100% to 75%
  • Agent of Gallaron · Sun StrikeCan be upgraded with Aghanim's Shard. Causes Sun Strike to summon the current level of Forge Spirit at the location when damaging a real enemy Hero
  • Agent of Gallaron · Sun Strike · ContextThis effect spawns 1 Forge Spirit per Sun Strike, no matter the number of heroes hit or current Forge Spirit Count. This is also true for each Sun Strike created by Cataclysm, summoning 2 spirits if both strikes hit the same hero
  • Is now an Intelligence Hero
  • Base Health Regen decreased from 0.5 to 0.25
  • Base Damage increased by 12-10
  • ContextDamage spread decreased from 8 to 6
  • Base Intelligence increased from 19 to 20
  • Damage at level 1 decreased by 4-6 (from 39-47 to 35-41)
  • Strength gain decreased from 2.6 to 2.5
  • Agility gain increased from 1.8 to 2
  • Intelligence gain increased from 4.0 to 4.7
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +5.9 to +4.7
  • Damage at level 30 decreased by 46 (from 224-232 to 180-186)
  • Removed Mastermind ability
  • ContextNow Invoke is classified as Invoker's only innate ability
  • Removed Agnostic and Elitist Facets
  • Added three orb-centered facets. Each provides an extra level for the specific orb, permanently improves an ability, and sets their own Aghanim's Scepter and Shard upgrades
  • Aghanim's Scepter still provides +1 level to all orbs, but also provides an additional level to the orb of the chosen facet, allowing it to reach max level of 10
  • ContextBy default, Level 30 Invoker will have two orbs at level 7 and one facet-related orb at level 8. Buying Aghanim's Scepter will increase these levels to 8 and 10 respectively
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +1 Forged Spirit replaced with -4s Sun Strike Cooldown
  • Talents · ContextDoesn't affect Cataclysm
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 2x Quas/Wex/Exort Active Bonuses is now set for all facets
  • Talents · ContextRemoved alternative 2x Quas/Wex/Exort Passive Bonuses talent
  • QuasEach active orb now provides 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 Health Regen by default
  • QuasLeveling up Quas now provides +1 Strength by default
  • WexEach active orb now provides 0.6/1.2/1.8/2.4/3/3.6/4.2/4.8/5.4/6% bonus movement speed by default
  • WexLeveling up Wex now provides +1 Agility by default
  • ExortEach active orb now provides 1/3/5/7/9/11/13/15/17/19 bonus damage by default
  • ExortLeveling up Exort now provides +1 Intelligence by default
  • Cold SnapNo longer heals Invoker when dealing damage by default
  • Cold SnapAdded values for levels 9 and 10
  • Cold SnapDuration for levels 9 and 10 of Quas is 6.2/6.6s
  • Cold SnapFreeze Cooldown for levels 9 and 10 of Quas is 0.56/0.53s
  • Cold SnapFreeze Damage for levels 9 and 10 of Quas is 68/72
  • Ghost WalkHealth Regeneration per Quas level rescaled from 3/6/9/12/15/18/21/24 to 2/4/6/8/10/12/14/16/18/20
  • Ghost WalkSelf Speed rescaled from -15/-10/-5/0/5/10/15/20% to -20/-15/-10/-5/0/5/10/15/20/25%
  • Ghost WalkAdded values for levels 9 and 10
  • Ghost WalkEnemy Slow for levels 9 and 10 of Quas is 60/65%
  • Ghost WalkMana Regen for levels 9 and 10 of Wex is 18/20
  • TornadoAdded values for levels 9 and 10
  • TornadoTravel Distance for levels 9 and 10 of Wex is 3900/4200
  • TornadoLift Time for levels 9 and 10 of Quas is 2.8/3s
  • TornadoDamage for levels 9 and 10 of Wex is 405/450
  • E.M.P.Added Mana Burned values for levels 9 and 10 of Wex: 700/775
  • AlacrityAdded values for levels 9 and 10
  • AlacrityBonus Attack Speed for levels 9 and 10 of Wex is 106/118
  • AlacrityBonus Damage for levels 9 and 10 of Exort is 106/118
  • Chaos MeteorAdded values for levels 9 and 10
  • Chaos MeteorTravel Distance for levels 9 and 10 of Wex is 1725/1890
  • Chaos MeteorContact Damage for levels 9 and 10 of Exort is 235/250
  • Chaos MeteorBurn Damage per Second for levels 9 and 10 of Exort is 50/55
  • Sun StrikeAdded Damage values for levels 9 and 10 of Exort: 600/650
  • Forge SpiritForge Spirit Count is changed to 1/1/1/2/2/2/2/3/3/3. These values are true for both Quas and Exort, but the ability will use one with the lowest level
  • Forge SpiritForge Spirit's Base Mana decreased from 5 to 0
  • Forge Spirit · ContextPreviously it resulted in Forge Spirit having 5 more mana than intended
  • Forge SpiritDuration rescaled from 20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90s to 10/20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100s
  • Forge SpiritDamage rescaled from 22/32/42/52/62/72/82/92 to 20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100/110
  • Forge SpiritAdded values for levels 9 and 10
  • Forge SpiritMana for levels 9 and 10 of Exort is 500/550
  • Forge SpiritArmor for levels 9 and 10 of Exort is 8/9
  • Forge SpiritAttack Range for levels 9 and 10 of Quas is 820/885
  • Forge SpiritHealth for levels 9 and 10 of Quas is 1100/1200
  • Forge SpiritMelting Strike Armor Reduction per Stack for levels 9 and 10 of Exort is 1.6/1.7
  • Ice WallFlat AoE bonuses (like those granted by Gleipnir) no longer increase radial thickness of the wall, but instead increase length of the entire wall
  • Ice WallDuration rescaled from 3/4.5/6/7.5/9/10.5/12s to 3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12s
  • Ice WallAdded Movement Slow values for levels 9 and 10 of Quas: 180/200%
  • Ice WallDamage per second increased from 6/12/18/24/30/36/42/48 to 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/72/80
  • Deafening BlastDamage increased from 60/100/140/180/220/260/300/340 to 70/110/150/190/230/270/310/350/390/430
  • Deafening BlastKnockback Duration increased from 0.2/0.4/0.6/0.8/1/1.2/1.4/1.6s to 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9/2s
  • Deafening BlastDisarm Duration rescaled from 1.25/2/2.75/3.5/4.25/5/5.75/6.5s to 1.5/2/2.5/3/3.5/4/4.5/5/5.5/6s

