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Soul Stealer max stacks reduced from 25 to 20 | 25 | 20 |
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OFFICIAL PATCH NOTES · COLLECTED SNAPSHOT
Tracking the evolving meta.| # | Change | Before | After |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base Health regeneration reduced from 2.75 to 2.5 | 2.75 | 2.5 |
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| Berserker's Call Bonus Armor reduced from 30 to 25 | 30 | 25 |

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| Fiend's Grip Max Channel time reduced from 6 to 5/5.5/6s | 6 | 5/5.5/6s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Blood Mist self damage is now magical instead of Pure | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Blood Mist damage to enemies increased from 5% to 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Base stats / mechanics Blood Mist cooldown reduced from 4s to 3s | 4s | 3s |
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| Freezing Field Explosion damage radius increased from 300 to 320 | 300 | 320 |
| Freezing Field Move Speed slow increased from 30% to 40% | 30% | 40% |
| Freezing Field Cooldown reduced from 110/100/90 to 90 | 110/100/90 | 90 |

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| Fissure Mana Cost reduced from 125/140/155/170 to 120/130/140/150 | 125/140/155/170 | 120/130/140/150 |

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| Dismember Damage per second rescaled from 60/90/120 to 80/100/120 | 60/90/120 | 80/100/120 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent +20 Sandstorm Damage per Second reduced to +15 | — | — |
| Talents Level 15 Talent +150 Sand Storm Radius reduced to +125 | — | — |
| Talents Level 25 Talent +40% bonus Sandstorm Blind/Slow reduced to 35% | — | — |
| Sand Storm Damage per second rescaled from 20/45/70/95 to 25/45/65/85 | 20/45/70/95 | 25/45/65/85 |
| Sand Storm Mana cost increased from 70/75/80/85 to 85 | 70/75/80/85 | 85 |
| Epicenter Shard Epicenter Bonus Damage Per Pulse reduced from 20 to 10 | 20 | 10 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base armor reduced by 1 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Level 10 mana regeneration talent reduced from +1.75 to +1.5 | +1.75 | +1.5 |
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| Overload Damage decreased from 40/60/80/100 to 30/50/70/90 | 40/60/80/100 | 30/50/70/90 |

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| Warcry Movement Speed bonus increased from 8%/12%/16%/20% to 10%/14%/18%/22% | 8%/12%/16%/20% | 10%/14%/18%/22% |
| Warcry Shard Passive Armor increased from 5 to 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Storm Hammer Stun duration rescaled from 1.25/1.5/1.75/2.0s to 1.4/1.6/1.8/2.0s | 1.25/1.5/1.75/2.0s | 1.4/1.6/1.8/2.0s |
| Storm Hammer Manacost decreased from 110/120/130/140 to 110/115/120/125 | 110/120/130/140 | 110/115/120/125 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent +40% Grow Damage with Tree replaced with +10% Status Resistance | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent +15% Status Resistance replaced with +40% Grow Damage with Tree | — | — |
| Tree Grab Bonus Building Damage reduced from 55/70/85/100% to 40/55/70/85% | 55/70/85/100% | 40/55/70/85% |
| Grow Tree attack damage multiplier reduced from 40/45/50% to 20/30/40% | 40/45/50% | 20/30/40% |
| Tree Throw Slow now also applies to Tree Volley damage. | — | — |

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| Heavenly Jump Distance increased from 450 to 500 | 450 | 500 |
| Arc Lightning Damage increased from 80/110/140/170 to 90/120/150/180 | 80/110/140/170 | 90/120/150/180 |
| Lightning Bolt Cast Point reduced from 0.4s to 0.3s | 0.4s | 0.3s |

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| Maledict Damage per Second increased from 7/14/21/28 to 12/18/24/30 | 7/14/21/28 | 12/18/24/30 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Eidolon magic resistance increased from 50% to 60% | 50% | 60% |
| Base stats / mechanics Eidolon bounty decreased from 20-26 to 18-24 | 20-26 | 18-24 |
| Base stats / mechanics Eidolon Experienced reduced from 12 to 10 | 12 | 10 |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base Strength increased from 18 to 19 | 18 | 19 |
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| Laser Mana Cost reduced from 110/130/150/170 to 105/120/135/150 | 110/130/150/170 | 105/120/135/150 |

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| Reaper's Scythe Permanent heath regeneration decreased from 3/6/9 to 2/4/6 | 3/6/9 | 2/4/6 |
| Death Seeker Cooldown increased from 14 to 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Death Seeker Manacost increased from 100 to 125 | 100 | 125 |
| Death Pulse Heal reduced from 60/85/110/135 to 55/80/105/130 | 60/85/110/135 | 55/80/105/130 |

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| Chaotic Offering Golem Health icreased from 1200/2100/3000 to 1400/2300/3200 (Aghanim increased from 800/1600/2400 to 900/1700/2600) | — | — |

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| Spirit Siphon Shard fear duration decreased from 2s to 1.5s | 2s | 1.5s |
| Spirit Siphon Base health drain per second reduced from 16 to 10/12/14/16 | 16 | 10/12/14/16 |
| Exorcism Now does 50% damage to buildings | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Level 20 Decrepify Duration Talent reduced from +1.5s to +1s | +1.5s | +1s |
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| Decrepify Cast range reduced from 400/500/600/700 to 400/475/550/625 | 400/500/600/700 | 400/475/550/625 |
| Decrepify Cooldown increased from 15/12/9/6 to 16/13/10/7 | 15/12/9/6 | 16/13/10/7 |
| Nether Ward Radius reduced from 1600 to 1400 | 1600 | 1400 |

