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Oracle 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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Jul 30, 2026

Oracle in 7.41e

  • Fate's EdictFate's Edict that was cast on Oracle or his ally is now dispellable by enemies
  • False PromiseCast Range increased from 700/800/900 to 800/850/900

Mar 24, 2026

Oracle in 7.41

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Fortune's End Heals/Damages for 80 Per Effect Dispelled replaced with +100 Fortune's End Radius
  • PrognosticateOracle now also predicts Roshan's exact respawn timer
  • False PromiseNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Diviner's DeckNew passive ability granted by Aghanim's Scepter
  • Diviner's DeckOracle receives a Tarot Card Buff now and every 90 seconds. This buff is undispellable and lasts until the next one replaces it. Oracle knows which buff will be next.
  • Diviner's DeckDeath: +40% Spell Amplification
  • Diviner's DeckThe Fool: +100% Gold Gain
  • Diviner's DeckThe World: +150% Intelligence
  • Diviner's DeckThe Lovers: +40% Heal Amplification
  • Diviner's DeckThe Tower: Gain a 400 all-damage barrier which regenerates after not taking damage for 7s

Dec 15, 2025

Oracle in 7.40

  • Fortune's EndCan no longer target invulnerable units, but does affect invulnerable units in the AoE
  • Fate's EdictNo longer has separate effects for allies and enemies
  • Fate's Edict · ContextAlways disarms the target and grants them 100% magic damage resistance
  • Fate's EdictMana Cost decreased from 95/100/105/110 to 70
  • Fate's EdictCooldown decreased from 20/17/14/11s to 17/14/11/8s

May 29, 2025

Oracle in 7.39b

  • Strength gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.2
  • Rain of DestinyHeal amplification decreased from 20% to 15%

May 22, 2025

Oracle in 7.39

  • Attack Range increased from 620 to 625
  • PrognosticateNow also foretells which power rune will spawn
  • PrognosticatePressing Alt will now display which rune will spawn and a timer before it spawns
  • Prognosticate · ContextNothing will be shown above the rune spot if the next rune will spawn in the other rune spot
  • Fate's EdictCast Range rescaled from 500/600/700/800 to 700

Mar 27, 2025

Oracle in 7.38c

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent -1s Purifying Flames Cooldown replaced with +25% Purifying Flames Enemy Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +30% Purifying Flames Enemy Damage replaced with -1s Purifying Flames Cooldown
  • Rain of DestinyDamage/Heal per second decreased from 35 to 30

Feb 18, 2025

Oracle in 7.38

  • Clairvoyant CurseSpell amplification per level increased from 0.75% to 1%
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 3.8 to 3.6
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Fortune's End Heals/Damages for Per Effect Dispelled increased +60 to +80
  • False PromiseAghanim's Scepter bonus spell damage increased from +25% to +30%

Aug 14, 2024

Oracle in 7.37b

  • Rain of DestinyDamage/Heal per second decreased from 40 to 35

Jun 24, 2024

Oracle in 7.36c

  • Clairvoyant CureHeal amplification decreased from 1% to 0.75%

Jun 6, 2024

Oracle in 7.36b

  • Clairvoyant CurseSpell amplification per level increased from 0.5% to 0.75%

May 22, 2024

Oracle in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · PrognosticateNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Innate Ability · PrognosticateOracle will predict and announce to allies, where the next power rune will spawn (top or bottom).
  • Innate Ability · Prognosticate · ContextIt appears as a modifier that can be ALT-clicked to notify team about the current rune, it's type and where the next one will appear. This buff is only visible to Oracle and his teammates
  • Clairvoyant CurseSpell amplification increased by 0.5% per hero level
  • Clairvoyant CureHeal amplification increased by 1% per hero level
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent False Promise Armor decreased from +10 to +8
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Instant Fortune's End replaced with Fortune's End constantly Dispels
  • Purifying FlamesDuration increased from 9s to 10s
  • Purifying FlamesTick Rate decreased from 1s to 0.1s

Dec 14, 2023

Oracle in 7.35

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +80 Fortune's End Damage replaced with +60 Enemy Damage/Ally Heal Per Effect Dispelled by Fortune's End
  • Purifying FlamesCast Point improved from 0.15s to 0.10s
  • False PromiseCast Range decreased from 700/850/1000 to 700/800/900

Aug 8, 2023

Oracle in 7.34

  • Purifying FlamesHeal per second increased from 11/22/33/44 to 15/25/35/45
  • Purifying FlamesTotal Heal increased from 99/198/297/396 to 135/225/315/405

May 13, 2023

Oracle in 7.33c

  • Fortune's EndCooldown increased from 15/12/9/6s to 18/14/10/6s
  • Fate's EdictMana Cost increased from 80/90/100/110 to 95/100/105/110

