Dota 2 tracker Patch versions Hero history Steam updates DOTA 2 / HERO HISTORY
Wraith King changes Balance notes across the versions listed by Valve. An unchanged patch is a small victory for your muscle memory.
Change record 52 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.
Inspect coverage by patch 7.41f · Sep 15, 2026 Source: Valve 7.41e · Jul 30, 2026 Source: Valve 7.41d · Jun 4, 2026 Source: Valve 7.41c · May 6, 2026 Source: Valve 7.41b · Apr 7, 2026 Source: Valve 7.41a · Mar 27, 2026 Source: Valve 7.41 · Mar 24, 2026 Source: Valve 7.40c · Jan 21, 2026 Source: Valve 7.40b · Dec 23, 2025 Source: Valve 7.40 · Dec 15, 2025 Source: Valve 7.39e · Oct 2, 2025 Source: Valve 7.39d · Aug 5, 2025 Source: Valve 7.39c · Jun 24, 2025 Source: Valve 7.39b · May 29, 2025 Source: Valve 7.39 · May 22, 2025 Source: Valve 7.38c · Mar 27, 2025 Source: Valve 7.38b · Mar 4, 2025 Source: Valve 7.38 · Feb 18, 2025 Source: Valve 7.37e · Nov 19, 2024 Source: Valve 7.37d · Oct 1, 2024 Source: Valve 7.37c · Aug 28, 2024 Source: Valve 7.37b · Aug 14, 2024 Source: Valve 7.37 · Jul 31, 2024 Source: Valve 7.36c · Jun 24, 2024 Source: Valve 7.36b · Jun 6, 2024 Source: Valve 7.36a · May 26, 2024 Source: Valve 7.36 · May 22, 2024 Source: Valve 7.35d · Mar 21, 2024 Source: Valve 7.35c · Feb 21, 2024 Source: Valve 7.35b · Dec 21, 2023 Source: Valve 7.35 · Dec 14, 2023 Source: Valve 7.34e · Nov 20, 2023 Source: Valve 7.34d · Oct 4, 2023 Source: Valve 7.34c · Sep 8, 2023 Source: Valve 7.34b · Aug 14, 2023 Source: Valve 7.34 · Aug 8, 2023 Source: Valve 7.33e · Jul 12, 2023 Source: Valve 7.33d · Jun 15, 2023 Source: Valve 7.33c · May 13, 2023 Source: Valve 7.33b · Apr 25, 2023 Source: Valve 7.33 · Apr 20, 2023 Source: Valve 7.32e · Mar 6, 2023 Source: Valve 7.32d · Nov 29, 2022 Source: Valve 7.32c · Sep 27, 2022 Source: Valve 7.32b · Aug 30, 2022 Source: Valve 7.32 · Aug 23, 2022 Source: Valve 7.31d · Jun 8, 2022 Source: Valve 7.31c · May 2, 2022 Source: Valve 7.31b · Feb 28, 2022 Source: Valve 7.31 · Feb 23, 2022 Source: Valve 7.30e · Oct 28, 2021 Source: Valve 7.30d · Sep 25, 2021 Source: Valve 7.30c · Sep 10, 2021 Source: Valve 7.30b · Aug 22, 2021 Source: Valve 7.30 · Aug 17, 2021 Source: Valve 7.29d · May 24, 2021 Source: Valve 7.29c · Apr 29, 2021 Source: Valve 7.29b · Apr 16, 2021 Source: Valve 7.29 · Apr 9, 2021 Source: Valve 7.28c · Feb 19, 2021 Source: Valve 7.28b · Jan 10, 2021 Source: Valve 7.28a · Dec 21, 2020 Source: Valve 7.28 · Dec 17, 2020 Source: Valve 7.27d · Aug 26, 2020 Source: Valve 7.27c · Jul 17, 2020 Source: Valve 7.27b · Jul 15, 2020 Source: Valve 7.27a · Jul 4, 2020 Source: Valve 7.27 · Jun 28, 2020 Source: Valve 7.26c · May 2, 2020 Source: Valve 7.26b · Apr 28, 2020 Source: Valve 7.26a · Apr 21, 2020 Source: Valve 7.26 · Apr 17, 2020 Source: Valve 7.25c · Apr 6, 2020 Source: Valve 7.25b · Mar 24, 2020 Source: Valve 7.25a · Mar 18, 2020 Source: Valve 7.25 · Mar 17, 2020 Source: Valve 7.24b · Feb 26, 2020 Source: Valve 7.24 · Jan 26, 2020 Source: Valve 7.23f · Jan 6, 2020 Source: Valve 7.23e · Dec 14, 2019 Source: Valve 7.23d · Dec 11, 2019 Source: Valve 7.23c · Dec 6, 2019 Source: Valve 7.23b · Nov 29, 2019 Source: Valve 7.23a · Nov 27, 2019 Source: Valve 7.23 · Nov 26, 2019 Source: Valve 7.22h · Sep 29, 2019 Source: Valve 7.22g · Sep 6, 2019 Source: