DOTA 2 / PATCH 7.21

Dota 7.21 patch notes

Released Jan 29, 2019 · Original Valve notes ↗

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

General notes

Melee creeps average gold bounty reduced by 3
Range creeps upgrade cycle gold bounty increased from +3 to +6
Replaced the primary jungles' ancient camps with big camps
Heroes no longer gain 25% more benefit from their primary attributes (affects attributes from both items and the hero)
All heroes' primary attribute growth values increased by 15%
Health per strength increased from 18 to 20
XP required to reach level 7->12 changed from 640/660/680/800/820/840 to 720/750/780/810/840/870 (the difference is +80/90/100/10/20/30 XP)
General:Default:The following melee heroes now have +5 movement speed: Naga Siren, Underlord, Monkey King, Nyx Assassin, Bloodseeker, Riki
General:Default:The following melee heroes now have +10 movement speed: Alchemist, Dragon Knight, Meepo
General:Default:The following melee heroes now have +15 movement speed: Legion Commander, Lifestealer, Lycan, Sven, Ursa, Wraith King
General:Default:Ranged heroes with 295 movement speed and above now have 5 less movement speed
Tier 2 tower armor increased from 14 to 15
Tier 3 tower armor increased from 14 to 16
Melee Barracks armor increased from 13 to 15
Tower Protection armor bonus for Tier 2/3/4 increased from 3 to 4

Items

Ability / item #45Flying movement speed increased from 460 to 470
Ability / item #256Active status resistance increased from 50% to 75%
Ability / item #256Recipe cost reduced from 1350 to 1250
Ability / item #145Percentage damage bonus against non-hero units changed to be a fixed amount matching Quelling Blade
Ability / item #121Bloodpact changed from 60% of current mana to 30% of max mana
Ability / item #250Cooldown reduced from 18 to 15
Ability / item #48Level 2 movement speed increased from +32% to +35%
Ability / item #86Activated armor bonus duration on heroes reduced from 25 to 15 (carries through to Mek)
Ability / item #242Recipe cost increased from 600 to 750
Ability / item #185Passive changed from a 6% movement speed aura to +20 movement speed to yourself only
Ability / item #176Enemy debuff duration increased from 3 to 4 (matching duration when cast on allies)
Ability / item #100Movement speed bonus changed from +6% percentage to +20 flat
Ability / item #269Now uses Energy Booster instead of a Void Stone (provides +325 Mana)
Ability / item #16Cast range increased from 200 to 400
Ability / item #147Movement speed bonus reduced from +25 to +20
Ability / item #172Lifesteal increased from 15% to 20%
Ability / item #79Stack limit is now tied to cooldown on cast (like Greaves and Crimson stack mechanics)
Ability / item #223Radius increased from 300 to 315
Ability / item #106Last Will damage increased from 550/675/800 to 600/700/800
Ability / item #225Duration increased from 5 to 6
Ability / item #50Recipe changed from Gloves of Haste to Blades of Attack
Ability / item #50Armor bonus increased from 5 to 6
Ability / item #50Now gives +18 damage on melee (and +12 on range) instead of +20 attack speed
Ability / item #50Melee active speed increased from 20% to 22%
Ability / item #63Recipe changed from Blades of Attack to Gloves of Haste
Ability / item #63Attribute bonus reduced from 14 to 10
Ability / item #63Now gives +20 attack speed instead of +12 damage
Ability / item #154Movement speed bonus reduced from +35 to +30
Ability / item #229Movement speed bonus changed from +6% percentage to +20 flat
Ability / item #267Damage as a percentage of current health increased from 4.5% to 5%
Ability / item #267Movement speed bonus changed from +6% percentage to +20 flat
Ability / item #214Active form movement speed increased from 24% to 26%
Ability / item #214Disabled form movement speed reduced from 20% to 18%
Ability / item #81No longer uses Headdress nor provides its hp regen/stats
Ability / item #81Now requires a 525 gold recipe
Ability / item #244Movement speed bonus changed from +6% percentage to +20 flat
Ability / item #170Movement speed bonus reduced from +25 to +20
Ability / item #277Movement speed bonus reduced from +35 to +30

