DOTA 2 / PATCH 7.26b

Dota 7.26b patch notes

Released · Original Valve notes ↗

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

General notes

  • Denies no longer grant gold
  • Deny XP given to enemies increased from 40% to 50%
  • Melee Creeps base bounty increased by +5
  • Neutral Creeps base bounty values increased back 10%
  • All talents are now about 20% weaker
  • ContextDoesn't affect upgrades that have no numerical values and are just either on or off
  • Towers now grant +1 HP Regen Aura for Tier 1 Towers, and +3 for Tier2/3/4 Towers
  • XP required to reach level 9/10/11/12/13 increased from 780/810/840/870/900 to 890/930/970/1010/1050
  • Reliable gold is now given only for passive income
  • AoE Gold increased from 45 + 0.027*NW to 45 + 0.033*NW
  • Neutral item drop times for T1-4 changed from 7/15/25/40 to 7/17/27/37
  • Tier 2+ towers health increased by 500 and damage by 25

Items

  • Ability / item #39Duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds (same overall heal)
  • Ability / item #25Cost increased from 400 to 450
  • Ability / item #2Cost increased from 430 to 450
  • Ability / item #88Recipe cost increased from 175 to 200
  • Ability / item #131Now has a 200 gold recipe

Latest listed patch

7.41f

Released Sep 15, 2026

Time since release · updates every 10 min

32d 4h

Next patch countdown: no reading. This feed does not provide a scheduled release time. The clock only counts what happened.

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