Blood Grenade
| Change | Before | After |
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Cost decreased from 65 to 50 | 65 | 50 |
Max Inventory Stacks decreased from 3 to 2 | 3 | 2 |
Initial Stock decreased from 3 to 2 | 3 | 2 |
Restock Time increased from 120s to 180s | 120s | 180s |
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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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| 1 | Reworked Captains Mode Draft Order | — | — |
| 2 | Old: 2-3-2 Bans, 2-2-1 picks | — | — |
| 3 | First Pick Second Pick | — | — |
| 4 | Ban Ban Ban Ban | — | — |
| 5 | Pick Pick Pick Pick | — | — |
| 6 | Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban | — | — |
| 7 | Pick Pick Pick Pick | — | — |
| 8 | Ban Ban Ban Ban | — | — |
| 9 | Pick Pick | — | — |
| 10 | New: 3-2-2 Bans (First Pick) 4-1-2 Bans (Second Pick) 1-3-1 picks (Both) | — | — |
| 11 | First Pick Second Pick | — | — |
| 12 | Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban | — | — |
| 13 | Pick Pick | — | — |
| 14 | Ban Ban Ban | — | — |
| 15 | Pick Pick Pick Pick Pick Pick | — | — |
| 16 | Ban Ban Ban Ban | — | — |
| 17 | Pick Pick | — | — |
| 18 | Time per ban during the First Phase Bans decreased from 30s to 15s | 30s | 15s |
| 19 | Alternative Cast Abilities | — | — |
| 20 | Updated the UI for many abilities that were using Auto-Cast to enable different behaviors on an ability | — | — |
| 21 | Alternative Cast Abilities can be toggled in the same way as Auto-Cast (default to alt+keybind or right clicking) to adjust their cast behavior | — | — |
| 22 | Alternative Cast Abilities have a unique icon for the different casting modes | — | — |
| 23 | Holding the Ctrl key will allow you to cast the non-selected version of the ability without having to toggle it | — | — |
| 24 | The following abilities have been updated to use Alternative Casting | — | — |
| 25 | Dark Seer's Surge Aghanim's Shard effect | — | — |
| 26 | Doom's Devour | — | — |
| 27 | Elder Titan's Echo Stomp Aghanim's Shard effect | — | — |
| 28 | Hoodwink's Acorn Shot | — | — |
| 29 | Meepo's Poof | — | — |
| 30 | Mirana's Leap Aghanim's Shard effect | — | — |
| 31 | Monkey King's Boundless Strike Aghanim's Shard effect | — | — |
| 32 | Morphling's Morph Aghanim's Scepter effect | — | — |
| 33 | Razor's Static Link Aghanim's Shard effect | — | — |
| 34 | Sven's Storm Hammer Aghanim's Scepter effect | — | — |
| 35 | Templar Assassin's Trap | — | — |
| 36 | Added a new stat: Slow Resistance. Reduces the impact of slows on your hero by a percentage | — | — |
| 37 | Status Resistance no longer affects the impact of slows. About a half of existing slows in the game had both duration and impact reduced by Status Resistance, but now it affects only the duration of slows | — | — |
| 38 | Scan now has 2 charges | — | — |
| 39 | Killing Roshan no longer grants control of any Watchers on the map | — | — |
| 40 | Main jungle Watchers for both Radiant and Dire have been moved to different locations | — | — |
| 41 | Adjusted the position of the triangle Watchers | — | — |
| 42 | Moved both Outposts from the main jungle to the triangles | the main jungle | the triangles |
| 43 | Mighty Mines buff in Mines area increased from +4 HP/s to +7 HP/s | +4 HP/s | +7 HP/s |
| 44 | Added UI to support self-restoring item charges (i.e. Hand of Midas, Holy Locket) | — | — |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent -1s Blink Cooldown replaced with +150 Mana Void Radius | — | — |
| Talents Level 15 Talent +150 Mana Void Radius replaced with -1s Blink Cooldown | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Mana Void Damage Multiplier increased from +0.1 to +0.15 | +0.1 | +0.15 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Blink Cast Range decreased from +200 to +150 | +200 | +150 |
| Counterspell Aghanim's Shard Upgrade reworked. Previous effect removed | — | — |
| Counterspell Now creates an illusion of Anti-Mage next to an enemy caster upon reflecting their spell. Illusion deals 75% damage, takes 100% damage and has a duration of 4 seconds | — | — |
| Counterspell Ally New ability granted by Aghanim's Shard | — | — |
| Counterspell Creates a Counterspell shell around the targeted ally within 600 range. This shell similarly creates an illusion of Anti-Mage upon reflecting an enemy spell. Mana Cost: 45; Cooldown: 3s | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
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| Counter Helix Damage increased from 80/110/140/170 to 95/120/145/170 | 80/110/140/170 | 95/120/145/170 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Brain Sap Cooldown Reduction increased from 2s to 3s | 2s | 3s |
| Talents Level 25 Talent Brain Sap Damage/Heal increased from +200 to +250 | +200 | +250 |
| Brain Sap Now fully pierces debuff immunity | — | — |
| Nightmare Sleeping units now aren't awakened by any damage dealt by Bane | — | — |
| Nightmare Bane now gains +15/25/35/45 attack speed against sleeping units | — | — |
| Fiend's Grip Now removes Nightmare effect from the targeted enemy | — | — |

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| Thirst Max Health Heal (Creeps) decreased from 11/14/17/20% to 8/12/16/20% | 11/14/17/20% | 8/12/16/20% |
| Rupture Duration decreased from 10/11/12s to 9/10/11s | 10/11/12s | 9/10/11s |

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| Freezing Field Aghanim's Scepter now also allows Crystal Maiden to move, attack and cast spells during Freezing Field in addition to the previous effects. | — | — |
| Freezing Field Scepter Time to Frostbite increased from 1.75s to 2.5s | 1.75s | 2.5s |
| Crystal Clone New ability granted by Aghanim's Shard | — | — |
| Crystal Clone Crystal Maiden slides backwards 275 units, creating a crystal clone of herself in her place. Whenever the clone times out after 5 seconds or is destroyed, the current level of Frostbite is applied on all enemies within 300 radius. The clone is untargetable, but can be damaged with AoE effects. Clone Health: 150; Mana Cost: 50; Cooldown: 12s | — | — |

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| Talents Level 25 Talent Multishot Waves decreased from +3 to +1. This talent no longer increases the total channel time, making all waves faster | — | — |
| Glacier While on glacier, Marksmanship now isn't disabled by enemies in the proximity | — | — |
| Glacier Drow Ranger can now freely walk off the glacier over the barrier | — | — |

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| Enchant Totem Bonus Attack Range increased from 75 to 100 | 75 | 100 |
| Aftershock Radius increased from 300 to 350 | 300 | 350 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent +1s Blade Fury Duration replaced with +100 Blade Fury DPS | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent +150 Blade Fury DPS replaced with -3s Blade Fury Cooldown | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal increased from +50% to +60%. Lifesteal is now calculated after armor reductions | — | — |

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| Sacred Arrow Maximum Bonus Damage decreased from 180 to 150/160/170/180 | 180 | 150/160/170/180 |
| Leap Base Charge Restore Time rescaled from 45/40/35/30s to 52/44/36/28s | 45/40/35/30s | 52/44/36/28s |

