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DOTA 2 / PATCH 7.40b

Dota 7.40b patch notes

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

Items

  • Ability / item #172Berserk now shows the overhead "Silenced" text when active
  • Ability / item #249Shadow Walk debuff duration decreased from 6s to 5s
  • Ability / item #267Soul Release will gain charges only for Spirit Vessel if the same hero has both Spirit Vessel and Urn of Shadows
  • Ability / item #92Soul Release can no longer gain charges on multiple copies of this item if the copies are on the same hero

Hero changes

Axe

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +12 to +10

Drow Ranger

  • Sidestep · MultishotMovement Speed Penalty increased from 25% to 35%
  • Agility gain decreased from 2.9 to 2.8
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%
  • GlacierCooldown increased from 20s to 25s

Juggernaut

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal decreased from +50% to +40%
  • Healing WardDuration decreased from 25s to 18/20/22/24s
  • OmnislashSlashes Rate Multiplier decreased from 1.5 to 1.4

Shadow Fiend

  • NecromasteryBase Max Souls increased from 20 to 20/22/24/26
  • NecromasteryNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Requiem of SoulsMagic Resist Reduction rescaled from 5/10/15% to 10%

Phantom Lancer

  • Spirit LanceDamage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280
  • Phantom RushToggling is no longer disabled by silence

Pudge

  • Fresh Meat · DismemberStrength Increase decreased from 2/4/6 to 2/3/4
  • Meat HookMana Cost increased from 110 to 120

Tiny

  • Tree GrabSplash Damage increased from 55/70/85/100% to 70/80/90/100%

Windranger

  • Tangled · ShackleshotBonus Damage per Hero decreased from 40 to 35
  • PowershotSlow duration decreased from 4s to 3s
  • WindrunAghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction decreased from 45% to 35%

Zeus

  • Static FieldCurrent HP Damage increased from 2.5/3/3.5/4% to 2.5/3.25/4/4.75%

Kunkka

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Tidebringer Cleave Damage increased from +120% to +130%

Tidehunter

  • Krill EaterStrength gain decreased from 4.1 to 3.9
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Anchor Smash Damage Reduction decreased from +20% to +10%
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Blubber effect triggers Anchor Smash now deals 50% less damage on the triggered Anchor Smash and is now considered reflection damage
  • Dead in the WaterNo longer deals 100 damage

Witch Doctor

  • Cleft Death · Death WardDamage decreased from 55/90/125 to 55/85/115
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Death Ward Damage decreased from +45 to +40
  • Death WardDamage decreased from 60/95/130 to 60/90/120

Lich

  • Agility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.7

Riki

  • Tricks of the TradeAttack Damage rescaled from 30/50/70/90 to 25/50/75/100

Enigma

  • Black HoleAghanim's Scepter Pull AoE decreased from 1200 to 1000

Tinker

  • LaserNow shows the overhead "Blinded" text over affected units

Necrophos

  • Ghost ShroudRestoration Amplification rescaled from 45/55/65/75% to 55/60/65/70%

Warlock

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Upheaval Damage increased from +40 to +45
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Fatal Bonds Targets increased from +3 to +4
  • Eldritch SummoningImp explosion damage decreased from 25/70/115/160/205 to 20/65/110/155/200

Beastmaster

  • Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.0
  • Damage gain per level increased from 3.0 to 3.1
  • Wild AxesDamage Amp per stack increased from 6/8/10/12% to 7/9/11/13%

Faceless Void

  • Base Damage decreased by 3
  • Base Agility increased from 21 to 24
  • Damage at level 1 unchanged (58–64)

Wraith King

  • Bone Guard · Bone GuardSkeleton movement speed decreased from 350 to 340

Death Prophet

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal increased from +25 to +30
  • ExorcismSpirits increased from 10/17/24 to 10/18/26

Phantom Assassin

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Phantom Strike Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s
  • Fan of KnivesNow pierces Debuff Immunity

Pugna

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250
  • Life DrainMana Cost increased from 100/150/200 to 115/160/205

Viper

  • Caustic Bath · Corrosive SkinMax bonus effect decreased from 100% to 75%
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second replaced with +10% Poison Attack Slow/Damage
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +15% Poison Attack Slow/Damage replaced with +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Nethertoxin Min/Max Damage decreased from +40 to +30

Dazzle

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s
  • Poison TouchSlow decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Clinkz

