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Lina changes

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Change record

49 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

Lina in 7.41f

  • Base Intelligence decreased from 30 to 28
  • Damage at level 1 decreased from 51-59 to 49-57
  • Fiery SoulAttack Speed Bonus decreased from 8/16/24/32 to 7/14/21/28
  • Fiery SoulDuration decreased from 18s to 16s

Jun 4, 2026

Lina in 7.41d

  • Dragon SlaveMana Cost decreased from 100/110/120/130 to 90/100/110/120

May 6, 2026

Lina in 7.41c

  • Light Strike ArrayDamage increased from 80/120/160/200 to 80/125/170/215
  • Laguna BladeDamage increased from 380/565/750 to 400/580/760

Mar 24, 2026

Lina in 7.41

  • Removed Combustion innate ability
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Light Strike Array Damage decreased from +150 to +110
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +150% Crit On Targets Affected By Spells replaced with 150% Attack Crit on Targets Affected by Slow Burn
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +60% Combustion Overheat Damage replaced with +1s Slow Burn Duration
  • Talents · ContextThis increases additional damage from 64% to 80%
  • Slow BurnNew innate ability
  • Slow BurnLina's abilities deal an additional 64% damage as undispellable burn damage over 4s
  • Dragon SlaveDamage decreased from 85/165/245/325 to 65/125/185/245
  • Light Strike ArrayDamage decreased from 110/160/210/260 to 80/120/160/200
  • Laguna BladeDamage decreased from 500/750/1000 to 380/565/750
  • Laguna BladeAghanim's Shard upgrade reworked
  • Laguna BladeCasting Laguna Blade temporarily supercharges Lina, granting her 12 stacks of Fiery Soul. Supercharge duration: 5s

Dec 15, 2025

Lina in 7.40

  • Intelligence gain increased from 3.8 to 4.0
  • Laguna BladeCast Range increased from 600 to 750

Oct 2, 2025

Lina in 7.39e

  • Light Strike ArrayStun Duration increased from 1/1.4/1.8/2.2s to 1.2/1.6/2.0/2.4s

May 29, 2025

Lina in 7.39b

  • Slow BurnSpell Amplification now affects only the total spell damage before the burn damage is calculated
  • Slow Burn · ContextIt increases the total damage and then splits it into burn damage without further amplifying the burn damage

May 22, 2025

Lina in 7.39

  • Combustion: Overheat Damage increased from 10/30/50/70 to 15/35/55/75
  • Laguna BladeDamage increased from 500/700/900 to 500/750/1000

Mar 27, 2025

Lina in 7.38c

  • Light Strike ArrayMana Cost decreased from 100/115/130/145 to 100/110/120/130

Mar 4, 2025

Lina in 7.38b

  • Laguna BladeAghanim's Shard damage converted increased from 75% to 100%

Feb 18, 2025

Lina in 7.38

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Dragon Slave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3.5s to 3s
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Laguna Blade Cooldown Reduction decreased from 25s to 20s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 125% Laguna Blade Damage into Barrier replaced with +60% Combustion Overheat Damage
  • Fiery SoulMove Speed Bonus per stack decreased from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 1/1.5/2/2.5%
  • Fiery SoulNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
  • Laguna BladeNow upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
  • Laguna Blade75% of the damage dealt is converted to an all damage barrier for Lina. Barrier lasts for 10s
  • Flame CloakDuration decreased from 8s to 7s

Nov 19, 2024

Lina in 7.37e

  • Fiery SoulAghanim's Shard Spell Damage per charge increased from 20 to 25

Aug 28, 2024

Lina in 7.37c

  • Combustion: Damage threshold increased from 150 to 175
  • Light Strike ArrayStun Duration decreased from 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2s to 1/1.4/1.8/2.2s

Aug 14, 2024

Lina in 7.37b

  • Thermal Runaway · Laguna BladeSupercharge Stacks decreased from 12 to 10/11/12

Jul 31, 2024

Lina in 7.37

  • Combustion: New Innate ability. Passive, scales with Laguna Blade
  • Every 150 damage Lina does to an enemy hero causes them to overheat, dealing 10/20/30/40 damage to their allies in a 400 radius. Deals 10 damage if the target is an illusion. Dealing over 150 damage can cause this effect to trigger multiple times
  • Fiery SoulNo longer a levelable innate ability
  • Fiery SoulMove Speed Bonus per stack rescaled from 1/1.5/2/2.5/3% to 1.5/2/2.5/3%
  • Fiery SoulAttack Speed Bonus per stack rescaled from 4/8/16/24/32 to 8/16/24/32