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| Morph Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade reworked | — | — |
| Morph Adds an alternative cast to Morph. When enabled, Morphling creates beside himself a strong illusion of the target hero that can cast all of the hero's basic abilities and deals 100% of the target's damage but takes 300% damage. If the illusion is alive when Morphling toggles Morph, he teleports to the illusion and destroys it before turning into the enemy hero | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Attack Range increased from 500 to 525 | 500 | 525 |
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| Requiem of Souls Aghanim's Scepter Damage on Return increased from 40% to 60% | 40% | 60% |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Spirit Lance Damage decreased from +50 to +40 | +50 | +40 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Spirit Lance Cooldown Reduction decreased from 2s to 1.5s | 2s | 1.5s |

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| Phase Shift Aghanim's Shard Bonus Damage increased from 20 to 35 | 20 | 35 |
| Dream Coil Aghanim's Scepter Rapid Fire attack rate now mirrors Puck's attack rate | — | — |
| Dream Coil Aghanim's Scepter Rapid Fire keeps attacking enemies that are stunned by breaking the Dream Coil's leash | — | — |

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| Meat Hook Now instantly kills illusions | — | — |
| Meat Hook Cast stun on Pudge is now removed if the hook finds a target | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent +21% Storm Surge Move Speed replaced with +25% Storm Surge Damage and Slow | — | — |
| Static Link Now upgradable by Aghanim's Shard | — | — |
| Static Link Increases cast range by 150 and adds alternative cast to Static Link. When toggled on, it pulls Razor and his linked target toward each other at a rate of 100 units/s while the link is active. The pull stops if the distance is less than 175 units from Razor. Does not affect debuff immune enemies | — | — |
| Storm Surge Bonus Speed decreased from 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20% | 10/15/20/25% | 8/12/16/20% |
| Storm Surge Previous Aghanim's Shard Upgrade is now a part of the basic ability | — | — |
| Storm Surge There is an 18% chance when attacked, and always when targeted with a spell, to release forked lightning that strikes the target and 2 other nearby enemies, dealing 45/80/115/150 damage and slowing movement speed by 20/25/30/35% for 1s. Additional strikes prioritize the same unit type as the unit that triggered it. Strike Search Area: 700; Strike Cooldown: 3s | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent +100 Epicenter Base Radius replaced with +100 Base Radius and +25 Incremental Radius of Epicenter | — | — |
| Sand Storm Now constantly moves towards Sand King at a speed of 100ms | — | — |
| Sand Storm Aghanim's Scepter Burrowstrike spine radius now equals 10% of Sand Storm's current radius | — | — |
| Sand Storm Decreased from 65 to 42.5/50/57.5/65; Level 15 talent increases radius by 12.5 more | — | — |
| Epicenter Aghanim's Shard effect now triggers every 2.5s instead of every 700 units moved | — | — |

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| Ball Lightning Damage decreased from 8/12/16 to 6/10/14 | 8/12/16 | 6/10/14 |

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| Storm Hammer Radius increased from 255 to 270 | 255 | 270 |
| God's Strength Now also grants 30/35/40% slow resistance for the duration | — | — |

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| Grow Now also provides 15/30/45% slow resistance | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Attack Speed increased from 100 to 110 | 100 | 110 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent Nether Swap Enemy Damage increased from +150 to +200 | +150 | +200 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Wave of Terror Armor Reduction increased from 3 to 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Wave of Terror Now also reduces the enemy's total attack damage by 15/20/25/30% | — | — |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Windrun Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3s to 2.5s | 3s | 2.5s |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Shackleshot Duration increased from +0.65s to +0.75s | +0.65s | +0.75s |
| Talents Level 25 Talent Focus Fire Kills Advance Cooldown decreased from 20s to 18s | 20s | 18s |

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| Thundergod's Wrath Damage decreased from 350/500/650 to 300/425/550 | 350/500/650 | 300/425/550 |
| Thundergod's Wrath Now also deals damage equal to 5/7.5/10% of target's max HP | — | — |
| Lightning Hands Ability changed from auto-cast to toggle | auto-cast | toggle |

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| Torrent Damage and slow are now applied to all enemies in the torrent area throughout the duration, not just to enemies caught by the stun | — | — |
| X Marks the Spot Return Cast Point decreased from 0.4s to 0.2s | 0.4s | 0.2s |

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| Dragon Slave Damage decreased from 85/165/245/325 to 75/150/225/300 | 85/165/245/325 | 75/150/225/300 |
| Dragon Slave Now also burns enemies, dealing 10/20/30/40 damage per second. Damage Interval: 1s; Burn Duration: 2s | — | — |
| Light Strike Array Mana Cost rescaled from 115 to 100/115/130/145 | 115 | 100/115/130/145 |
| Laguna Blade Now Supercharges Lina, granting her 10 stacks of Fiery Soul for 5 seconds | — | — |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Mana Drain Restores Allies replaced with -2s Hex Cooldown | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent -3s Hex Cooldown replaced with Earth Spike affects a 30 degree cone | — | — |
| Mana Drain No longer has a mana cost | — | — |
| Mana Drain Can now target allies without the level 15 talent. Grants bonus movement speed when used on allies and no longer drains mana from Lion when the allied target is at full mana. Movement speed and mana restored are decreased by 50% of the slow and mana stolen values | — | — |

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| Ether Shock Mana Cost decreased from 100/115/130/145 to 90/105/120/135 | 100/115/130/145 | 90/105/120/135 |
| Hex Now amplifies damage the target takes by 5/10/15/20% | — | — |
| Hex Duration increased from 1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8s to 2/2.3/2.6/2.9s | 1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8s | 2/2.3/2.6/2.9s |
| Hex Mana Cost increased from 50/100/150/200 to 110/140/170/200 | 50/100/150/200 | 110/140/170/200 |
| Hex Cooldown increased from 12s to 24/20/16/12s | 12s | 24/20/16/12s |
| Shackles Total Damage/Heal increased from 60/130/200/270 to 75/150/225/300 | 60/130/200/270 | 75/150/225/300 |

