DoTA
2 AWESOME Updates! Valve has just released the 6.84 Patch and it has 8
new items! I expect there will be a lot of balance updates but to have 8
new items is really caught me off guard! A lot of heroes also get
Aghanim’s Scepter including Wraith King which will let allied hero
become Wraith if they are death within 1200 range and it looks really
fun!
Notes Update Relesase Dates:-
Test Client Release Date: April 27 2015 (available)
Main Client Release Date: May 2 2015 (prediction)
Patch Size: 488.3 MB
Changes: Cosmetics & Gameplay
Featured Changes
– 8 New Items!
GENERAL
AoE Bonus Gold component based on Team Net Worth difference reduced by 25%
AoE Bonus XP component based on Team XP difference reduced by 40%
Melee lane creep bounty reduced from 43 to 40 (-7%)
Range lane creep bounty reduced from 48 to 45 (-6.25%)
Hero kills (the non-net worth portions) are worth 10% more
Reduced the direct hero last hit bounty by 100 and redistributed that gold into AoE gold (in ratio of 100/75/40/25/20 for 1/2/3/4/5 heroes)[?]
AoE Bonus Gold is now distributed based on the relative net worth amongst the heroes involved in killing the hero by +/- 25% [?]
The amount of AoE Bonus Gold given is now increased/decreased by up to 20% based on the dying hero’s relative rank in net worth amongst all the enemies on that team.[?]
Instead of Buyback temporarily preventing unreliable gold gain, it now reduces all gold gained (including hero and aoe gold) by 60% [?]
Melee Barracks team bounty increased from 175 to 275
Ranged Barracks team bounty increased from 100 to 225
Tier 2 and 3 towers armor reduced from 25 to 22
Extra melee creeps additions spawn time changed from 17:30/34:00/50:30 to 15:00/30:00/45:00 [?]
Extra range/siege creep additions spawntime from 45:30 to 45:00
Creeps now meet slightly closer to the Dire safelane
Ancient Black Dragon bounty reduced from 199 to 170
Ancient Black Drake bounty reduced from 50 to 40
Ancient Rumblehide bounty reduced from 83 to 65
Satyr Tormenter gold bounty reduced from 104 to 84
Hellbear health reduced from 950 to 700
Hellbear bounty reduced from 65 to 50
Ogre Frostmage bounty reduced from 52 to 40
Reworked Mud Golems:
Hero kills achieved by units under your control now provide XP credit to your hero (Affects things like Spirit Bear, Golems, Familiars, etc getting kills)
Melee attacks now miss if the target is farther than 350 range more than their attack range
Reduced All Pick drafting time from 40 to 35 seconds per turn
The following abilities no longer ignore units classified as Ancients (Neutral Ancients, Warlock’s Golem, etc): Ice Vortex, Mana Void, Berserker’s Call, Blood Rite, Bladefury, Omnislash, Torrent, Ghost Ship, Smokescreen, Static Remnant, Primal Roar, Earth Spike, Heartstopper Aura, Shrapnel, Golem’s Immolation, Sticky Napalm, Primal Split’s Immolation, Call Down, Invoker’s Tornado, EMP, Chaos Meteor, Sun Strike, Ice Wall, Deafening Blast, Pulse Nova, Eclipse, Battery Assault, Rocket Flare, Shadow Poison, Dispersion, The Swarm, Kinetic Field, Static Storm, Ancestral Spirit, Echo Stomp, Overwhelming Odds, Stone Gaze, Earth Bind, Poof, Rip Tide, Nyx’s Impale, Fire Spirits, Supernova, Mystic Flare, Dark Pact, Suicide Squad, Ravage, Demonic Purge, Fortune’s End [?]
Damage Block no longer affects physical spells (previously it affected some physical spells and some not)
Cast behavior while turning to cast has been adjusted.
Reworked the Item Silencing and Passive Disabling behaviors.
