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Queen of Pain changes

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Change record

35 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

Queen of Pain in 7.41e

  • Shadow StrikeMana Cost decreased from 100/110/120/130 to 100/105/110/115
  • Sonic WaveDamage from two Sonic Waves cast in quick succession now stack

May 6, 2026

Queen of Pain in 7.41c

  • Base Agility decreased from 22 to 20
  • Shadow StrikeCooldown rescaled from 13/10/7/4s to 11/9/7/5s
  • Shadow StrikeAghanim's Scepter AoE decreased from 375 to 300

Mar 24, 2026

Queen of Pain in 7.41

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Scream of Pain Damage increased from +100 to +115
  • Scream Of PainDamage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 90/175/260/345
  • Scream Of Pain25% of the damage dealt to heroes with this ability is reflected back to her
  • Scream Of Pain · ContextDoes not trigger on damage to illusions. Damage done is nonlethal reflection damage
  • Scream Of PainAlso applies to Scream of Pain instances cast by Shadow Strike upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter

May 22, 2025

Queen of Pain in 7.39

  • BondageReturning spell damage increased from 15% to 20%
  • Shadow StrikeMovement Slow rescaled from 20/35/50/65% to 25/35/45/55%

Feb 18, 2025

Queen of Pain in 7.38

  • MasochistOutgoing Spell Damage Reflected increased from 21% to 27%
  • BondageNow is a facet that improves Succubus
  • Bondage · SuccubusNow also makes Spell Lifesteal apply to reflected Magical and Pure Damage
  • Bondage · Succubus · ContextSuccubus will not provide lifesteal on reflected physical damage from spells
  • SuccubusNow is an innate ability
  • SuccubusNow also makes all sources of Spell Lifesteal apply to Pure Damage
  • SuccubusSpell Lifesteal decreased from 12-18% to 2-14%
  • Shadow StrikeInitial Damage increased from 30/60/90/120 to 50/80/110/140
  • Shadow StrikeAghanim's Scepter no longer increases initial damage by 50

Nov 19, 2024

Queen of Pain in 7.37e

  • MasochistSpell Amplification decreased from 15% to 14%
  • MasochistOutgoing Spell Damage reflected increased from 20% to 21%
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Strength decreased from +8 to +7

Jul 31, 2024

Queen of Pain in 7.37

  • BondageReturned Damage increased from 10% to 15%
  • Base Strength increased from 18 to 20
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20 Damage replaced with +35 Attack Speed against Shadow Striked units
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +40 Attack Speed against Shadow Striked units replaced with +30 Damage
  • Shadow StrikeMana Cost decreased from 125/130/135/140 to 100/110/120/130

May 22, 2024

Queen of Pain in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · BondageNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Innate Ability · BondageWhenever an enemy within 1200 range deals spell damage to Queen of Pain, she returns 10% of the damage dealt
  • Succubus FacetGains bonus Spell Lifesteal that increases with proximity, starting with 12% at 800 range, up to 18% at 300 range
  • MasochistSpell amplification increased by 15%. 22% of spell damage (including items) dealt to heroes is also inflicted upon Queen of Pain. Damage to illusions is not reflected. Damage reflected is before reduction. Damage reflected is non-lethal. Reflected damage can be negated by the Debuff Immunity
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +10 Shadow Strike Heal Per Tick replaced with +8 Strength
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +30 Attack Speed replaced with +40 Attack Speed against Shadow Striked units
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Shadow Strike Damage Interval increased from -0.7s to -1s
  • Shadow StrikeNo longer heals per tick
  • Shadow StrikeDuration increased from 15s to 16s
  • Shadow Strike · ContextAmount of ticks isn't changed, but adds 1 second of Slow Duration
  • Shadow StrikeMana Cost decreased from 125/135/145/155 to 125/130/135/140
  • Scream Of PainCooldown rescaled from 7s to 7.5/7/6.5/6s

Dec 14, 2023

Queen of Pain in 7.35

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +8 Strength replaced with +10 Shadow Strike Heal Per Tick
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Damage increased from +15 to +20
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Sonic Wave Cooldown Reduction increased from 40s to 45s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Sonic Wave Damage increased from +200 to +250
  • Shadow StrikeAghanim's Scepter Radius decreased from 400 to 375
  • Scream Of PainMana Cost rescaled from 100/110/120/130 to 120

Aug 8, 2023

Queen of Pain in 7.34

  • Shadow StrikeCooldown decreased from 16/12/8/4s to 13/10/7/4s
  • Scream Of PainRadius increased from 550 to 600
  • Sonic WaveDamage increased from 310/430/550 to 350/500/650
  • Sonic WaveDamage now gets gradually applied over the 1.4s duration of the knockback
  • Sonic WaveKnockback is now undispellable
  • Sonic WaveCooldown decreased from 110/100/90s to 110/95/80s