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| Slithereen Crush Cast Point improved from 0.35s to 0.25s | 0.35s | 0.25s |
| Slithereen Crush Puddle Duration increased from 3/4/5/6s to 7s | 3/4/5/6s | 7s |
| Slithereen Crush Puddle Duration with Aghanim's Scepter increased from 22/23/24/25s to 25s | 22/23/24/25s | 25s |
| Bash of the Deep Now passively grants 10/20/30/40 attack damage when in water | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Tendrils of the Deep Ability removed | — | — |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent Gush Damage decreased from +120 to +100 | +120 | +100 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent +40 Kraken Shell Damage Block replaced with +4 Kraken Shell Damage Block per Anchor Smash Kill Counts every hero that dies under the effect of Anchor Smash debuff. Effect is retroactive, counting kills before the talent is learned | — | — |
| Dead in the Water New ability granted by Aghanim's Shard | — | — |
| Dead in the Water Tidehunter throws a chain that leashes an enemy hero to a heavy anchor. Attempting to move more than 350 units away from the anchor reduces the hero's movement speed to 100, while dragging the anchor behind them. The anchor can be destroyed with 5 hero attacks. Initial chain deals 200 magical damage, has a 1000 travel speed and can be disjointed. Ability removes invisibility and provides fog of war vision on the target. Cast Range: 350; Duration: 10s; Mana Cost: 80; Cooldown: 25s | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain decreased from 2.3 to 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
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| Paralyzing Cask Bounce Delay decreased from 0.3s to 0.1s | 0.3s | 0.1s |
| Death Ward Now deals pure damage and pierces debuff immunity | — | — |
| Death Ward Damage decreased from 90/150/210 to 60/110/160 | 90/150/210 | 60/110/160 |
| Death Ward Aghanim's Scepter attacks can now also bounce to creeps (heroes prioritized) | — | — |
| Voodoo Switcheroo Attack Speed Reduction increased from 30 to 40 | 30 | 40 |
| Voodoo Switcheroo Mana Cost increased from 150 to 200 | 150 | 200 |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent +100 Chain Frost Damage replaced with Chain Frost on Death | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor decreased by 2 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Damage decreased by 14 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain decreased from 2.6 to 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Agility increased from 18 to 30 | 18 | 30 |
| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
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| Cloak and Dagger Backstab Agility Damage Multiplier decreased from 1.2/1.6/2.0 to 1/1.4/1.8 | 1.2/1.6/2.0 | 1/1.4/1.8 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Demonic Conversion No longer cast on units | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Demonic Conversion Now a no target ability that summons 3 Eidolons 100 units left/right/behind Enigma | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Demonic Conversion Now has a health cost of 75/100/125/150 in addition to its mana cost | — | — |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent Eidolon Attack Speed decreased from +12 to +10 | +12 | +10 |
| Midnight Pulse Damage Interval decreased from 1s to 0.5s (total damage unchanged) | 1s | 0.5s (total damage unchanged) |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Base stats / mechanics Heat-Seeking Missile Mana Cost increased from 95/105/115/125 to 105/115/125/135 | 95/105/115/125 | 105/115/125/135 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent +2s Laser Blind Duration replaced with +50 Laser Radius | — | — |
| Talents Level 25 Talent Heat-Seeking Missile Ministun decreased from +0.25s to +0.2s | +0.25s | +0.2s |
| Rearm Mana Cost increased from 130/185/240 to 140/195/250 | 130/185/240 | 140/195/250 |

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| Assassinate Now also performs an autoattack on the target | — | — |
| Assassinate Damage decreased from 320/510/700 to 250/350/450 | 320/510/700 | 250/350/450 |
| Assassinate Is now refreshed whenever Sniper kills an enemy hero | — | — |
| Assassinate This includes all kills by Sniper and not just ones from Assassinate | — | — |
| Assassinate Mana Cost decreased from 175/225/275 to 175 | 175/225/275 | 175 |

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| Ghost Shroud Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade removed | — | — |
| Heartstopper Aura Now upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter | — | — |
| Heartstopper Aura Health Decay is increased by 60% of Necrophos's current health regeneration | — | — |

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| Fatal Bonds Units that die while affected by Fatal Bonds now spawn an imp that lasts for 15 seconds | — | — |
| Fatal Bonds Imps' stats improve with each level of Fatal Bonds. Aghanim's Shard now also increases the level of imps by 1 | — | — |
| Fatal Bonds Imps cannot be controlled and chase after nearby units, favoring heroes affected by Fatal Bonds. Upon reaching a target or dying, imps explode, dealing 30/60/90/120/180 damage to all enemies in 400 radius around them. Explosion deals 50% less damage to non-hero units. Imps don't spawn from denied enemies | — | — |
| Fatal Bonds Imp Health: 30/80/130/180/280; Damage: 10/12/14/16/18; Movespeed: 320/335/350/365/380; Explosion Delay: 0.2s | — | — |
| Fatal Bonds Imps seek any targets in 1200 radius and attack the nearest building if there are no valid targets. Imps don't explode while attacking a building | — | — |
| Upheaval With Aghanim's Shard now summons imps from the current level of Fatal Bonds, sharing the same stats and changes | — | — |
| Chaotic Offering Golem now has 60% slow resistance | — | — |
| Chaotic Offering Mana Cost rescaled from 250/375/500 to 200/400/600 | 250/375/500 | 200/400/600 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Call of the Wild Hawk Ability reworked | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Beastmaster summons a Hawk that circles around him and dives onto an enemy within 500 range, dealing 60/90/120/150 damage and rooting them for 1s. Hawk cannot be controlled, prioritizes heroes and is killed upon Beastmaster's death. Hawk has an attack interval of 4s, but it scales with attack speed. Hawk Duration: 25s; Cooldown: 45/40/35/30s | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Hawk Base Health increased from 150/200/250/300 to 250/375/500/675. Magic Resistance increased from 0% to 30/40/50/60%. XP bounty decreased from 77 to 40/50/60/70 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Call of the Wild Hawk Aghanim's Shard no longer grants Dive Bomb ability | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Call of the Wild Hawk Aghanim's Shard now summons an additional Hawk | — | — |
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| Shadow Strike Cooldown decreased from 16/12/8/4s to 13/10/7/4s | 16/12/8/4s | 13/10/7/4s |
| Scream Of Pain Radius increased from 550 to 600 | 550 | 600 |
| Sonic Wave Damage increased from 310/430/550 to 350/500/650 | 310/430/550 | 350/500/650 |
| Sonic Wave Damage now gets gradually applied over the 1.4s duration of the knockback | — | — |
| Sonic Wave Knockback is now undispellable | — | — |
| Sonic Wave Cooldown decreased from 110/100/90s to 110/95/80s | 110/100/90s | 110/95/80s |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Poison Sting Health Regen Reduction decreased from 20% to 15% | 20% | 15% |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent -1s Time Walk Cooldown replaced with +50 Time Lock Damage | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent +70 Time Lock Damage replaced with -1s Time Walk Cooldown | — | — |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal increased from +8% to +10% | +8% | +10% |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Wraithfire Blast Stun Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.75s | +0.5s | +0.75s |
| Vampiric Spirit Skeletons now deal 25% more damage to heroes | — | — |
| Vampiric Spirit Skeletons' Armor increased by 2 | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Movement Speed increased from 285 to 290 | 285 | 290 |
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| Talents Level 20 Talent 25% Spirit Siphon Move Speed Slow replaced with Crypt Swarm applies 50% slow for 1s | — | — |
| Exorcism Spirit Damage increased from 59-64 to 62-67 | 59-64 | 62-67 |

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| Coup de Grace Ability reworked | — | — |
| Coup de Grace Phantom Assassin refines her combat abilities, acquiring a 20% chance of gaining Deadly Focus buff with each attack. While Phantom Assassin is focused, her next attack will deal a guaranteed critical hit with 200/325/450% damage and consume the buff. Stifling Dagger has a 40% chance to gain Deadly Focus. The hit that lands a guaranteed crit may also activate a Deadly Focus buff, making consecutive crits possible. Deadly Focus Duration: 6s | — | — |

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| Nether Ward Base Damage increased from 50/60/70/80 to 50/70/90/110 | 50/60/70/80 | 50/70/90/110 |

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| Psionic Trap Damage Tick Interval decreased from 1s to 0.5s | 1s | 0.5s |
| Psionic Trap Bonus Damage increased from 250/300/350 to 275/325/375 | 250/300/350 | 275/325/375 |

