Stout Shield
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Damage block for melee heroes increased from 18 to 20 | 18 | 20 |
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OFFICIAL PATCH NOTES · COLLECTED SNAPSHOT
Tracking the evolving meta.| # | Change | Before | After |
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| 1 | Buyback respawn time penalty changed from +25% of remaining time to +25s always | +25% of remaining time | +25s always |
| 2 | General:Default:Level 2 XP requirement changed from 200 to 230 (in a scenario where Team A gets 2 melee denies per wave, and team B gets 1 melee deny per wave: Team A wave requirement for level 2 increases from 2 waves to 3 waves. Team B wave requirement remains at 3 waves. Total XP needed for other levels unchanged.) | — | — |
| 3 | Glyph is now on cooldown until the 3 minute timer in-game | — | — |

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| Bloodrage Heal rate reduced from 19/21/23/25% to 16/19/22/25% | 19/21/23/25% | 16/19/22/25% |

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| Crystal Nova Manacost increased from 130/140/150/160 to 130/145/160/175 | 130/140/150/160 | 130/145/160/175 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base agility reduced from 26 to 19 (base damage unchanged) | 26 | 19 (base damage unchanged) |
| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base attack animation time improved from 0.7 to 0.65 | 0.7 | 0.65 |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent reduced from +100 Leap Attack Speed to +80 | +100 Leap Attack Speed | +80 |

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| Talents Level 25 Talent reduced from -7s Doppelganger CD to -6s | -7s Doppelganger CD | -6s |

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| Tree Grab Manacost increased from 20/30/40/50 to 50 | 20/30/40/50 | 50 |
| Avalanche Cooldown increased from 20/19/18/17 to 23/21/19/17 | 20/19/18/17 | 23/21/19/17 |

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| Wave of Terror Cooldown increased from 10 to 16/14/12/10 | 10 | 16/14/12/10 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Agility rescaled from 15 + 1.2 to 12 + 1.3 | 15 + 1.2 | 12 + 1.3 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base movement speed reduced by 5 | — | — |
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| Wraithfire Blast Cooldown increased from 11/10/9/8 to 14/12/10/8 | 11/10/9/8 | 14/12/10/8 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base damage reduced by 3 | — | — |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base strength reduced by 2 | — | — |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base movement speed reduced by 15 | — | — |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base damage reduced from 42-51 to 40-45 | 42-51 | 40-45 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent increased from +175 Health to +225 | +175 Health | +225 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base agility reduced by 3 | — | — |
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| The Swarm Manacost increased from 70/80/90/100 to 110 | 70/80/90/100 | 110 |

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| Penitence Duration reduced from 8 to 5/6/7/8 | 8 | 5/6/7/8 |

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| Spectral Dagger Linger duration reduced from 2 to 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dispersion Max reflection range reduced from 1000 to 700 | 1000 | 700 |
| Desolate Single hero range check increased from 325 to 375 | 325 | 375 |

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| Overpower Manacost increased from 45/55/65/75 to 75 | 45/55/65/75 | 75 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base agility reduced by 5 (base damage and armor unchanged) | — | — |
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| Greevil's Greed Bounty rune multiplier rescaled from 3.5x to 2/2.5/3/3.5x | 3.5x | 2/2.5/3/3.5x |

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| Arcane Curse Manacost increased from 75/95/115/135 to 105/115/125/135 | 75/95/115/135 | 105/115/125/135 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent reduced from +25% XP to +20% | +25% XP | +20% |
| Spirits Cooldown from 20/18/16/14 to 26/22/18/14 | 20/18/16/14 | 26/22/18/14 |

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| Shadow Realm Damage reduced from 120/200/280/360 to 90/180/270/360 | 120/200/280/360 | 90/180/270/360 |
| Cursed Crown Cast point increased from 0.1 to 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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This collection contains official balance changes. It has no patch-aligned match sample, so pick rates, win rates and performance trends are not established.
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