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DOTA 2 / PATCH 7.08

Dota 7.08 patch notes

Released · Original Valve notes ↗

Browse the changes below, or follow a hero to see their changes across versions.

General notes

  • Wards now require a constant 2 hits to kill (both Observer and Sentry Wards)
  • Tier 1 Tower armor aura increased from 1 to 2
  • Bounty Runes base XP reduced from 25 to 0
  • Bounty Runes Gold Growth increased from 2/min to 4/min
  • Roshan now has 25% Status Resistance
  • All Pick drafting time per hero selection reduced from 30 to 25 seconds

Items

  • Ability / item #256Health threshold reduced from 80% to 70%
  • Ability / item #145Creep Bonus damage reduced from 60% to 50%
  • Ability / item #145Creep Bonus no longer works with illusions
  • Ability / item #116Cooldown rescaled from 80/75/70/65/60/55 to 70
  • Ability / item #1Cooldown increased from 12 to 14
  • Ability / item #216Mana restore increased from 150 to 175
  • Ability / item #237Heal increased from 75 to 85
  • Ability / item #102Time it takes for the full distance to be traveled increased from 0.4 to 0.5
  • Ability / item #263Time it takes for the full distance to be traveled increased from 0.4 to 0.5
  • Ability / item #263Cooldown increased from 18 to 23
  • Ability / item #223Cooldown reduced from 40 to 28
  • Ability / item #178Recipe increased from 185 to 200
  • Ability / item #267Recipe cost increased from 600 to 750

Hero changes

Juggernaut

  • Blade DanceBlade Dance damage reduced from 200% to 180%

Morphling

  • Morphcast range increased from 600 to 1000
  • Morphmanacost reduced from 75/100/125 to 50
  • Morph ReplicateMorph Replicate cast point removed

Shadow Fiend

  • NecromasteryNecromastery max souls reduced from 18/24/30/36 to 12/20/28/36

Pudge

  • RotRot slow rescaled from 30% to 20/24/28/32%

Tiny

  • TossToss cooldown increased from 8 to 11

Windranger

  • Talent: Level 20 Talent changed from +1 Shackleshot Target to +0.5s Shackleshot Duration
  • Talent: Level 25 Talent from +30% Ministun Focus Fire to +35%
  • WindrunWindrun manacost reduced from 60 to 50

Lina

  • Base intelligence increased by 3
  • Base damage random variance reduced from 18 min/max damage spread to 12

Lion

  • Mana DrainMana Drain now slows the target by 14/16/18/20%

Shadow Shaman

  • ShacklesShackles total damage reduced from 120/200/280/360 to 60/160/260/360
  • Ether ShockEther Shock cooldown increased from 8 to 14/12/10/8

Tinker

  • Base movement speed reduced from 305 to 290

Pugna

  • Talent: Level 15 Talent increased from +1 Nether Ward Health to +2
  • Life DrainLife Drain damage increased from 150/200/250 to 150/225/300 (Scepter now only removes cooldown)

Leshrac

  • Split EarthSplit Earth manacost reduced from 100/125/140/160 to 80/100/120/140

Omniknight

  • Degen Aurarange reduced from 300 to 275
  • PurificationPurification cast range reduced from 450 to 400

Jakiro

  • Reduced attack backswing from 0.5 to 0.3

Alchemist

  • Talent: Level 10 Talent increased from -5s Unstable Concoction Cooldown to -8s
  • Talent: Level 15 Talent increased from +350 Health to +400
  • Talent: Level 20 Talent increased from +360 Unstable Concoction to +400
  • Chemical RageChemical Rage base attack time improved from 1.4/1.2/1.0 to 1.3/1.15/1.0

Lycan

  • Base armor reduced by 1
  • ShapeshiftShapeshift cooldown increased from 120/90/60 to 130/105/80

Medusa

  • Talent: Level 10 Talent increased from 12% Evasion to 15%
  • Talent: Level 15 Talent increased from +15% Mystic Snake Mana Steal to +20%
  • Talent: Level 20 Talent reduced from +800 Mana to +700
  • Mystic SnakeMystic Snake cast range reduced from 800 to 700

Tusk

  • SnowballSnowball can no longer be cast while rooted

Ember Spirit

  • Sleight of FistSleight of Fist Hero Damage increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/50/75/100

Oracle

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

Pangolier

  • Rolling ThunderRolling Thunder cooldown increased from 50/45/40 to 70/65/60

Latest listed patch

7.41f

Released Sep 15, 2026

Time since release · updates every 10 min

32d 1h

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