Nov 19, 2024

Invoker in 7.37e

  • E.M.P.Aghanim's Shard pull speed decreased from 175 to 150
  • Cold SnapMana Cost increased from 90 to 100

Oct 1, 2024

Invoker in 7.37d

  • Ghost WalkHealth Regeneration (Quas) decreased from 10/15/20/25/30/35/40/45 to 3/6/9/12/15/18/21/24
  • Ghost WalkMana Regeneration (Wex) decreased from 2.5/5/7.5/10/12.5/15/17.5/20 to 2/4/6/8/10/12/14/16

Aug 14, 2024

Invoker in 7.37b

  • Elitist: Exort: Spell Amplification per instance increased from 2/3/4/5/6/7/8% to 3/4/5/6/7/8/9%
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +50 Forged Spirit Attack Speed replaced with +1 Forged Spirit
  • QuasCan now be cast during channeling and does not break invisibility
  • WexCan now be cast during channeling and does not break invisibility
  • ExortCan now be cast during channeling and does not break invisibility
  • InvokeCan now be cast during channeling and does not break invisibility

Jun 24, 2024

Invoker in 7.36c

  • Mastermind: Now also triggers if units under Invoker's control land the deny

Jun 6, 2024

Invoker in 7.36b

  • Base Damage increased by 2
  • Mastermind: Deny experience increased from 15% to 25%