Hex no longer applies the Break mechanic [?]
Silence no longer disables Invisibility [?]
Moved Ring of Health, Voidstone and Orb of Venom from Secret Shop to the Base
Moved Platemail, Talisman of Evasion and Ultimate Orb from the Base to the Secret Shop
Added Voidstone and Mantle of Intelligence to Side Shop
Runes now have a higher hit box priority over units
Armor now shows decimal places in the hover tooltip
Fixed buyback respawn timer penalty being reset if you die holding Aegis
The following heroes are no longer restricted from buying Basher/Abyssal (but they are still restricted from activating Bash): Spirit Breaker, Faceless Void, Slardar and Troll
Abaddon
Borrowed Time can now be cast while disabled (same rules as Morphling’s Morph)
Alchemist
Unstable Concoction countdown can now be seen by enemies
Unstable Concoction now has an area targeting cursor
Greevil’s Greed now grants 4x gold bounty from Runes
Alchemist can now cast Aghanim’s Scepter to directly grant any allied hero all Aghanim’s Scepter bonuses as a buff (the hero upgrade and the stat upgrade). The scepter is consumed in the process. Multiple instances of this buff do not stack. Alchemist can target himself as well
Ancient Apparition
Chilling Touch buff can now be removed by clicking on the buff icon above the health bar
Axe
Berserker’s Call cast point from 0.3 to 0.4
Counter Helix now triggers when attacks land rather than when they start [?]
Culling Blade movement and attack speed bonuses reduced from 40% to 30%
Bane
Brain Sap mana cost from 125/150/175/200 to 100/125/150/175
Units affected by Nightmare no longer provide vision
Nightmare End can now be used by Bane to end all other existing Nightmares
Batrider
Flamebreak damage changed from an instant 75/150/225/300 damage to 50 damage per second for 1/2/3/4 seconds
Firefly damage reduced from 20/40/60/80 to 10/30/50/70
Beastmaster
Beastmaster base damage increased by 4
Wild Axes cast point from 0.5 to 0.4
Call of the Wild Boar attack point from 0.633 to 0.5
Bloodseeker
Thirst bonuses scale from 100 to 25% HP instead of 100 to 0%
Thirst vision threshold from 30% health to 25%
Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter Intelligence growth increased from 1.4 to 2.0
Shuriken Toss damage from 100/200/250/325 to 150/225/300/375
Shuriken Toss cast range reduced from 650 to 400
Shuriken Toss mana cost from 90/115/135/155 to 120/130/140/150
Track’s Shuriken Toss bounce range from 900 to 1200
Track now shows how much gold the enemy is carrying in the debuff tooltip
Brewmaster
Primal Split units no longer provide a bounty when killed (was 11-35 depending on level)
Bristleback
Bristleback movement speed reduced from 295 to 290
Viscous Nasal Goo armor reduction rescaled from 1/1/2/2 per stack to 1/1.4/1.8/2.2
Broodmother
Incapacitating Bite is no longer a Unique Attack Attack Modifier
Insatiable Hunger attack damage from 60/80/100 to 60/90/120
Centaur Warrunner
Return now triggers when attacks land rather than when they start [?]