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| Refraction Bonus damage reduced from 25/50/75/100 to 25/45/65/85 | 25/50/75/100 | 25/45/65/85 |

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| Fireball Shard Damage Per Second decreased from 80 to 75 | 80 | 75 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Heavenly Grace Mana Cost increased from 80/90/100/110 to 95/105/115/125 | 80/90/100/110 | 95/105/115/125 |
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| Enchant Can now only dominate creeps up to level 4/5/6/6 | — | — |

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| Berserker's Blood Strength as max health regeneration bonus decreased from 20%/40%/60%/80% to 16%/34%/52%/70% | 20%/40%/60%/80% | 16%/34%/52%/70% |

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| Spin Web Mana Cost reduced from 50 to 40 | 50 | 40 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Movement Speed increased from 300 to 305 | 300 | 305 |
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| Hand of God Cooldown decreased from 160/140/120 to 150/130/110 | 160/140/120 | 150/130/110 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base HP regen increased from 1.5 to 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Agility increased from 23 to 25 | 23 | 25 |
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| Dispersion Radius thresholds increased from 300-700 to 400-800 | 300-700 | 400-800 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Attack Speed increased from 100 to 110 | 100 | 110 |
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| Summon Wolves Increased attack damage from 17-20/23-26/29-32/35-38 to 20-23/26-29/32-34/38-40 | 17-20/23-26/29-32/35-38 | 20-23/26-29/32-34/38-40 |
| Summon Wolves Shard Lane Wolf increased Attack Damage from 35-38 to 38-40 | 35-38 | 38-40 |

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| Chaos Bolt Shard bonus range decreased from 300 to 150 | 300 | 150 |
| Chaos Strike No longer applies Bonus damage to Creep Heroes and Roshan. | — | — |

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| Tombstone Cast Range reduced from 600 to 500 | 600 | 500 |
| Tombstone Zombie spawn interval increased from 4/3.5/3/2.5 to 4/3.6/3.2/2.8 | 4/3.5/3/2.5 | 4/3.6/3.2/2.8 |

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| Thunder Strike Mana cost decreased from 130/140/150/160 to 125/130/135/140 | 130/140/150/160 | 125/130/135/140 |

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| Impale Mana Cost reduced from 105/120/135/150 to 100/110/120/130 | 105/120/135/150 | 100/110/120/130 |
| Impale Spike radius increased from 125 to 140 | 125 | 140 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base movement speed reduced from 330 to 320 | 330 | 320 |
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| Chakra Magic Mana restored reduced from 100/180/260/340 to 80/160/240/320 | 100/180/260/340 | 80/160/240/320 |
| Blinding Light Knockback duration reduced from 0.8s to 0.6s | 0.8s | 0.6s |

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| Dark Pact Mana Cost reduced from 75 to 65 | 75 | 65 |
| Dark Pact Outgoing Damage rescaled from 75/150/225/300 to 90/160/230/300 | 75/150/225/300 | 90/160/230/300 |

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| Split Shot Damage reduced from 50/60/70/80% to 45/55/65/75% | 50/60/70/80% | 45/55/65/75% |
| Stone Gaze Mana cost increased from 100 to 150 | 100 | 150 |

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| Berserker's Rage Melee Form Base Attack Time improved from 1.45 to 1.4 | 1.45 | 1.4 |
| Battle Trance Fixed Troll sometimes not properly getting sight of its target in Fog of War. | — | — |

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| Whirling Death Stat loss percentage decreased from 12% to 10% | 12% | 10% |
| Whirling Death Stat loss duration decreased from 13/14/15/16 to 12/13/14/15 | 13/14/15/16 | 12/13/14/15 |

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| Sleight of Fist Damage reduced from 60/90/120/150 to 45/80/115/150 | 60/90/120/150 | 45/80/115/150 |

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| Icarus Dive Damage per second increased from 10/30/50/70 to 15/35/55/75 | 10/30/50/70 | 15/35/55/75 |

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| Arctic Burn Duration increased from 8s to 10s | 8s | 10s |
| Splinter Blast Secondary projectile speed increased from 650 to 800 | 650 | 800 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base damage increased from 47-57 to 51-57 | 47-57 | 51-57 |
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| Talents Level 20 Talent Trample Attack Damage Percentage bonus reduced from +30% to +25% | +30% | +25% |
| Onslaught Has a sound audible through Fog of War | — | — |
| Uproar Attack damage per stack decreased from 15/25/35/45 to 10/20/30/40 | 15/25/35/45 | 10/20/30/40 |
| Uproar Move speed slow per stack reduced from 10% to 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Uproar Damage threshhold increased from 35 to 50 | 35 | 50 |
| Trample Base damage reduced from 20/35/50/65 to 12/28/44/60 | 20/35/50/65 | 12/28/44/60 |
| Trample Attack Damage Percentage reduced from 40% to 35% | 40% | 35% |
| Rock Throw Shard damage increased from 275 to 300. | 275 | 300 |
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Take Off max mana cost per second increased from 2.5% to 4% | 2.5% | 4% |
Vision reduced from 1800/1800 to 1200/800 | 1800/1800 | 1200/800 |
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Raise Dead cooldown increased from 18 to 20 | 18 | 20 |
Raise Dead duration decreased from 40 to 35 | 40 | 35 |
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Armor reduced from 1 to 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 7.31c. Later patches may change or remove these mechanics. Historical Facet and Innate sections are preserved as written, rather than presented as current hero rules.
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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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