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Snapfire changes

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Change record

45 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

Snapfire in 7.41e

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Mortimer Kisses Burn DPS decreased from +35 to +30
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent -3s Firesnap Cookie Cooldown replaced with +125 Cast Range
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Mortimer Kisses Launched decreased from +8 to +6
  • ScatterblastInitial Blast Width is no longer increased by bonuses to AoE
  • ScatterblastPoint Blank Damage Bonus decreased from 30% to 25%
  • Firesnap CookieImpact Damage decreased from 75/150/225/300 to 60/130/200/270
  • Mortimer KissesDamage per glob decreased from 180/270/360 to 170/250/330

Jun 4, 2026

Snapfire in 7.41d

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Firesnap Cookie Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s
  • BoomstickNo longer applies on denies or buildings
  • Firesnap CookieAghanim's Shard heal amount decreased from 200 to 175

May 6, 2026

Snapfire in 7.41c

  • Base Damage increased by 2
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 51-57 to 53-59

Apr 7, 2026

Snapfire in 7.41b

  • ScatterblastCooldown decreased from 18/15/12/9s to 17/14/11/8s
  • ScatterblastInitial radius increased from 225 to 250

Mar 24, 2026

Snapfire in 7.41

  • Removed Buckshot innate ability
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Lil' Shredder Attacks increased from +1 to +2
  • BoomstickNew innate ability. Passive
  • BoomstickSnapfire deals more damage with her attacks and abilities, the closer she is to her target. Min Damage Amp is 0% at a distance of 495 + 5 per level. Max Damage Amp is 35% damage amp at a distance of 50 + 5 per level
  • ScatterblastPoint-blank damage bonus decreased from 50% to 30%

Dec 15, 2025

Snapfire in 7.40

  • Buckshot: Now affects only attacks made on enemy heroes
  • Attacks on non-heroes can still ricochet on miss, but they won't have extra damage or glance chance
  • Firesnap CookieMana Cost increased from 85/90/95/100 to 105
  • Firesnap CookieAghanim's Shard Mortimer Kiss damage decreased from 50% to 40%
  • Lil' ShredderBase Damage per shot decreased from 25/40/55/70 to 20/35/50/65

Oct 2, 2025

Snapfire in 7.39e

  • Full Bore · ScatterblastMax range decreased from 1300 to 1200
  • Full Bore · Scatterblast · ContextPoint-blank distance is not changed. It is still 650
  • Firesnap CookieCast Range decreased from 700 to 650

Aug 5, 2025

Snapfire in 7.39d

  • Firesnap CookieCooldown decreased from 21/19/17/15s to 18/17/16/15s
  • Mortimer KissesFirespit Pool Duration increased from 3 to 3.5s

Jun 24, 2025

Snapfire in 7.39c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Mortimer Kisses Burn DPS increased from +25 to +35

May 22, 2025

Snapfire in 7.39

  • Buckshot: Auto attack bonus damage on non-glancing shots increased from 25% to 30%
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +60 Mortimer Kisses Impact Damage replaced with 2 Firesnap Cookie Charges

Mar 27, 2025

Snapfire in 7.38c

  • Lil' ShredderBase Damage per shot increased from 20/35/50/65 to 25/40/55/70
  • Mortimer KissesNo longer interrupted when Snapfire uses items/abilities that can be cast while channeling (Glimmer Cape, etc.)
  • Mortimer Kisses · ContextThis also fixes being interrupted when receiving Madstone

Feb 18, 2025

Snapfire in 7.38

  • Base Damage increased by 14
  • Damage at level 1 unchanged (51-57)
  • Strength gain increased from 3.2 to 3.5
  • Agility gain increased from 1.2 to 1.9
  • Intelligence gain increased from 2.1 to 2.2
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +4.6 to +3.4
  • Damage at level 30 decreased by 43 (from 212-218 to 169-175)
  • Lil' ShredderAttack Damage increased from 30% to 35%

Oct 1, 2024

Snapfire in 7.37d

  • Full Bore · ScatterblastCast Range decreased from 1400 to 1300
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Mortimer Kisses Debuff DPS increased from +20 to +25
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Mortimer Kisses Launched increased from +6 to +8

Aug 14, 2024

Snapfire in 7.37b

  • ScatterblastCooldown rescaled from 16/14/12/10 to 18/15/12/9
  • Firesnap CookieImpact Damage increased from 70/145/220/295 to 75/150/225/300
  • Spit OutNow applies the current level of Mortimer Kisses on impact

Jul 31, 2024

Snapfire in 7.37

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Lil' Shredder attacks decreased from +2 to +1
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Lil' Shredder Attack Damage decreased from +70% to +60%
  • Firesnap CookieImpact Damage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 70/145/220/295
  • Lil' ShredderAttack count decreased from 6 to 5

