Patch 7.29b
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General
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Items
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No item changes in this patch.
Heroes & units
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Anti-Mage
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| Base stats / mechanics Base armor increased by 1 | — | — |
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Drow Ranger
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Base stats / mechanics
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Abilities & talents
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| Frost Arrows Slow reduced from 15/30/45/60% to 10/25/40/55% | 15/30/45/60% | 10/25/40/55% |

Phantom Lancer
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Base damage reduced by 2 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Base armor reduced by 1 | — | — |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 10 Talent changed from +16% Evasion to +150 Health | +16% Evasion | +150 Health |
| Talents Level 15 Talent changed from +200 Health to +16% Evasion | +200 Health | +16% Evasion |
| Spirit Lance Shard no longer increases cast range by 200 | — | — |
| Spirit Lance Shard damage reduced from 50% to 40% | 50% | 40% |
| Spirit Lance Shard bounce range reduced from 900 to 750 | 900 | 750 |
| Phantom Rush Agility bonus reduced from 11/22/33/44 to 10/20/30/40 | 11/22/33/44 | 10/20/30/40 |

Puck
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Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 10 Talent reduced from +30 Damage to +25 | +30 Damage | +25 |

Sven
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| God's Strength Damage increased from 100/150/200% to 120/160/200% | 100/150/200% | 120/160/200% |

Kunkka
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Movement speed increased from 300 to 305 | 300 | 305 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base armor increased by 1 | — | — |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +14 Strength to +16 | +14 Strength | +16 |
| X Marks the Spot Cooldown reduced from 38/30/22/14 to 24/20/16/12 | 38/30/22/14 | 24/20/16/12 |

Lina
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 1.8 to 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 10 Talent increased from -2s Dragon Slave Cooldown to -2.5s | -2s Dragon Slave Cooldown | -2.5s |
| Light Strike Array Manacost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 100/105/110/115 | 100/110/120/130 | 100/105/110/115 |
| Light Strike Array Radius increased from 225 to 250 | 225 | 250 |
| Fiery Soul Stack duration increased from 10 to 12 seconds | 10 | 12 seconds |

Sniper
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Abilities & talents
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| Take Aim Active movement speed penalty reduced from 30% to 25% | 30% | 25% |

Beastmaster
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Abilities & talents
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| Wild Axes Scepter bonus damage reduced from +40 to +30 | +40 | +30 |

Death Prophet
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Abilities & talents
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| Crypt Swarm Manacost reduced from 85/110/135/160 to 80/95/110/125 | 85/110/135/160 | 80/95/110/125 |

Phantom Assassin
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Base damage increased by 2 | — | — |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 10 Talent increased from -1.5s Stiffling Dagger Cooldown to -2s | -1.5s Stiffling Dagger Cooldown | -2s |
| Talents Level 10 Talent increased from +150 Health to +175 | +150 Health | +175 |

Templar Assassin
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Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 10 Talent increased from +80 Psi Blades Range to +100 | +80 Psi Blades Range | +100 |
| Meld Cooldown reduced from 15/12/9/6 to 11/9/7/5 | 15/12/9/6 | 11/9/7/5 |

Dazzle
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| Talents Level 15 Talent reduced from +250 Heal On Shallow Grave End to +225 | +250 Heal On Shallow Grave End | +225 |

Nature's Prophet
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Movement speed increased from 290 to 295 | 290 | 295 |
Abilities & talents
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| Nature's Call Treant attack damage increased from 18/24/30/36 to 18/26/34/42 | 18/24/30/36 | 18/26/34/42 |

Lifestealer
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Base damage reduced by 2 | — | — |
Abilities & talents
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| Feast Lifesteal reduced from 1.8/2.4/3/3.6% to 1.6/2.2/2.8/3.4% | 1.8/2.4/3/3.6% | 1.6/2.2/2.8/3.4% |

Huskar
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Agility reduced from 15 + 1.8 to 13 + 1.6 | 15 + 1.8 | 13 + 1.6 |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 15 Talent reduced from +6 Burning Spears DPS to +5 | +6 Burning Spears DPS | +5 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent reduced from +40% Berserker's Blood Regen to +35% | +40% Berserker's Blood Regen | +35% |
| Berserker's Blood Max regen reduced from 25/45/65/85% to 20/40/60/80% | 25/45/65/85% | 20/40/60/80% |
| Life Break Cooldown increased from 12 to 16/14/12 | 12 | 16/14/12 |

Broodmother
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| Insatiable Hunger Lifesteal no longer works when attacking allies | — | — |
| Spawn Spiderlings Count increased from 3/4/5 to 4/5/6 | 3/4/5 | 4/5/6 |

Bounty Hunter
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Abilities & talents
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| Shadow Walk Shard damage reduction reduced from 40% to 35% | 40% | 35% |

Weaver
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| Base stats / mechanics Base intelligence increased from 16 to 20 | 16 | 20 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base agility increased from 14 to 17 | 14 | 17 |
| Base stats / mechanics Attack animation time reduced from 0.64 to 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.55 |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +11 Strength to +12 | +11 Strength | +12 |