Valve 7.22f · Jul 28, 2019 Source: Valve 7.22e · Jul 14, 2019 Source: Valve 7.22d · Jun 30, 2019 Source: Valve 7.22c · Jun 9, 2019 Source: Valve 7.22b · May 27, 2019 Source: Valve 7.22 · May 24, 2019 Source: Valve 7.21d · Mar 24, 2019 Source: Valve 7.21c · Mar 2, 2019 Source: Valve 7.21b · Feb 16, 2019 Source: Valve 7.21 · Jan 29, 2019 Source: Valve 7.20e · Dec 9, 2018 Source: Valve 7.20d · Nov 30, 2018 Source: Valve 7.20c · Nov 24, 2018 Source: Valve 7.20b · Nov 20, 2018 Source: Valve 7.20 · Nov 19, 2018 Source: Valve 7.19d · Oct 12, 2018 Source: Valve 7.19c · Sep 14, 2018 Source: Valve 7.19b · Sep 1, 2018 Source: Valve 7.19 · Jul 29, 2018 Source: Valve 7.18 · Jun 25, 2018 Source: Valve 7.17 · Jun 10, 2018 Source: Valve 7.16 · May 27, 2018 Source: Valve 7.15 · May 10, 2018 Source: Valve 7.14 · Apr 24, 2018 Source: Valve 7.13b · Apr 13, 2018 Source: Valve 7.13 · Apr 12, 2018 Source: Valve 7.12 · Mar 29, 2018 Source: Valve 7.11 · Mar 15, 2018 Source: Valve 7.10 · Mar 1, 2018 Source: Valve 7.09 · Feb 15, 2018 Source: Valve 7.08 · Feb 1, 2018 Source: Valve Jun 4, 2026
Base Damage increased by 2 Damage at level 1 increased from 60-62 to 62-64 Talents Level 10 Talent Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal decreased from +10% to +8%Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal rescaled from 14% + 1% per level to 20% + 0.5% per levelReincarnation Aghanim's Scepter cooldown increased from 165/135/105s to 170/140/110sMar 27, 2026
Base Attack Time worsened from 1.7s to 1.8s Intelligence gain decreased from 1.6 to 1.4 Talents Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +350 to +300Talents Level 15 Talent Wraithfire Blast Stun Duration decreased from +1s to +0.75sBone Guard Skeleton Duration decreased from 46s to 40sMortal Strike Cooldown rescaled from 6/5.5/5/4.5s to 5sMar 24, 2026
Base Armor decreased by 1 Vampiric Spirit No longer levels with ReincarnationVampiric Spirit Lifesteal changed from 10/20/30/40% to 14% + 1% per levelVampiric Spirit Wraith Duration changed from 3.5/4/4.5/5s to 4.25s + 0.25s per 6 levelsVampiric Spirit · Context Up to 5.5s at level 30. Also increased by 1s with Aghanim's ScepterVampiric Spirit Bonus Attack Speed rescaled from 30/45/60/75 to 55Vampiric Spirit Bonus Move Speed rescaled from 10/15/20/25% to 20%Bone Guard Now always a basic ability for Wraith KingBone Guard Skeleton movespeed increased from 340 to 350Mortal Strike Aghanim's Shard reworkedMortal Strike Critical strikes curse their target, dealing 75% of the damage dealt again after a 3 second delay. Vampiric Spirit's lifesteal applies to the curse damageReincarnation Mana Cost decreased from 225 to 220/110/0Reincarnation Now spawns 2/3/4 per enemy hero within slow radiusReincarnation No longer upgraded with Aghanim's ShardDec 23, 2025
Bone Guard · Bone Guard Skeleton movement speed decreased from 350 to 340Dec 15, 2025
Talents Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +400 to +350Talents Level 20 Talent Attack Speed decreased from +60 to +50Wraithfire Blast Impact Damage increased from 75/90/105/120 to 80/100/120/140Aug 5, 2025
Reincarnation Slow Duration decreased from 5s to 4sJun 24, 2025
Bone Guard · Bone Guard Skeleton Armor decreased from 3 to 2Reincarnation Slow Radius decreased from 900 to 600Reincarnation · Context Also affects Wraithfire Blast cast range from level 25 talentMay 22, 2025
