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Lone Druid changes

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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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Jul 30, 2026

Lone Druid in 7.41e

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Savage Roar Cooldown Reduction decreased from 5s to 4s
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Savage Roar Radius decreased from +150 to +125

May 6, 2026

Lone Druid in 7.41c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent -25s Summon Spirit Bear Cooldown replaced with +5s True Form Duration
  • Summon Spirit BearMana Cost increased from 75 to 100
  • Spirit LinkShared Lifesteal now follows general lifesteal rules and has a creep penalty of 40%
  • Savage RoarAghanim's Shard buff duration decreased from 5s to 4s
  • Savage RoarAghanim's Shard bonus movement speed decreased from 15% to 10%

Jan 21, 2026

Lone Druid in 7.40c

  • Base Agility increased from 20 to 22
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 42–46 to 44–48
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Slow Resistance during True Form increased from 60% to 70%
  • Savage RoarDuration increased from 0.8/1.2/1.6/2s to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s

Dec 23, 2025

Lone Druid in 7.40b

  • Base Strength increased from 18 to 20
  • Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Entangle Root Damage Per Second increased from +15 to +20
  • EntangleRoot Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90
  • EntangleCooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 20/19/18/17s
  • Savage RoarCooldown decreased from 38/32/26/20s to 29/26/23/20s

Dec 15, 2025

Lone Druid in 7.40

  • Base Movement Speed decreased from 325 to 295
  • Base Damage increased by 4
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 38–42 to 42–46
  • Removed Bear With Me and Bear Necessities facets
  • Removed Gift Bearer innate ability. Its effect is now a part of Summon Spirit Bear ability
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +30 Spirit Bear Movement Speed replaced with +15 Entangle Root Damage Per Second
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +200 Health replaced with -25s Summon Spirit Bear Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +7 Spirit Bear Armor replaced with +12 Agility
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +30 Entangling Claws DPS replaced with +55 Attack Speed
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +45 Spirit Link Attack Speed replaced with +0.6s Entangle Root Duration (also affects Spirit Bear's Entangling Claws)
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent -50s True Form Cooldown replaced with True Form provides 60% Slow Resistance
  • Summon Spirit BearMoved to an innate ability. Cannot be leveled up
  • Summon Spirit BearAbility is moved to the 4th ability slot
  • Summon Spirit Bear · ContextD key by default
  • Summon Spirit BearSpirit Bear now counts as a melee hero for most spells
  • Summon Spirit BearSince the bear is now a hero, all unit-related changes moved to a separate Spirit Bear section below. This section is for the summon ability changes only
  • Summon Spirit BearCooldown decreased from 150/140/130/120s to 120s
  • EntangleNew Point Targeted basic ability
  • EntangleAllows Lone Druid to Entangle enemies once they gain 5 stacks of this ability. Entangled enemies are unable to move for 1.2/1.6/2/2.4s and take 60/70/80/90 damage per second. When cast, applies 2 stacks to each enemy hero in the area and 5 stacks to enemy creeps, and also empowers Lone Druid for 10 seconds, making him apply 1 stack with each attack on enemy heroes. Enemies are protected from gaining new stacks while they're already Entangled. Radius: 350. Stack Duration: 10s. Cast Range: 700. Mana Cost: 60. Cooldown: 24/22/20/18s
  • EntanglePierces Debuff Immunity
  • EntangleLone Druid's Empowered Buff and enemy stack counter debuff are undispellable, Entangled debuff is dispellable
  • EntangleCreeps can't gain stacks from either Lone Druid's and Spirit Bear's attacks, and are Entangled only on cast
  • EntangleRoshan is affected as if he were a hero
  • EntangleSpirit Bear's Entangling Claws reworked. Now it levels up with this ability and passively provides empowered attacks at all times
  • EntangleUpgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • EntangleIncreases radius to 450 and hero stacks on cast to 5, instantly Entangling them. Also removes stack protection from Entangled enemies
  • Spirit LinkNo longer grants attack speed or shared armor
  • Spirit LinkNow also passively grants +10/20/30/40 movement speed to Lone Druid and +20/40/60/80 to his Spirit Bear
  • Spirit LinkLone Druid's attacks now heal the Spirit Bear by default
  • Spirit LinkNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • True FormMana Cost decreased from 200 to 80
  • True FormDuration decreased from 40s to 25s
  • True FormCooldown decreased from 100s to 60/55/50s
  • True FormNo longer grants Entangling Claws and Demolish to Lone Druid
  • True FormNow also provides 50/90/130 bonus attack damage
  • True FormBonus Armor increased from 8/10/12 to 10/15/20

Jun 24, 2025

Lone Druid in 7.39c

  • Summon Spirit BearSpirit Bear health per Lone Druid's level increased from 90 to 100