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| Talents Level 25 Talent -11s Nethertoxin Cooldown replaced with Become Universal | — | — |
| Viper Strike Duration increased from 5s to 6s | 5s | 6s |
| Viper Strike Initial Attack Slow increased from 40/60/80 to 80/120/160 | 40/60/80 | 80/120/160 |
| Viper Strike Damage per second decreased from 80/120/160 to 70/110/150 | 80/120/160 | 70/110/150 |
| Viper Strike Projectile Speed increased from 1200 to 1500 | 1200 | 1500 |
| Nosedive Cast Range increased from 375 to 475 | 375 | 475 |

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| Lucent Beam Aghanim's Shard Upgrade removed | — | — |
| Moon Glaives Now upgradable by Aghanim's Shard | — | — |
| Moon Glaives When activated, creates 4 Moon Glaives that rotate around Luna in a 150 radius for 6 seconds, reducing any damage she takes by 20%. If the glaive collides with an enemy unit, it deals 75% of Luna's attack damage once per its revolution. Cooldown: 25s; Mana Cost: 25 | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent Breathe Fire Damage/Cast Range in Dragon Form increased from +75% to +85% | +75% | +85% |
| Dragon Tail Cast Range during Dragon Form increased from 400 to 450 | 400 | 450 |
| Elder Dragon Form Bonus Move Speed increased from 25/30/35/35 to 30/35/40/45 | 25/30/35/35 | 30/35/40/45 |
| Elder Dragon Form Corrosive Breath Damage per second increased from 20/20/20/30 to 25/25/25/35 | 20/20/20/30 | 25/25/25/35 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Bad Juju Instances of Health Cost Increase now stack independently of each other | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Bad Juju Health Cost Increase Duration decreased from 30/25/20s to 20s | 30/25/20s | 20s |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent +35 Attack Speed replaced with +300 Poison Touch Attack Range | — | — |
| Talents Level 15 Talent +350 Poison Touch Attack Range replaced with +60 Attack Speed | — | — |
| Shallow Grave Mana Cost decreased from 100/110/120/130 to 90/100/110/120 | 100/110/120/130 | 90/100/110/120 |
| Shadow Wave Mana Cost decreased from 90 to 75 | 90 | 75 |
| Shadow Wave Aghanim’s Scepter Upgrade can now bounce between allies and enemies regardless of who it is cast on | — | — |

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| Rocket Flare Projectile vision range while traveling decreased from 600 to 250 | 600 | 250 |
| Overclocking Now increases Jetpack's movement speed bonus from 20% to 40% | 20% | 40% |

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| Talents Level 25 Talent Lightning Storm Can Bounce Twice On Units replaced with Pulse Nova triggers Lightning Storm (Summons a single bolt every 2s upon a random enemy in Pulse Nova radius. Prioritizes heroes) | — | — |
| Diabolic Edict Mana Cost decreased from 95/120/135/155 to 90/110/130/150 | 95/120/135/155 | 90/110/130/150 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Consuming a tree spawned from Sprout with a Tango no longer grants healing | — | — |
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| Sprout Now deals 14/20/26/32 damage every 0.5s for the duration. Damage is dealt in a 275 radius, affecting enemies close to the trees both inside and outside of the ring | — | — |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Damage increased from +25 to +30 | +25 | +30 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Health increased from +325 to +350 | +325 | +350 |
| Talents Level 25 Talent +1.2% Feast Lifesteal replaced with +1.2% Feast Lifesteal and Damage | — | — |

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| Vacuum Radius decreased from 400/450/500/550 to 325/400/475/550 | 400/450/500/550 | 325/400/475/550 |
| Surge Mana Cost increased from 35/40/45/50 to 50 | 35/40/45/50 | 50 |
| Normal Punch Distance for Max Power increased from 900 to 1100 | 900 | 1100 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Skeleton Walk Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 4s | 3s | 4s |
| Talents Level 10 Talent Tar Bomb Bonus Attack Damage decreased from +20 to +15 | +20 | +15 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Death Pact Health increased from +200 to +250 | +200 | +250 |
| Talents Level 25 Talent Strafe Cooldown Reduction increased from 7s to 8s | 7s | 8s |
| Death Pact Aghanim's Scepter Now increases the number of hits to kill Burning Skeleton Archers by 1 | — | — |
| Skeleton Walk Cooldown increased from 18s to 24/21/18s | 18s | 24/21/18s |
| Burning Army Spawn Interval decreased from 0.5s to 0.15s | 0.5s | 0.15s |
| Burning Army Distance between spawned skeletons decreased from 325 to 225 (Total range from 1300 to 900) | — | — |
| Burning Army Cast Range decreased from 1200 to 600 | 1200 | 600 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent +4s Heavenly Grace Duration replaced with -2s Purification Cooldown | — | — |
| Talents Level 15 Talent -2s Purification Cooldown replaced with +3 Repel Strength/Regen per Debuff | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent +3 Heavenly Grace Strength/Regen per Debuff replaced with +2s Repel Duration | — | — |
| Purification Cast Range increased from 550 to 600 | 550 | 600 |
| Repel Heavenly Grace renamed to Repel | — | — |
| Repel No longer grants bonus strength and health regen per dispelled debuff | — | — |
| Repel Now grants bonus strength and health regen per debuff currently on the unit | — | — |
| Repel Now only applies to the target, not to Omniknight as well | — | — |
| Repel No longer applies a strong dispel | — | — |
| Repel Now grants debuff immunity for the duration of the effect (no magic resistance) | — | — |
| Repel Duration decreased from 10s to 6s | 10s | 6s |
| Repel Cooldown increased from 26/22/18/14s to 60/55/50/45s | 26/22/18/14s | 60/55/50/45s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Damage decreased by 2 | — | — |
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| Enchant Now Aghanim's Scepter increases number of max enchanted creeps by 1 (previous Aghanim's Shard Upgrade) | — | — |
| Untouchable Attack Slow decreased from 120/160/200 to 100/150/200 | 120/160/200 | 100/150/200 |
| Little Friends Now granted by Aghanim's Scepter | — | — |
| Little Friends Now also roots the target in place for 2 seconds + 0.5s for each creep in range when casted up to a maximum of 5s | — | — |
| Sproink Now granted by Aghanim's Shard | — | — |
| Sproink Targets decreased from 3 to 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sproink Additional Enemy Search Range decreased from +200 to +100 | +200 | +100 |
| Sproink Cooldown increased from 4s to 8s | 4s | 8s |

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| Life Break Now additionally slows the target's attack speed by 60/100/140 for the duration | — | — |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Hunter in the Night Status Resistance increased from +15% to +25% | +15% | +25% |
| Crippling Fear Now deals 25/30/35/40 magical damage per second | — | — |
| Dark Ascension Now refreshes cooldowns of non-ultimate abilities on cast | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor decreased by 1 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Strength increased from 18 to 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Base stats / mechanics Silken Bola Impact Damage decreased from 120/140/160/180 to 90/120/150/180 | 120/140/160/180 | 90/120/150/180 |
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| Insatiable Hunger Lifesteal from creeps is now reduced by 40% | — | — |

