Eternal Shroud
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Recipe Cost decreased from 800 to 600. Total cost decreased from 3300 to 3100 | — | — |
Shroud Mana conversion increased from 25% to 30% | 25% | 30% |
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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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| Blood Rite Damage decreased from 120/160/200/240 to 90/140/190/240 | 120/160/200/240 | 90/140/190/240 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Mana Regen decreased from 1 to 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base Attack Speed decreased from 110 to 100 | 110 | 100 |
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| Sacred Arrow Max Stun Duration decreased from 3.2/3.8/4.4/5s to 2.6/3.4/4.2/5s | 3.2/3.8/4.4/5s | 2.6/3.4/4.2/5s |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent +2.5s Phantom Rush Bonus Agility Duration replaced with +8 Strength | — | — |
| Talents Level 15 Talent +15 Strength replaced with +2.5s Phantom Rush Bonus Agility Duration | — | — |
| Spirit Lance Aghanim's Scepter Bonus Illusion Damage decreased from 40% to 30% | 40% | 30% |
| Juxtapose Illusion Damage decreased from 22% to 18/20/22% | 22% | 18/20/22% |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Agility increased from 22 to 24 | 22 | 24 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent Agility increased from +12 to +14 | +12 | +14 |
| Static Link Buff Duration increased from 9/12/15/18s to 12/14/16/18s | 9/12/15/18s | 12/14/16/18s |

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| Avalanche Cooldown decreased from 26/22/18/14s to 23/20/17/14s | 26/22/18/14s | 23/20/17/14s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90 | 100 | 90 |
| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
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| Talents Level 20 Talent Focus Fire Damage Reduction decreased from 16% to 12% | 16% | 12% |
| Windrun Aghanim's Scepter Physical Damage Taken Reduction decreased from 50% to 35% | 50% | 35% |
| Focus Fire Damage Reduction increased from 25% to 30% | 25% | 30% |

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| Thundergod's Wrath Damage increased from 350/475/600 to 350/500/650 | 350/475/600 | 350/500/650 |

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| Dragon Slave Cooldown decreased from 12/11/10/9s to 11/10/9/8s | 12/11/10/9s | 11/10/9/8s |
| Fiery Soul Aghanim's Shard Spell Damage per stack increased from 15 to 20 | 15 | 20 |
| Flame Cloak Spell Amplification increased from 30% to 35% | 30% | 35% |
| Flame Cloak Duration increased from 6s to 8s | 6s | 8s |

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| Earth Spike Spike Radius increased from 125 to 140 | 125 | 140 |
| Hex Cast Range increased from 600 to 625 | 600 | 625 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Movement Speed decreased from 295 to 290 | 295 | 290 |
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| Malefice Damage per Instance increased from 40/60/80/100 to 55/70/85/100 | 40/60/80/100 | 55/70/85/100 |
| Midnight Pulse Radius increased from 550 to 650 | 550 | 650 |

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| Shrapnel Radius increased from 400 to 400/425/450/475 | 400 | 400/425/450/475 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Call of the Wild Hawk Hawk Vision decreased from 600/700/800/900 to 600/650/700/750 | 600/700/800/900 | 600/650/700/750 |
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| Wild Axes Damage per axe decreased from 40/70/100/130 to 35/65/95/125 | 40/70/100/130 | 35/65/95/125 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +11 to +8 | +11 | +8 |
| Talents Level 10 Talent Damage decreased from +20 to +15 | +20 | +15 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Scream of Pain Damage decreased from +120 to +100 | +120 | +100 |
| Shadow Strike Aghanim's Scepter Initial Damage Bonus decreased from +80 to +50 | +80 | +50 |
| Blink Mana Cost increased from 60 to 65 | 60 | 65 |

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| Noxious Plague Initial Damage decreased from 200/300/400 to 150/250/350 | 200/300/400 | 150/250/350 |

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| Life Drain Ally Drain/Heal per second decreased from 160/240/320 to 120/210/300 | 160/240/320 | 120/210/300 |

