Boots of Travel
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Now has the same 6 second teleportation delay when teleporting to outposts | — | — |
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Official patch notes · historical static snapshot
OFFICIAL PATCH NOTES · COLLECTED SNAPSHOT
Tracking the evolving meta.| # | Change | Before | After |
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| 1 | Outpost XP reduced from 25 per minute to 18 | 25 per minute | 18 |
| 2 | Level 10 XP talents reduced from 20/25/30/40 (most were 25/30) to 20% | 20/25/30/40 (most were 25/30) | 20% |
| 3 | Level 15 XP talents reduced from 35/40/50 to 35% | 35/40/50 | 35% |
| 4 | Glyph duration on creeps reduced from 7 to 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Innate Damage Block now works against player units again (same rules as regular damage block now) | — | — |
| 6 | Innate Damage Block changed from 100% for 8 block to 50% for 16 block | 100% for 8 block | 50% for 16 block |
| 7 | Innate Damage Block no longer stacks with damage block instances | — | — |
| 8 | Courier items that are locked will now not be delivered nor will they be returned to the stash | — | — |
| 9 | Courier base movement speed increased from 275 to 280 | 275 | 280 |
| 10 | Neutral Items no longer roll if there is an enemy of the killer within 600 AoE of the dying unit | — | — |

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| Bloodrage Heal percentage reduced from 16/19/22/25% to 13/17/21/25% | 16/19/22/25% | 13/17/21/25% |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent changed from +14% Manacost/Manaloss Reduction Aura to +10% Magic Resistance Arcane Aura | +14% Manacost/Manaloss Reduction Aura | +10% Magic Resistance Arcane Aura |
| Arcane Aura No longer provides Magic Resistance | — | — |
| Crystal Nova Cooldown reduced from 14/12/10/8 to 11/10/9/8 | 14/12/10/8 | 11/10/9/8 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base attack speed increased from 100 to 110 | 100 | 110 |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +20 Attack Speed to +25 | +20 Attack Speed | +25 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain increased from 2.5 to 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
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| Requiem of Souls Fear per wave increased from 0.6 to 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Requiem of Souls Max fear duration increased from 2.2 to 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base armor reduced by 2 | — | — |
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| Waning Rift Damage reduced from 100/160/220/280 to to 70/140/210/280 | 100/160/220/280 | to 70/140/210/280 |
| Dream Coil Level 1 scepter duration fixed to not be lower than original (1.5 to 1.8) | — | — |

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| Tree Grab Building damage reduced from 50/80/110/140% to 20/50/80/110% | 50/80/110/140% | 20/50/80/110% |

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| Vengeance Aura Attack range reduced from 60/90/120/150 to 50/75/100/125 | 60/90/120/150 | 50/75/100/125 |
| Vengeance Aura Illusion outgoing damage from 100% to 70/80/90/100% | 100% | 70/80/90/100% |

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| Torrent Slow duration from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4 to 1/2/3/4 | 1.75/2.5/3.25/4 | 1/2/3/4 |

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| Kraken Shell Damage block increased from 5/10/20/40 to 12/24/36/48 (as a result of the innate damage block changes) | 5/10/20/40 | 12/24/36/48 (as a result of the innate damage block changes) |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base movement speed increased from 315 to 320 | 315 | 320 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base HP regen increased from 2 to 3 | 2 | 3 |
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| Tricks of the Trade Damage increased from 55/70/85/100 to 70/80/90/100 | 55/70/85/100 | 70/80/90/100 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 3.1 to 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
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| Poison Sting Regen reduction reduced from 30% to 15/20/25/30% | 30% | 15/20/25/30% |
| Poison Sting Damage reduced from 6/14/22/30 to 6/12/18/24 | 6/14/22/30 | 6/12/18/24 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent reduced from +25 Movement Speed to +20 | +25 Movement Speed | +20 |
| Talents Level 25 Talent reduced 1.5s Meld Hit Bash to 1.25s | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Max base damage reduced by 4 | — | — |
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| Death Pact Health gain increased from 200/300/400/500 to 250/350/450/550 | 200/300/400/500 | 250/350/450/550 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base movement speed increased from 315 to 320 | 315 | 320 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base intelligence increased by 3 (base damage unaffected) | — | — |
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| Sproink Distance increased from 400 to 450 | 400 | 450 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain reduced from 3.3 to 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent reduced from +3 Mana Regen to +2 | +3 Mana Regen | +2 |

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| Summon Spirit Bear Base damage reduced by 5 | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Now has an innate Nature's Guise passive ability. Whenever you haven't taken damage in the last 3 seconds, you gain the ability to path through trees. While in trees you gain 25% more regeneration and heal as well as a 15% Movement Speed bonus. (Once you have the ability to walk through trees, you don't lose it until you aren't near trees.) | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Scepter now also causes trees to respawn every 10 seconds instead of the default 5 minutes | — | — |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent changed from +10% Cooldown Reduction to Nature's Guise Invisibility | +10% Cooldown Reduction | Nature's Guise Invisibility |
| Talents Level 10 Talent changed from +60 Living Armor Heal to +50 Damage | +60 Living Armor Heal | +50 Damage |
| Talents Level 15 Talent changed from +90 Damage to +60 Living Armor Heal | +90 Damage | +60 Living Armor Heal |
| Talents Level 20 Talent changed from Gains Tree Walking to +15% Cooldown Reduction | Gains Tree Walking | +15% Cooldown Reduction |
| Living Armor Is now global. | — | — |
| Living Armor Bonus armor reduced from 7/10/13/16 to 4/6/8/10 | 7/10/13/16 | 4/6/8/10 |
| Living Armor Now heals over 12 seconds instead of 8 | — | — |
| Living Armor Total heal reduced from 60/120/180/240 to 60/100/140/180 | 60/120/180/240 | 60/100/140/180 |

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| Tombstone Zombies damage increased from 33 to 36 | 33 | 36 |
| Flesh Golem Damage per second increased from 15/25/35 to 25/35/45 | 15/25/35 | 25/35/45 |

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| Mana Shield Absorption increased from 60 to 70% | 60 | 70% |
| Stone Gaze Movement speed bonus increased from 25% to 35% | 25% | 35% |

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| Skewer Scepter reduces manacost by 50% rather than 100% | — | — |
| Skewer Scepter cooldown increased from 4 to 6 seconds | 4 | 6 seconds |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base intelligence reduced by 3 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Base damage reduced by 2 | — | — |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base armor increased by 1 | — | — |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base intelligence increased by 5 (base damage unchanged) | — | — |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base armor increased by 1 | — | — |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +75 Jingu Mastery Damage to +100 | +75 Jingu Mastery Damage | +100 |

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| Bulwark Front damage reduction increased from 25/40/55/70% to 40/50/60/70% | 25/40/55/70% | 40/50/60/70% |
| Bulwark Side damage reduction increased from 12/20/27/35% to 20/25/30/35% | 12/20/27/35% | 20/25/30/35% |
No neutral-creep section in this official patch.
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