  • Base Strength increased from 17 to 18
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +1 Death Pact Charge replaced with -10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time
  • Infernal ShredDebuff per Clinkz' attack increased from 2% to 3%
  • StrafeNow also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast
  • StrafeAttack Speed Bonus increased from 100/140/180/220 to 120/160/200/240
  • Searing ArrowsBonus Damage increased from 18/32/46/60 to 20/35/50/65

Omniknight

  • RepelBonus Strength decreased from 7/14/21/28 to 6/12/18/24

Huskar

  • Cauterize · Berserker's BloodMax HP Heal per Debuff decreased from 5% to 4%
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Lifesteal decreased from +15% to +12%
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Life Break Damage decreased from +25% to +22%
  • Berserker's BloodHP for Max bonus decreased from 12% to 10%

Broodmother

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +10 to +8
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Incapacitating Bite Slow/Miss Chance decreased from +25% to +20%
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Spin Web Move Speed decreased from +14% to +7%
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent BAT Reduction During Insatiable Hunger decreased from 0.25s to 0.2s

Jakiro

  • Liquid FireBurn Damage decreased from 20/30/40/50 to 15/25/35/45
  • Liquid FrostImpact Damage rescaled from 15/20/25/30 to 8/16/24/32

Batrider

  • FlamebreakMana Cost decreased from 110/115/120/125 to 110

Spectre

  • Base Agility increased from 25 to 26
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 48–52 to 49–53
  • Agility gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Desolate Damage increased from +10 to +12
  • Shadow StepCooldown decreased from 32/28/24/20s to 30/26/22/18s
  • Shadow StepCast Range increased from 700/850/1000/1150 to 750/900/1050/1200
  • Shadow StepIllusion Damage increased from 20/30/40/50% to 32/38/44/50%
  • DispersionDamage Reflected increased from 7/11/15/19% to 8/12/16/20%

Doom

  • Strength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6

Ursa

  • Bear DownDuration Bonus rescaled from 14/16/18/20% to 15%
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +5 Fury Swipes Damage replaced with +0.5% Maul Health as Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +0.5% Maul Health as Damage replaced with +6 Fury Swipes Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Earthshock Radius decreased from +400 to +300

Invoker

  • Mind of Tornarus · TornadoAghanim's Scepter Twister Duration decreased by 0.5s
  • Mind of Tornarus · TornadoFrom 3.2/3.4/3.6/3.8/4/4.2/4.4/4.6/4.8/5s to 2.7/2.9/3.1/3.3/3.5/3.7/3.9/4.1/4.3/4.5s
  • Mind of Tornarus · E.M.P.Aghanim's Shard Burn Damage decreased from 90% to 80%

Silencer

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25

Outworld Destroyer

  • Sanity's EclipseNo longer deals bonus damage to illusions
  • Essence FluxAghanim's Scepter barrier duration decreased from 15s to 12s

Brewmaster

  • Base Strength increased from 23 to 24
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 52–59 to 53–60
  • Liquid CourageMax Speed Increase increased from 25% to 30%
  • Thunder ClapRadius increased from 375 to 400
  • Drunken BrawlerBrewed Up extend duration increased from 1s to 2s
  • Drunken BrawlerToggling is no longer disabled by silence
  • Primal SplitEarth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance

Shadow Demon

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Strength decreased from +10 to +8
  • DisseminateCast Range decreased from 700/800/900/1000 to 700/775/850/925

Lone Druid

  • Base Strength increased from 18 to 20
  • Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Entangle Root Damage Per Second increased from +15 to +20
  • EntangleRoot Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90
  • EntangleCooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 20/19/18/17s
  • Savage RoarCooldown decreased from 38/32/26/20s to 29/26/23/20s

Meepo

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Poof Cast Duration Reduction decreased from 1s to 0.75s
  • DigNow has a 0.3s cast point
  • MegaMeepoPoof damage factor per additional Meepo decreased from 100% to 75%

Treant Protector

  • Base Armor increased by 1
  • Nature's GuiseCooldown decreased from (50s - 3s per 2 levels ups) to (35s - 1s per level up)
  • Living ArmorDamage Blocked increased from 100 to 120
  • Living ArmorCooldown decreased from 30/25/20/15s to 24/21/18/15s
  • OvergrowthAghanim's Scepter Cooldown increased from 80/70/60s to 85/75/65s

Slark

  • Saltwater ShivDuration increased from 6/8/10/12s to 12s
  • Saltwater ShivStack Regen Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5
  • Saltwater ShivStack Speed Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5

Troll Warlord

  • Battle StanceToggling is no longer disabled by silence

Centaur Warrunner

  • Base Movement Speed decreased from 305 to 300
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Strength decreased from +12 to +10
  • Work HorseTotal Duration decreased from 7s to 6s