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Centaur: Stampede reduces all incoming damage by 70% and allows allies to run through obstructions (trees, cliffs, etc). Destroys trees
Chaos Knight
Chaos Bolt minimum damage from 1/50/75/100 to 75/100/125/150
Clinkz
Skeleton Walk cooldown from 20 to 20/19/18/17
Death Pact cooldown from 45/40/35 to 45/35/25
Clockwerk
Rocket Flare speed from 1500 to 1750
Crystal Maiden
Crystal Nova movement and attack slow from -30 to -20/30/40/50
Crystal Nova slow duration from 3.5/4/4.5/5 to 4.5
Frostbite cooldown reduced from 10/9/8/7 to 9/8/7/6
Freezing Field cooldown from 150/120/90 to 90
Dark Seer
Ion Shell duration increased from 20 to 25 seconds
Wall of Replica damage dealt by illusions from 70/80/90% to 60/75/90%
Wall of Replica duration from 15/30/45 to 45
Wall of Replica mana cost from 200/300/400 to 125/250/375
Dazzle
Poison Touch level 4 damage from 32 to 36
Death Prophet
Exorcism spirit count from 4/12/21 to 6/13/21
Disruptor
Kinetic Field duration from 2.5/3/3.5/4 to 2.6/3.2/3.8/4.4
Dragon Knight
Breathe Fire now also reduces base damage by 20/25/30/35% for 8 seconds
Corrosive Breath damage is now lethal
Elder Dragon Form’s Splash Attack damage percentage radius from 100/200/250 (for 100/75/50% damage) to 150/225/300
Earth Spirit
Boulder Smash damage from 125 to 50/100/150/200
Geomagnetic Grip manacost from 75 to 100
Geomagnetic Grip damage from 50/125/200/275 to 50/100/150/200
Magnetize can now be dispelled
Fixed Hex not interrupting Rolling Boulder if cast during the initial 0.6 seconds
Elder Titan
Echo Stomp channel time from 1.8 to 1.6
Echo Stomp cooldown from 15 to 14/13/12/11
Enchantress
Untouchable attack slow from 30/60/90/120 to 40/70/100/130
Enchant can now be cast on controlled units to refresh the Enchant duration
Impetus now pierces Spell Immunity
Enigma
Midnight Pulse cast point improved from 0.3 to 0.2
Black Hole now does a constant 55/110/165 damage per second regardless of proximity to the center
Black Hole mana cost from 275/350/425 to 275/325/375
Gyrocopter
Rocket Barrage no longer has a cast point (Previously had 0.3)
Call Down missile two slow duration from 3 to 4
Huskar
Inner Vitality cast range increased from 550 to 800
Inner Vitality cooldown from 25/22/19/16 to 22/18/14/10
Invoker
Invoker Int gain from 2.5 to 3.2
Invoke no longer triggers cooldown if it only swaps the ability slots
Sun Strike cooldown from 30 to 25
Max level Deafening Blast (Quas, Wex, and Exort all at max level) is now a non-targetable circular wave released in every direction around Invoker
Wisp
Relocate double click now teleports to fountain
Jakiro
Jakiro base strength increased from 24 to 25
Macropyre duration increased from 7 (14 Scepter) to 10 (20 Scepter)
Macropyre area of effect increased from 225 to 240
Juggernaut
Blade Fury cooldown from 30/25/22/18 to 42/34/26/18
Blade Fury now has the same Spell Immunity on cast dispel behavior as other Spell Immunities [?]
Healing Ward movement speed from 450 to 420
Omnislash no longer ministuns on cast
Using items/abilities in Omnislash no longer requires facing direction
Keeper Of The Light
Mana Leak cooldown from 16 to 16/14/12/10
Chakra Magic now adds a buff that that reduces the cooldown of the next spell its target casts by 1/2/3/4 seconds. Buff lasts 12 seconds.
Scepter Illuminate heal percentage from 75% to 100%
Kunkka
Kunkka no longer turns to cast Torrent
Torrent cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds
X Marks The Spot mana cost from 80 to 50
Legion Commander
Moment of Courage counterattack chance from 16/18/20/22 to 25%
Moment of Courage lifesteal from 20/40/60/80% to 55/65/75/85%
Moment of Courage cooldown from 0.9 to 2.7/2.1/1.5/0.9
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Legion Commander: Duel lasts until either Legion Commander or her target dies. Ends if duelists are ever more than 2,000 range apart.
