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Nyx Assassin changes

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Change record

37 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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Mar 24, 2026

Nyx Assassin in 7.41

  • Removed Nyxth Sense innate ability
  • Mana BurnNew innate ability. Passive
  • Mana BurnWhen Nyx Assassin deals damage with attacks or his abilities, he burns affected unit's mana equal to 12% of damage dealt
  • Mana BurnDamage reflected with Spiked Carapace also counts
  • Mind FlareNow burns 9/12/15/18% of the target's Max Mana
  • VendettaNow also applies a 4s Break on hit
  • VendettaAghanim's Shard reworked
  • VendettaDecreases cooldown by 10s. For the first 15s, Nyx Assassin is hasted and has unobstructed pathing

Dec 15, 2025

Nyx Assassin in 7.40

  • Mind FlareBonus Damage decreased from 20% to 15%
  • Spiked CarapaceStun Duration increased from 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.6s to 0.7/1.0/1.3/1.6s

Aug 5, 2025

Nyx Assassin in 7.39d

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Impale Damage increased from +100 to +140
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Spiked Carapace Stun Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s

May 22, 2025

Nyx Assassin in 7.39

  • Nyxth Sense: Radius increased from 350 to 400
  • Spiked CarapaceCooldown decreased from 23/18/13/8s to 20/16/12/8s

Feb 18, 2025

Nyx Assassin in 7.38

  • Mana Burn · Mind FlareBurns 16/19/22/25% of the target's max mana
  • Base Damage increased by 14
  • Damage at level 1 unchanged (51-55)
  • Strength gain increased from 2.5 to 2.7
  • Agility gain increased from 2.3 to 2.9
  • Intelligence gain increased from 2.5 to 2.6
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +5.1 to +3.7
  • Damage at level 30 decreased by 52 (from 228-232 to 176-180)
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +40 Vendetta Damage replaced with +25% Spiked Carapace Damage Reflect
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +0.5s Spiked Carapace Reflect Duration replaced with +50 Vendetta Damage
  • ImpaleCooldown decreased from 18/16/14/12s to 17/15/13/11s
  • ImpaleMana Cost decreased from 100/110/120/130 to 90/100/110/120
  • Mind FlareNo longer instantly kills creeps
  • Mind FlareMax Mana as Damage increased from 20/25/30/35% to 25/30/35/40%
  • Mind FlareBonus Damage decreased from 25% to 20%

Jul 31, 2024

Nyx Assassin in 7.37

  • Mana BurnNo longer scales with Vendetta
  • Mana BurnNo longer has a damage threshold
  • Mana BurnNow only triggers from Nyx's ability damage
  • Mana BurnPercentage of Current Mana Burned rescaled from 15/20/25/30% to 15%
  • Nyxth Sense: Now also reveals enemy heroes in fog of war
  • Nyxth Sense: Radius decreased from 400 to 350
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Vendetta Damage decreased from +50 to +40
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Impale Damage decreased from +120 to +100
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Vendetta Applies Break replaced with +80 Agility
  • VendettaAghanim's Shard upgrade reworked. Vendetta applies Break for 4s
  • Vendetta · ContextThe Break is applied before the bonus damage

May 22, 2024

Nyx Assassin in 7.36

  • Innate AbilityNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Innate AbilityNyx Assassin can sense invisible heroes in a 400 radius
  • Mana BurnNyx Assassin's Abilities and Items burn 15/20/25/30% of the current mana of affected enemies. Triggers only on spells that deal 100 damage or more before reductions. Effect scales with the level of Vendetta
  • Scuttle · VendettaGrants unobstructed pathing and max movement speed for the first 10s of Vendetta
  • Base Damage increased by 3
  • Agility gain increased from 2.1 to 2.3
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Vendetta Damage decreased from +75 to +50
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +0.75x Mind Flare Int Multiplier replaced with -3s Mind Flare Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Impale Damage decreased from +130 to +120
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Spiked Carapace Stun Duration increased from +0.45s to +0.5s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Vendetta Unobstructed Pathing replaced with Vendetta applies Break for 5s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Mind Flare AoE Radius increased from 300 to 600
  • Mind FlareNo longer deals damage equal to 3.5/4/4.5/5x target's Intelligence
  • Mind FlareNow deals damage equal to 20/25/30/35% of the target's Max Mana
  • Mind FlareCan now target any unit with mana. This instantly kills non-Ancient creeps
  • Mind FlareMana Cost increased from 100 to 100/105/110/115
  • Mind FlareCooldown increased from 13/10/7/4s to 13/11/9/7s
  • VendettaNo longer burns mana on it's own
  • VendettaAghanim's Shard no longer increases Vendetta's Movement Speed
  • BurrowNo longer increases Impale Cast Range by 525
  • BurrowNo longer reduces Impale Cooldown by 7s
  • BurrowNo longer increases Mind Flare Cast Range by 400
  • BurrowNow provides Nyx Assassin with +500 Cast Range and +25% Cooldown Reduction
  • BurrowSpiked Carapace AoE increased from 300 to 400

Dec 14, 2023

Nyx Assassin in 7.35

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +6% Spell Amplification replaced with +75 Vendetta Damage
  • BurrowNo longer requires Nyx Assassin to face a direction when casting spells

Sep 8, 2023

Nyx Assassin in 7.34c

  • Mind FlareIntelligence Multiplier increased from 2/3/4/5x to 3.5/4/4.5/5x
  • Spiked CarapaceCooldown decreased from 26/20/14/8s to 23/18/13/8s
  • VendettaNow also increases attack range by 75
  • VendettaAttack Animation Speed increased from +50% to +70%