May 22, 2025

Lone Druid in 7.39

  • Summon Spirit BearGem of True Sight's passive True Sight now works when carried by the Spirit Bear

Feb 18, 2025

Lone Druid in 7.38

  • Bear NecessitiesStat Bonus increased from 30/45/60/75% to 45/55/65/75%
  • Is now an Agility Hero
  • ContextSpirit Bear remains a Universal Hero
  • Base Damage increased by 17
  • Base Strength decreased from 20 to 18
  • Damage at level 1 unchanged (38-42)
  • Strength gain increased from 1.8 to 2.5
  • Agility gain increased from 2.0 to 2.8
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.4
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +4.1 to +2.8
  • Damage at level 30 decreased by 52 (from 185-189 to 133-137)
  • Removed Unbearable Facet
  • ContextIt's a facet's name, not the description
  • Gift Bearer: Reworked
  • Lone Druid's Spirit Bear receives a copy of his neutral item. This copy has an independent cooldown of the main one
  • Spirit LinkNow follows global Lifesteal rules (as a result, gained 40% creep penalty)

Oct 1, 2024

Lone Druid in 7.37d

  • Bear NecessitiesStat Bonus no longer applies to items in the Neutral slot
  • Bear NecessitiesStat Bonus decreased from 50/60/70/80% to 30/45/60/75%
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Savage Roar Cooldown Reduction decreased from 7s to 5s

Jul 31, 2024

Lone Druid in 7.37

  • Unbearable · Summon Spirit BearNow also increases the attack distance threshold between Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear by 500
  • Bear NecessitiesLone Druid can only use 3 slots of his inventory but he gets 50/60/70/80% bonus passive stats from them. Scales with True Form
  • Bear NecessitiesBonuses apply to the following stats:
  • Bear NecessitiesStrength, Agility and Intelligence
  • Bear NecessitiesHealth, Mana and Evasion
  • Bear NecessitiesAttack Speed and Bonus Damage
  • Bear NecessitiesHealth and Mana Regen
  • Gift Bearer: New Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Lone Druid can re-roll his Neutral Token once per tier
  • Summon Spirit BearSpirit Bear can no longer equip its own neutral items. Now copies and shares a cooldown with Lone Druid's currently equipped neutral item

Jun 24, 2024

Lone Druid in 7.36c

  • Unbearable · True FormBonus Attack Speed increased from 10% to 15%

Jun 6, 2024

Lone Druid in 7.36b

  • Unbearable · True FormNow grants Spirit Bear +10% attack speed, instead of -0.1s BAT
  • Unbearable · True FormSpirit Bear's Demolish is now increased from 10/20/30/40% to 15/30/45/60%
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Spirit Bear Movement Speed increased from +25 to +30
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent -50s True Form Cooldown replaced with +150 Savage Roar Radius
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +150 Savage Roar Radius replaced with -50s True Form Cooldown

May 26, 2024

Lone Druid in 7.36a

  • UnbearableEntangling Claws: Bear True Form cooldown reduction increased from 50% to 75%
  • UnbearableEntangling Claws: Bear True Form entangle chance increased from 20% to 30%

May 22, 2024

Lone Druid in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · Summon Spirit BearNow is an Innate ability. Active, can be leveled up with skill points
  • Innate Ability · Summon Spirit BearBear Base Health rescaled from 1100/1400/1700/2000 to 800/1100/1400/1700/2000
  • Innate Ability · Summon Spirit BearBear Base Health Regen rescaled from 5/6/7/8 to 4/5/6/7/8
  • Innate Ability · Summon Spirit BearBear Base Attack Time rescaled from 1.75/1.65/1.55/1.45s to 1.85/1.75/1.65/1.55/1.45s
  • Innate Ability · Summon Spirit BearBear Base Armor rescaled from 0/2/4/6 to 0/0/2/4/6
  • Innate Ability · Summon Spirit BearBear Base Movespeed rescaled from 300/330/360/390 to 300/300/330/360/390
  • Innate Ability · Summon Spirit BearCooldown rescaled from 150/140/130/120s to 160/150/140/130/120s
  • Innate Ability · Summon Spirit BearSpirit Bear now has a minimap icon
  • Bear with Me · Spirit LinkShared Armor is increased by 25%, Lone Druid's attacks heal Spirit Bear as well the other way around
  • Bear with Me · True FormTransforms Lone Druid, providing him with bonus armor, increased health and improved versions of Entangling Claws and Demolish
  • Bear with Me · True Form · ContextUnchanged
  • Unbearable · Spirit LinkSpirit Bear's attacks heal Lone Druid, but not the other way around
  • Unbearable · True FormTransforms the Spirit Bear, increasing it's armor by 8/10/12, reducing its BAT by 0.1s and granting a 50% Cooldown Reduction on Entangling Claws
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +1000 Spirit Bear and True Form HP replaced with +30 Entangling Claws Damage
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 0s Entangling Claws Cooldown replaced with +45 Spirit Link Attack Speed
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent -0.1 Spirit Bear Base Attack Time replaced with +150 Savage Roar Radius