Hero changes

Anti-Mage

Fixed Counterspell providing double magic resistance when the shield is active

Bane

TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +6 Armor to +7
EnfeebleAttack speed slow increased from 40/60/80/100 to 50/75/100/125
EnfeebleManacost reduced from 70/90/110/130 to 50/75/100/125
Fiend's GripDuration increased from 5 to 6

Bloodseeker

Base movement speed increased by 5

Crystal Maiden

Freezing FieldNow grants you 10 bonus armor while channeling
Arcane AuraAllied mana regen reduced from 1.2/1.7/2.2/2.7 to 1/1.5/2/2.5
Arcane AuraSelf mana regen increased from 2.4/4.4/6.4/8.4 to 2.5/4.5/6.5/8.5

Drow Ranger

TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +25 Attack Speed to +10 Agility

Earthshaker

FissureManacost reduced from 125/140/155/170 to 110/130/150/170

Juggernaut

Base armor reduced by 1
TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +1s Blade Fury to +50 Blade Fury Movement Speed
OmnislashNo longer allows you to teleport while using it
OmnislashCooldown increased from 130/120/110 to 130
Healing WardMovement speed reduced from 420 to 400

Mirana

Sacred ArrowMovement speed increased from 857 to 950

Morphling

Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.6
TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +15s Morph Duration to +20s

Shadow Fiend

Presence of the Dark LordArmor reduction increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7

Phantom Lancer

TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +10% Evasion to +15%
TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +4 Max Juxtapose Illusions to +5

Pudge

Base damage increased by 6

Razor

Attack backswing reduced from 0.7 to 0.4
TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +200 Health to +225

Sand King

BurrowstrikeDamage increased from 85/150/215/280 to 100/160/220/280
Sand StormAoE increased from 350/450/550/650 to 425/500/575/650

Storm Spirit

TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +20 Damage to +30 Overload Damage
Electric VortexManacost reduced from 85 to 60/70/80/90

Sven

Base movement speed increased by 15
WarcryShield health changed from 110/220/330/440 to 80/110/140/170 + 1/1.5/2/2.5x your strength
Storm HammerCooldown increased from 13 to 16/15/14/13
Storm HammerDamage reduced from 100/175/250/325 to 80/160/240/320

Tiny

TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +125 Avalanche Damage to +100
TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +350 Health to +400
AvalancheAoE reduced from 400 to 325/350/375/400
AvalancheCooldown increased from 23/20/17/14 to 26/22/18/14

Vengeful Spirit

TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from -5s Magic Missle Cooldown to -6s

Windranger

TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +100 Attack Range to +125
TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +100 Powershot Damage to +125

Zeus

Reworked Static Field. Now affects enemies directly affected by your abilities. No longer has a range.

Kunkka

TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from -1.5s Tidebringer Cooldown to +60% Tidebringer Cleave

Lina

Base damage increased by 3

Lion

TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +75 Cast Range to +100
TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +120 Gold/Min to +150

Shadow Shaman

TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +3s Shackles Duration to +2.5s

Slardar

TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from +1.5s Slithereen Crush Stun to 1.25s

Tidehunter

Anchor SmashDamage reduction from -45/50/55/60 to -30/40/50/60%

Witch Doctor

TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +5 Armor to +6
MaledictCooldown reduced from 50/40/30/20 to 30/26/22/18

Lich

TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +40% slow to +50%
Frost ShieldSlow reduced from 35% to 20/25/30/35%
Chain FrostDamage reduced from 300/400/500 to 250/375/500

Riki

Base damage increased by 4
Base movement speed increased by 5
TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +0.2 Backstab Multiplier to +0.3

Enigma

Midnight PulseManacost rescaled from 75/95/115/135 to 50/80/110/140

Sniper

TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +35 Shrapnel DPS to +15% Shrapnel Slow
HeadshotNow has a back knockback of 10

Necrophos

TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +20% Ghost Shroud Slow to +30%
Death PulseDamage increased from 100/140/180/220 to 100/150/200/250