Aug 8, 2023

Nyx Assassin in 7.34

  • Spiked CarapaceDamage Reflected increased from 100% to 125%
  • Spiked CarapaceCooldown rescaled from 25/20/15/10s to 26/20/14/8s
  • VendettaBonus Damage decreased from 300/450/600 to 300/400/500
  • VendettaDuration increased from 40/50/60s to 60s

May 13, 2023

Nyx Assassin in 7.33c

  • Base Damage decreased by 6 (Level 1 damage unchanged)
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Spell Amplification decreased from +8% to +6%

Apr 20, 2023

Nyx Assassin in 7.33

  • Now is a Universal Hero
  • Base Damage decreased from 27-31 to 15-19
  • Agility gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.1
  • Intelligence gain increased from 2.1 to 2.5
  • Damage on level 1 increased by 3 (from 45-49 to 48-52)
  • Damage gain per level increased from +2.5 to +4.26
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Impale Stun Duration decreased from +0.25s to +0.2s
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +0.5x Mana Burn Intelligence Multiplier replaced with +0.75x Mind Flare Intelligence Multiplier
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Spiked Carapace Stun Duration decreased from +0.6s to +0.45s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 300 Mana Burn Radius replaced with 300 Mind Flare Radius
  • ImpaleNow deals damage on start of being impaled, instead of on landing
  • ImpaleStun Duration decreased from 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6s to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2.0s
  • Impale · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
  • Mana BurnAbility removed
  • Mind FlareNew basic ability
  • Mind FlareDeals damage to the target equal to 2/3/4/5x of its Intelligence + 30% of damage dealt by Nyx to the target in the past 15 seconds. Cast Range: 800. Mana Cost: 100. Cooldown: 13/10/7/4s
  • Spiked CarapaceStun Duration decreased from 0.5/1/1.5/2s to 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.6s
  • VendettaNow removes 50% of the target's max mana on hit
  • BurrowNow increases Mind Flare cast range by 400

Nov 29, 2022

Nyx Assassin in 7.32d

  • Spiked CarapaceStun Duration decreased from 0.6/1.2/1.8/2.4s to 0.5/1.0/1.5/2.0s

Aug 23, 2022

Nyx Assassin in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +250 Health replaced with +0.5s Spiked Carapace Reflect Duration
  • ImpaleCast Range increased from 700 to 750
  • VendettaCooldown decreased from 90/75/60s to 80/70/60s

May 2, 2022

Nyx Assassin in 7.31c

  • ImpaleMana Cost reduced from 105/120/135/150 to 100/110/120/130
  • ImpaleSpike radius increased from 125 to 140

Feb 23, 2022

Nyx Assassin in 7.31

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +20 movement speed replaced with +0.5x Mana Burn damage multiplier
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +80 Agility replaced with 300 AoE Mana Burn
  • ImpaleCooldown reduced from 14s to 17/16/15/14s
  • Mana BurnCooldown reduced from 28/20/12/4s to 20/15/10/5s
  • Mana BurnMana cost reduced from 100 to 70/80/90/100
  • Mana BurnIntelligence damage multiplier reduced from 3.5/4/4.5/5x to 2.3/3.2/4.1/5x
  • VendettaShard now increases target's incoming spell damage by 17% instead of reducing their magic resistance
  • VendettaShard now applies the debuff before the damage

Aug 17, 2021

Nyx Assassin in 7.30

  • Base Strength reduced from 18 to 17
  • Base Agility reduced from 19 to 18
  • Base Health Regen reduced from 2.5 to 2.0
  • BurrowHP and Mana regeneration reduced from 1.5% to 1%

Apr 16, 2021

Nyx Assassin in 7.29b

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from -3.5s Spiked Carapace Cooldown to +0.6s Spiked Carapace Stun

Apr 9, 2021

Nyx Assassin in 7.29

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +140 Impale Damage to +130
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +75% Spiked Carapace Damage to -3.5s Spiked Carapace Cooldown
  • VendettaNow provides +50% attack animation speed
  • BurrowScepter damage reduction increased from 40% to 50%

Feb 19, 2021

Nyx Assassin in 7.28c

  • VendettaNo longer applies Break
  • VendettaCooldown increased from 90/70/50 to 90/75/60

Jan 10, 2021

Nyx Assassin in 7.28b

  • Base movement speed reduced from 315 to 310
  • VendettaShard movement speed bonus reduced from +40% to +25%
  • VendettaManacost increased from 160/220/280 to 180/240/300

Dec 21, 2020

Nyx Assassin in 7.28a

  • ImpaleManacost rescaled from 95/115/135/155 to 105/120/135/150
  • VendettaManacost increased from 140/200/260 to 160/220/280

Jul 15, 2020

Nyx Assassin in 7.27b

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +6% Spell Amplification to +8%
  • ImpaleDamage increased from 80/140/200/260 to 100/160/220/280

Jan 26, 2020

Nyx Assassin in 7.24

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +0.3s Impale Stun Duration
  • VendettaBonus damage changed from physical to pure damage
  • VendettaDamage reduced from 250/400/550 to 250/375/500

Jun 9, 2019

Nyx Assassin in 7.22c

  • Base health regen reduced from 3.25 to 2.5
  • Spiked CarapaceDuration reduced from 2.25 to 2

May 24, 2019

Nyx Assassin in 7.22

  • Base strength reduced by 1
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +30 Movement Speed to +25
  • VendettaCooldown rescaled from 70/60/50 to 90/70/50

Jan 29, 2019

Nyx Assassin in 7.21

  • Base movement speed increased by 5
  • Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.5
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +60 GPM to +90
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +6% Spell Amp to +8%

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