Overwhelming Blink
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Blink damage rescaled from 200 +100% strength to 100 + 150% strength | 200 +100% strength | 100 + 150% strength |
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OFFICIAL PATCH NOTES · COLLECTED SNAPSHOT
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| Nightmare Damage rescaled from 15/20/25/30 to 5/15/25/35 | 15/20/25/30 | 5/15/25/35 |
| Brain Sap Cooldown increased from 14/13/12/11 to 17/15/13/11 | 14/13/12/11 | 17/15/13/11 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor reduced by 1 | — | — |
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| Toss Damage reduced from 90/160/230/300 to 80/150/220/290 | 90/160/230/300 | 80/150/220/290 |
| Tree Grab Cooldown increased from 16/14/12/10 to 19/16/13/10 | 16/14/12/10 | 19/16/13/10 |
| Tree Grab Unit Attack Damage Bonus reduced from 25% to 20% | 25% | 20% |

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| Base stats / mechanics Agility Gain reduced from 3.4 to 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
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| Static Field Damage no longer counts as HP removal (Heavenly Jump can now put blink dagger on cooldown and affects effects that are canceled by damage like healing salve) | — | — |
| Thundergod's Wrath Damage increased from 300/400/500 to 300/425/550 | 300/400/500 | 300/425/550 |

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| Smoke Screen Miss Chance increased from 20/35/50/65% to 30/45/60/75% | 20/35/50/65% | 30/45/60/75% |

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| Base stats / mechanics Heat-Seeking Missile damage per rocket reduced from 125/200/275/350 to 115/190/265/340 | 125/200/275/350 | 115/190/265/340 |
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| Rearm Mana Cost increased from 130/210/290 to 150/225/300 | 130/210/290 | 150/225/300 |

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| Fatal Bonds Mana Cost reduced from 140 to 110/120/130/140 | 140 | 110/120/130/140 |
| Chaotic Offering Golem Base Health increased from 1000/2000/3000 to 1200/2100/3000 | 1000/2000/3000 | 1200/2100/3000 |
| Chaotic Offering Scepter Golem Base Health increased from 750/1500/2250 to 800/1600/2400 | 750/1500/2250 | 800/1600/2400 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Call of the Wild Hawk Shard Cooldown Reduction reduced from 15 to 7 | 15 | 7 |
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| Mortal Strike Critical Damage increased from 140/180/220/260% to 150/190/230/270% | 140/180/220/260% | 150/190/230/270% |

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| Spirit Siphon Base Health Drain per second increased from 14 to 16 | 14 | 16 |

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| Fan of Knives Cooldown reduced from 20 to 15 | 20 | 15 |

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| Nether Blast Cast Range increased from 400 to 450 | 400 | 450 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor increased by 1 | — | — |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor increased by 1 | — | — |
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| Talents Level 20 talent +2 Burning Barrage Arrows increased to +3 | — | — |
| Burning Barrage Damage increased from 60% of attack damage to 65% | 60% of attack damage | 65% |

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| Talents Level 25 Talent -60s Dark Ascension cooldown reduced to -50s | — | — |

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| Spin Web Charges increased from 3/5/7/9 to 4/6/8/10 | 3/5/7/9 | 4/6/8/10 |
| Spawn Spiderlings Damage increased from 240/320/400 to 260/340/420 | 240/320/400 | 260/340/420 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base damage rescaled from 53-63 to 54-60 | 53-63 | 54-60 |
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| The Swarm Shard Cooldown reduction reduced from 4s to 2s | 4s | 2s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base damage reduced by 2 | — | — |
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| Fury Swipes Damage Bonus per stack increased from 9/18/27/36 to 10/19/28/37 | 9/18/27/36 | 10/19/28/37 |

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| Flak Cannon Mana cost increased from 50 to 50/60/70/80 | 50 | 50/60/70/80 |

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| Arcane Curse Silence Penalty Multiplier reduced from 2x to 1.7x | 2x | 1.7x |
| Last Word Scepter Radius reduced from 650 to 500 | 650 | 500 |

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| Tombstone Hero Attacks to destroy Tombstone increased from 4/5/6/7 to 5/6/7/8 | 4/5/6/7 | 5/6/7/8 |

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| Mirror Image Cooldown reduced from 40/36/32/28 to 40/35/30/25 | 40/36/32/28 | 40/35/30/25 |

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| Chakram Pass Damage increased from 100/140/180 to 110/155/200 | 100/140/180 | 110/155/200 |

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| Warpath Stack duration increased from 16 to 16/18/20 | 16 | 16/18/20 |

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| Arctic Burn Cooldown reduced from 42/36/28/20 to 38/32/26/20 | 42/36/28/20 | 38/32/26/20 |

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| Wukong's Command Soldier's attack interval increased from 1.1 to 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Movement Speed reduced from 305 to 300 | 305 | 300 |
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| God's Rebuke Mana Cost increased from 80 to 90 | 80 | 90 |

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| Starbreaker Swipe attack damage bonus reduced from 25/35/45/55 to 20/30/40/50 | 25/35/45/55 | 20/30/40/50 |
| Starbreaker Smash attack damage bonus rescaled from 40/65/90/115 to 30/60/90/120 | 40/65/90/115 | 30/60/90/120 |
| Celestial Hammer Slow rescaled from 35% to 24/28/32/36% | 35% | 24/28/32/36% |
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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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