Timbersaw

  • Whirling DeathStat Loss Duration decreased from 12/13/14/15s to 11/12/13/14s
  • Whirling DeathBase Damage decreased from 85/130/175/220 to 75/120/165/210
  • Reactive ArmorAghanim's Scepter effect radius decreased from 600 to 450

Bristleback

  • Viscous Nasal GooBase Movement Slow increased from 10% to 12%

Abaddon

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen decreased from +10 to +8

Legion Commander

  • Spoils of War · DuelPress the Attack duration on allies after Duel win decreased from 50% to 25%
  • Spoils of War · Duel · ContextFrom 2.5s to 1.25s
  • Press The AttackMana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
  • Press The AttackBonus Move Speed increased from 10/14/18/22% to 13/16/19/22%
  • DuelAghanim's Scepter duration bonus decreased from +2s to +1.5s
  • Duel · ContextTotal Duration decreased from 6/6.5/7s to 5.5/6/6.5s

Techies

  • Proximity MinesCast range increased from 400 to 450

Underlord

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Firestorm Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 4s

Terrorblade

  • Base agility increased from 22 to 23
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 48–54 to 49–55
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Metamorphosis Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 10s
  • MetamorphosisCooldown decreased from 155/150/145/140s to 145/140/135/130s

Winter Wyvern

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent HP/s Cold Embrace Heal decreased from +25 to +20
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Splinter Blast Shatter Radius decreased from +300 to +250
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Splinter Blast Stun Duration decreased from +1.25s to +1s

Monkey King

  • Wukong's CommandDuration increased from 13s to 14s
  • Wukong's CommandAghanim's Scepter Soldier Duration increased from 12s to 15s

Pangolier

  • Intelligence gain increased from 2.2 to 2.5
  • Damage gain per level increased from 3.6 to 3.8
  • Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300
  • SwashbuckleCast Range and Dash Range increased from 400/500/600/700 to 575/650/725/800
  • SwashbuckleSlash Range increased from 700 to 850
  • SwashbuckleDamage per Strike increased from 30/60/90/120 to 35/65/95/125
  • Shield CrashCooldown decreased from 16/13/10/7s to 15/12/9/6s
  • Rolling ThunderDuration increased from 9/10/11s to 10/11/12s
  • Rolling ThunderDamage increased from 75/150/225 to 100/200/300
  • Rolling ThunderMagic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%
  • Roll UpMagic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%

Void Spirit

  • Aether RemnantRemnant Lifetime decreased from 20s to 17s

Mars

  • Base Agility decreased from 20 to 18
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction increased from 2s to 2.5s
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun increased from +0.4 to +0.5s

Ringmaster

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Impalement Arts Impact Damage increased from +75 to +85

Marci

  • Strength gain increased from 3.0 to 3.2
  • Damage gain per level increased from 3.2 to 3.3
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +75 Rebound Landing Radius decreased to +50
  • ReboundRadius increased from 275 to 300
  • UnleashCooldown decreased from 90/75/60s to 80/70/60s

Primal Beast

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast replaced with +6 Uproar Armor Per Stack
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +7 Uproar Armor Per Stack replaced with Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast
  • OnslaughtStun Duration rescaled from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 0.7/1/1.3/1.6s

Muerta

  • GunslingerToggling is no longer disabled by silence

Kez

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Attack Speed During Falcon Rush decreased from +60 to +40
  • Switch DisciplineKatana Base Attack Time worsened from 1.8s to 1.9s
  • Switch DisciplineKatana Bonus Agility Base Damage increased from 12% to 16%
  • Switch DisciplineCan no longer be disabled by Silence
  • Falcon RushCan no longer rush towards buildings or trigger on them
  • Falcon RushEcho Attack Damage decreased from 35/40/45/50% to 30/35/40/45%

Largo

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Catchy Lick Damage increased from +140 to +170
  • Catchy LickEnemy Pull Distance increased from 210/240/270/300 to 235/265/295/325
  • Catchy LickBonus Health Regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/7/10/13
  • Croak of GeniusReverberated damage is now only applied if the target is within 2000 range of the caster
  • Croak of GeniusDuration is no longer decreased on Largo from his own abilities

Hero #1961 · name: no reading

  • Gold Bounty changed from 300 to 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up
  • Experience Bounty changed from 300 to 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up
  • Entangling ClawsRoot Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90

Latest listed patch

7.41f

Released Sep 15, 2026

Time since release · updates every 10 min

32d 2h

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