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DOTA 2 / PATCH 7.38b

Dota 7.38b patch notes

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

General notes

  • Item grace period for swapping into the main inventory without a cooldown increased from 3s to 5s
  • Tormentor: Gold to each team member on death decreased from 250 to 175
  • Tormentor: Unyielding Shield: Base Damage absorb increased from 1900 to 2100
  • Tormentor: Unyielding Shield: Base Barrier regeneration increased from 30 to 40
  • Lotuses can no longer be picked up by Meepo clones, Arc Warden's Tempest Double or Dazzle's Nothl Projection
  • Moved the spawn box of the Radiant Safelane tier 1 hard pull camp a little bit down, removing an inaccessible camp block spot that could be created by chopping down a tree
  • Removed several trees around camps, making it easier for additional paths to be cut through:
  • To the right of Dire Ancient camp by Safelane Tier 1 Tower
  • To the right of Dire Medium camp between mid and top Tier 2 Towers
  • To the top of Dire Hard camp nearest to mid Tier 1 Tower
  • To the top of the Dire Jungle high-ground Medium camp
  • To the right of the Dire offlane Tier 2 Tower Medium camp
  • To the right of the Radiant Hard Camp by mid tier 1
  • To the right and left of the Radiant Hard Camp by offlane Tier 1 Tower
  • To the left of the Radiant Safelane Tier 2 Tower Medium water camp

Items

  • Ability / item #160Cold Attack Melee Movement Slow increased from 20% to 25%
  • Ability / item #160Cold Attack no longer has a separate attack speed slow value against melee targets
  • Ability / item #160 · ContextAs a result, attack slow against melee units increased from 10% to 20%
  • Ability / item #254Glimmer Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 40 to 20
  • Ability / item #254Glimmer Mana Cost increased from 90 to 125
  • Ability / item #210Recipe changed
  • Ability / item #210No longer requires a Ring of Regen
  • Ability / item #210Recipe cost increased from 275 to 450. Total cost unchanged
  • Ability / item #1808Empower Spell Debuff Duration increased from 3s to 4s
  • Ability / item #1808Empower Spell Cooldown decreased from 12s to 10s
  • Ability / item #569Agility bonus decreased from +8 to +7
  • Ability / item #569Corrosion Melee Movement Slow increased from 6% to 8%
  • Ability / item #1575Frost Melee Movement Slow increased from 5% to 6%
  • Ability / item #98Mana Regen bonus decreased from +3.25 to +3
  • Ability / item #98Attack Speed bonus decreased from +40 to +35
  • Ability / item #250Mana Regen bonus decreased from +3.5 to +3.25
  • Ability / item #250Attack Speed bonus decreased from +100 to +95

Neutral items

  • Ability / item #1599Bottoms Up mana restored rescaled from 60 + 2% of Caster's Max Mana to 30 + 4% of Caster's Max Mana
  • Ability / item #378Impeding Corruption duration decreased from 5s to 3s
  • Ability / item #838Pig, Out! bonus movement speed increased from 15% to 20%
  • Ability / item #838Pig, Out! cooldown decreased from 25s to 20s
  • Ability / item #838Pig, Out! duration decreased from 4s to 3s
  • Ability / item #1606Ribbit duration increased from 10s to 14s
  • Ability / item #1600Flay cooldown decreased from 30s to 25s
  • Ability / item #356Dig cooldown increased from 60s to 70s
  • Ability / item #828Dark Mercy enemy HP increment increased from 5% to 7%
  • Ability / item #359Life Essence duration decreased from 15s to 10s
  • Ability / item #359Life Essence mana cost increased from 150 to 160
  • Ability / item #239Chop cooldown decreased from 20s to 15s
  • Ability / item #1604Burn Through damage threshold increased from 40 to 55
  • Ability / item #1602Cyclonic Shield damage Barrier decreased from 400 to 250
  • Ability / item #1603Beat the Crowd now also deals 50% of the bonus magical damage to enemies in the splash radius
  • Ability / item #1603Beat the Crowd splash damage now bypasses physical damage block
  • Ability / item #362Solitary Disguise mana cost increased from 0 to 100
  • Ability / item #1605Gut 'Em current health as physical damage decreased from 10% to 8%
  • Ability / item #1601Hobble cast range increased from 600 to 800
  • Ability / item #309Silence Strike silence duration decreased from 2s to 1.5s
  • Ability / item #1608Retribution damage reflection increased from 60% to 75%
  • Ability / item #371Fallen Sky cooldown increased from 15s to 25s
  • Ability / item #372Plunder bonus gold for being the killer of a hero increased from 150 to 400
  • Ability / item #1598Relentless now also provides +10% status resistance per enemy within 300 units
  • Ability / item #1585Health bonus decreased from +125/175/225/275 to +125/165/205/245
  • Ability / item #1583Magic Resistance bonus decreased from +0/10/16/22% to +0/10/14/18%
  • Ability / item #1594Lifesteal bonus decreased from +12/16/20% to +12/14/16%
  • Ability / item #1594Spell Lifesteal bonus decreased from +8/12/16% to +8/10/12%