Warlock

Base strength increased by 2
Golem attack backswing reduced from 0.74 to 0.57
Chaotic OfferingAttack damage increased from 75/125/175 to 100/150/200

Beastmaster

Hawk health reduced from 300/450/600/750 to 150/200/250/300
TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +40 Boar Damage to +65 Wild Axes Damage
TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +80 Wild Axes Damage to +50 Boar Damage
TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from -15s Hawks Cooldown to -20s
TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from +30 Inner Beast Attack Speed to +25
Inner BeastAttack speed reduced from 15/25/35/45 to 10/20/30/40

Queen of Pain

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

Venomancer

Strength gain increased from 1.9 to 2.1

Faceless Void

TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +8 Strength to +10
TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +300 Health to -1s Time Walk Cooldown
Time DilationAoE increased from 725 to 775

Wraith King

Base movement speed increased by 15

Death Prophet

Base damage increased by 3

Phantom Assassin

Rearranged Level 15 Talents - +25% Cleave vs +15% Lifesteal
Rearranged Level 20 Talents - +20% Blur Evasion vs -4 Armor Corruption
Rearranged Level 25 Talents - +5% Coup de Grace vs Triple Strike Stifling Dagger

Templar Assassin

Fixed meld bonus damage being increased by Spell Amplification
TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +3 Psionic Traps to +15% Evasion
TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +7 Armor to +25 Movement Speed
MeldDebuff is now applied before the attack damage is reduced by armor

Viper

NethertoxinAoE increased from 350 to 380
NethertoxinDamage increased from 20/35/50/65 to 30/45/60/75

Luna

TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +200 Cast Range to +300

Dragon Knight

Base movement speed increased by 10
TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from 2x Dragon Blood to +25 Strength
TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from +40 Strength to 2x Dragon Blood
Dragon BloodHealth regen increased from 4/7/10/13 to 4/8/12/16
Elder Dragon FormFrost attack slow increased from -20 to -30

Dazzle

Poison TouchMancost increased from 95/110/125/140 to 110/120/130/140
Shadow WaveCast range reduced from 900 to 800

Clockwerk

TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +20% Magic Resistance to Rocket Flare True Sight
TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from Rocket Flare True Sight to +50% Magic Resistance
Battery AssaultCast point removed
Rocket FlareManacost reduced from 50 to 35/40/45/50

Leshrac

TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from +50 Diabolic Edict Explosions to +40
Diabolic EdictIncreased from 9/18/27/36 to 11/22/33/44

Nature's Prophet

Using tango on a sprout tree will 2x regen (like eating a branch tree)
TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from -4s Sprout Cooldown to +25% Cooldown Reduction

Lifestealer

Base movement speed increased by 15
Base armor increased by 2
TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +30 Movement Speed to +25

Clinkz

TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +20% Evasion to +15 Strength

Omniknight

Heavenly Grace status resistance reduced from 50/60/70/80% to 50%
Heavenly Grace duration increased from 8 to 10
Heavenly Grace now provides 7/14/21/28 bonus strength
Heavenly Grace manacost increased from 75 to 80/90/100/110

Enchantress

EnchantCooldown reduced from 55/40/25/10 to 22/18/14/10
EnchantCreep duration reduced from 50/60/70/80 to 26/44/62/80
EnchantManacost reduced from 65 to 40/50/60/70

Huskar

Attack point reduced from 0.4 to 0.3
TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +15 Burning Spears DPS to +10
Berserker's BloodMax attack speed reduced from 220/260/300/340 to 160/220/280/340
Life BreakDamage and cost reduced from 34/39/44% to 32/38/44%

Night Stalker

Removed Scepter
TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +150 Cast Range to +15% Lifesteal
Hunter in the NightMovement speed bonus increased from 20/25/30/35 to 22/28/34/40%
Dark AscensionNow provides full unobstructed vision, instead of only 900 range

Broodmother

TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +75 Spawn Spiderlings Damage to +125
TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +35% XP Gain to +15 Agility
TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +20 Spiders Attack Damage to +30
TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +350 Spiders Health to +450