May 22, 2024

Invoker in 7.36

  • Innate AbilityNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Innate AbilityWhen Invoker denies a lane creep, he gets 15% of the experience
  • Scholar of KoryxLeveling up orbs provides Invoker with passive bonuses. Active orbs grant no additional effects
  • Scholar of Koryx · TalentsLevel 25 Talent is 2x Quas/Wex/Exort Passive Effects
  • Scholar of Koryx · QuasPassively adds a debuff to Invoker's attacks that deals 3/6/9/12/15/18/21 damage per second for 2 seconds
  • Scholar of Koryx · Quas · ContextDamage over time does not apply to buildings or allies
  • Scholar of Koryx · WexPassively grants 5/10/15/20/25/30/35 attack speed
  • Scholar of Koryx · ExortPassively grants 3/6/9/12/15/18/21 bonus attack damage
  • Mind of TornarusActive orbs grant Invoker special bonuses. Leveling up orbs provides no additional effects
  • Mind of Tornarus · TalentsLevel 25 Talent is 2x Quas/Wex/Exort Active Effects
  • Mind of Tornarus · QuasActive Quas orbs imbue Invoker's attacks with flat lifesteal, restoring 2/4/6/8/10/12/14 health per orb
  • Mind of Tornarus · WexActive Wex orbs grant +0.6/1.2/1.8/2.4/3/3.6/4.2% movement speed per orb
  • Mind of Tornarus · ExortActive Exort orbs make Invoker's attacks apply a 4s debuff that increases Spell Damage the enemy takes by 2/3/4/5/6/7/8% per orb
  • WexNo longer grants cooldown reduction
  • Cold SnapCooldown decreased from 20s to 18s
  • Ghost WalkCooldown decreased from 35s to 32s
  • TornadoCooldown decreased from 30s to 27s
  • E.M.P.Cooldown decreased from 30s to 27s
  • AlacrityCooldown decreased from 17s to 15s
  • Chaos MeteorCooldown decreased from 55s to 50s
  • Sun StrikeCooldown decreased from 25s to 23s
  • Forge SpiritCooldown decreased from 30s to 27s
  • Ice WallCooldown decreased from 25s to 23s
  • Deafening BlastCooldown decreased from 40s to 36s

Dec 14, 2023

Invoker in 7.35

  • Base Damage decreased by 1
  • Strength gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6

Oct 4, 2023

Invoker in 7.34d

  • Base Health Regen decreased from 1 to 0.5
  • Cold SnapFreeze Heal decreased from 16->128 to 13->104
  • E.M.P.Burned Mana as Mana Restored decreased from 50% to 25%

Sep 8, 2023

Invoker in 7.34c

  • Base Health Regen decreased from 1.5 to 1
  • WexMove Speed per instance decreased from 0.8% per level to 0.6% per level
  • TornadoBase Damage decreased from 70 to 50
  • E.M.P.Aghanim's Shard Pull Linger Duration decreased from 0.5s to 0s
  • E.M.P.Aghanim's Shard Pull will no longer affect units that become debuff immune after the E.M.P. has been created

Aug 14, 2023

Invoker in 7.34b

  • Base Armor decreased by 1
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Tornado Cooldown Reduction decreased from 6s to 4s
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Cold Snap Cooldown Reduction decreased from 8s to 5s
  • WexCooldown Reduction no longer works on items
  • Ghost WalkHealth Regeneration decreased from 10->80 to 10->45
  • Ghost WalkMana Regeneration decreased from 5->40 to 2.5->20
  • Ghost WalkHealth and Mana Regeneration are disabled if Invoker took player-controlled damage in the last 3s