Bone Guard · Bone Guard Denies on non-skeleton units now count towards skeleton chargesBase movement speed decreased from 315 to 310 Base Intelligence decreased from 18 to 16 Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal decreased from 16/24/32/40% to 10/20/30/40%Vampiric Spirit No longer freezes Reincarnation cooldown while Wraith Delay is activeReincarnation Can no longer be triggered while under effect of Vampiric Spirit's Wraith Delay (for ceremonial reasons)Mar 27, 2025
Bone Guard · Talents Level 10 Talent +25%/-25% Bone Guard Duration / Cooldown replaced with +2s Wraithfire Blast Slow DurationBone Guard · Bone Guard Cooldown decreased from 50s to 42sBone Guard · Bone Guard Skeleton Duration increased from 40s to 46sWraithfire Blast Cooldown decreased from 17/14/11/8s to 14/12/10/8sReincarnation Mana Cost increased from 200 to 225Feb 18, 2025
Bone Guard · Talents Level 10 Talent +25% Wraithfire Blast Impact Damage/DPS replaced with +25%/-25% Bone Guard Duration / CooldownBone Guard · Talents Level 20 Talent +60 Attack Speed replaced with +5 Bone Guard Skeletons SpawnedBone Guard · Bone Guard Hero kills now give 2 skeleton chargesSpectral Blade · Talents Level 10 Talent +25% Wraithfire Blast Impact Damage/DPS replaced with +15% Spectral Blade Curse DamageSpectral Blade · Talents Level 20 Talent +60 Attack Speed replaced with -25% Spectral Blade Curse CooldownTalents Level 20 Talent +40% Cleave replaced with +60 Attack SpeedNov 19, 2024
Base Armor increased by 2 Talents Level 20 Talent Attack Speed decreased from +70 to +60Talents Level 20 Talent Cleave increased from +35% to +40%Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal decreased from 20/30/40/50% to 16/24/32/40%Mortal Strike Critical Damage rescaled from 150/200/250/300% to 160/200/240/280%Aug 14, 2024
Spectral Blade · Spectral Blade Base Damage decreased from 15/30/45/60 to 10/25/40/55Jul 31, 2024
Talents Level 10 Talent Wraithfire Blast Impact Damage/DPS increased from +20% to +25%Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal increased from 20/30/40/50% to 26/34/42/50%Vampiric Spirit Now decreases respawn timer by Wraith durationVampiric Spirit Aghanim's Scepter no longer reduces respawn timeJun 24, 2024
Reincarnation Mana Cost increased from 180 to 200Jun 6, 2024
Vampiric Spirit Bonus Attack Speed in Wraith form decreased from 75 to 30/45/60/75Vampiric Spirit Bonus Movement Speed in Wraith form decreased from 25% to 10/15/20/25%Mortal Strike Cooldown increased from 5.5/5.0/4.5/4.0s to 6/5.5/5.0/4.5sMortal Strike Aghanim's Shard Damage bonus decreased from 150% to 50%Reincarnation Cooldown is now frozen while Wraith King is in Wraith formMay 26, 2024
Spectral Blade · Spectral Blade Base Damage decreased from 20/40/60/80 to 15/30/45/60Spectral Blade · Spectral Blade Curse Damage decreased from 70% to 50%Vampiric Spirit Wraith Duration rescaled from 3/4/5/6s to 3.5/4/4.5/5sVampiric Spirit Aghanim's Scepter Wraith Duration rescaled from 4/5/6/7s to 4.5/5/5.5/6sMay 22, 2024