Jun 6, 2024

Lina in 7.36b

  • Fiery SoulMove Speed Bonus increased from 0.5/1/1.5/2/2.5% to 1/1.5/2/2.5/3%

May 26, 2024

Lina in 7.36a

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +150% Crit On Targets Affected By Dragon Slave replaced with +150% Crit On Targets Affected By Spells
  • Talents · ContextApplied by Dragon Slave, Light Strike Array, and Laguna Blade. Lasts 3s

May 22, 2024

Lina in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · Fiery SoulNow is an Innate ability. Passive, can be leveled up with skill points
  • Innate Ability · Fiery SoulAttack Speed Bonus per stack rescaled from 8/16/24/32 to 4/8/16/24/32
  • Innate Ability · Fiery SoulMove Speed Bonus per stack rescaled from 1/1.5/2/2.5% to 0.5/1/1.5/2/2.5%
  • Thermal Runaway · Laguna BladeSupercharges Lina, giving her 12 Fiery Soul stacks for 5s
  • Slow BurnImpact damage from Lina's abilities is decreased to 60%, but each ability applies a stackable 3s debuff that deals burn damage every second, which sums up into 65% of the original ability damage
  • Slow Burn · ContextThis effectively increases each ability damage by 25%, but deals it over time
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +325 Health replaced with 5% Fiery Soul Magic Resist Per Stack
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +5 Laguna Blade Supercharge Stacks replaced with -25s Laguna Blade Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent -25s Laguna Blade Cooldown replaced with 125% Laguna Blade Damage into barrier
  • Talents · ContextBarrier blocks all types of damage. Barrier HP depends on the damage dealt. Duration: 15s
  • Dragon SlaveNo longer applies damage over time by default
  • Dragon SlaveDamage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 85/165/245/325
  • Dragon SlaveMana Cost decreased from 100/115/130/145 to 100/110/120/130
  • Dragon SlaveCast Point improved from 0.45s to 0.35s
  • Laguna BladeNo longer supercharges Lina by default
  • Laguna BladeCast Point improved from 0.45s to 0.3s
  • Laguna BladeCast backswing improved from 0.7s to 0.4s

Dec 14, 2023

Lina in 7.35

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +11% Spell Amplification replaced with +5 Laguna Blade Supercharge Stacks
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Laguna Blade damage is Pure replaced with +150% Crit On Targets Affected By Dragon Slave (only affects Lina's attacks)

Aug 14, 2023

Lina in 7.34b

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Damage increased from +20 to +25
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Health increased from + 275 to +325
  • Dragon SlaveBurn Duration increased from 2s to 3s

Aug 8, 2023

Lina in 7.34

  • Dragon SlaveDamage decreased from 85/165/245/325 to 75/150/225/300
  • Dragon SlaveNow also burns enemies, dealing 10/20/30/40 damage per second. Damage Interval: 1s; Burn Duration: 2s
  • Light Strike ArrayMana Cost rescaled from 115 to 100/115/130/145
  • Laguna BladeNow Supercharges Lina, granting her 10 stacks of Fiery Soul for 5 seconds

Jun 15, 2023

Lina in 7.33d

  • Dragon SlaveCooldown decreased from 12/11/10/9s to 11/10/9/8s
  • Fiery SoulAghanim's Shard Spell Damage per stack increased from 15 to 20
  • Flame CloakSpell Amplification increased from 30% to 35%
  • Flame CloakDuration increased from 6s to 8s

May 13, 2023

Lina in 7.33c

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Light Strike Array Damage increased from +130 to +150
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Health increased from +250 to +275
  • Dragon SlaveDamage increased from 85/160/235/310 to 85/165/245/325
  • Light Strike ArrayDamage increased from 100/150/200/250 to 110/160/210/260

Apr 20, 2023

Lina in 7.33

  • Base Armor increased by 1
  • Light Strike ArrayStun Duration decreased from 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5s to 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2s
  • Light Strike Array · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
  • Light Strike ArrayCast Range increased from 625 to 700
  • Flame CloakNow grants max Fiery Soul stacks on activation

Mar 6, 2023

Lina in 7.32e

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Health decreased from +350 to +250
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Fiery Soul Speed per stack decreased from +15/1% to +10/1%
  • Dragon SlaveCooldown increased from 9s to 12/11/10/9s
  • Light Strike ArrayMana Cost increased from 100/105/110/115 to 115
  • Fiery SoulAttack Speed Bonus per stack decreased from 10/20/30/40 to 8/16/24/32
  • Fiery SoulMove Speed Bonus per stack decreased from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 1/1.5/2/2.5%

Sep 27, 2022

Lina in 7.32c

  • Base Armor decreased by 1
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Damage decreased from +25 to +20

Aug 23, 2022

Lina in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +125 Attack Range replaced with Laguna Blade Pure Damage And Pierces Spell Immunity
  • Flame CloakReworked Scepter. Grants new ability: Flame Cloak. Lina gets flying movement, increases her spell damage by 30% and magic resistance by 35%. Cooldown: 25s. Cannot be dispelled.