Jun 24, 2024

Snapfire in 7.36c

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Lil' Shredder Attack Damage decreased from +75% to +70%
  • Lil' ShredderAttack Damage increased from 25% to 30%

Jun 6, 2024

Snapfire in 7.36b

  • Ricochet IIRicochet attacks now proc attack modifiers on secondary targets
  • Buckshot: Glancing shot damage increased from 50% to 60%

May 26, 2024

Snapfire in 7.36a

  • Base Damage increased from 48-54 to 51-57
  • Lil' ShredderBase Damage per shot increased from 15/30/45/60 to 20/35/50/65

May 22, 2024

Snapfire in 7.36

  • Innate AbilityNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Innate AbilitySnapfire's attacks deal 25% more damage, but they have a 25% chance of making a glancing shot that will deal 50% less damage
  • Ricochet IIWhenever Snapfire's attack misses or glances, 2 ricochet attacks that can't miss and deal 75% of the damage will bounce towards nearby enemies
  • Full Bore · ScatterblastShoots in a more narrow cone with range increased to 1400. Also reverses the point-blank rules, applying them to enemies that are further than 650 units away
  • Base Damage increased by 4
  • Base Attack Range decreased from 500 to 400
  • Base Attack Time increased from 1.6s to 1.8s
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Firesnap Cookie Restores 175 Health replaced with +20 Mortimer Kisses Debuff DPS
  • Firesnap CookieAghanim's Shard no longer increases jump distance and air time
  • Firesnap CookieAghanim's Shard now heals target by 200 Health
  • Lil' ShredderNow also deals 25% of Snapfire's base attack damage
  • Lil' ShredderBase Damage per shot decreased from 35/55/75/105 to 15/30/45/60
  • Lil' ShredderBonus Attack Range increased from 75/150/225/300 to 160/240/320/400

Mar 21, 2024

Snapfire in 7.35d

  • ScatterblastAttack Slow, Movement Slow and Slow Duration are now also increased by 50% at point-blank range
  • Firesnap CookieProjectile Speed increased from 1100 to 1200

Dec 14, 2023

Snapfire in 7.35

  • Lil' ShredderDamage increased from 25/50/75/100 to 30/55/80/105
  • Mortimer KissesImpact Damage increased from 160/240/320 to 180/270/360

Aug 14, 2023

Snapfire in 7.34b

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Firesnap Cookie Health Restore increased from 125 to 175

Aug 8, 2023

Snapfire in 7.34

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Lil' Shredder Uses Your Attack Damage replaced with 3x Lil Shredder Multishot
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 3x Lil Shredder Multishot replaced with Lil' Shredder Uses 100% of Your Attack Damage
  • Lil' ShredderFixed Damage per shot increased from 20/45/70/95 to 25/50/75/100
  • Lil' ShredderMana Cost increased from 50/65/80/95 to 70/80/90/100

May 13, 2023

Snapfire in 7.33c

  • Base Damage decreased by 4 (Level 1 damage increased by 2)

Apr 25, 2023

Snapfire in 7.33b

  • Base Strength increased from 20 to 21
  • Firesnap CookieMana Cost decreased from 100 to 85/90/95/100

Apr 20, 2023

Snapfire in 7.33

  • Now is a Universal Hero
  • Base Damage decreased from 26-32 to 8-14
  • Strength gain decreased from 3.5 to 3.2
  • Agility gain decreased from 1.9 to 1.2
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 2.2 to 2.1
  • Damage on level 1 decreased by 4 (from 46-52 to 42-48)
  • Damage gain per level increased from +3.5 to +3.9
  • Firesnap CookieImpact Stun Duration decreased from 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6s to 1.0/1.4/1.8/2.2s
  • Firesnap Cookie · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
  • Spit OutStun Duration decreased from 1.5s to 1.2s
  • Spit Out · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction

Mar 6, 2023

Snapfire in 7.32e

  • Firesnap CookieAghanim’s Shard Damage from Mortimer Kisses impact decreased by 50%

Nov 29, 2022

Snapfire in 7.32d

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Scatterblast Damage increased from +60 to +70

Aug 23, 2022

Snapfire in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +0.3s Firesnap Cookie Stun Duration replaced with +60 Scatterblast Damage
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +80 Scatterblast Damage replaced with -4s Firesnap Cookie Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +20% Mortimer Kisses Slow replaced with +60 Mortimer Kisses Impact Damage
  • Firesnap CookieReworked Shard. Firesnap Cookie increases hop range by 175 and launches a Mortimer Kisses glob along with the targeted unit
  • Firesnap CookieProjectile Speed increased from 1000 to 1100
  • Firesnap CookieStun Duration increased from 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2s to 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6s