Leshrac
Leshrac movement speed from 315 to 320
Lightning Storm cast point from 0.7 to 0.6
Lightning Storm slow duration from 0.75 to 0.7/0.8/0.9/1
Lich
Ice Armor cast range from 800 to 1000
Chain Frost projectile speed from 675 to 750
Life Stealer
Feast is now considered as normal bonus damage (can Crit and Cleave off it)
Open Wounds lifesteal increased from 15/20/25/30% to 50%
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Lifestealer: Grants a new skill, Assimilate. Assimilate allows Lifestealer to target an allied hero and swallow them, allowing them to hide inside of Lifestealer. Any healing Lifestealer receives is shared with the assimilated hero. The assimilated hero can release itself at any time by clicking on the buff icon to erupt outward and deal 300 damage to enemies in a 700 area of effect. If Lifestealer dies or assimilates another hero, the currently assimilated hero will automatically exit. Issuing any order with your hero, a few seconds after being assimilated, will take you out.
Lina
Aghanim Scepter-upgraded Laguna Blade no longer increases cast range
Lone Druid
True Form is no longer removed on death [?]
Battle Cry armor increased from 5/10/15 to 6/12/18
Battle Cry damage increased from 50/75/100 to 60/90/120
Added Agahnim’s Scepter upgrade to Lone Druid: Allows Spirit Bear to attack at any range from Lone Druid, and prevents Spirit Bear from dying if Lone Druid dies
Luna
Luna base armor increased by 1
Eclipse per unit cap increased from 4 to 5
Improved Aghanim’s Scepter: Allows Eclipse to be cast on an area within 2,500 range. Grants obstructed vision of that area. Can also target any allied unit to center Eclipse on their location, even while moving (can double click or target Luna)
Medusa
Split Shot and Mana Shield are no longer removed on death [?]
Meepo
Geostrike damage from 7/14/21/28 to 8/16/24/32
Divided We Stand no longer causes Meepo to respawn 20% faster
Mirana
Starstorm’s second hit range from 175 to 325, and the second hit now strikes the unit closest to Mirana
Morphling
Adaptive Strike now has a 1150 speed projectile
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Morphling: Grants a new ability, Hybrid. Allows morphling to target an ally, turning himself into a hybrid illusion, removing the Morphling himself. This hybrid illusion can cast non-ultimate abilities and has your original attributes. Lasts 20 seconds. When the duration ends or the hybrid dies, your hero emerges (cannot end prematurely). Cooldown: 140, Manacost: 200, 600 cast range. Note: Ability is not available while you have a Replicate living.
Naga Siren
Ensnare cooldown from 14 to 12
Ensnare is now dispellable [?]
Ensnare is no longer removed if the target becomes Ethereal
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade: Song of the Siren Scepter now regenerates you and nearby allies by 6% of maximum HP per second for up to 7 seconds.
Natures Prophet
Sprout cast range increased from 600 to 625/700/775/850
Sprout duration increased from 3/3.75/4.5/5.25 to 3/4/5/6
Nature’s Call treant base damage from 22 to 28
Aghanim’s Scepter-upgraded Wrath of Nature now spawns a Nature’s Call treant whenever it kills a unit. Killing a hero will spawn a stronger treant (3x damage and health of a normal one)
Night Stalker
Void attack speed slow increased from -35 to -50 (now matches movement speed slow)
Nyx Assassin
Using Spiked Carapace no longer removes Vendetta
Added Aghamin’s Scepter upgrade to Nyx: Adds a new ability, Burrow, with a one second cast time. While Burrowed, Nyx Assassin is invisible and unable to move/attack, but has 40% damage resistance, and regenerates 1.5% of his health and mana per second. Nyx Assassin’s abilities also have improved properties while burrowed: Mana Burn and Impale have 50% increased cast range, Impale Cooldown is reduced from 13 to 9, and Spiked Carapace instantly stuns any enemy units within a 300 area of effect without requiring them to hurt him first. Casting Vendetta causes Burrow to end
Omniknight