Bounty Hunter

Shuriken TossCooldown reduced from 10 to 9
JinadaGold steal increased from 12/18/24/30 to 12/20/28/36
TrackCritical strike damage increased from 140/160/180% to 140/170/200%

Weaver

TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +7 Strength to +75 Shukuchi Damage
TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +75 Shukuchi Damage to +14 Strength

Jakiro

TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +30% XP Gain to +300 Attack Range
TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +300 Attack Range to +40% XP Gain

Batrider

FireflyNow grants a 4/7/10/13% movement speed bonus
FireflyDuration reduced from 18 to 15
FireflyCooldown reduced from 40 to 34

Chen

TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from -10s Divine Favor Cooldown to -7s
TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from +400 Hand of God Heal to +350
TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +4 Holy Persuasion Max Units to +5
Divine FavorBonus damage reduced from 10/20/40/80 to 12/24/36/48
Divine FavorNow provides double bonus damage on non-hero units
Divine FavorDuration increased from 12 to 14
Divine FavorManacost reduced from 110 to 70/80/90/100
Hand of GodHeal increased from 250/400/550 to 300/450/600

Spectre

Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.5
TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +20% Spectral Dagger to +18%
Spectral DaggerMovement speed increased from 8/12/16/20% to 10/14/18/22%

Ancient Apparition

TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from 900 AoE Cold Feet to 700
TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +4% Ice Blast Kill Threshold to +5%
Chilling TouchDamage increased from 50/85/120/155 to 50/90/130/170
Ice VortexManacost reduced from 65/80/95/110 to 50/70/90/110

Doom

Scorched EarthCooldown reduced from 55/50/45/40 to 50/45/40/35
DevourHealth regen from 4/8/13/18 to 3/8/13/18

Ursa

Base movement speed increased by 15
Fury SwipesDamage reduced from 10/16/22/28 to 7/14/21/28

Gyrocopter

Base strength increased from 19 to 22

Alchemist

Base movement speed increased by 10
Base agility increased from 16 to 22
TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from -8s Unstable Concoction to -7s
TalentsLevel 20 Talent Concoction talent now adds the damage to the max instead of the base
Chemical RageBase attack time improved from 1.3/1.15/1.0 to 1.2/1.1/1.0

Invoker

Base damage increased by 3
TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +1.25s Tornado Lift Time to -30s Ghost Walk Cooldown
ExortBonus damage reduced from 4->28 to 3->27 per instance

Silencer

TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +5 Armor to +6
Last WordCooldown reduced from 28/22/16/10 to 22/18/14/10

Outworld Destroyer

TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +30 Movement Speed to +25
Sanity's EclipseMultiplier from 9/10/11 to 8/9/10

Lycan

Base movement speed increased by 15
Summon WolvesArmor reduced from 1 to 0
Summon WolvesMagic resistance reduced from 80% to 70%
Summon WolvesHealth increased from 230/260/290/320 to 300/350/400/450
HowlHealth regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/8/12/16

Brewmaster

TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15
Drunken BrawlerCritical strike reduced from 170/200/230/260% to 140/180/220/260%
Cinder BrewDuration reduced from 7 to 5
Cinder BrewDuration is refreshed on ignition
Cinder BrewIgnite DPS increased from 20/25/30/35 to 20/30/40/50

Shadow Demon

Soul CatcherManacost reduced from 110 to 50/70/90/110
Shadow PoisonManacost reduced from 50 to 35/40/45/50

Lone Druid

TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from -0.3 Spirit Bear Attack Time to 0 Entangle Cooldown
TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from 0 Entangle Cooldown to -0.5s Spirit Bear Attack Time
Summon Spirit BearMovement speed increased from 340/355/370/385 to 340/360/380/400
Summon Spirit BearAttack damage increased from 35/50/65/80 to 35/55/75/95

Chaos Knight

Chaos StrikeCooldown reduced from 7/6/5/4 to 4
Chaos StrikeLifesteal reduced from 50/55/60/65% to 40/50/60/70%
Chaos StrikeMax damage increased from 160/190/220/250% to 160/195/230/265%
Reality RiftSlow duration increased from 2 to 3
Reality RiftSlow reduced from 15/25/35/45% to 10/20/30/40%