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| Shadow Walk Aghanim's Shard Upgrade moved to a separate sub-ability | — | — |
| Friendly Shadow New ability granted by Aghanim's Shard | — | — |
| Friendly Shadow Applies Shadow Walk and all of its bonuses to the target ally. Fade time: 1s. Casting this ability does not break invisibility or interrupt the target | — | — |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Shukuchi Damage increased from +50 to +55 | +50 | +55 |
| Shukuchi Aghanim's Shard Upgrade reworked | — | — |
| Shukuchi Now procs Geminate Attack 0.2s after exiting the Shukuchi invisibility and also procs an additional attack if Weaver has level 25 talent +1 Geminate Attack. Procs still search for marked enemies in 1200 radius around Weaver | — | — |

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| Macropyre Aghanim's Scepter no longer increases Macropyre distance | — | — |
| Macropyre Aghanim's Scepter now increases Macropyre width by 70 | — | — |
| Macropyre Aghanim's Scepter Bonus Duration decreased from +15s to +5s | +15s | +5s |
| Macropyre Aghanim's Scepter now adds two walls of ice along the edges of the Macropyre that slow any enemies trying to cross them by 70%. Damage is pure and the slow pierces debuff immunity. Ice Wall Width: 80; Slow Linger Duration: 0.4s | — | — |

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| Flaming Lasso Cast Point increased from 0.2s to 0.3s | 0.2s | 0.3s |

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| Penitence Now grants Chen 50/150/250/350 bonus attack range on the target | — | — |
| Holy Persuasion Aghanim's Scepter Martyrdom Cast Range decreased from global to 1200 | global | 1200 |
| Holy Persuasion Aghanim's Scepter Martyrdom can now be cast on enemies to damage them for the current values of Hand of God | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Strength decreased from 23 to 21 | 23 | 21 |
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| Shadow Step Now an Ultimate ability. Haunt Damage: 40/60/80%; Haunt Damage Taken: 200%; Duration: 5/6/7s; Cooldown: 80/60/40s; Mana Cost: 150 | — | — |
| Shadow Step No longer casts a Spectral Dagger on its target | — | — |
| Reality Now has a 3s cooldown | — | — |
| Reality Now casts a Spectral Dagger on the target | — | — |
| Haunt Now granted by Aghanim's Scepter. Haunt Damage: 80%; Haunt Damage Taken: 200%; Duration: 7s; Cooldown: 180s; Mana Cost: 150 | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent +5% Ice Vortex Slow/Increased Magic Damage replaced with +4s Ice Vortex Duration | — | — |
| Ice Vortex Duration decreased from 6/9/12/15s to 6/8/10/12s | 6/9/12/15s | 6/8/10/12s |
| Ice Vortex Vision Radius increased from 200 to 200/220/240/260 | 200 | 200/220/240/260 |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent -35s Doom Cooldown replaced with +1.8% Infernal Blade Damage | — | — |
| Talents Level 25 Talent +2.1% Infernal Blade Damage replaced with Doom applies Mute | — | — |
| Scorched Earth Now upgradable by Aghanim's Shard | — | — |
| Scorched Earth Heals Doom and controlled units for 60% of the damage values | — | — |
| Infernal Blade Aghanim's Shard Upgrade removed | — | — |
| Infernal Blade Stun Duration increased from 0.5s to 0.6s | 0.5s | 0.6s |
| Doom No longer applies mute | — | — |
| Doom Now makes the target unable to be healed | — | — |
| Doom Damage per second increased from 30/45/60 to 30/50/70 | 30/45/60 | 30/50/70 |
| Doom Cooldown decreased from 145s to 140/130/120s | 145s | 140/130/120s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain increased from 2.6 to 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent Enrage Status Resistance increased from +10% to +20% | +10% | +20% |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Fury Swipes Damage decreased from +12 to +10 | +12 | +10 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent -2s Earthshock Cooldown replaced with +400 Earthshock Radius | — | — |
| Talents Level 25 Talent Enrage provides half benefits to allies in a 700 radius replaced with Earthshock has 2 Charges. Base charge restore time equals the cooldown of the current level of Earthshock | — | — |
| Overpower Now also grants 10/15/20/25% slow resistance | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent Charge of Dark Bonus Speed increased from +175 to +200 | +175 | +200 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent +17% Greater Bash Chance replaced with +25% Greater Bash Damage | — | — |
| Talents Level 25 Talent +25% Greater Bash Damage replaced with +20% Greater Bash Chance | — | — |
| Charge of Darkness Charge Bonus Speed decreased from 325/350/375/400 to 250/300/350/400 | 325/350/375/400 | 250/300/350/400 |

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| Rocket Barrage Now grants Gyrocopter 20/30/40/50% slow resistance for the duration | — | — |
| Flak Cannon Radius increased from 1000 to 1250 | 1000 | 1250 |
| Flak Cannon Now additionally grants 200 bonus night vision | — | — |
| Flak Cannon Aghanim's Scepter Side Gunner now attacks an additional target when Flak Cannon is active (2 targets at the same time) | — | — |

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| Corrosive Weaponry Max Stacks decreased from 5/7/9/11 to 4/6/8/10 | 5/7/9/11 | 4/6/8/10 |
| Corrosive Weaponry Movement Slow and Status Resistance Reduction per stack is now increased by 1.5% whenever Alchemist is in Chemical Rage | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Now is a Universal Hero | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Health Regen increased from 0.25 to 1.5 | 0.25 | 1.5 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Damage decreased from 29-35 to 2-10 | 29-35 | 2-10 |
| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain decreased from 1.9 to 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Intelligence increased from 15 to 19 | 15 | 19 |
| Base stats / mechanics Intelligence gain decreased from 4.6 to 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| Base stats / mechanics Damage on level 1 decreased by 6-4 (from 44-50 to 38-46) | 44-50 | 38-46) |
| Base stats / mechanics Damage gain per level increased from +4.6 to +5.74 | +4.6 | +5.74 |
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| Talents Level 25 Talent Quas/Wex/Exort Passive Effects decreased from x3 to x2 | x3 | x2 |
| Quas Strength per level decreased from 2 to 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Quas No longer grants Health Regen | — | — |
| Quas Now grants 2%->8% Spell Lifesteal on Invoker's abilities per orb on cast. The value is stored at the moment of spell cast and cannot be changed by swapping orbs after. All Spell Lifesteal works at 1/5th strength on creeps. Does not affect items | — | — |
| Wex Agility per level decreased from 2 to 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wex No longer grants Attack Speed | — | — |
| Wex Now grants 1%->7% Cooldown Reduction per orb on all Invoker's abilities and items. The value is stored at the moment of spell cast and cannot be changed by swapping orbs after | — | — |
| Exort Intelligence per level decreased from 2 to 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Exort No longer grants damage | — | — |
| Exort Now grants 1%->7% Spell Amplification on all Invoker's abilities per instance on cast. The value is stored at the moment of spell cast and cannot be changed by swapping orbs after. Does not affect items | — | — |
| Cold Snap Now heals Invoker for 16->128 every time it procs | — | — |
| Cold Snap Freeze Cooldown decreased from 0.83s->0.62s to 0.8s->0.59s | 0.83s->0.62s | 0.8s->0.59s |
| Cold Snap Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90 | 100 | 90 |
| Ghost Walk Now grants Invoker 10->80 Health Regen (Quas) and 5->40 Mana Regen (Wex) | — | — |
| Tornado Lift Duration increased from 0.85s->2.6s to 1.2s->2.6s | 0.85s->2.6s | 1.2s->2.6s |
| Tornado Mana Cost decreased from 150 to 140 | 150 | 140 |
| Alacrity Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90 | 100 | 90 |
| Sun Strike Damage increased from 120->540 to 200->550 | 120->540 | 200->550 |
| Deafening Blast Mana Cost decreased from 300 to 250 | 300 | 250 |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent +10% Glaives of Wisdom Damage replaced with 1 Glaives of Wisdom Bounce | — | — |
| Talents Level 25 Talent 2 Glaives of Wisdom Bounces replaced with +25% Glaives of Wisdom Damage | — | — |
| Glaives of Wisdom Aghanim's Shard now silences all targets hit if glaives bounce | — | — |