Purification cast point from 0.5 to 0.4
Oracle
Purifying Flames mana cost reduced from 55/70/85/100 to 50/60/70/80
Purifying Flames cooldown reduced from 3 to 2.5
Purifying Flames can now target non-hero units
False Promise no longer makes the target invisible
False Promise now continuously removes debuffs and disables, instead of only when first cast
False Promise duration from 7/8/9 to 6/7/8
False Promise cooldown from 20 to 80/60/40
Outworld Devourer
Aghanim’s Scepter Sanity’s Eclipse upgrade now affects everyone in the area of effect with Astral Imprisonment after it deals its damage
Aghanim’s Scepter Sanity’s Eclipse upgrade no longer always triggers the mana drain and does not increase the damage multiplier by 1
Phoenix
Fire Spirits now does an obstructed reveal of the area it hits for 1 second
Puck
Waning Rift damage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280
Pudge
Rot move slow from 20% to 20/22/24/26%
Pugna
Decrepify enemy slow from 50% to 30/40/50/60%
Decrepify enemy magic damage amplification from 50% to 30/40/50/60%
Decrepify duration from 2/2.5/3/3.5 to 3.5
Decrepify cooldown from 12/10/8/6 to 15/12/9/6
Life Drain damage and restore per second from 120/160/200 to 150/185/220
Life Drain cast range from 1100 to 900/1050/1200
Pugna’s Aghanim’s Scepter-upgraded Life Drain no longer increases cast range
Riki
Smokescreen no longer slows attack speed
Smokescreen now reduces turn rate by 30%
Rubick
Null Field now also affects creeps
Sand King
Caustic Finale duration from 8 to 6
Caustic Finale now always triggers (via unit death or when its duration expires). If triggered by timer expiration, it deals 30% of the damage
Caustic Finale no longer resets the duration on a unit that already has the debuff
Caustic Finale now applies a 20% move slow when the damage triggers (via unit death or when timer expires). Slow lasts for 3 seconds
Shadow Demon
Shadow Poison mana cost from 50 to 40
Demonic Purge Aghamin’s Scepter upgrade now applies Break (disabling passive abilities)
Shadow Shaman
Shadow Shaman base strength increased from 19 to 21
Shadow Shaman strength gain increased from 1.6 to 1.8
Silencer
Silencer base movement speed from 300 to 295
Last Word initial enemy cast allowance window from 5 to 4 seconds
Last Word no longer disarms
Last Word now applies a 14/16/18/20% movespeed slow whenever it triggers
Slardar
Slithereen Crush damage from 50/100/150/200 to 75/125/175/225
Sniper
Sniper agility gain from 2.9 to 2.5
Shrapnel recharge time increased from 40 to 55
Shrapnel delay increased from 0.8 to 1.4 seconds
Shrapnel now gives vision when the shrapnel lands rather than instantly
Headshot can now miss
Assassinate damage from 355/505/655 to 320/485/650
Spectre
Reality no longer kills the target illusion, it now swaps positions
Spirit Breaker
Empowering Haste cooldown from 16 to 12
Storm Spirit
Storm Spirit movement speed reduced from 290 to 285
Ball Lightning flying vision from 1000 to 400
Sven
Warcry armor bonus increased from 4/8/12/16 to 5/10/15/20
Techies
Land Mine activation delay reduced from 1.75 to 0.5 seconds
Stasis Trap Activation delay from 2 to 1.5
Stasis Trap Detonation delay from 2 to 1.5
Suicide Squad, Attack! cooldown reduced from 180/170/160/150 to 160/140/120/100
Minefield Sign cooldown from 120 to 360
Minefield Sign now requires Techies to walk precisely to the targeted spot
Minefield Sign now has an area of effect targeting cursor
Minefield Sign now has a limited lifetime of 180 seconds
Techies Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade now causes the Minefield Sign to make all Land Mines, Stasis Traps and Remote Mines within 125 area of effect immune to True Sight. Can only have one sign out at a time
Templar Assassin
Meld cooldown from 7 to 6
Terrorblade
Reflection cast range from 275 to 325
Reflection illusion outgoing damage from 40/50/60/70% to 40/60/80/100%
Tidehunter
Kraken Shell damage block increased from 10/20/30/40 to 12/24/36/48
Timbersaw
Reactive Armor now triggers when attacks land rather when attacks begin [?]