Innate Ability · Vampiric Spirit Now is an Innate ability. Passive, levels up with ReincarnationInnate Ability · Vampiric Spirit Passively provides 20/30/40/50% Lifesteal. Lifesteal against creeps is reduced by 40%Innate Ability · Vampiric Spirit When slain, Wraith King is transformed into an untargetable wraith with free pathing and increased Attack Speed and Movement Speed. Only transforms before the actual deaths, not before Reincarnation. Can still Reincarnate while in wraith form if Reincarnation went off cooldown during it. Wraith Duration: 3/4/5/6s, Bonus Attack Speed: 75, Bonus Movespeed: 25%Innate Ability · Vampiric Spirit Aghanim's Scepter turns Vampiric Spirit in a 1200 range aura affecting allied heroes, increases Wraith Duration by 1s, and reduces Respawn Time by 10% for both Wraith King and allies that died as WraithsBone Guard Wraith King's abilities either summon skeletons to fight alongside their liege or help him in fightBone Guard · Context UnchangedBone Guard · Bone Guard New Wraith King's second basic ability when the facet is pickedBone Guard · Bone Guard For every 2 kills made, gains a charge. Can be activated to summon 1 skeleton per charge to fight alongside Wraith King. Skeletons benefit from Vampiric Spirit's Lifesteal and can resurrect once. They deal 25% damage to buildings, but gain +25% damage against enemy heroes. Max Charges: 2/4/6/8. Skeleton Damage: 34/39/44/49. Skeleton Duration: 40sBone Guard · Reincarnation Number of Skeletons per hero spawned when reincarnating increased from 1/2/3 to 2/3/4Bone Guard · Reincarnation Aghanim's Shard no longer increases summoned skeleton countSpectral Blade Wraith King's attacks may curse his enemies and other abilities make this curse even strongerSpectral Blade · Spectral Blade New Wraith King's second basic ability when the facet is pickedSpectral Blade · Spectral Blade Wraith King's attacks passively place a curse that after 3s will deal 20/40/60/80 pure damage and a physical damage equal to 70% of the cursing attack. Curse damage benefits from Vampiric Spirit's Lifesteal. Curse Cooldown for heroes: 18/16/14/12 seconds. Curse Cooldown for creeps: 6s. Illusions of Wraith King don't benefit from Spectral BladeSpectral Blade · Reincarnation Curse Cooldown is reset on all units in a 900 radius when resurrectingTalents Level 10 Talent +25% Summon Skeleton Duration/-25% Cooldown replaced with +20% Wraithfire Blast Impact Damage/DPSTalents Level 15 Talent +23 Skeletons Attack Damage replaced with +400 HealthTalents Level 20 Talent +5 Minimum Skeletons Spawned replaced with +70 Attack SpeedMortal Strike Aghanim's Shard now also grants +150% Critical Damage when in Wraith formReincarnation Wraith Aura from Aghanim's Scepter moved to Innate abilityDec 14, 2023
Talents Level 15 Talent Skeletons Attack Damage decreased from +26 to +23Talents Level 20 Talent Minimum Skeletons Spawned decreased from +6 to +5Talents Level 20 Talent Cleave increased from +25% to +35%Reincarnation Cooldown increased from 180/140/100s to 180/150/120sReincarnation Aghanim's Shard Additional Skeletons decreased from +3 to +2Reincarnation Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown Reduction decreased from 30s to 15sNov 20, 2023
Vampiric Spirit Skeleton Damage decreased by 3Oct 4, 2023
Talents Level 15 Talent Wraithfire Blast Stun Duration increased from +0.75s to +1sAug 14, 2023
Strength gain decreased from 3 to 2.8 Reincarnation Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown Reduction decreased from 40s to 30sAug 8, 2023
