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Dota 2 patch 7.40b

Released 2025-12-23

Heroes

Axe

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

Drow Ranger

Movement Speed Penalty increased from 25% to 35%
Agility gain decreased from 2.9 to 2.8
Level 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%
Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s

Juggernaut

Level 25 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal decreased from +50% to +40%
Duration decreased from 25s to 18/20/22/24s
Slashes Rate Multiplier decreased from 1.5 to 1.4

Morphling

Base armor increased by 1

Shadow Fiend

Base Max Souls increased from 20 to 20/22/24/26
No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Magic Resist Reduction rescaled from 5/10/15% to 10%

Phantom Lancer

Damage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280
Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Pudge

Strength Increase decreased from 2/4/6 to 2/3/4
Mana Cost increased from 110 to 120

Tiny

Splash Damage increased from 55/70/85/100% to 70/80/90/100%

Windranger

Bonus Damage per Hero decreased from 40 to 35
Slow duration decreased from 4s to 3s
Aghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction decreased from 45% to 35%

Zeus

Current HP Damage increased from 2.5/3/3.5/4% to 2.5/3.25/4/4.75%

Kunkka

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

Tidehunter

Strength gain decreased from 4.1 to 3.9
Level 10 Talent Anchor Smash Damage Reduction decreased from +20% to +10%
Level 20 Talent Blubber effect triggers Anchor Smash now deals 50% less damage on the triggered Anchor Smash and is now considered reflection damage
No longer deals 100 damage

Witch Doctor

Damage decreased from 55/90/125 to 55/85/115
Level 25 Talent Death Ward Damage decreased from +45 to +40
Damage decreased from 60/95/130 to 60/90/120

Lich

Agility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.7

Riki

Attack Damage rescaled from 30/50/70/90 to 25/50/75/100

Enigma

Aghanim's Scepter Pull AoE decreased from 1200 to 1000

Tinker

Now shows the overhead "Blinded" text over affected units

Necrophos

Restoration Amplification rescaled from 45/55/65/75% to 55/60/65/70%

Warlock

Level 20 Talent Upheaval Damage increased from +40 to +45
Level 25 Talent Fatal Bonds Targets increased from +3 to +4
Imp 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
Damage 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

Skeleton movement speed decreased from 350 to 340

Death Prophet

Level 20 Talent Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal increased from +25 to +30
Spirits increased from 10/17/24 to 10/18/26

Phantom Assassin

Level 10 Talent Phantom Strike Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s
Now pierces Debuff Immunity

Pugna

Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250
Mana Cost increased from 100/150/200 to 115/160/205

Viper

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

Dazzle

Level 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s
Slow decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Clinkz

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

Omniknight

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

Huskar

Max HP Heal per Debuff decreased from 5% to 4%
Level 15 Talent Lifesteal decreased from +15% to +12%
Level 25 Talent Life Break Damage decreased from +25% to +22%
HP for Max bonus decreased from 12% to 10%

Broodmother

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

Jakiro

Burn Damage decreased from 20/30/40/50 to 15/25/35/45
Impact Damage rescaled from 15/20/25/30 to 8/16/24/32

Batrider

Mana 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
Level 10 Talent Desolate Damage increased from +10 to +12
Cooldown decreased from 32/28/24/20s to 30/26/22/18s
Cast Range increased from 700/850/1000/1150 to 750/900/1050/1200
Illusion Damage increased from 20/30/40/50% to 32/38/44/50%
Damage Reflected increased from 7/11/15/19% to 8/12/16/20%

Doom

Strength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6

Ursa

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

Invoker

Aghanim's Scepter Twister Duration decreased by 0.5s

From 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

Aghanim's Shard Burn Damage decreased from 90% to 80%

Silencer

Level 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25

Outworld Devourer

No longer deals bonus damage to illusions
Aghanim'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
Max Speed Increase increased from 25% to 30%
Radius increased from 375 to 400
Brewed Up extend duration increased from 1s to 2s
Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
Earth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance

Shadow Demon

Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +10 to +8
Cast 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
Level 10 Talent Entangle Root Damage Per Second increased from +15 to +20
Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90
Cooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 20/19/18/17s
Cooldown decreased from 38/32/26/20s to 29/26/23/20s

Meepo

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

Treant Protector

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

Slark

Duration increased from 6/8/10/12s to 12s
Stack Regen Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5
Stack Speed Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5

Troll Warlord

Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Centaur Warrunner

Base Movement Speed decreased from 305 to 300
Level 15 Talent Strength decreased from +12 to +10
Total Duration decreased from 7s to 6s

Timbersaw

Stat Loss Duration decreased from 12/13/14/15s to 11/12/13/14s
Base Damage decreased from 85/130/175/220 to 75/120/165/210
Aghanim's Scepter effect radius decreased from 600 to 450

Bristleback

Base Movement Slow increased from 10% to 12%

Abaddon

Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen decreased from +10 to +8

Legion Commander

Press the Attack duration on allies after Duel win decreased from 50% to 25% (From 2.5s to 1.25s)
Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
Bonus Move Speed increased from 10/14/18/22% to 13/16/19/22%
Aghanim's Scepter duration bonus decreased from +2s to +1.5s (Total Duration decreased from 6/6.5/7s to 5.5/6/6.5s)

Techies

Cast range increased from 400 to 450

Underlord

Level 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
Level 15 Talent Metamorphosis Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 10s
Cooldown decreased from 155/150/145/140s to 145/140/135/130s

Winter Wyvern

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

Monkey King

Duration increased from 13s to 14s
Aghanim'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
Cast Range and Dash Range increased from 400/500/600/700 to 575/650/725/800
Slash Range increased from 700 to 850
Damage per Strike increased from 30/60/90/120 to 35/65/95/125
Cooldown decreased from 16/13/10/7s to 15/12/9/6s
Duration increased from 9/10/11s to 10/11/12s
Damage increased from 75/150/225 to 100/200/300
Magic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%
Magic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%

Void Spirit

Remnant Lifetime decreased from 20s to 17s

Mars

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

Ring Master

Level 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
Level 10 Talent +75 Rebound Landing Radius decreased to +50
Radius increased from 275 to 300
Cooldown decreased from 90/75/60s to 80/70/60s

Primal Beast

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

Muerta

Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Kez

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

Largo

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

#1961

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
Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90

Items

Mask of Madness

Berserk now shows the overhead "Silenced" text when active

Silver Edge

Shadow Walk debuff duration decreased from 6s to 5s

Spirit Vessel

Soul Release will gain charges only for Spirit Vessel if the same hero has both Spirit Vessel and Urn of Shadows

Urn of Shadows

Soul Release can no longer gain charges on multiple copies of this item if the copies are on the same hero