Apr 25, 2023

Oracle in 7.33b

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Purifying Flames Cooldown Reduction decreased from 1.25s to 1s
  • Fate's EdictMana Cost increased from 50 to 80/90/100/110
  • Rain of DestinyHeal Amplification decreased from 25% to 20%

Apr 20, 2023

Oracle in 7.33

  • Fate's EdictNow only disarms enemies
  • Fate's EdictNow only provides Magic Resistance to allies
  • Fate's EdictCooldown increased from 17/14/11/8s to 20/17/14/11s
  • False PromiseAghanim's Shard Upgrade moved to Aghanim's Scepter. Grants 0.15s fade time invisibility to the target as well as 0.25s improved BAT and +25% Spell Amplification
  • Rain of DestinyNow granted by Aghanim's Shard
  • Rain of DestinyDamage/Heal per second decreased from 60 to 40

Mar 6, 2023

Oracle in 7.32e

  • Fortune's EndProjectile Speed increased from 1000 to 1200
  • Fortune's EndRadius increased from 300 to 350

Sep 27, 2022

Oracle in 7.32c

  • Fortune's EndMin Root Duration increased from 0.5s to 0.75s
  • Fortune's EndMax Root Duration increased from 2.5s to 2.75s

Aug 23, 2022

Oracle in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Fortune's End Duration increased from +0.4s to +0.5s
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +12 Intelligence replaced with +10 Armor False Promise
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +15 Armor False Promise replaced with +80 Fortune's End Damage
  • Purifying FlamesMana Cost decreased from 80 to 75
  • False PromiseCooldown decreased from 120/90/60s to 110/85/60s
  • Rain of DestinyHeal/Damage per second increased from 50 to 60

Feb 23, 2022

Oracle in 7.31

  • Fate's EdictCooldown increased from 16/13/10/7s to 17/14/11/8s
  • Fate's EdictDuration increased from 3.0/3.5/4.0/4.5s to 3.5/4.0/4.5/5.0s
  • Purifying FlamesMana cost reduced from 80/85/90/95 to 80
  • Rain of DestinyReworked Scepter. Grants Rain of Destiny. Brings forth rain on a 650 unit area for 10 seconds. Enemies standing in the area receive 50 damage per second and have -25% heal amplification. Allies heal 50 health per second and have 25% increased incoming heal amplification. CD: 40s Mana cost 150s

Aug 17, 2021

Oracle in 7.30

  • Armor increased by 1
  • Purifying FlamesCooldown increased from 2.25s to 2.5
  • False PromiseDuration reduced from 8/9/10 to 7/8.5/10

Apr 9, 2021

Oracle in 7.29

  • Intelligence gain reduced from 4.0 to 3.8
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +125 Cast Range to +15 Armor False Promise
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from -1s Purifying Flames Cooldown to -1.25s
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from -50% Purifying Flames Allied Damage to +30% Purifying Flames Enemy Damage
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from -1.5s Fortune's End Max Channel Time to Instant Fortune's End
  • Fortune's EndDamage rescaled from 120/150/180/210 to 100/160/220/280
  • False PromiseShard fade delay reduced from 0.3 to 0.15
  • False PromiseCooldown rescaled from 115/80/45 to 120/90/60

Jul 15, 2020

Oracle in 7.27b

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from -0.8s Purifying Flames Cooldown to -1s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from -4s Fate's Edict Cooldown to -1.5s Fortune's End Max Channel Time
  • Purifying FlamesCast point reduced from 0.3 to 0.15

May 2, 2020

Oracle in 7.26c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +0.8s Fortune's End Max Duration to +0.4 Fortune's End Duration (affects the minimum and max values, does not increase channel duration)
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +35 Movement Speed to -20s False Promise Cooldown

Jan 26, 2020

Oracle in 7.24

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +120 Gold/Min to -1s Purifying Flames Cooldown

Dec 6, 2019

Oracle in 7.23c

  • Base intelligence increased by 5 (base damage unchanged)

May 24, 2019

Oracle in 7.22

  • Base attack time increased from 1.4 to 1.7
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +50 Movement Speed to +45

Mar 24, 2019

Oracle in 7.21d

  • False PromiseCooldown increased from 100/65/30 to 115/80/45
  • False PromiseManacost increased from 100 to 100/150/200
  • False PromiseCast range rescaled from 1000 to 700/850/1000

Nov 19, 2018

Oracle in 7.20

  • Fortune's EndDamage increased from 90/120/150/180 to 120/150/180/210

Jun 25, 2018

Oracle in 7.18

  • Intelligence growth increased from 3.2 to 3.5

Jun 10, 2018

Oracle in 7.17

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +90 Gold/Min to +120
  • Fortune's EndIs no longer disjointable

Mar 1, 2018

Oracle in 7.10

  • Turn rate improved from 0.5 to 0.7
  • Intelligence growth increased from 2.9 to 3.2

Feb 1, 2018

Oracle in 7.08

  • Fortune's EndFortune's End manacost reduced from 110 to 75

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