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| Astral Imprisonment Aghanim's Shard Ally Movement Speed increased from 60% to 70% | 60% | 70% |
| Essence Flux Aghanim's Scepter now fully prevents the damage that would put Outworld Destroyer's health below 20% | — | — |
| Essence Flux Aghanim's Scepter Max Mana as barrier increased from 50% to 75% | 50% | 75% |
| Sanity's Eclipse Now applies a Mana Allergy debuff to enemies for 7s, causing them to take damage every time they cast a spell equal to the mana cost of that spell. Outworld Destroyer is healed by 150% of mana spent by enemies. Also affects items | — | — |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent +20% Howl Attack Damage Reduction replaced with +2 Howl Armor Reduction | — | — |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Summon Wolves Health increased from +250 to +300 | +250 | +300 |
| Howl Fear no longer affects creep-heroes | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor increased by 1 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Primal Companion Fixed an issue when Brewlings did not get increased health from level 20 talent | — | — |
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| Cinder Brew Dealing or receiving magic damage also extends Brewmaster's own Brewed Up duration | — | — |
| Drunken Brawler Fire Stance now additionally grants 10/15/20/25 attack speed. Bonus triples when Brewed Up | — | — |
| Drunken Brawler Fire Stance Crit Chance decreased from 24% to 20% | 24% | 20% |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent Disseminate Shared Damage increased from +10% to +15% | +10% | +15% |

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| Summon Spirit Bear Bear is now a Universal creep-hero unit. It has 0 base attributes and does not gain them with level, but attributes received from buffs or items fully affect the bear as they would for Universal heroes. The bear cannot gain experience, but its health and damage increase with Lone Druid's level by 90 and 5 respectively | — | — |
| Summon Spirit Bear Bear now has its own Aghanim's Scepter and Shard upgrades | — | — |
| Summon Spirit Bear Aghanim's Scepter allows Spirit Bear to attack at any range from Lone Druid, and to survive if Lone Druid dies | Lone Druid, and | survive if Lone Druid dies |
| Summon Spirit Bear Aghanim's Shard grants an active ability Fetch. Spirit Bear roots the targeted unit or rune and uncontrollably drags them towards the Lone Druid for 2.25s. The Spirit Bear is slowed by 20% during this and the target is gradually dealt 300 damage over the duration if it's an enemy. The bear is not slowed down while fetching a rune. Mana Cost: 75; Cooldown: 30s | — | — |
| Spirit Link Now upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter | — | — |
| Spirit Link Lone Druid severs the link to his Spirit Bear, and connects to the target allied hero, sharing the Spirit Link bonuses with them for 20s. Armor sharing and attack speed bonuses are increased by 35%. Damage done by the ally heals Lone Druid, as well as the other way around. The Spirit Bear is feared for the duration of the transformation, unless it has its own Aghanim's Scepter. Cooldown: 40s; Mana Cost: 50 | — | — |
| True Form No longer increases BAT | — | — |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Chaos Strike Lifesteal increased from +30% to +35% | +30% | +35% |
| Chaos Bolt Minimum Stun increased from 1/1.2/1.4/1.6s to 1.25/1.5/1.75/2s | 1/1.2/1.4/1.6s | 1.25/1.5/1.75/2s |
| Chaos Bolt Maximum Damage increased from 120/180/240/300 to 150/210/270/330 | 120/180/240/300 | 150/210/270/330 |
| Chaos Strike Creep Damage multiplier increased from 1.5x to 1.6x | 1.5x | 1.6x |

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| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Base stats / mechanics Agility gain decreased from 2.2 to 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Intelligence decreased from 20 to 18 | 20 | 18 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent Strength increased from +6 to +7 | +6 | +7 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Earthbind grants True Strike on Targets replaced with -2.5s Earthbind Cooldown | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent -3s Earthbind Cooldown replaced with Earthbind grants True Strike on Targets | — | — |

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| Nature's Guise Now considers Nature's Grasp vines as trees | — | — |
| Nature's Guise Tree Search Radius increased from 150 to 200 | 150 | 200 |

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| Unrefined Fireblast Damage decreased from 275 to 150 | 275 | 150 |
| Unrefined Fireblast Now also deals damage equal to 1.5x of Ogre Magi's Strength | — | — |
| Unrefined Fireblast Now also affected by level 10 talent -1s Cooldown | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Damage decreased by 4 | — | — |
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| Decay Cooldown increased from 10/8/6/4s to 13/10/7/4s | 10/8/6/4s | 13/10/7/4s |
| Soul Rip Mana Cost decreased from 120 to 110 | 120 | 110 |

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| Telekinesis Aghanim's Shard Bonus Throw Range decreased from 85% to 50% | 85% | 50% |
| Arcane Supremacy Cast Range decreased from 100/150/200/250 to 60/120/180/240 | 100/150/200/250 | 60/120/180/240 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent +100 Thunder Strike Radius replaced with +10 Thunder Strike Damage per Strike | — | — |
| Thunder Strike If the target is trapped inside the Kinetic Field, Thunder Strike now hits all other enemies inside the field | — | — |

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| Spiked Carapace Damage Reflected increased from 100% to 125% | 100% | 125% |
| Spiked Carapace Cooldown rescaled from 25/20/15/10s to 26/20/14/8s | 25/20/15/10s | 26/20/14/8s |
| Vendetta Bonus Damage decreased from 300/450/600 to 300/400/500 | 300/450/600 | 300/400/500 |
| Vendetta Duration increased from 40/50/60s to 60s | 40/50/60s | 60s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor decreased by 1 | — | — |
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| Chakra Magic Mana Restore decreased from 80/160/240/320 to 75/150/225/300 | 80/160/240/320 | 75/150/225/300 |
| Chakra Magic Mana Restore and Cooldown Reduction are now 25% more effective when cast on self | — | — |

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| Overcharge Aghanim's Shard no longer grants bonus spell amplification | — | — |
| Overcharge Aghanim's Shard now grants 30% slow resistance | — | — |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent +1 Armor Corruption to Visage and Familiars replaced with +2s Grave Chill Duration | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent +20 Visage and Familiars Movement Speed replaced with +1 Armor Corruption to Visage and Familiars | — | — |

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| Depth Shroud Linger Duration decreased from 0.5s to 0.01s | 0.5s | 0.01s |