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| Split Earth Radius increased from 150/175/200/225 to 150/180/210/240 | 150/175/200/225 | 150/180/210/240 |
| Split Earth Aghanim's Shard Radius Increase decreased from 60 to 55 | 60 | 55 |
| Diabolic Edict Cooldown decreased from 22s to 22/21/20/19s | 22s | 22/21/20/19s |
| Lightning Storm Damage increased from 70/120/170/220 to 90/140/190/240 | 70/120/170/220 | 90/140/190/240 |
| Nihilism Radius increased from 450 to 500 | 450 | 500 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Attack Range increased from 600 to 620 | 600 | 620 |
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| Nature's Call Mana Cost decreased from 150 to 120 | 150 | 120 |
| Nature's Call Cooldown decreased from 37s to 37/35/33/31s | 37s | 37/35/33/31s |
| Curse of the Oldgrowth DPS per tree increased from 15 to 20 | 15 | 20 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Tar Bomb Mana Cost increased from 40/45/50/55 to 45/50/55/60 | 40/45/50/55 | 45/50/55/60 |
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| Death Pact Burning Skeleton Archers now have the same target priority as Shadow Shaman's Serpent Wards | — | — |
| Death Pact Roshan's attacks now count as hero attacks for Burning Skeleton Archers | — | — |
| Death Pact Hero Hits to kill Burning Skeleton Archers decreased from 3 to 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Skeleton Walk Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 30/45/60% to 25/40/55% | 30/45/60% | 25/40/55% |

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| Base stats / mechanics Silken Bola Impact Damage increased from 100/120/140/160 to 120/140/160/180 | 100/120/140/160 | 120/140/160/180 |
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| Spin Web Base Charge Restore Time decreased from 30s to 27s | 30s | 27s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Strength decreased from 20 to 19 | 20 | 19 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent Jinada Damage decreased from +40 to +30 | +40 | +30 |
| Shadow Walk Stun Duration decreased from 1/1.2/1.4/1.6s to 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s | 1/1.2/1.4/1.6s | 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s |

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| Sticky Napalm Damage per stack decreased from 5/10/15/20 to 4/8/12/16 | 5/10/15/20 | 4/8/12/16 |
| Flamebreak Movement Slow decreased from 25% to 10/15/20/25% | 25% | 10/15/20/25% |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor decreased by 1 | — | — |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent Scorched Earth Movement Speed decreased from +10% to +7% | +10% | +7% |
| Devour Bonus Gold rescaled from 30/85/140/195 to 40/80/120/160 | 30/85/140/195 | 40/80/120/160 |
| Scorched Earth Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 9/11/13/15% to 8/9/10/11% | 9/11/13/15% | 8/9/10/11% |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor decreased by 1 | — | — |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent Bulldoze Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s | 4s | 3s |
| Charge of Darkness Cooldown increased from 17/15/13/11s to 21/18/15/12s | 17/15/13/11s | 21/18/15/12s |
| Charge of Darkness Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown increased from 7s to 8s | 7s | 8s |

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| Call Down Missile Two Damage increased from 200/275/350 to 250/325/400 | 200/275/350 | 250/325/400 |

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| Arcane Curse Initial Damage decreased from 40/60/80/100 to 20/40/60/80 | 40/60/80/100 | 20/40/60/80 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Summon Wolves Health increased from +200 to +250 | +200 | +250 |
| Shapeshift Cooldown decreased from 125/110/95s to 110/100/90s | 125/110/95s | 110/100/90s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Damage decreased by 2 | — | — |
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| Thunder Strike Strike Damage rescaled from 35/60/85/110 to 25/55/85/115 | 35/60/85/110 | 25/55/85/115 |

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| Mind Flare Bonus damage reduced from 30% to 25% | 30% | 25% |

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| Recall Teleport Delay increased from 3s to 4s | 3s | 4s |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent Stone Gaze Duration decreased from +2s to +1.5s | +2s | +1.5s |
| Mystic Snake Mana Gain decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 14/16/18/20% | 16/18/20/22% | 14/16/18/20% |
| Mana Shield Illusions now have reduced damage absorption per mana: 1/1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6 instead of 2/2.4/2.8/3.2/3.6. Illusions gain +0.7 damage per mana from level 25 talent instead of +1.3. Damage absorption on the main hero is unchanged | — | — |
| Stone Gaze Stone Duration decreased from 2.4s to 2/2.2/2.4s | 2.4s | 2/2.2/2.4s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Agility decreased from 15 to 9 | 15 | 9 |
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| Empower Bonus effect on self-cast decreased from 75% to 50% | 75% | 50% |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Spell Amplification decreased from 8% to 7% | 8% | 7% |