Reactive Armor max stacks increased from 4/8/12/16 to 5/10/15/20
Tinker
Laser hero blind duration increased from 3 to 3/3.5/4/4.5
Rearm mana cost from 150/250/350 to 125/225/325
Aghanim’s Scepter Laser no longer has additional cast range
Aghanim’s Scepter Laser now refracts to visible enemy heroes with a 550 bounce range
Tiny
Toss grab radius increased from 250 to 275
Toss now grabs the closest unit rather than a random unit
Treant
Eyes in the Forest area of effect reduced from 800 to 700
Troll Warlord
Berserker’s Rage no longer provides +15 damage
Ranged Whirling Axes no longer provide 800 vision
Melee Whirling Axes no longer provide 500 vision
Battle Trance duration reduced from 7 to 5 seconds
Berserker’s Rage is no longer removed on death [?]
Tusk
Ice Shards mana cost reduced from 120 to 90
Ice Shards cooldown from 18/16/14/12 to 19/16/13/10
Ice Shards vision reveal from 0.5 seconds to 2 seconds
Snowball speed is now a constant 675
Snowball no longer auto-loads units in 100 range
Tusk can now add allies to Snowball while it is moving
Added Aghanim’s Scepter to Tusk: Adds a new ability called Walrus Kick. Kicks the target back 900 units. The kick slows by 40% for 4 seconds. 12 second cooldown
Undying
Soul Rip is now considered one damage instance on the enemy
Removed Tombstone Zombie targeting from Soul Rip
Tombstone Zombies now require 1 attack to kill rather than having 30 health (zombies require 2 hits from creeps)
Ursa
Reworked Enrage
Venomancer
Venomous Gale tick damage from 0/30/60/90 to 10/40/70/100
Viper
Viper Strike cooldown reduced from 80/50/30 to 70/50/30
Visage
Gravekeeper’s Cloak recharge time from 6 to 4
Familiars no longer have 300/450/600 health
Familiars now require 4 hero attacks to be killed (creeps/illusions do 1/4 damage, towers do 1/2)
Warlock
Fatal Bonds cast range increased from 900 to 1000
Fatal Bonds cast time from 0.5 to 0.2
Chaotic Offering Golem’s health regeneration from 15/30/45 to 25/50/75
Weaver
The Swarm duration rescaled from 14/16/18/20 to 16
The Swarm damage from 15/20/25/30 to 20
The Swarm attack rate from an attack every 1.35 seconds to 1.4/1.25/1.1/0.95
Geminate Attack now launches the second projectile 0.25 seconds after the initial one fires instead of after impacting the target
Geminate Attack no longer has a range limit
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Weaver: reduces the cooldown of Timelapse to 20 seconds and allows Timelapse to target allied heroes. 1000 cast range
Windrunner
Shackleshot cast point from 0.3 to 0.15
Winter Wyvern
Enabled Winter Wyvern in Captain’s Mode
Reworked Winter’s Curse
Arctic Burn is now dispellable
Arctic Burn damage per second from 6% of health to 8%
Arctic Burn damage type from Pure to Magic
Arctic Burn no longer pierces Spell Immunity
Splinter Blast speed increased 500->650 (1.35 to 1.0 seconds max)
Splinter Blast debuff is now dispellable
Cold Embrace now behaves as normal regeneration instead of 0.1 interval heals
Skeleton King
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Wraith King: Allies who are near Wraith King (within 1200 aoe) when slain become Wraiths for 5 seconds, delaying their death. They can continue attacking, casting, etc. When the duration ends, the hero dies, and credit for the kill goes to whowever landed the original killing blow.