Talents Level 10 Talent Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal increased from +8% to +10%Talents Level 15 Talent Wraithfire Blast Stun Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.75sVampiric Spirit Skeletons now deal 25% more damage to heroesVampiric Spirit Skeletons' Armor increased by 2May 13, 2023
Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal from creeps increased from 50% to 60%Apr 20, 2023
Talents Level 15 Talent Wraithfire Blast Stun Duration decreased from +0.7s to +0.5sWraithfire Blast Stun Duration decreased from 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s to 1/1.2/1.4/1.6sWraithfire Blast · Context Duration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables ReductionVampiric Spirit Lifesteal increased from 9/16/23/30% to 20/30/40/50% (half vs. creeps)Vampiric Spirit Skeletons now deal 35% less damage to buildingsMortal Strike Critical Damage increased from 150/190/230/270% to 150/200/250/300%Reincarnation Cooldown rescaled from 200/130/60s to 180/140/100sReincarnation Can now be cast by Wraith King on himself to die and resurrect if he has the necessary resourcesReincarnation Now always spawns 1/2/3 skeletons to attack each nearby hero when Reincarnation triggers (Aghanim's Shard still adds 3 skeletons resulting in 4/5/6 in total)Reincarnation Aghanim's Scepter now also reduces cooldown by 40 seconds and respawn time of every hero dying under its effect by 10%Nov 29, 2022
Wraithfire Blast Projectile speed increased from 1000 to 1200Vampiric Spirit Skeletons now gain 25 additional movement and attack speed when targeting an enemy affected by Wraithfire BlastSep 27, 2022
Talents Level 15 Talent Skeletons Attack Damage increased from +24 to +26Wraithfire Blast Damage increased from 60/80/100/120 to 75/90/105/120Aug 23, 2022
Base Health regen increased from 0.25 to 0.5 Talents Level 10 Talent +15 Attack speed replaced with +25% Skeleton Duration/-25% Skeleton Summon cooldownTalents Level 10 Talent + 20% Movement Speed replaced with +8% Vampiric Spirit LifestealVampiric Spirit Skeleton duration decreased from 60s to 40sFeb 23, 2022
Base Agility reduced from 18 to 16 Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal reduced from 10/18/26/34% to 9/16/23/30%Vampiric Spirit Kills from units under Wraith King's control and within 1200 range of Wraith King also give progress toward skeleton chargesReincarnation Allied heroes revived by the Scepter upgrade now have a health bar for allies onlySep 25, 2021
Mortal Strike Critical Damage increased from 140/180/220/260% to 150/190/230/270%Sep 10, 2021
Wraithfire Blast Damage over Time increased from 10/30/50/70 to 20/40/60/80Wraithfire Blast Impact Damage rescaled from 70/80/90/100 to 60/80/100/120Aug 17, 2021
Talents Level 10 Talent +0.5s Wraithfire Blast duration replaced with +20 Movement SpeedTalents Level 15 Talent +25 Movement Speed replaced with +0.7s Wraithfire Blast Stun DurationTalents Level 20 Talent +16 Strength replaced with +25% CleaveReincarnation Cooldown increased from 200/120/40 to 200/130/60May 24, 2021
Vampiric Spirit Mana cost increased from 65/70/75/80 to 70/80/90/100Mortal Strike Cooldown increased from 4s to 5.5/5/4.5/4sApr 9, 2021
