Hand of Midas
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Gold bonus reduced from 180 to 160 | 180 | 160 |
Io is optional. Content is ready.
Official patch notes · historical static snapshot
OFFICIAL PATCH NOTES · COLLECTED SNAPSHOT
Tracking the evolving meta.| # | Change | Before | After |
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| 1 | XP earned when being denied increased from 30% to 35% | 30% | 35% |

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| Healing Ward Movement speed reduced from 400 to 350 | 400 | 350 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Intelligence increased from 17 + 1.7 to 19 + 1.9 | 17 + 1.7 | 19 + 1.9 |
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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain increased from 2.6 to 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base strength increased by 2 | — | — |
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| Phantom Rush Bonus agility increased from 9/18/27/36 to 11/22/33/44 | 9/18/27/36 | 11/22/33/44 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base intelligence increased by 3 | — | — |
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| Electric Vortex No longer slows your hero | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain reduced from 3.5 to 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
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| Shackleshot Cooldown reduced from 18/16/14/12 to 16/14/12/10 | 18/16/14/12 | 16/14/12/10 |
| Focus Fire Attack speed increased from 400 to 425 | 400 | 425 |

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| Tidebringer No longer provides a bonus on denies | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent increased from +25/2% Fiery Soul Per Stack to +30/2% | +25/2% Fiery Soul Per Stack | +30/2% |
| Talents Level 20 Talent increased from +12% Spell Amplification to +14% | +12% Spell Amplification | +14% |

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| Shackles Cooldown increased from 10 to 16/14/12/10 | 10 | 16/14/12/10 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain reduced from 3.8 to 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base movement speed increased by 5 | — | — |
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| Headshot Damage increased from 20/50/80/110 to 30/60/90/120 | 20/50/80/110 | 30/60/90/120 |
| Shrapnel Charge replenish rate improved from 55 to 50 | 55 | 50 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base intelligence increased by 3 (base damage unchanged) | — | — |
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| Sonic Wave Damage increased from 320/410/500 to 340/430/520 | 320/410/500 | 340/430/520 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +150 Cast Range to +175 | +150 Cast Range | +175 |
| Silence Cast point reduced from 0.5 to 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Crypt Swarm Manacost reduced from 105/120/140/165 to 85/110/135/160 | 105/120/140/165 | 85/110/135/160 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain reduced from 3.7 to 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 2.6 to 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
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| Refraction Bonus damage increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/50/75/100 | 20/40/60/80 | 25/50/75/100 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain reduced from 3.3 to 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
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| Nethertoxin Aoe damage no longer stacks with itself | — | — |
| Nethertoxin Manacost increased from 75 to 70/80/90/100 | 75 | 70/80/90/100 |
| Poison Attack Slow reduced from 25/30/35/40% to 10/20/30/40% | 25/30/35/40% | 10/20/30/40% |

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| Eclipse Max beams increased from 5/8/11 to 6/9/12 | 5/8/11 | 6/9/12 |

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| Nature's Call Treant damage reduced from 36 to 27/30/33/36 | 36 | 27/30/33/36 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain reduced from 3.2 to 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
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| Impetus Damage increased from 16/20/24% to 16/22/28% | 16/20/24% | 16/22/28% |

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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 2.5 to 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +15 Agility to +20 | +15 Agility | +20 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain reduced from 3.1 to 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
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| Divine Favor Bonus damage reduced from 12/24/36/48 to 8/16/24/32 | 12/24/36/48 | 8/16/24/32 |
| Divine Favor Non-hero damage multiplier increased from 2x to 3x | 2x | 3x |

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| Base stats / mechanics Intelligence gain increased from 3 to 3.4 | 3 | 3.4 |
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| Ice Blast Duration increased from 9/10/11 to 10/11/12 | 9/10/11 | 10/11/12 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Movement speed reduced by 5 | — | — |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base health regen increased by 0.75 | — | — |
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| Acid Spray Radius increased from 400/475/550/625 to 475/525/575/625 | 400/475/550/625 | 475/525/575/625 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain reduced from 3.8 to 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
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| Base stats / mechanics Agility increased from 23 + 1.6 to 24 + 1.8 | 23 + 1.6 | 24 + 1.8 |
| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain increased from 1.6 to 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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| Base stats / mechanics Intelligence gain increased from 2.1 to 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
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| Talents Level 20 talent reduced from +50 damage to +40 | +50 damage | +40 |

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| Mist Coil Damage/heal increased from 100/150/200/250 to 120/165/210/255 | 100/150/200/250 | 120/165/210/255 |

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| Astral Spirit Bonus damage from creeps reduced from 6/9/12/15 to 3/7/11/15 | creeps reduced from 6/9/12/15 | 3/7/11/15 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Remote Mines cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 | 10 | 8 |
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| Mischief Now makes you immune to damage briefly, rather than invulnerable | — | — |

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| Lucky Shot No longer triggers off of Pangolier illusions | — | — |
| Lucky Shot Slow reduced from 40% to 35% | 40% | 35% |
No neutral-creep section in this official patch.
This collection contains official balance changes. It has no patch-aligned match sample, so pick rates, win rates and performance trends are not established.
Explore match evidence →These notes describe patch 7.21c. Later patches may change or remove these mechanics. Historical Facet and Innate sections are preserved as written, rather than presented as current hero rules.
Balance changes alone do not prove a win-rate effect. Compare a stated sample, role and time window before drawing a performance conclusion.
Explore this patch →Collected 2026-09-18T16:00:25.042681+00:00. Dates use Valve’s official patch timestamp in UTC. All meaningful note text, nested sections and explanatory notes from this response are retained. Standalone news posts and client bug-fix announcements are outside this gameplay-patch collection.
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