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Avatar Cooldown increased from 90s to 95s | 90s | 95s |
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OFFICIAL PATCH NOTES · COLLECTED SNAPSHOT
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| Base stats / mechanics Base Agility increased by 2 | — | — |
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| Thirst Self-healing is now classified as lifesteal, and is amplified by Lifesteal Amplification | — | — |

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| Crystal Clone Mana Cost increased from 50 to 150 | 50 | 150 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Multishot Cooldown Reduction decreased from 8s to 6s | 8s | 6s |
| Multishot Cooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 24/21/18/15s | 24/22/20/18s | 24/21/18/15s |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Movement Speed decreased from 290 to 285 | 290 | 285 |
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| Shadowraze Mana Cost decreased from 75/80/85/90 to 75 | 75/80/85/90 | 75 |

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| Phase Shift Aghanim's Shard no longer increases enemy search range by 200 | — | — |
| Dream Coil Aghanim's Scepter attack speed decreased from 100% of Puck's attack speed to 90% | 100% of Puck's attack speed | 90% |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Damage increased by 6 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Strength gain decreased from 2.7 to 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor decreased by 1 | — | — |
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| Tree Grab Bonus Base Damage decreased from 20/25/30/35 to 14/21/28/35 | 20/25/30/35 | 14/21/28/35 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Torrent Damage/Knock Up Duration decreased from +30% to +25% | +30% | +25% |

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| Frost Shield Damage rescaled from 20/30/40/50 to 18/32/46/60 | 20/30/40/50 | 18/32/46/60 |
| Chain Frost Can now select the Ice Spire as the initial target | — | — |

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| Base stats / mechanics Base Armor increased by 2 | — | — |
| Base stats / mechanics Defense Matrix Cast Range increased from 650 to 700/750/800/850 | 650 | 700/750/800/850 |
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| Talents Level 10 Talent Heartstopper Aura Stack Duration increased from +2s to +3s | +2s | +3s |
| Talents Level 10 Talent Reaper's Scythe Cast Range increased from +100 to +125 | +100 | +125 |
| Talents Level 15 Talent Death Pulse Heal increased from +40 to +50 | +40 | +50 |

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| Inner Beast Bonus Attack Speed increased from 10/20/30/40 to 10/22/34/46 | 10/20/30/40 | 10/22/34/46 |

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| Time Dilation Slow per cooldown decreased from 10% to 7/8/9/10% | 10% | 7/8/9/10% |
| Time Dilation Mana Cost increased from 60/70/80/90 to 75/80/85/90 | 60/70/80/90 | 75/80/85/90 |

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| Meld Bonus Damage increased from 80/130/180/230 to 80/140/200/260 | 80/130/180/230 | 80/140/200/260 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +400 to +300 | +400 | +300 |
| Elder Dragon Form Illusions no longer apply dragon's on-hit effects if they have reverted back to melee form | — | — |
| Elder Dragon Form Corrosive Breath debuff duration decreased from 5s to 3s | 5s | 3s |

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| Power Cogs Now 50% of mana burned is added to the damage | — | — |

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| Talents Level 20 Talent Pulse Nova Damage decreased from +40 to +35 | +40 | +35 |

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| Rage Movement Speed bonus decreased from 9/12/15/18% to 6/9/12/15% | 9/12/15/18% | 6/9/12/15% |
| Infest Aghanim's Scepter Cast Range bonus decreased from 350 to 250 | 350 | 250 |
| Open Wounds Cast Range decreased from 800 to 600 | 800 | 600 |

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| Geminate Attack Geminate Attack Damage increased from 20/35/50/65 to 25/40/55/70 | 20/35/50/65 | 25/40/55/70 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Flaming Lasso Cooldown Reduction decreased from 10s to 7s | 10s | 7s |
| Flamebreak Damage per second increased from 10/20/30/40 to 25/30/35/40 | 10/20/30/40 | 25/30/35/40 |
| Flamebreak Burn Duration decreased from 5s to 2/3/4/5s | 5s | 2/3/4/5s |

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| Penitence Movement Slow decreased from 12/20/28/36% to 12/18/24/30% | 12/20/28/36% | 12/18/24/30% |
| Divine Favor Bonus Armor decreased from 12/16/20/24 to 9/12/15/18 | 12/16/20/24 | 9/12/15/18 |