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| Talents Level 25 Talent Mana Shield Damage per Mana increased from +1.3 to +1.7 (from +0.7 to +0.9 for illusions) | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Rampage Ability removed | — | — |
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| Berserker's Rage Both Whirling Axes abilities are now accessible at the same time. Casting any of them automatically switches Troll Warlord to the form of the used ability | — | — |
| Whirling Axes (Ranged) Damage rescaled from 90 to 80/100/120/140 | 90 | 80/100/120/140 |
| Fervor Now upgradable by Aghanim's Shard | — | — |
| Fervor Increases max Fervor stacks by 4 and grants Troll 20% + 3% chance per Fervor stack to fire an additional ranged attack to any unit within the ranged attack range plus 175 | — | — |

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| Hoof Stomp Radius decreased from 350 to 325 | 350 | 325 |
| Hoof Stomp Cast Point improved from 0.5s to 0s | 0.5s | 0s |
| Hoof Stomp Now winds up for 0.5s before the stomp. Centaur Warrunner can move during this time but can't attack. Casting other abilities, using items or issuing either "Hold Position" or "Cancel Current Action" commands will cancel the cast | — | — |
| Double Edge Cooldown decreased from 4s to 3.5s | 4s | 3.5s |
| Double Edge Strength Damage increased from 60/80/100/120% to 60/90/120/150% | 60/80/100/120% | 60/90/120/150% |
| Work Horse New ability granted by Aghanim's Scepter | — | — |
| Work Horse Centaur Warrunner deploys and pulls a cart for 8s, gaining the Stampede buff for the first 3.5/4/4.5s (depending on the level of Stampede). While active, the Work Horse ability is replaced with the Hitch a Ride sub-ability that can be activated with previous effect. The Work Horse goes on cooldown once the cart disappears. Mana Cost: 75; Cooldown: 30s (unchanged from the previous Upgrade) | — | — |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent All Stats per hero hit with Reverse Polarity increased from +6 to +8 | +6 | +8 |
| Horn Toss Now stuns enemies for the duration of the air time | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Damage decreased by 3 | — | — |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent +7% Spell Amplification replaced with +3% Whirling Death Stat Loss | — | — |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Damage increased from +15 to +20 | +15 | +20 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Quill Stack Damage increased from +20 to +25 | +20 | +25 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Health Regen increased from +20 to +25 | +20 | +25 |
| Viscous Nasal Goo Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade removed | — | — |
| Viscous Nasal Goo Aghanim's Shard now also increases Stack Limit by 3 | — | — |
| Bristleback Now upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter | — | — |
| Bristleback Allows Bristleback to be point-targeted. Bristleback turns his back towards the targeted direction and after 0.5s forcefully ejects 6 sequential Quill Sprays in a tight conical pattern out of his back at 0.35s intervals. Bristleback is slowed down by 40% for the duration, disarmed and cannot turn but can still cast his spells in any direction. Mana Cost: 100; Cooldown: 20s | — | — |
| Hairball Now applies 2 stacks of Viscous Nasal Goo and only 1 stack of Quill Spray | — | — |
| Hairball Enemies in fog of war are now hit by the Viscous Nasal Goo as well as the Quill Sprays | — | — |
| Hairball Viscous Nasal Goo projectiles are no longer affected by spell reflection | — | — |
| Hairball Mana Cost decreased from 75 to 40 | 75 | 40 |
| Hairball Cooldown decreased from 20s to 10s | 20s | 10s |

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| Tag Team Now passively grants Tusk a 20/30/40/50 Attack Speed Slow aura within 350 radius | — | — |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Ancient Seal Cooldown Reduction decreased from 8s to 7s | 8s | 7s |
| Talents Level 15 Talent +1 Arcane Bolt Per Cast replaced with +25% Arcane Bolt Spell Lifesteal | — | — |
| Arcane Bolt Aghanim's Scepter now creates 2 additional bolts instead of 1 | — | — |

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| Mist Coil Cooldown rescaled from 5.5s to 6.5/6/5.5/5s | 5.5s | 6.5/6/5.5/5s |
| Mist Coil Damage/Heal rescaled from 110/160/210/260 to 90/160/230/300 | 110/160/210/260 | 90/160/230/300 |

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| Echo Stomp Radius decreased from 500 to 475 | 500 | 475 |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Strength decreased by 2 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Base Movement Speed decreased from 330 to 325 | 330 | 325 |
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| Reactive Tazer Can now be detonated via Detonate Tazer sub-ability at any time during its effect to end it with an AoE explosion | — | — |
| Reactive Tazer The sub-ability replaces Reactive Tazer for the duration of the buff but is unavailable for the first 0.5s to prevent accidental detonation. Cooldown starts upon cast | — | — |
| Reactive Tazer Cooldown rescaled from 28/24/20/16s to 30/25/20/15s | 28/24/20/16s | 30/25/20/15s |

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| Flame Guard Radius increased from 400 to 450 | 400 | 450 |
| Fire Remnant Cast Point increased from 0.1s to 0.2s | 0.1s | 0.2s |
| Fire Remnant Aghanim's Shard Burn Radius decreased from 600 to 450 | 600 | 450 |
| Fire Remnant Aghanim's Shard Burn now only starts dealing damage once the Remnant stops moving | — | — |
| Activate Fire Remnant Cast Point increased from 0.1s to 0.2s | 0.1s | 0.2s |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Spell Amplification increased from +8% to +10% | +8% | +10% |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Magnetize Damage & Duration increased from +25% to +30% | +25% | +30% |
| Boulder Smash Creep Damage Multiplier increased from 1.25 to 1.4 | 1.25 | 1.4 |
| Rolling Boulder Now makes Earth Spirit completely untargetable and invulnerable while rolling. The hero is still vulnerable during the delay after cast | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent Firestorm Burn Damage decreased from +1% to +0.8% | +1% | +0.8% |
| Firestorm Cooldown increased from 15/14/13/12s to 16/15/14/13s | 15/14/13/12s | 16/15/14/13s |
| Firestorm Aghanim's Shard now allows targeting allies | — | — |
| Pit of Malice Cast Point improved from 0.45s to 0.35s | 0.45s | 0.35s |

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| Metamorphosis Casting Metamorphosis now ends Demon Zeal prematurely | — | — |
| Demon Zeal Ability reworked | — | — |
| Demon Zeal No longer dispels Terrorblade | — | — |
| Demon Zeal Bonus Attack Speed and Movement Speed increased from 65 to 100 | 65 | 100 |
| Demon Zeal No longer grants double bonus to melee units | — | — |
| Demon Zeal Now creates a 1200 range aura around Terrorblade which provides Demon Zeal buff to his illusions | — | — |
| Demon Zeal Duration increased from 7s to 30s; Cooldown increased from 14s to 60s | 14s | 60s |
| Demon Zeal Can no longer be cast while under the effect of Metamorphosis. Casting Metamorphosis or Terror Wave now ends Demon Zeal prematurely | — | — |

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| Icarus Dive Damage Interval decreased from 1s to 0.2s | 1s | 0.2s |
| Fire Spirits Damage Interval decreased from 1s to 0.2s | 1s | 0.2s |
| Sun Ray Now applies a stackable 2% miss chance debuff for every tick of damage (every 0.2s). Duration: 5s. Duration is refreshed with each debuff stack applied | — | — |
| Supernova Damage Interval decreased from 1s to 0.2s | 1s | 0.2s |

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| Purifying Flames Heal per second increased from 11/22/33/44 to 15/25/35/45 | 11/22/33/44 | 15/25/35/45 |
| Purifying Flames Total Heal increased from 99/198/297/396 to 135/225/315/405 | 99/198/297/396 | 135/225/315/405 |