Meepo

Base movement speed increased by 10

Treant Protector

Scepter now causes Treant's Overgrowth to deal damage instead of only Enchanted Trees
TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +40 Leech Seed Damage/Heal to +50
Living ArmorDamage block increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/50/75/100
OvergrowthDuration increased from 3/3.75/4.5 to 3.25/4/4.75

Ogre Magi

FireblastCooldown reduced from 12/11/10/9 to 11/10/9/8
Multicast2x chance increased from 60% to 70%

Undying

TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from Tombstone On Death to +30 Tombstone Zombie Damage
TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +30 Tombstone Zombie Damage to Tombstone On Death

Rubick

TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from -45 Fade Bolt Hero Attack to -60
TelekinesisLift duration reduced from 1/1.4/1.8/2.2 to 0.8/1.2/1.6/2.0

Disruptor

Base armor increased by 1

Nyx Assassin

Base movement speed increased by 5
Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.5
TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +60 GPM to +90
TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +6% Spell Amp to +8%

Naga Siren

Base movement speed increased by 5
TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from -5s Ensnare Cooldown to -7s
Mirror ImageDuration from 24 to 26
Mirror ImageDamage taken reduced from 475/450/425/400% to 400%

Keeper of the Light

TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from 8% Spell Lifesteal to +30% XP Gain
TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +30% XP Gain to +1 Will-O-Wisp Health Count

Io

Temporarily removed from Captains Mode
TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from -60s Relocate Cooldown to -30s
TetherNow transfers health and mana even when Io is at max hp/mp
OverchargeNow has an 18 second cooldown and an 8 second duration. No longer has a 2 second toggle.
OverchargeNow costs 40/60/80/100 mana to cast. No longer cost 6% of health and mana per second.
OverchargeAttack speed bonus increased from 40/50/60/70 to 50/80/110/140
OverchargeDamage reduction increased from 5/10/15/20% to 15/20/25/30%
RelocateDelay increased from 2.7/2.35/2 to 3.5/3.25/3
RelocateCooldown reduced from 130/110/90 to 90/75/60
RelocateIs now cast delay again instead of channeling (being interrupted, silenced, rooted, etc will cancel the ability)

Visage

TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +125 Cast Range to +100
TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +60 Familiars Movement Speed to +50
TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +15 Soul Assumption Damage Per Charge to +20

Slark

PounceNo longer does 30/60/90/120 damage

Medusa

Fixed Mystic Snake bouncing to Spell Immune enemies
TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15
TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +35% Mystic Snake Mana Steal to +30%
TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +700 Mana to -4s Mystic Snake Cooldown
TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from +7 Split Shot Targets to +1000 Mana

Troll Warlord

TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +75 Whirling Axes Damage to +90
TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +20% Evasion to +25%

Centaur Warrunner

RetaliateNo longer gains charges while it is active

Timbersaw

TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +10% Cooldown Reduction to +15%
Reactive ArmorBonus armor reduced from 1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6 to 1/1.1/1.2/1.3
Reactive ArmorBonus health regen reduced from 1/1.2/1.4/1.6 to 1/1.1/1.2/1.3
Reactive ArmorMax stacks increased from 5/10/15/20 to 6/12/18/24
Whirling DeathTree bonus damage increased from 10/15/20/25 to 12/18/24/30

Bristleback

Viscous Nasal GooManacost reduced from 25 to 12/16/20/24

Tusk

Tag TeamSlow duration reduced from 0.5 to 0.4
Tag TeamManacost increased from 40/50/60/70 to 70
Tag TeamCooldown increased from 15 to 24/21/18/15

Skywrath Mage

Mystic FlareDeals damage to creeps if no heroes are around

Abaddon

Curse of AvernusCurse duration increased from 4 to 4.5
Aphotic ShieldManacost reduced from 115 to 100/105/110/115

Elder Titan

TalentsLevel 10 Talent reduced from +25 Movement Speed to +20

Legion Commander

Base movement speed increased by 15
TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +40 Movement Speed to +35
TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from -10s Press The Attack Cooldown to 350 AoE Press The Attack