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DOTA 2 / PATCH 7.18

Dota 7.18 patch notes

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

Items

  • Ability / item #256Cooldown increased from 90 to 115
  • Ability / item #252Strength bonus increased from 10 to 12
  • Ability / item #252Damage bonus reduced from 15 to 12
  • Ability / item #252Slow duration increased from 0.7 to 0.8
  • Ability / item #65Cooldown reduced from 95 to 90
  • Ability / item #181Damage per second reduced from 5 to 3 on ranged heroes
  • Ability / item #166Chain Lightning damage reduced from 170 to 160

Hero changes

Bane

  • Fiend's GripCooldown increased from 100 to 120/110/100

Bloodseeker

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +8 Armor to +6
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +300 Health to +275

Crystal Maiden

  • Crystal NovaDamage increased from 100/150/200/250 to 130/170/210/260
  • Arcane AuraSelf mana regen increased from 1.6/2.4/3.2/4 to 1.8/2.6/3.4/4.2

Earthshaker

  • Base HP regen increased from 2 to 2.5
  • Base movement speed increased from 305 to 310
  • Enchant TotemScepter cast range increased from 900 to 1100
  • Echo SlamEcho damage increased from 60/85/110 to 70/90/110
  • Echo SlamWaves are no longer disjointable

Mirana

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from -75s Moonlight Shadow Cooldown to -70s

Morphling

  • WaveformCooldown increased from 11 to 14/13/12/11

Pudge

  • Meat HookCast range increased from 1000/1100/1200/1300 to 1300
  • Flesh HeapMagic resistance increased from 6/8/10/12% to 8/10/12/14%

Sand King

  • BurrowstrikeCooldown increased from 11 to 14/13/12/11

Sven

  • Great CleaveDamage increased from 30/42/54/66 to 40/50/60/70

Tiny

  • Strength growth increased from 3.3 to 3.6
  • Tree GrabUnit attack damage bonus increased from 10/20/30/40% to 25/30/35/40%
  • Tree GrabBuilding attack damage rescaled from 90/120/150/180% to 80/120/160/200%
  • TossDamage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 90/160/230/300

Vengeful Spirit

  • Wave of TerrorDamage rescaled from 45/70/95/120 to 60/80/100/120
  • Magic MissileStun duration rescaled from 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8 to 1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8

Windranger

  • Intelligence reduced by 2
  • PowershotReduced from 180/270/360/450 to 150/250/350/450

Shadow Shaman

  • Mass Serpent WardDamage increased from 40/70/100 to 50/75/100

Tidehunter

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from -4 Gush Armor to -5
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +24 Kraken Shell Damage Block to +30
  • GushArmor reduction increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7
  • RavageDuration increased from 2/2.4/2.8 to 2.4/2.6/2.8

Witch Doctor

  • Voodoo RestorationActivation cost increased from 20/30/40/50 to 35/40/45/50

Lich

  • Ice Armor increased from 3/5/7/9 to 4/6/8/10
  • Sacrifice25 manacost removed
  • Chain FrostCast point reduced from 0.4 to 0.3

Riki

  • Base damage increased by 3
  • Blink StrikeDamage rescaled from 55/70/85/100 to 100
  • Blink StrikeCast range rescaled from 800 to 500/600/700/800
  • Smoke ScreenAoE increased from 250/275/300/325 to 325
  • Smoke ScreenCooldown increased from 11 to 17/15/13/11

Enigma

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +120 Gold/Min to +150
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +400 Health to +500 Health
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +4 Malefice Instance to +5
  • Midnight PulseDamage increased from 3/3.75/4.5/5.25% to 3.75/4.25/4.75/5.25%
  • Midnight PulseDuration rescaled from 11 to 9/10/11/12
  • Midnight PulseCooldown rescaled from 35 to 50/45/40/35
  • Midnight PulseManacost rescaled from 95/110/125/140 to 75/95/115/135

Sniper

  • HeadshotPhysical damage no longer ignores Spell Immmune units
  • HeadshotDamage increased from 15/40/65/90 to 20/50/80/110

Necrophos

  • Death PulseDamage increased from 80/120/160/200 to 100/140/180/220
  • Death PulseUnit kill regen duration increased from 6 to 7

Warlock

  • Shadow WordManacost increased from 90/110/130/150 to 120/130/140/150
  • Shadow WordCast range reduced from 525/600/675/750 to 450/550/650/750

Beastmaster

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +25 Movement Speed to +20
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +7 Armor to +6
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +100 Wild Axes Damage to +80
  • Wild AxesManacost increased from 80 to 80/85/90/95
  • Primal RoarCooldown increased from 80/75/70 to 90/80/70

Wraith King

  • Vampiric Aura increased from 15/20/25/30% to 18/22/26/30%
  • Mortal StrikeSkeletons magic resistance increased from 30% to 50%

Dragon Knight

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +35 Damage to +30

Dazzle

  • Base damage spread reduced from 41-59 to 47-53
  • Poison TouchDamage rescaled from 10/24/38/52 to 16/28/40/52

Clockwerk

  • Power CogsBurn/damage reduced from 80/120/160/200 to 50/100/150/200

Leshrac

  • Split EarthCast range reduced from 750 to 650

Clinkz

  • StrafeCooldown reduced from 45/35/25/15 to 30/25/20/15
  • StrafeManacost reduced from 90 to 75/80/85/90

Enchantress

  • Attack range increased from 550 to 575
  • UntouchableAttack slow increased from -20/60/100/140 to -20/70/120/170
  • ImpetusDamage increased from 14/18/22% to 16/20/24%

Night Stalker

  • Base movement speed reduced from 290 to 285
  • VoidNow deals half damage during day

Weaver

  • Agility gain increased from 2.8 to 3.1
  • ShukuchiDamage increased from 80/110/140/170 to 100/125/150/175

Chen

  • Holy PersuasionCast range reduced from 900 to 600
  • Holy PersuasionSend back delay rescaled from 6/5/4/3 to 6
  • Holy PersuasionCooldown increased from 10 to 32/24/18/10

Doom

  • Base movement speed reduced from 285 to 280

Ursa

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +12 Fury Swipes Damage to +16
  • OverpowerAttack count increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7

Alchemist

  • Greevil's GreedGold Bonus Cap increased from 16/20/24/28 to 20/24/28/32
  • Greevil's GreedStack Duration increased from 30 to 40

Invoker

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +0.5s Tornado Lift Time to +1.25s
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +2.5s Cold Snap Duration to -12s Cold Snap Cooldown

Lycan

  • Base armor reduced by 2
  • Base damage reduced by 3

Meepo

  • Base armor increased by 2

Nyx Assassin

  • VendettaManacost decreased from 160/210/260 to 140/200/260

Naga Siren

  • Rip TideDamage reduced from 120/160/200/240 to 80/130/180/230
  • EnsnareCooldown increased from 12 to 14

Io

  • RelocateNow has channel time instead of a cast delay

Slark

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +10 Agility to +8

Timbersaw

  • Whirling DeathStat loss percentage increased from 13% to 15%

Abaddon

  • Base movement speed increased from 305 to 310

Ember Spirit

  • Fire RemnantCharge restore time increased from 35 to 38

Oracle

  • Intelligence growth increased from 3.2 to 3.5

Dark Willow

  • Bramble MazeTotal damage increased from 100/150/200/250 to 140/180/220/260
  • Cursed CrownManacost reduced from 100/120/140/160 to 80/100/120/140

Latest listed patch

7.41f

Released Sep 15, 2026

Time since release · updates every 10 min

32d 4h

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