Aug 8, 2023

Invoker in 7.34

  • Now is a Universal Hero
  • Base Health Regen increased from 0.25 to 1.5
  • Base Damage decreased from 29-35 to 2-10
  • Agility gain decreased from 1.9 to 1.8
  • Base Intelligence increased from 15 to 19
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 4.6 to 4.0
  • Damage on level 1 decreased by 6-4 (from 44-50 to 38-46)
  • Damage gain per level increased from +4.6 to +5.74
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Quas/Wex/Exort Passive Effects decreased from x3 to x2
  • QuasStrength per level decreased from 2 to 1
  • QuasNo longer grants Health Regen
  • QuasNow grants 2%->8% Spell Lifesteal on Invoker's abilities per orb on cast. The value is stored at the moment of spell cast and cannot be changed by swapping orbs after. All Spell Lifesteal works at 1/5th strength on creeps. Does not affect items
  • WexAgility per level decreased from 2 to 1
  • WexNo longer grants Attack Speed
  • WexNow grants 1%->7% Cooldown Reduction per orb on all Invoker's abilities and items. The value is stored at the moment of spell cast and cannot be changed by swapping orbs after
  • ExortIntelligence per level decreased from 2 to 1
  • ExortNo longer grants damage
  • ExortNow grants 1%->7% Spell Amplification on all Invoker's abilities per instance on cast. The value is stored at the moment of spell cast and cannot be changed by swapping orbs after. Does not affect items
  • Cold SnapNow heals Invoker for 16->128 every time it procs
  • Cold SnapFreeze Cooldown decreased from 0.83s->0.62s to 0.8s->0.59s
  • Cold SnapMana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
  • Ghost WalkNow grants Invoker 10->80 Health Regen (Quas) and 5->40 Mana Regen (Wex)
  • TornadoLift Duration increased from 0.85s->2.6s to 1.2s->2.6s
  • TornadoMana Cost decreased from 150 to 140
  • AlacrityMana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
  • Sun StrikeDamage increased from 120->540 to 200->550
  • Deafening BlastMana Cost decreased from 300 to 250

May 13, 2023

Invoker in 7.33c

  • Base Strength increased from 18 to 19
  • Cold SnapDuration decreased from 3/3.5/4/4.5/5/5.5/6/6.5s to 3/3.4/3.8/4.2/4.6/5.0/5.4/5.8s
  • Cold SnapFreeze Duration increased from 0.3s to 0.4s
  • TornadoTravel Distance increased from 800/1200/1600/2000/2400/2800/3200/3600 to 1500/1800/2100/2400/2700/3000/3300/3600
  • E.M.P.Aghanim's Shard Pull Speed increased from 100 to 175
  • Chaos MeteorContact Damage increased from 52/71/90/109/128/147/166/185 to 55/80/105/130/155/180/205/220
  • Chaos MeteorBurn Damage per second increased from 10/14/18/22/26/30/34/38 to 10/15/20/25/30/35/40/45

Apr 20, 2023

Invoker in 7.33

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20% E.M.P. Mana Burnt replaced with +50 Ice Wall DPS
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +80% Chaos Meteor Damage replaced with +2 Chaos Meteors
  • Cold SnapFreeze Duration decreased from 0.4s to 0.3s
  • Cold Snap · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
  • Chaos MeteorAghanim's Shard Upgrade removed. Effect moved to level 20 talent
  • E.M.P.Now upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Multiplies Burn Damage by 1.5x and makes it pull enemy units into its center at 100 units per second

Aug 23, 2022

Invoker in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +40% Chaos Meteor Damage replaced with -6s Tornado Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent -24s Ghost Walk Cooldown replaced with +20% E.M.P Max Mana Burnt
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent -10s Tornado Cooldown replaced with +80% Chaos Meteor Damage
  • Deafening BlastDamage increased from 20->260 to 60->300
  • Ghost WalkCooldown decreased from 45s to 35s
  • Ghost WalkDuration decreased from 100s to 60s
  • Ghost WalkSlow Radius increased from 400 to 450
  • Ghost WalkMana Cost decreased from 200 to 175
  • Sun StrikeDamage increased from 100->475 to 120->480

Feb 23, 2022

Invoker in 7.31

  • Movement speed increased from 275 to 285
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +1 Forged Spirit armor reduction replaced with +50 Forged Spirit attack speed
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +35 Alacrity damage/speed reduced to +30
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 2.5x Quas/Wex/Exort passive effects increased to 3x
  • WexBonus movement speed decreased from 1 -> 7% to 0.8 -> 5.6%
  • AlacrityMana cost increased from 60 to 100
  • Ice WallMana cost reduced from 175 to 125
  • Forge SpiritArmor reduced per hit rescaled from 1 to 0.8->1.5. (Affected by Exort)
  • Forge SpiritMelting Strike no longer has a 20 armor max cap and instead has a 20 stack cap. (Max armor reduction rescaled from 20 to 16->30)
  • Ghost WalkBonus movement speed rescaled from -30 -> 40 to -15 -> 20