Batrider
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| Base stats / mechanics Base damage increased by 3 | — | — |
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Doom
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| Devour Cooldown and duration reduced from 70 to 60 | 70 | 60 |
| Doom Damage per second increased from 25/40/55 to 30/45/60 | 25/40/55 | 30/45/60 |

Ursa
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Abilities & talents
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| Earthshock Shard cooldown reduction from -2 to -1 | -2 | -1 |

Invoker
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| Base stats / mechanics Meteor shard spread reduced from 225 distance to 200 | 225 distance | 200 |
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Lycan
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Base armor increased by 1 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Base stats / mechanics Intelligence gain increased from 1.4 to 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +175 Summon Wolves Health to +200 | +175 Summon Wolves Health | +200 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from 8% Cooldown Reduction to 12% | 8% Cooldown Reduction | 12% |
| Talents Level 20 Talent increased from +25% Feral Impulse Damage to +30% | +25% Feral Impulse Damage | +30% |
| Talents Level 20 Talent increased from +5s Shapeshift Duration to +6s | +5s Shapeshift Duration | +6s |
| Summon Wolves Cripple now also slows movement speed by 15% | — | — |
| Summon Wolves Health increased from 300/350/400/450 to 325/375/425/475 | 300/350/400/450 | 325/375/425/475 |
| Shapeshift Health bonus increased from 150/250/350 to 200/300/400 | 150/250/350 | 200/300/400 |

Shadow Demon
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Abilities & talents
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| Disruption Illusion duration increased from 8/10/12/14 to 11/12/13/14 | 8/10/12/14 | 11/12/13/14 |
| Demonic Purge Manacost reduced from 200 to 150/175/200 | 200 | 150/175/200 |

Lone Druid
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Spirit Bear health increase per level from 75 to 90 | 75 | 90 |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 20 Talent increased from -40s True Form Cooldown to -50s | -40s True Form Cooldown | -50s |
| Savage Roar Duration increased from 1.2/1.6/2/2.4 to 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6 | 1.2/1.6/2/2.4 | 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6 |

Rubick
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| Telekinesis Stun duration increased from 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 to 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8 | 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 | 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8 |

Nyx Assassin
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Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 20 Talent changed from -3.5s Spiked Carapace Cooldown to +0.6s Spiked Carapace Stun | -3.5s Spiked Carapace Cooldown | +0.6s Spiked Carapace Stun |

Keeper of the Light
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Abilities & talents
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| Spirit Form Cooldown reduced from 90/80/70 to 80/75/70 | 90/80/70 | 80/75/70 |

Medusa
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Intelligence gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
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Magnus
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Abilities & talents
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| Reverse Polarity Damage increased from 50/125/200 to 75/150/225 | 50/125/200 | 75/150/225 |

Timbersaw
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Abilities & talents
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| Flamethrower Shard debuff duration reduced from 3 to 2 | 3 | 2 |

Elder Titan
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| Earth Splitter Delay reduced from 2.8 to 2.7182 | 2.8 | 2.7182 |

Legion Commander
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| Press The Attack Shard cooldown reduction from -3s to -2s | -3s | -2s |

Techies
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Base attack speed reduced from 100 to 90 | 100 | 90 |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 15 Talent reduced from +4 Mana Regen to +3 | +4 Mana Regen | +3 |
| Blast Off! Suicide death no longer grants you TP scroll (this is a general change for self kill) | — | — |

Ember Spirit
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Abilities & talents
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| Sleight of Fist Creep damage reduction reduced from 50% to 40% | 50% | 40% |

Terrorblade
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Abilities & talents
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| Sunder Manacost reduced from 200/100/50 to 150/100/50 | 200/100/50 | 150/100/50 |

Winter Wyvern
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Base stats / mechanics
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Abilities & talents
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| Arctic Burn Manacost increased from 90 to 100 | 90 | 100 |
| Winter's Curse Cooldown increased from 80 to 90/85/80 | 80 | 90/85/80 |

Monkey King
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Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +100 Jingu Mastery Damage to +130 | +100 Jingu Mastery Damage | +130 |
| Tree Dance Shard cooldown reduced from 0.4 to 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Wukong's Command Cooldown reduced from 130/110/90 to 120/100/80 | 130/110/90 | 120/100/80 |

Grimstroke
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Base stats / mechanics
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Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 10 Talent reduced from -6s Ink Swell cooldown to -5s | -6s Ink Swell cooldown | -5s |
| Ink Swell Shard bonus damage reduced from +50% to +40% | +50% | +40% |
| Ink Swell Shard heal reduced 50% to 40% | — | — |

Hoodwink
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Base stats / mechanics
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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain increased from 1.8 to 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Abilities & talents
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| Talents Level 10 Talent increased from -3s Bushwhack Cooldown to -4s | -3s Bushwhack Cooldown | -4s |
| Talents Level 10 Talent increased from +175 Health to +200 | +175 Health | +200 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent increased from +14 Agility to +16 | +14 Agility | +16 |
| Acorn Shot Damage increased from 65% to 75% | 65% | 75% |
Neutral creeps
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No neutral-creep section in this official patch.
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.
Explore match evidence →Interpretation
These notes describe patch 7.29b. 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 →Official source & snapshot
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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