Hero changes

Mirana

  • Starstruck · StarstormBlind Duration decreased from 3.5/4/4.5/5s to 3s

Phantom Lancer

  • JuxtaposeIllusion Trigger Chance increased from 8% to 9%

Tiny

  • GrowBonus Armor decreased from 10/17/24 to 5/10/15

Windranger

  • Agility gain increased from 1.7 to 1.9
  • ShackleshotShackle Duration increased from 1.6/2.1/2.6/3.1s to 1.75/2.25/2.75/3.25s

Zeus

  • Base damage decreased by 4
  • Damage at level 1 decreased by 4 (from 55-63 to 51-59)
  • Lightning BoltSight Radius decreased from 750 to 500

Lina

  • Laguna BladeAghanim's Shard damage converted increased from 75% to 100%

Tidehunter

  • Anchor SmashDamage Reduction decreased from 30/40/50/60% to 25/30/35/40%
  • Dead in the WaterDamage decreased from 200 to 100
  • Dead in the WaterMana Cost increased from 80 to 110

Warlock

  • Black GrimoireXP per kill/assist decreased from 250 to 200

Beastmaster

  • Base Damage decreased by 3
  • Damage at level 1 decreased by 3 (from 56-60 to 53-57)

Venomancer

  • Venomous GaleSlow decreased from 50% to 35/40/45/50%

Dragon Knight

  • Fire Dragon · Dragon TailAoE while in Dragon Form decreased from 175 to 100
  • Fire Dragon · Wyrm's WrathMagic Damage on Attacks decreased from 10/20/30/40 to 6/12/18/24

Dazzle

  • Nothl Boon · WeaveAllies now receive 5% extra healing from Dazzle per stack
  • Poison TouchDuration decreased from 5/6/7/8s to 3.5/5/6.5/8s
  • Nothl ProjectionShadow Wave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 30/45/60% to 30/40/50%

Leshrac

  • Chronoptic NourishmentDamage as mana restore increased from 10/18/26/34% to 14/21/28/35%
  • Diabolic EdictMana Cost increased from 90/110/130/150 to 90/120/150/180
  • Lightning StormNo longer slows attack speed

Nature's Prophet

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Wrath of Nature Base Damage bonus decreased from +30 to +25
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Sprout Leashes replaced with -15s Wrath of Nature cooldown
  • Wrath of NatureAghanim's Scepter no longer reduces cooldown by 25s

Lifestealer

  • Fleshfeast · FeastMax HP per hero kill decreased from 25/35/45/55 to 20/25/30/35
  • Base Agility decreased by 4
  • FeastMax HP per hero kill decreased from 15 to 10
  • InfestAghanim's Scepter no longer disarms targeted enemy hero
  • InfestAghanim's Scepter attack rate improved from 1.25s to 1s

Dark Seer

  • Base Armor decreased by 1
  • Aggrandize: Restore percentage per hero level decreased from 2% to 1.5%

Huskar

  • Inner FireDamage decreased from 120/180/240/300 to 105/170/235/300

Night Stalker

  • Night Reign · Hunter in the NightMove Speed decreased from 16/22/28/34/40% to 10/22/28/34/40%
  • Voidbringer · VoidAoE on level 5 increased from 300 to 350
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Dark Ascension Duration decreased from +6s to +5s

Broodmother

  • Necrotic Webs · Spin WebHealth regen reduction does not affect enemies in fountain
  • Base Damage decreased by 2
  • Damage at level 1 decreased by 2 (from 47-53 to 45-51)

Weaver

  • The SwarmAttack Interval increased from 1.15/1.0/0.85/0.7s to 1.2/1.05/0.9/0.75s

Jakiro

  • Ice Breaker · Ice PathPath Duration decreased from 6s to 5s
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent -1.5s Ice Path Cooldown replaced with +60 Ice Path Base Damage
  • Ice PathCooldown increased from 18/15/12/9s to 20/17/14/11s

Chen

  • Summon Convert: Convert's abilities now also level up with Holy Persuasion

Spectre

  • Forsaken · DesolateDamage Multiplier increased from 1.75x to 2x

Alchemist

  • Greevil's GreedGifting Aghanim's Scepters no longer provides Spell Amplification