Feb 21, 2024

Lone Druid in 7.35c

  • Summon Spirit BearBear Movespeed decreased from 340/360/380/400 to 300/330/360/390
  • Summon Spirit BearCooldown increased from 120s to 150/140/130/120s
  • Summon Spirit BearBear is now properly affected by Monkey King's Jingu Mastery

Dec 21, 2023

Lone Druid in 7.35b

  • Spirit LinkShared Lifesteal decreased from 20/35/50/65% to 15/30/45/60%

Dec 14, 2023

Lone Druid in 7.35

  • Strength gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.8
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Spirit Bear Armor decreased from +8 to +7
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Savage Roar Cooldown Reduction decreased from 8s to 7s
  • Summon Spirit BearBear Armor decreased from 3/4/5/6 to 0/2/4/6
  • Summon Spirit BearFetch Duration increased from 2.25s to 2.5s
  • Summon Spirit BearFetch no longer slows the bear
  • Savage RoarRadius decreased from 375 to 350

Sep 8, 2023

Lone Druid in 7.34c

  • Base Armor increased by 2
  • Spirit LinkAttack Speed increased from 16/32/48/64 to 20/35/50/65

Aug 8, 2023

Lone Druid in 7.34

  • Summon Spirit BearBear is now a Universal creep-hero unit. It has 0 base attributes and does not gain them with level, but attributes received from buffs or items fully affect the bear as they would for Universal heroes. The bear cannot gain experience, but its health and damage increase with Lone Druid's level by 90 and 5 respectively
  • Summon Spirit BearBear now has its own Aghanim's Scepter and Shard upgrades
  • Summon Spirit BearAghanim's Scepter allows Spirit Bear to attack at any range from Lone Druid, and to survive if Lone Druid dies
  • Summon Spirit BearAghanim's Shard grants an active ability Fetch. Spirit Bear roots the targeted unit or rune and uncontrollably drags them towards the Lone Druid for 2.25s. The Spirit Bear is slowed by 20% during this and the target is gradually dealt 300 damage over the duration if it's an enemy. The bear is not slowed down while fetching a rune. Mana Cost: 75; Cooldown: 30s
  • Spirit LinkNow upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter
  • Spirit LinkLone Druid severs the link to his Spirit Bear, and connects to the target allied hero, sharing the Spirit Link bonuses with them for 20s. Armor sharing and attack speed bonuses are increased by 35%. Damage done by the ally heals Lone Druid, as well as the other way around. The Spirit Bear is feared for the duration of the transformation, unless it has its own Aghanim's Scepter. Cooldown: 40s; Mana Cost: 50
  • True FormNo longer increases BAT

Apr 20, 2023

Lone Druid in 7.33

  • Now is a Universal Hero
  • Base Damage decreased from 18-22 to 4-8
  • Strength gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.0
  • Agility gain decreased from 2.8 to 2.0
  • Intelligence gain increased from 1.4 to 2.0
  • Damage on level 1 decreased by 4 (from 38-42 to 34-38)
  • Damage gain per level increased from +2.5 to +3.6
  • Savage RoarDuration decreased from 1.1/1.6/2.1/2.6s to 0.8/1.2/1.6/2.0s
  • Savage Roar · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
  • Savage RoarAghanim's Shard Ally Bonus Attack Speed decreased from 60 to 40
  • Savage RoarAghanim's Shard Ally Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 20% to 15%

Aug 23, 2022

Lone Druid in 7.32

  • Savage RoarDuration decreased from 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6s to 1.1/1.6/2.1/2.6s

Feb 28, 2022

Lone Druid in 7.31b

  • TalentsLevel 15 talent -10s Savage Roar Cooldown decreased to -8s
  • Spirit LinkAttack speed bonus decreased from 16/34/52/70 to 16/32/48/64
  • Spirit LinkShared Armor reduced from 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20%

Feb 23, 2022

Lone Druid in 7.31

  • Summon Spirit BearSpirit Bear base damage increased by 8
  • Summon Spirit BearEntangle duration rescaled from 0.75/1.5/2.25/3s to 1/1.6/2.2/2.8
  • Summon Spirit BearEntangle damage interval reduced from 0.25 to 0.2
  • Summon Spirit BearEntangle now deals damage immediately when applied
  • Summon Spirit BearEntangle damage per second rescaled from 60 to 30/40/50/60 (total damage reduced from 45/90/135/180 to 36/72/120/180)
  • Spirit LinkNow also shares 10/15/20/25% of Lone Druid's armor with the Spirit Bear and vice versa
  • True FormDying while casting True Form does not put the ability on cooldown