Talents Level 10 Talent changed from -1s Wraithfire Blast Cooldown to +0.5s Wraithfire Blast Stun DurationTalents Level 15 Talent changed from +12 Strength to +25 Movement SpeedTalents Level 20 Talent changed from +30 Movement Speed to +16 StrengthFeb 19, 2021
Wraithfire Blast Cooldown increased from 14/12/10/8 to 17/14/11/8Vampiric Spirit Skeletons base damage reduced by 3Jan 10, 2021
Base damage reduced by 2 Vampiric Spirit Manacost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 65/70/75/80Reincarnation Manacost increased from 160 to 180Dec 21, 2020
Mortal Strike Damage reduced from 150/190/230/270 to 140/180/220/260Jul 15, 2020
Base damage increased by 3 Vampiric Aura no longer provides attack damage or self bonus mechanics Vampiric Aura lifesteal increased from 5/10/15/20% to 8/16/24/32% Vampiric Aura now has half effect on ranged heroes Mortal Strike Skeleton attack damage increased from 30-35 to 35-40May 2, 2020
Strength gain reduced from 3.2 to 3.0 Talents Level 10 Talent changed from +1.2s Wraithfire Blast Slow Duration -1s Wraithfire Blast CooldownTalents Level 20 Talent changed from 1.8x Skeletons Spawned to +6 Skeletons SpawnedApr 21, 2020
Vampiric Aura damage reduced from 6/12/18/24 to 4/10/16/22 Apr 6, 2020
Base damage reduced by 2 Mortal Strike Skeletons duration reduced from 90 seconds to 60Mar 17, 2020
Vampiric Aura lifesteal reduced from 6/12/18/24% to 5/10/15/20% Vampiric Aura lifesteal and damage on your hero is now 1.5x Jul 28, 2019
Mortal Strike Manacost increased from 30/45/60/75 to 50/60/70/80Wraithfire Blast Base damage reduced from 100 to 70/80/90/100Jul 14, 2019
Skeleton health reduced from 250 to 175 Talents Level 15 Talent reduced from +35 Skeletons Attack Damage to +30Jan 29, 2019
Base movement speed increased by 15 Nov 19, 2018
Skeletons health reduced from 350 to 250 Skeletons now reincarnate 3 seconds after dying the first time Sep 14, 2018
Vampiric Aura is now a melee only ability Wraithfire Blast Stun duration rescaled from 2 to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2.0Wraithfire Blast Base damage rescaled from 50/100/150/200 to 100Wraithfire Blast DPS rescaled from 20/35/50/65 to 10/30/50/70Sep 1, 2018
Wraithfire Blast Cooldown increased from 11/10/9/8 to 14/12/10/8Jun 25, 2018
Vampiric Aura increased from 15/20/25/30% to 18/22/26/30% Mortal Strike Skeletons magic resistance increased from 30% to 50%Jun 10, 2018
Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +25 Skeletons Attack Damage to +35Mortal Strike Skeletons now have 30% Magic ResistanceMay 27, 2018
Mortal Strike No longer has a chance to kill creepsMortal Strike Now gains skeleton charges for every 2 enemy units you killMortal Strike Skeleton count rescaled from 4/5/6/7 to 2/4/6/8Mortal Strike Skeletons bounty reduced from 15/15 XP/Gold to 5/5Mortal Strike Manacost reduced from 75 to 30/45/60/75Apr 24, 2018
Talents Level 10 Talent changed from +40 Wraithfire DPS to +1.5s Wraithfire Blast Slow DurationWraithfire Blast Manacost rescaled from 140 to 95/110/125/140Wraithfire Blast Cooldown rescaled from 8 to 11/10/9/8Mar 1, 2018
Talent: Level 15 Talent changed from +5 Max Skeletons to +25 Skeletons Attack Damage Talent: Level 20 Talent changed from +30 Skeletons Attack Damage to 2x Skeletons Spawned Source: Valve’s public Dota 2 data feeds. Notes belong to Valve. Dates use Bellevue time (Pacific).