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| Snowball Bonus Damage per ally increased from 25/50/75/100 to 40/65/90/115 | 25/50/75/100 | 40/65/90/115 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Attack Speed decreased from 120 to 95 | 120 | 95 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +8 to +7 | +8 | +7 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Damage decreased from +65 to +55 | +65 | +55 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Mist Coil Heal/Damage decreased from +50 to +40 | +50 | +40 |
| Aphotic Shield Mana Cost increased from 85/100/115/130 to 95/110/125/140 | 85/100/115/130 | 95/110/125/140 |
| Curse of Avernus Aghanim's Shard Bonus Basic Slow decreased from +10% to +5% | +10% | +5% |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Damage decreased by 2 | — | — |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent Overwhelming Odds Damage per Hero decreased from +60 to +50 | +60 | +50 |
| Overwhelming Odds Bonus Attack Speed decreased from 50/80/110/140 to 50/75/100/125 | 50/80/110/140 | 50/75/100/125 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90 | 100 | 90 |
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| Sticky Bomb Damage decreased from 90/180/270/360 to 80/160/240/320 | 90/180/270/360 | 80/160/240/320 |
| Blast Off! Stun Duration decreased from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 0.8/0.95/1.1/1.25s | 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s | 0.8/0.95/1.1/1.25s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Strength decreased from 22 to 20 | 22 | 20 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Damage decreased by 2 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90 | 100 | 90 |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent Magnetic Field Attack Speed/Bonus Magic Damage decreased from +40 to +30 | +40 | +30 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Flux Duration decreased from +2s to +1.5s | +2s | +1.5s |
| Tempest Double Cooldown increased from 56/48/40s to 70/60/50s | 56/48/40s | 70/60/50s |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Jingu Mastery Damage decreased from +130 to +110 | +130 | +110 |
| Boundless Strike Stun Duration decreased from 0.8/1.0/1.2/1.4s to 0.7/0.9/1.1/1.3s | 0.8/1.0/1.2/1.4s | 0.7/0.9/1.1/1.3s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Movement Speed decreased from 300 to 295 | 300 | 295 |
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| Talents Level 20 Talent Swashbuckle Damage decreased from +25 to +20 | +25 | +20 |
| Talents Level 25 Talent Rolling Thunder Cooldown Reduction decreased from 18s to 16s | 18s | 16s |
| Talents Level 25 Talent Swashbuckle Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3s to 2.5s | 3s | 2.5s |
| Swashbuckle Dash Range decreased from 550/650/750/850 to 400/550/700/850 | 550/650/750/850 | 400/550/700/850 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Strength decreased from 22 to 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain decreased from 2.6 to 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Base stats / mechanics Intelligence gain decreased from 3.1 to 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent Outer Dissimilate Ring replaced with +70 Resonant Pulse Damage | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent +120 Resonant Pulse Damage replaced with Outer Dissimilate Ring | — | — |
| Dissimilate Mana Cost increased from 100/110/120/130 to 130 | 100/110/120/130 | 130 |
| Astral Step Void Mark Damage decreased from 150/250/350 to 130/230/330 | 150/250/350 | 130/230/330 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain decreased from 3.2 to 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent +70 Dispose Damage replaced with +10% Sidekick Lifesteal | — | — |
| Talents Level 15 Talent +15% Sidekick Lifesteal replaced with +70 Dispose Damage | — | — |
| Unleash Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 10s | 20s | 10s |
| Unleash Aghanim's Scepter Silence Duration decreased from 1.5s to 1s | 1.5s | 1s |

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| Pulverize Each time the target is slammed, Hit Damage is now increased by 30/50/70 for the spell's duration | — | — |
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