Invoker

  • Scholar of Koryx · Cold SnapWhen Cold Snap triggers, Invoker now also restores 5 mana in addition to existing healing based on Quas
  • Scholar of Koryx · Ghost WalkAghanim's Scepter ally duration increased from 20s to 30s
  • Mind of Tornarus · AlacrityAttack range bonus increased from 50/60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140 to 60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140/150
  • Agent of Gallaron · Sun StrikeAghanim's Scepter Cataclysm cooldown increased from 60 to 75 seconds
  • Forge SpiritAttack range rescaled from 300/365/430/495/560/625/690/755/820/885 to 305/360/415/470/525/580/635/690/745/800

Lycan

  • Spirit Wolves · Summon WolvesBonus health per wolf increased from 50/100/150/200 to 60/115/170/225

Brewmaster

  • Belligerent: Duration on respawn increased from 30s to 45s
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +200 Thunder Clap AoE replaced with +1.5s Thunder Clap Duration

Meepo

  • CodependentAttack speed bonus decreased from 7% to 5%

Keeper of the Light

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +15s Spirit Form Duration replaced with +10% Spirit Form Movement Speed
  • Spirit FormCooldown decreased from 85s to 85/80/75s
  • Spirit FormDuration increased from 40s to 40/45/50s
  • Spirit FormIlluminate Heal increased from 50/60/70% to 70%

Visage

  • Grave ChillDuration decreased from 6s to 5s
  • Grave ChillMove Speed Drain decreased from 15/20/25/30% to 12/16/20/24%

Medusa

  • Venomous Volley: Attacks required to apply poison increased from 5 to 6

Troll Warlord

  • FervorAghanim's Shard no longer procs additional attacks when attacking a building or ward-type unit

Magnus

  • Magnus: Eternal Empowerment: Empower: Max self bonus decreased from 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20%
  • SkewerDistance decreased from 900/975/1050/1125 to 800/900/1000/1100
  • SkewerAghanim's Shard Distance decreased from 1175/1250/1325/1400 to 1075/1175/1275/1375

Tusk

  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesBonus damage increased from 20/45/70/95 to 20/50/80/110

Abaddon

  • Mephitic Shroud · Aphotic ShieldDuration decreased from 17s to 14s
  • Base Mana Regen decreased from 0.25 to 0
  • Mist CoilDamage/Heal decreased from 100/175/250/325 to 80/150/220/290
  • Mist CoilCast Range rescaled from 600/625/650/675 to 625
  • Aphotic ShieldDuration decreased from 15s to 12s
  • Aphotic ShieldMana Cost increased from 95/110/125/140 to 110/120/130/140
  • Borrowed TimeAghanim's Scepter radius changed from 900 to Mist Coil's Cast Range

Winter Wyvern

  • Recursive · Winter's CurseNo longer amplifies physical, magical, and pure damage taken from Winter Wyvern
  • Winter's CurseCursed target is no longer immune to physical damage from Winter Wyvern and her controlled units
  • Winter's CurseCooldown increased from 85/80/75s to 100/90/80s

Arc Warden

  • Runed Replica · Tempest DoubleRune Duration increased from 10s to 12s

Monkey King

  • Wukong's CommandSoldiers no longer receive a copy of Monkey King's neutral item

Hoodwink

  • BushwhackCooldown rescaled from 14s to 15/14/13/12s

Marci

  • ReboundImpact Damage decreased from 80/160/240/320 to 75/150/225/300
  • ReboundAghanim's Shard Impact Damage decreased from 96/192/288/384 to 90/180/270/360

Primal Beast

  • Provoke the Beast · UproarStacks gained per debuff increased from 2 to 3
  • Ferocity · PulverizeStack duration decreased from 20s to 15s

Muerta

  • The CallingNo longer slows attack speed

Kez

  • Base Intelligence increased from 18 to 20
  • Strength gain increased from 2.6 to 2.8
  • Shadowhawk: Now scales with ultimate abilities instead of Shodo Sai
  • Shadowhawk: Shodo Sai: Invis Bonus Crit rescaled from 50% to 40/60/80/100%
  • Grappling ClawLifesteal increased from 50/75/100/125% to 65/85/105/125%
  • Shodo SaiCan now block all physical attack sources (still can't Mark non-hero units)
  • Raptor DanceInvulnerability period increased from 0.1s to 0.2s

Latest listed patch

7.41f

Released Sep 15, 2026

Time since release · updates every 10 min

32d 3h

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