Jun 8, 2022

Lina in 7.31d

  • Fiery SoulStack duration increased from 15s to 18s
  • Fiery SoulShard bonus damage increased from 10 to 15

Feb 28, 2022

Lina in 7.31b

  • Agility Growth increased from 2.1 to 2.4
  • Intelligence Growth increased from 3.7 to 3.8
  • Light Strike ArrayDamage increased from 80/130/180/230 to 100/150/200/250
  • Laguna BladeManacost reduced from 250/400/550 to 150/300/450

Feb 23, 2022

Lina in 7.31

  • Reworked Shard: Lina's spells deal 10 more damage for each Fiery Soul charge
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +30/2% Fiery Soul per stack reduced to +15/1%
  • Fiery SoulMax charges increased from 3 to 7
  • Fiery SoulStack duration increased from 12s to 15s
  • Fiery SoulMovement speed bonus per charge reduced from 4/5/6/7% to 1.5/2/2.5/3%
  • Fiery SoulAttack speed bonus per charge reduced from 30/50/70/90 to 10/20/30/40
  • Fiery SoulNow gains a charge whenever a spell damages an enemy

Oct 28, 2021

Lina in 7.30e

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from -2.5s Dragon Slave Cooldown to -3.5s
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +30 Damage to +25
  • Dragon SlaveCooldown increased from 8 to 9
  • Fiery SoulMovement speed per stack reduced from 5/6/7/8% to 4/5/6/7%

Sep 10, 2021

Lina in 7.30c

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +150 Attack Range reduced to 125
  • Light Strike ArrayCooldown increased from 10/9/8/7 to 13/11/9/7
  • Laguna BladeShard now also reduces mana cost by 100

Aug 17, 2021

Lina in 7.30

  • Base Attack Damage increased by 2
  • Fiery SoulAttack Speed Bonus Per Stack reduced from 40/60/80/100 to 30/50/70/90

Apr 16, 2021

Lina in 7.29b

  • Agility gain increased from 1.8 to 2.1
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from -2s Dragon Slave Cooldown to -2.5s
  • Light Strike ArrayManacost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 100/105/110/115
  • Light Strike ArrayRadius increased from 225 to 250
  • Fiery SoulStack duration increased from 10 to 12 seconds

Apr 9, 2021

Lina in 7.29

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +75 Cast Range to -2s Dragon Slave Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from -5s Dragon Slave Cooldown to -25s Laguna Blade Cooldown
  • Light Strike ArrayDamage increased from 80/120/160/200 to 80/130/180/230
  • Laguna BladeShard now removes the delay before damage is dealt
  • Laguna BladeShard cast range bonus increased from +150 to +250

Jul 15, 2020

Lina in 7.27b

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from 24/1.5% Fiery Soul Per Stack to 30/1.5%
  • Laguna BladeDamage increased from 450/650/850 to 500/700/900
  • Dragon SlaveBackswing animation time reduced (from 0.53 to 0.38)

May 2, 2020

Lina in 7.26c

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +275 Health to +300

Mar 17, 2020

Lina in 7.25

  • Attack point reduced from 0.75 to 0.65
  • Attack backswing reduced from 0.78 to 0.6

May 24, 2019

Lina in 7.22

  • Strength gain increased from 2 to 2.2
  • Turn rate improved from 0.5 to 0.6

Mar 24, 2019

Lina in 7.21d

  • Agility increased from 16 + 1.5 to 23 + 1.8

Mar 2, 2019

Lina in 7.21c

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +25/2% Fiery Soul Per Stack to +30/2%
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +12% Spell Amplification to +14%

Mar 1, 2018

Lina in 7.10

  • Talent: Level 10 Talent increased from +100 Cast Range to +125
  • Talent: Level 10 Talent increased from +25 Damage to +30
  • Talent: Level 15 Talent increased from +300 Health to +350
  • Talent: Level 20 Talent increased from +10% Spell Amplification to +12%

Feb 1, 2018

Lina in 7.08

  • Base intelligence increased by 3
  • Base damage random variance reduced from 18 min/max damage spread to 12

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