Feb 23, 2022

Snapfire in 7.31

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +200 health replaced with +0.3s Firesnap Cookie stun
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +1s Scatterblast slow duration replaced with Firesnap Cookie restores 125 health
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Firesnap Cookie restores 200 health replaced with +2 Lil Shredder attacks
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +75 Scatterblast damage increased to 80
  • ScatterblastDamage rescaled from 80/150/220/290 to 100/160/220/280
  • ScatterblastCooldown increased from 13/12/11/10 to 16/14/12/10
  • ScatterblastMana cost rescaled from 80/90/100/110 to 85/90/95/100
  • ScatterblastShard now increases point blank damage by 35% instead of 125 flat damage
  • ScatterblastShard stun duration reduced from 1.5s to 1.4s
  • Lil' ShredderArmor reduction decreased from 0.75 to 0.5
  • Gobble UpMana cost reduced from 150 to 120

Sep 10, 2021

Snapfire in 7.30c

  • Base Health Regen increased from 0.25 to 0.75
  • Mortimer KissesDuration reduced from 6s to 5.5

Aug 17, 2021

Snapfire in 7.30

  • Strength Gain increased from 3.3 to 3.5
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20 Movement Speed replaced with +1s Scatterblast Slow Duration
  • Firesnap CookieMana Cost reduced from 110 to 100
  • Mortimer KissesBurn Damage increased from 50/75/100 to 60/80/100
  • Mortimer KissesCooldown Rescaled from 110 to 120/110/100

May 24, 2021

Snapfire in 7.29d

  • Firesnap CookieStun duration reduced from 1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2 to 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2
  • Lil' ShredderArmor reduction per attack reduced from 1 to 0.75

Apr 29, 2021

Snapfire in 7.29c

  • Lil' ShredderManacost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 50/65/80/95
  • Lil' ShredderBuff duration reduced from 8 to 6 seconds

Apr 9, 2021

Snapfire in 7.29

  • Base armor increased by 1
  • Intelligence increased from 18 to 21
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +60 Scatterblast Damage to +75
  • Lil' ShredderDamage increased from 20/40/60/80 to 20/45/70/95
  • Lil' ShredderMana cost rescaled from 75/80/85/90 to 50/60/70/80
  • Lil' ShredderArmor reduction duration increased from 4 to 5
  • ScatterblastShard stun duration increased from 1.5 to 2
  • Firesnap CookieJump distance reduced from 450 to 425
  • Firesnap CookieCooldown reduced from 24/21/18/15 to 21/19/17/15

Dec 21, 2020

Snapfire in 7.28a

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20

Jul 15, 2020

Snapfire in 7.27b

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +48 Scatterblast Damage to +60
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from Scatterblast Applies 2.5s Disarm to 3x Lil' Shredder Multishot
  • ScatterblastNow also slows attack speed by 100
  • Lil' ShredderNo longer reduces enemy attack speed
  • Lil' ShredderNow reduces armor by 1 per attack for 4 seconds
  • Lil' ShredderDamage reduced from 35/50/65/80 to 20/40/60/80

Apr 6, 2020

Snapfire in 7.25c

  • Firesnap CookieDamage reduced from 90/160/230/300 to 70/140/210/280

Mar 17, 2020

Snapfire in 7.25

  • Added Scepter ability, Gobble Up. Allows you to swallow an allied creep or hero and spit it towards enemies, stunning enemies in the area for 1.5 seconds and leaving a glob on the floor dealing 100 DPS for 3 seconds. Units can stay in his belly up to 3 seconds. Impact radius 400. Cooldown 40 seconds. Cast Range 150
  • ScatterblastCooldown increased from 10 to 13/12/11/10

Feb 26, 2020

Snapfire in 7.24b

  • Firesnap CookieStun duration reduced from 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5 to 1.6/1.8/2/2.2
  • Mortimer KissesDamage reduced from 200/300/400 to 160/240/320

Jan 26, 2020

Snapfire in 7.24

  • Added to Captain's Mode
  • Base damage reduced by 4
  • Fixed Firesnap Cookie moving units affected by Kinetic Field, Black Hole, and Chronosphere

Jan 6, 2020

Snapfire in 7.23f

  • Base armor reduced by 1
  • Mortimer KissesCooldown increased from 90 to 110

Dec 14, 2019

Snapfire in 7.23e

  • Lil' ShredderDamage per shot reduced from 40/55/70/85 to 35/50/65/80
  • Mortimer KissesMovement slow reduced from 25% to 15/20/25%

Nov 29, 2019

Snapfire in 7.23b

  • Lil' ShredderMana cost increased from 75 to 90
  • Lil' ShredderDamage reduced from 45/60/75/90 to 40/55/70/85
  • Lil' ShredderAttack speed slow per stack reduced from 20/25/30/35 to 15/20/25/30
  • Firesnap CookieCooldown reduced from 24/22/20/18 to 24/21/18/15
  • Firesnap CookieProjectile speed increased from 800 to 1000
  • Firesnap CookieCast point reduced when used on self from 0.4 to 0.3
  • Firesnap CookieNow works on rooted targets

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