Zeus
Thundergod’s Wrath area vision reduced from 1000 to 500
Fixed Thundergod’s Wrath sometimes hitting invisible units depending on the order of player slots.
Enchanted Mango
New consumable
Lotus Orb
New item formed from Perseverance, Platemail, and a recipe
Glimmer Cape
New item formed from Cloak and Shadow Amulet
Guardian Greaves
New item formed from Arcane Boots, Mekansm, and a recipe
Moon Shard
New item formed from 2 Hyperstones and a recipe
Silver Edge
New item formed from Shadow Blade and Sange and a recipe
Solar Crest
New item formed from Medallion of Courage and Talisman of Evasion
Octarine Core
New item formed from Mystic Staff and Soul Booster
ITEM ADDITIONS
Observer & Sentry Wards
Observer and Sentry Wards now stack into one inventory slot. Double clicking toggles which ward type is currently active [?]
Upgraded Boots of Travel
Boots of Travel can now be upgraded by purchasing the recipe again. Allows you to target and teleport to allied heroes
ITEM CHANGES
Skull Basher
Strength increased from 6 to 8
Damage reduced from 40 to 25
Bash now deals 60 bonus damage
Bash cooldown increased from 2 to 2.3
Abyssal Blade
Damage reduced from 100 to 85
Bash now deals 60 bonus damage
Bash cooldown increased from 2 to 2.3
Energy Booster
Cost reduced from 1000 to 900
Arcane Boots
Replenish radius from 600 to 900
Replenish no longer costs 35 mana to activate
Bloodstone
Recipe increased from 800 to 900
Armlet Of Mordiggian
Attack Speed from +15 to +25
Unholy Strength no longer grants +10 Attack Speed
Unholy Strength strength gain period from 0.7 to 0.6 seconds
Quelling Blade
Changed from full damage bonus to base damage bonus
Quell damage bonus from 32/12% to 40/15%
Quell no longer deals bonus damage to Roshan
Chop active ability now kills wards rather than dealing 100 damage
Chop active ability range increased from 350 to 450 when targeting wards
Battle Fury
Battle Fury now requires and provides the bonuses of Quelling Blade
Quell bonus is now 60% for melee heroes and 25% for ranged heroes
Attack damage reduced from 65 to 55
Cleave radius from 250 to 280
Black King Bar
Black King Bar can now be sold [?]
[[blade_mail]]
Damage Return cooldown reduced from 17 to 15
Blades Of Attack
Cost reduced from 450 to 420
Phase Boots
Phase duration from 4 to 3.6 seconds
Boots Of Travel
Teleport cooldown from 50 to 45
Buckler
Armor Bonus radius increased from 750 to 900
Butterfly
Flutter duration from 8 to 6 and bonus movement speed from 20 to 25%
Clarity
Duration from 40 to 45
Total mana restored from 150 to 170
Ally cast range from 100 to 250
Cloak
Magic resistance from 15% to 20%
Vanguard
Damage Block chance increased from 67% to 75%
Crimson Guard
Damage Block chance increased from 67% to 75%
Guard active damage block increased from 50 to 55
Guard active area of effect from 750 to 900
Desolator
Damage decreased from 60 to 50
Recipe cost decreased from 900 to 300
Diffusal Blade
Diffusal Blade now works on ranged illusions for half the value
Divine Rapier
Damage increased from 300 to 330
Dust Of Appearance
Movement speed slow from 15% to 20%
Drum Of Endurance
Endurance attack speed bonus increased from 10 to 20
Eaglesong
Cost reduced from 3300 to 3200
Euls Scepter Of Divinity
Cyclone mana cost increased from 75 to 175
Eye Of Skadi
Cold Attack slow duration for ranged heroes from 3 to 2.5 seconds [?]