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| Cold Embrace Max HP Heal per second increased from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4% to 2.25/3/3.75/4.5% | 1.75/2.5/3.25/4% | 2.25/3/3.75/4.5% |
| Winter's Curse Winter Wyvern can no longer deal physical damage to units affected by Winter's Curse | — | — |
| Winter's Curse Affected units now take 30% more magical and pure damage from Winter Wyvern and units under her control | — | — |
| Winter's Curse Cooldown decreased from 90/85/80s to 85/80/75s | 90/85/80s | 85/80/75s |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Health increased from +200 to +250 | +200 | +250 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent +30 Magnetic Field Attack Speed/Bonus Magic Damage replaced with +25 Magnetic Field Attack Speed/Bonus Damage | — | — |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Magnetic Field Cooldown Reduction decreased from 9s to 8s | 9s | 8s |
| Magnetic Field Tempest version no longer provides a magical attack bonus | — | — |
| Magnetic Field Tempest version now provides 20/40/60/80 base bonus attack damage | — | — |
| Tempest Double Is now a point targeted ability with 700 cast range that spawns the Tempest Double in the pointed area | — | — |

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| Boundless Strike Aghanim's Shard now also applies Primal Spring where Monkey King lands, with 50% power of the max channeling duration | — | — |
| Wukong's Command Cooldown decreased from 120/100/80s to 110/95/80s | 120/100/80s | 110/95/80s |

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| Bedlam Is now a 900 range ally targeted ability (can target self). If cast on an ally, Jex travels to the ally at 1800 speed and spins around them for the duration of the effect | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent +5% Shield Crash Reduction Per Hero replaced with +100 Shield Crash Barrier Per Hero | — | — |
| Shield Crash No longer provides damage reduction per hero to Pangolier | — | — |
| Shield Crash Now grants 50/100/150/200 barrier per hero to Pangolier for 10 seconds | — | — |
| Lucky Shot No longer disarms | — | — |
| Lucky Shot Now adds 40/80/120/160 attack speed reduction to its targets | — | — |

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| Phantom's Embrace Now refreshes when the phantom reaches Grimstroke rather than the moment Rend Damage is dealt | — | — |
| Phantom's Embrace Projectile Speed increased from 850 to 1150 | 850 | 1150 |
| Ink Swell Buff Duration increased from 3s to 5s | 3s | 5s |
| Ink Swell Can now be detonated via Ink Explosion sub-ability at any time during its effect to end it with an AoE explosion | — | — |
| Ink Swell The sub-ability replaces Ink Swell for the duration of the buff. Cooldown starts upon cast | — | — |
| Ink Swell Max Stun Duration increased from 1/1.6/2.2/2.8s to 1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8s | 1/1.6/2.2/2.8s | 1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8s |
| Ink Swell Cast Range increased from 400/525/650/775 to 500/600/700/800 | 400/525/650/775 | 500/600/700/800 |
| Soulbind Now fully pierces debuff immunity | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent 25% Sharpshooter Faster Projectile / Charge Time replaced with +125 Sharpshooter Max Damage | — | — |
| Scurry Now also provides +50/100/150/200 attack/cast range when activated The bonus from Scurry does not doubly apply to Acorn Shot. | — | — |
| Sharpshooter Now deals half of the damage to creeps that bolt flies through | — | — |
| Sharpshooter Aghanim's Scepter now also increases Sharpshooter's projectile / charge speed by 25% | — | — |

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| Aether Remnant Aghanim's Shard now makes non-hero units take 30% of ability's damage every second they spend on the Remnant's path instead of one instance of full damage | — | — |
| Dissimilate Phase Duration decreased from 1.3s to 1.1s | 1.3s | 1.1s |
| Resonant Pulse Aghanim's Scepter Base Charge Restore Time decreased from 18s to 15s | 18s | 15s |
| Astral Step Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90 | 100 | 90 |
| Astral Step Base Charge Restore Time decreased from 28/23/18s to 25/20/15s | 28/23/18s | 25/20/15s |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent Lil' Shredder Uses Your Attack Damage replaced with 3x Lil Shredder Multishot | — | — |
| Talents Level 25 Talent 3x Lil Shredder Multishot replaced with Lil' Shredder Uses 100% of Your Attack Damage | — | — |
| Lil' Shredder Fixed Damage per shot increased from 20/45/70/95 to 25/50/75/100 | 20/45/70/95 | 25/50/75/100 |
| Lil' Shredder Mana Cost increased from 50/65/80/95 to 70/80/90/100 | 50/65/80/95 | 70/80/90/100 |

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| Bulwark Aghanim's Scepter soldiers are now placed in a wall formation with 2 of them on either side of Mars. Soldiers attack only enemies in front of them in 275 range and knock back any enemy they hit. The enemies are pushed to the 325 range from the formation | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor increased by 1 | — | — |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent Celestial Hammer Slow increased from +14% to +15% | +14% | +15% |
| Talents Level 10 Talent Starbreaker Swipe/Smash Damage increased from +18 to +20 | +18 | +20 |
| Starbreaker Cast Point improved from 0.2s to 0.1s | 0.2s | 0.1s |
| Starbreaker Aghanim's Shard no longer improves the cast point | — | — |
| Solar Guardian Stun now pierces debuff immunity | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Sidekick Ability reworked | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Sidekick buff is now permanent for Marci and her ally, dispellable only upon death or buffing another ally. Marci's lifesteal now also heals her ally and the ally's lifesteal heals Marci. If Marci and her ally are further apart from each other than 2500 units, Marci receives 50% of the bonus while her ally receives no bonus from the buff until they get closer again | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Bonus Damage decreased from 20/35/50/65 to 6/12/24/48 | 20/35/50/65 | 6/12/24/48 |
| Base stats / mechanics Lifesteal decreased from 30/35/40/45% to 10/15/20/25%; Lifesteal is now reduced by 40% vs creeps | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Cooldown rescaled from 36/28/20/12s to 20s | 36/28/20/12s | 20s |
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| Talents Level 15 Talent -3s Rebound Cooldown replaced with +10% Rebound Movement Speed Bonus | — | — |
| Talents Level 25 Talent 1.5s Sidekick Debuff Immunity replaced with +65 Sidekick Damage | — | — |
| Rebound Aghanim's Shard now also decreases Rebound cooldown by 3 seconds | — | — |
| Unleash No longer slows attack speed of towers | — | — |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Magic Resistance During Trample increased from +20% to +25% | +20% | +25% |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Uproar Armor Per Stack increased from +6 to +7 | +6 | +7 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Trample Attack Multiplier decreased from +25% to +20% | +25% | +20% |
| Pulverize Bonus Damage per hit decreased from 30/50/70 to 20/40/60 | 30/50/70 | 20/40/60 |
| Rock Throw Now provides an Uproar stack per each enemy hero hit | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Parting Shot Physical Body Damage Reduction decreased from 50% to 35% | 50% | 35% |
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| The Calling If an enemy hero dies inside The Calling, it gains an additional revenant and its duration is refreshed | — | — |
| The Calling Mana Cost decreased from 150/175/200/225 to 145/160/175/190 | 150/175/200/225 | 145/160/175/190 |
| Gunslinger Secondary Target Bonus Search Range increased from 150 to 175 | 150 | 175 |
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