Aug 17, 2021

Invoker in 7.30

  • Base Movement Speed reduced from 280 to 275
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +60dps Ice Wall replaced with +1 Forged Spirit Armor Reduction
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +2 Forged Spirit Armor Reduction replaced with 2.5x Quas/Wex/Exort Passive Bonuses
  • TornadoLift Duration rescaled from 0.8 ->2.9 to 0.85->2.6
  • Chaos MeteorMain Damage rescaled from 57.5->180 to 52->185
  • Chaos MeteorBurn Damage rescaled from 11.5->36 to 10->38
  • Deafening BlastDamage reduced from 40->320 to 20->300
  • Deafening BlastKnockback reduced from 0.25->2.0s to 0.2->1.6s

May 24, 2021

Invoker in 7.29d

  • Cold SnapTrigger Cooldown increased from 0.77->0.57 to 0.83->0.62
  • AlacrityDamage/Attack Speed reduced from 10->115 to 10->94

Apr 29, 2021

Invoker in 7.29c

  • WexAttack speed bonus reduced from 2/4/6/8/10/12/14 to 1/2/3/4/5/6/7

Apr 16, 2021

Invoker in 7.29b

  • Meteor shard spread reduced from 225 distance to 200

Apr 9, 2021

Invoker in 7.29

  • Reworked Shard upgrade. Causes two extra Chaos Meteors to land alongside the primary cast at slight angles. Reduces cooldown by 15 seconds.
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +40 DPS Ice Wall to +60
  • QuasRegen reduced from 1/3/5/7/9/11/13 to 1/2/3/4/5/6/7
  • QuasNow provides +2 Strength per level (Invoker does not have attribute levels)
  • ExortDamage reduced from 2/6/10/14/18/22/26 to 2/4/6/8/10/12/14
  • ExortNow provides +2 Intelligence per level
  • WexNow provides +2 Agility per level

Jul 15, 2020

Invoker in 7.27b

  • Base damage increased by 2
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +50 Chaos Meteor Contact Damage to +30% Chaos Meteor Damage
  • Forge SpiritBase attack time improved from 1.5 to 1.35
  • Forge SpiritMelting Strike no longer has a mana requirement
  • InvokeNo longer triggers spell events like Magic Stick

May 2, 2020

Invoker in 7.26c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +30 Chaos Meteor Contact Damage to +50

Jul 28, 2019

Invoker in 7.22f

  • Base intelligence increased by 1
  • Cold SnapDamage increased from 7->56 to 8->64

Jun 30, 2019

Invoker in 7.22d

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from -12s Cold Snap Cooldown to -15s
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +45 Alacrity Damage/Speed to +50

May 24, 2019

Invoker in 7.22

  • Base damage increased by 3
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +30 Chaos Meteor Contact Damage to +40
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +35 Alacrity Damage/Speed to +45
  • ExortAttack damage per instance reduced from 3/7/11/15/19/23/27 to 2/6/10/14/18/22/26

Jan 29, 2019

Invoker in 7.21

  • Base damage increased by 3
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +1.25s Tornado Lift Time to -30s Ghost Walk Cooldown
  • ExortBonus damage reduced from 4->28 to 3->27 per instance

Jun 25, 2018

Invoker in 7.18

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +0.5s Tornado Lift Time to +1.25s
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +2.5s Cold Snap Duration to -12s Cold Snap Cooldown

Jun 10, 2018

Invoker in 7.17

  • Catacylsm max spread distance reduced from 220 to 200

Mar 1, 2018

Invoker in 7.10

  • Talent: Level 10 Talent from +0.3s Tornado Lift Time to +0.5s
  • Talent: Level 15 Talent from +1.5s Cold Snap Duration to +2.5s
  • Talent: Cataclysm Sunstrikes spawn distance is now slightly closer to each target (from 175-250 distance away to 160-220)

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