DOTA 2 / PATCH 7.40c

Dota 7.40c patch notes

Released · Original Valve notes ↗

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

Items

  • Ability / item #1808Can now be disassembled
  • Ability / item #1107All Attributes bonus decreased from 7 to 6
  • Ability / item #1107Mana Regen decreased from 2.5 to 2.25

Hero changes

Axe

  • Strength gain decreased from 2.8 to 2.7
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +10 to +8

Bloodseeker

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Health increased from +175 to +200
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Agility decreased from +20 to +15
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Rupture Cast Range decreased from +425 to +400
  • BloodrageMax Health Damage per second decreased from 1.4% to 1.2%

Drow Ranger

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Marksmanship Chance decreased from +10% to +8%

Earthshaker

  • FissureMana Cost decreased from 120/125/130/135 to 115/120/125/130

Phantom Lancer

  • Illusory ArmamentsMin Damage at level 1 decreased from 18% to 17%
  • Illusory Armaments · ContextIncrement value per 3 level ups is still 2%
  • DoppelgangerMana Cost increased from 50 to 70

Pudge

  • Meat ShieldMana Cost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 65/70/75/80

Slardar

  • Strength gain decreased from 3.6 to 3.4
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250

Tidehunter

  • Base Strength decreased from 27 to 26
  • Damage at level 1 decreased from 52–58 to 51–57

Phantom Assassin

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Stifling Dagger Cooldown Reduction increased from 1.5s to 2s

Viper

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Predator Damage Per Missing Health increased from +0.25 to +0.3
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Viper Strike DPS decreased from +80 to +70
  • Corrosive SkinDamage per second rescaled from 8/16/24/32 to 10/15/20/25

Nature's Prophet

  • Nature's CallTreant Damage increased from 16/24/32/40 to 16/25/34/43

Clinkz

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Attack Range decreased from +60 to +50
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Searing Arrows Multishot no longer applies to Skeleton Archers
  • Skeleton WalkSkeleton Building Damage penalty increased from 25% to 75%
  • Skeleton Walk · ContextAlso applies to Burning Army skeletons
  • Skeleton WalkNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Skeleton WalkNow Aghanim's Scepter only provides Burning Army ability without increasing Skeleton Archer Hits to Kill by 1

Huskar

  • Cauterize · Berserker's BloodCooldown increased from 50/40/30/20s to 60/50/40/30s

Broodmother

  • Necrotic Webs · Spin WebEnemy Restoration Reduction decreased from 10/30/50/70% to 10/25/40/55%
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +8 to +6
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent BAT Reduction during Insatiable Hunger decreased from 0.2s to 0.15s
  • Spin WebMax Charges decreased from 4/6/8/10 to 3/5/7/9
  • Incapacitating BiteNo longer applied by illusions

Jakiro

  • Base Intelligence decreased from 26 to 25
  • Damage at level 1 decreased from 53–61 to 52–60
  • Ice PathPath Duration decreased from 3/3.5/4/4.5s to 2.6/3.1/3.6/4.1s

Batrider

  • Agility gain increased from 1.8 to 2.0
  • Damage gain per level increased from 3.4 to 3.5

Spectre

  • Strength gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.4
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Health decreased from +350 to +325
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent All Spectre Illusion Damage decreased from +20% to +15%

Doom

  • Infernal BladeMana Cost decreased from 40 to 35

Ursa

  • Fury SwipesDamage per attack decreased from 13/21/29/37 to 12/20/28/36

Gyrocopter

  • Base Attack Speed decreased from 125 to 115
  • Agility gain increased from 3.2 to 3.4
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Call Down Cooldown Reduction increased from 30s to 40s

Brewmaster

  • Liquid CourageAghanim's Shard Max HP Regen per second increased from 2% to 2.5%
  • Drunken BrawlerEarth Brawler Armor increased from 2/4/6/8 to 3/5/7/9

Shadow Demon

  • Promulgate · DisseminateHealth loss decreased from 9/11/13/15% to 9/10/11/12%

Lone Druid

  • Base Agility increased from 20 to 22
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 42–46 to 44–48
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Slow Resistance during True Form increased from 60% to 70%
  • Savage RoarDuration increased from 0.8/1.2/1.6/2s to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s

Meepo

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Poof Damage decreased from +50 to +40
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Ransack Health Steal decreased from +8 to +7
  • MegaMeepoPoof damage factor per additional Meepo decreased from 75% to 50%

Rubick

  • TelekinesisCooldown decreased from 23/20/17/14s to 22/19/16/13s

Slark

  • Saltwater ShivStack Restoration Steal rescaled from 3/4/5/6% to 2/4/6/8%
  • Saltwater ShivStack Regen Steal increased from 2/3/4/5 to 2/4/6/8
  • Saltwater ShivStack Speed Steal increased from 2/3/4/5 to 2/4/6/8

Timbersaw

  • Base Strength decreased from 26 to 23
  • Damage at level 1 decreased from 49–53 to 46–50
  • Strength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Whirling Death Stat Loss decreased from +2.5% to +2%

Abaddon

  • Curse of AvernusNo longer applied by illusions

Legion Commander

  • DuelAghanim's Scepter Duration decreased from 5.5/6/6.5s to 5/5.5/6s

Ember Spirit

  • Searing ChainsDuration decreased from 1.5/2/2.5/3s to 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75s
  • Searing ChainsDamage Per Second rescaled from 50/70/90/110 to 100

Terrorblade

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Reflection Slow/Damage increased from +10% to +15%
  • Conjure ImageMana Cost decreased from 55/65/75/85 to 50/60/70/80
  • SunderCooldown decreased from 120/80/40s to 110/75/40s
  • Demon ZealNo longer affects Reflection illusions

Monkey King

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Primal Spring Max Damage increased from +85 to +90
  • Jingu MasteryBonus Damage increased from 30/75/120/165 to 30/80/130/180

Pangolier

  • Base Strength increased from 19 to 20
  • Fortune Favors the BoldChance Reduction increased from 40% to 50%
  • SwashbuckleCooldown decreased from 20/17/14/11s to 19/16/13/10s

Grimstroke

  • Base damage increased by 1
  • Damage at level 1 decreased from 46–50 to 47–51
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Ink Swell Movement Speed increased from +12% to +15%
  • Ink SwellCast Range increased from 500/600/700/800 to 650/700/750/800

Ringmaster

  • Carny Classics · Whoopee CushionStink cloud radius increased from 200 to 250
  • Base Agility decreased from 13 to 11
  • Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.6

Largo

  • Added to Captains Mode
  • Intelligence gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6
  • FrogstompDamage per stomp increased from 35/45/55/65 to 36/48/60/72
  • Amphibian RhapsodyNow can be toggled while silenced
  • Amphibian RhapsodyRadius increased from 750 to 800

Hero #1961 · name: no reading

  • ReturnRoots and leashes will now interrupt Return's channeling
  • Return · ContextPreviously they only prevented casting of Return, but had no effect if applied during the channelling
  • Savage RoarDuration increased from 0.8/1.2/1.6/2s to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s

Latest listed patch

7.41f

Released Sep 15, 2026

Time since release · updates every 10 min

32d 3h

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