Aug 17, 2021

Lone Druid in 7.30

  • Savage RoarFixed shard granting 40 Attack Speed to allies instead of 60
  • Spirit LinkAttack Speed increased from 15/30/45/60 to 16/34/52/70
  • True FormEntangle chance increased from 20% to 30%. (Affects only Lone Druid)
  • True FormDemolish bonus damage increased from 10/20/30/40% to 15/30/45/60% (Affects only Lone Druid)

Apr 16, 2021

Lone Druid in 7.29b

  • Spirit Bear health increase per level from 75 to 90
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from -40s True Form Cooldown to -50s
  • Savage RoarDuration increased from 1.2/1.6/2/2.4 to 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6

Apr 9, 2021

Lone Druid in 7.29

  • Ranged base attack time improved from 1.7 to 1.6
  • Savage RoarShard now also applies a basic dispel on you and the Spirit Bear
  • Savage RoarShard now also causes the roar to happen on both locations regardless of the casting state on the other side

Jul 15, 2020

Lone Druid in 7.27b

  • Strength gain reduced from 2.7 to 2.5
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from -0.15 Spirit Bear Attack Time to -0.1
  • Savage RoarIs no longer duplicate cast on either target that is unable to cast
  • Summon Spirit BearDamage per level is now base damage rather than bonus damage
  • Summon Spirit BearBacklash damage increased from 10% Max Health to 20%
  • Summon Spirit BearEntangling claws no longer has a special duration for creeps
  • True FormArmor bonus reduced from 10/15/20 to 8/10/12

May 2, 2020

Lone Druid in 7.26c

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +800 True Form Health to +1000
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from -0.16 Spirit Bear Attack Time to -0.15

Apr 21, 2020

Lone Druid in 7.26a

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from 0.25 Spirit Bear Base Attack Time to 0.2

Mar 17, 2020

Lone Druid in 7.25

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +125 Attack Range to +30 Spirit Bear Movement Speed

Nov 29, 2019

Lone Druid in 7.23b

  • Spirit Bear base attack time increased from 1.7/1.6/1.5/1.4 to 1.75/1.65/1.55/1.45

Nov 27, 2019

Lone Druid in 7.23a

  • Spirit Bear base attack time increased from 1.65/1.55/1.45/1.35 to 1.7/1.6/1.5/1.4
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from -0.5 Spirit Bear Attack Time to -0.25

May 24, 2019

Lone Druid in 7.22

  • Strength gain increased from 2.4 to 2.7
  • True FormHealth bonus increased from 300/600/900 to 300/700/1100

Jan 29, 2019

Lone Druid in 7.21

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from -0.3 Spirit Bear Attack Time to 0 Entangle Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from 0 Entangle Cooldown to -0.5s Spirit Bear Attack Time
  • Summon Spirit BearMovement speed increased from 340/355/370/385 to 340/360/380/400
  • Summon Spirit BearAttack damage increased from 35/50/65/80 to 35/55/75/95

Dec 9, 2018

Lone Druid in 7.20e

  • Base movement speed reduced from 340 to 330
  • Spirit Bear movement speed increased from 340/350/360/370 to 340/355/370/385
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +150 Attack Range to +125
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent improved from -0.2 Spirit Bear Base Attack Time to -0.3

Nov 24, 2018

Lone Druid in 7.20c

  • Base armor reduced by 2
  • Agility reduced from 24 + 2.7 to 20 + 2.4
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +175 Attack Range to +150
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +40 Spirit Link Attack Speed to -0.2 Spirit Bear Base Attack Time
  • Spirit LinkCooldown rescaled from 44/36/28/20 to 43/36/29/22

Nov 20, 2018

Lone Druid in 7.20b

  • Spirit LinkAttack speed reduced from 30/50/70/90 to 20/40/60/80
  • Spirit LinkCooldown from 42/34/26/18 to 44/36/28/20

Nov 19, 2018

Lone Druid in 7.20

  • Base movement speed increased from 320 to 340
  • Spirit Bear movement speed increased from 320/330/340/350 to 340/350/360/370
  • Spirit Bear attack backswing time reduced from 0.67 to 0.4
  • Spirit Bear attack damage increased from 35/45/55/65 to 35/50/65/80
  • Spirit Bear now has a level 1 ability, Defender
  • Rabid replaced with Spirit Link

Mar 1, 2018

Lone Druid in 7.10

  • Spirit Bear health regeneration increased from 4/5/6/7 to 5/6/7/8
  • Talent: Level 15 Talent increased from -8s Savage Roar Cooldown to -12s

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