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| Cold Feet Mana Cost decreased from 125 to 110/115/120/125 | 125 | 110/115/120/125 |

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| Overpower Slow Resistance rescaled from 15/20/25/30% to 10/20/30/40% | 15/20/25/30% | 10/20/30/40% |

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| Glaives of Wisdom Intelligence Steal increased from 1/1/2/3 to 1/2/3/4 | 1/1/2/3 | 1/2/3/4 |

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| Reality Rift Cast Range increased from 550/600/650/700 to 600/650/700/750 | 550/600/650/700 | 600/650/700/750 |
| Chaos Strike Creep Damage Multiplier increased from 1.9x to 2x | 1.9x | 2x |

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| Thunder Strike Slow Duration increased from 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4s to 0.4s | 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4s | 0.4s |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Rip Tide Damage decreased from +25 to +20 | +25 | +20 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent Split Shot Damage Penalty Reduction decreased from 10% to 8% | 10% | 8% |

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| Fervor Aghanim's Shard Max Stacks Bonus decreased from +4 to +3 | +4 | +3 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Health Regen decreased from +5 to +4 | +5 | +4 |
| Hoof Stomp Damage decreased from 90/160/230/300 to 70/140/210/280 | 90/160/230/300 | 70/140/210/280 |

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| Timber Chain Damage decreased from 60/110/160/210 to 50/95/140/185 | 60/110/160/210 | 50/95/140/185 |
| Reactive Armor Max Stacks decreased from 15/24/33/42 to 12/22/32/42 | 15/24/33/42 | 12/22/32/42 |

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| Sticky Bomb Cooldown increased from 13/11/9/7s to 16/13/10/7s | 13/11/9/7s | 16/13/10/7s |

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| Fire Remnant Base Charge Restore Time decreased from 38s to 35s | 38s | 35s |

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| Rolling Boulder Damage increased from 30 to 60 | 30 | 60 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent +75 Pit of Malice AoE replaced with Pit of Malice Slows by 30% | — | — |
| Pit of Malice Aghanim's Scepter no longer slows enemy movement by 40% | — | — |
| Pit of Malice Aghanim's Scepter now increases radius by 100 | — | — |
| Atrophy Aura Bonus Damage per creep increased from 2/4/6/8 to 3/5/7/9 | 2/4/6/8 | 3/5/7/9 |

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| Reflection Reflection Damage decreased from 55/70/85/100% to 40/60/80/100% | 55/70/85/100% | 40/60/80/100% |
| Reflection Radius decreased from 500 to 400 | 500 | 400 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Health decreased from +250 to +200 | +250 | +200 |
| Talents Level 20 Talent Magnetic Field Cooldown Reduction decreased from 8s to 7s | 8s | 7s |

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| Bedlam Roaming Duration increased from 5s to 5.5s | 5s | 5.5s |

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| Swashbuckle Strike Count decreased from 4 to 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Swashbuckle Damage per strike increased from 25/45/65/85 to 30/60/90/120 | 25/45/65/85 | 30/60/90/120 |

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| Talents Level 10 Talent Bushwhack Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3s to 2s | 3s | 2s |

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| Dissimilate Damage increased from 100/180/260/340 to 120/200/280/360 | 100/180/260/340 | 120/200/280/360 |

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| Scatterblast Attack Slow, Movement Slow and Slow Duration are now also increased by 50% at point-blank range | — | — |
| Firesnap Cookie Projectile Speed increased from 1100 to 1200 | 1100 | 1200 |

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| Talents Level 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s | 4s | 3s |
| Arena Of Blood Cooldown increased from 90s to 100/95/90s | 90s | 100/95/90s |

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| Onslaught Damage decreased from 90/180/270/360 to 75/170/265/360 | 90/180/270/360 | 75/170/265/360 |
| Uproar Aghanim's Scepter Damage per line decreased from 100 to 85 | 100 | 85 |
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Bonus experience from stacking neutral camps decreased from 30% to 25% | stacking neutral camps decreased from 30% | 25% |
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Gold bounty decreased by 3 | — | — |
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Gold bounty decreased by 2 | — | — |
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 7.35d. 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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