Healing Salve
| Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
Duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds (same overall heal) | 8 | 10 seconds (same overall heal) |
Patch 7.26b
Official patch notes · historical static snapshot
OFFICIAL PATCH NOTES · COLLECTED SNAPSHOT
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General
11 notes⌃
| # | Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denies no longer grant gold | — | — |
| 2 | Deny XP given to enemies increased from 40% to 50% | 40% | 50% |
| 3 | Melee Creeps base bounty increased by +5 | — | — |
| 4 | Neutral Creeps base bounty values increased back 10% | — | — |
| 5 | All talents are now about 20% weaker Doesn't affect upgrades that have no numerical values and are just either on or off | — | — |
| 6 | Towers now grant +1 HP Regen Aura for Tier 1 Towers, and +3 for Tier2/3/4 Towers | — | — |
| 7 | XP required to reach level 9/10/11/12/13 increased from 780/810/840/870/900 to 890/930/970/1010/1050 | 780/810/840/870/900 | 890/930/970/1010/1050 |
| 8 | Reliable gold is now given only for passive income | — | — |
| 9 | AoE Gold increased from 45 + 0.027*NW to 45 + 0.033*NW | 45 + 0.027*NW | 45 + 0.033*NW |
| 10 | Neutral item drop times for T1-4 changed from 7/15/25/40 to 7/17/27/37 | 7/15/25/40 | 7/17/27/37 |
| 11 | Tier 2+ towers health increased by 500 and damage by 25 | — | — |
Items
5 items · including 0 neutral⌃
Gloves of Haste
| Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
Cost increased from 400 to 450 | 400 | 450 |
Blades of Attack
| Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
Cost increased from 430 to 450 | 430 | 450 |
Ring of Basilius
| Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
Recipe cost increased from 175 to 200 | 175 | 200 |
Hood of Defiance
| Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
Now has a 200 gold recipe | — | — |
Heroes & units
0 entries⌃
No direct hero changes in this patch.
Neutral creeps
0 entries⌃
No neutral-creep section in this official patch.
End of official patch notes
Observed impact
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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These notes describe patch 7.26b. 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.
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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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