Jun 15, 2023

Queen of Pain in 7.33d

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Strength decreased from +11 to +8
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Damage decreased from +20 to +15
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Scream of Pain Damage decreased from +120 to +100
  • Shadow StrikeAghanim's Scepter Initial Damage Bonus decreased from +80 to +50
  • BlinkMana Cost increased from 60 to 65

Apr 20, 2023

Queen of Pain in 7.33

  • Shadow StrikeAghanim's Scepter Scream of Pain emitted from Shadow Strike expiring now also damages the target

Nov 29, 2022

Queen of Pain in 7.32d

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Sonic Wave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 60s to 40s
  • Shadow StrikeCan now be ground targeted with Aghanim’s Scepter
  • Shadow StrikeRadius with Aghanim’s Scepter increased from 375 to 400
  • Sonic WaveCooldown decreased from 125s to 110/100/90s

Aug 23, 2022

Queen of Pain in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +2 Shadow Strike Damage instances replaced with -0.7s Shadow Strike Damage Interval
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent 525 Shadow Strike AoE replaced with -60s Sonic Wave Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 18s Spell Block replaced with +200 Sonic Wave damage
  • Shadow StrikeReworked Scepter. Shadow Strike initial damage is increased by 80 and is applied to all enemies in a 375 radius area around the target. When Shadow Strike ends or is re-applied to an enemy Hero, the target emits a Scream of Pain, hitting any nearby enemies. Doesn't trigger on illusions or on death.

Feb 23, 2022

Queen of Pain in 7.31

  • BlinkShard damage reduced from 175 to 125
  • Scream Of PainMana cost increased from 85/100/115/130 to 100/110/120/130
  • Sonic WaveDamage decreased from 340/450/560 to 310/430/550

Aug 17, 2021

Queen of Pain in 7.30

  • Base damage increased by 3
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent 10% Cooldown Reduction replaced with +2 Shadow Strike Damage Instances (Same Duration, ticks happen more often)
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +30% Spell Lifesteal replaced with +120 Scream of Pain Damage
  • Shadow StrikeNow heals Queen of Pain for 10/20/30/40 Health on every tick. Heals 50% on creeps
  • Shadow StrikeTick Damage reduced from 30/50/70/90 to 20/40/60/80

Apr 29, 2021

Queen of Pain in 7.29c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +9 Strength to +11
  • Scream Of PainRadius increased from 525 to 550
  • Scream Of PainManacost rescaled from 80/100/120/140 to 85/100/115/130

Apr 9, 2021

Queen of Pain in 7.29

  • Base attack damage changed from 45-53 to 46-52
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +25% Spell Lifesteal to +30%
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from +200 Sonic Wave Damage to -2s Blink Cooldown
  • BlinkCooldown reduced from 15/12/9/6 to 12/10/8/6
  • BlinkDistance reduced from 1300 to 1075/1150/1225/1300
  • BlinkShard silence duration increased from 1.5 to 1.75
  • Sonic WaveScepter bonus increased from 390/500/610 to 420/560/680

Jul 15, 2020

Queen of Pain in 7.27b

  • Strength gain reduced from 2.3 to 2.2
  • Shadow StrikeManacost increased from 110 to 110/120/130/140
  • Shadow StrikeInitial damage reduced from 50/75/100/125 to 30/60/90/120
  • Sonic WaveManacost increased from 250/360/500 to 250/400/550

Mar 17, 2020

Queen of Pain in 7.25

  • Shadow StrikeSlow increased from 20/30/40/50% to 20/35/50/65%
  • Sonic WaveCooldown reduced from 135 to 125

Jan 26, 2020

Queen of Pain in 7.24

  • Intelligence gain increased from 2.9 to 3.4
  • Sonic WaveDamage increased from 340/430/520 to 340/450/560

Mar 2, 2019

Queen of Pain in 7.21c

  • Base intelligence increased by 3 (base damage unchanged)
  • Sonic WaveDamage increased from 320/410/500 to 340/430/520

Jan 29, 2019

Queen of Pain in 7.21

  • Scream Of PainManacost reduced from 95/110/125/140 to 80/100/120/140
  • Shadow StrikeDamage per tick increased from 30/45/60/75 to 30/50/70/90

Dec 9, 2018

Queen of Pain in 7.20e

  • Agility increased from 18 + 2 to 22 + 2.2
  • Scream Of PainManacost reduced from 110/120/130/140 to 95/110/125/140

Apr 24, 2018

Queen of Pain in 7.14

  • Sonic WaveDamage increased from 290/380/470 to 320/410/500
  • Sonic WaveScepter damage increased from 325/440/555 to 370/480/590

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