[[flying_courier]]
Vision from 400 to 300
Speed Burst speed from 650 to 800 speed
Force Staff
Health regeneration increased from 3 to 4 health per second
Ghost Scepter
Cost reduced from 1600 to 1500
All attribute bonus decreased from 7 to 5
Gloves Of Haste
Attack Speed increased from 15 to 20
Headdress
Regeneration Aura radius increased from 750 to 900
Healing Salve
Healing duration from 10 to 8 seconds [?]
Ally cast range from 100 to 250
Reaver
Cost decreased from 3200 to 3000
Heart Of Tarrasque
Recipe cost increased from 1200 to 1400
Health regeneration increased from 2% to 3.25% of total health per second
Regeneration disable time increased from 4 melee and 6 ranged, to 5 melee and 7 ranged
Linkens Sphere
Spellblock cooldown reduced from 17 to 16
Magic Wand
Requirements from Magic Stick + 3 branches + Recipe, to Magic Stick + 2 branches + Circlet
All attribute bonus from 3 to 4
Mask Of Madness
Berserk movement speed bonus reduced from 30% to 17%
Mekansm
Restore active and Mekansm Aura radius increased from 750 to 900
Mjollnir
Static Charge no longer jumps to units that are invisible or in the fog of war [?]
Static Charge cast range increased from 600 to 800
Necronomicon
Necronomicon Warrior/Archer health from 400/600/800 to 600/700/800
Necronomicon Warrior damage from 25/50/75 to 45/60/75
Necronomicon Archer damage from 40/80/120 to 60/90/120
Necronomicon Archer Aura move speed from 3/6/9 to 5/7/9%
Observer Ward
Observer Wards now come in single increments
Cost and restock time reduced by half and stock doubled
Observer Wards now provide a 50 XP bounty when destroyed
Attacking a ward can no longer miss (same for Sentry Wards)
Orb Of Venom
Poison Attack damage over time can now be lethal
Pipe Of Insight
Insight Aura now also provides a 10% Magic Resistance aura to nearby allies (does not affect the equipped hero)
Insight Aura radius increased from 750 to 900
Power Treads
Attribute bonus increased from 8 to 9
Quarterstaff
Cost reduced from 900 to 875
Radiance
Radiance recipe from 1350 to 1425
Radiance Burn now causes affected enemies to have a 17% miss rate
Refresher Orb
Reworked components and bonuses
Rod Of Atos
Intelligence from 25 to 30
Satanic
Unholy Rage duration increased from 3.5 to 4 seconds
Sentry Ward
Attacking a ward can no longer miss (same for Observer Wards)
Shivas Guard
Freezing Aura enemy attack speed reduction improved from 40 to 45
Stout Shield
Cost reduced from 250 to 200
Damage Block chance reduced from 53% to 50%
Damage Block blocked damage reduced from 20 (10 for ranged) to 16 (8 for ranged)
Tango
Can now be used on to eat Wards. Eating a ward heals for double the amount, 230 HP over 16 seconds.[?]
Has a 450 cast range when targeting Wards
Town Portal Scroll
Teleport cooldown increased from 65 to 70
Teleport no longer removes Ethereal state when it is cast
Urn Of Shadows
Casting Soul Release on an enemy already under the effects of Soul Release now refreshes the existing debuff rather than applying a seperate instance [?]
[[veil_of_discord]]
Recipe from 1250 to 1100
Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20
Duration reduced from 25 to 16
Mana cost reduced from 75 to 50
Vladmirs Offering
Lifesteal decreased from 16% to 15%
Now grants 10% lifesteal to ranged heroes
Now requires Headdress instead of Ring of Regeneration. Vladmir’s Offering now provides +2 all stats, and Vladmir’s Aura now provides 3 health regen.
– 8 New Items!
Patch 6.84 Changelog – 6.84 Patch Notes
GENERAL
AoE Bonus Gold component based on Team Net Worth difference reduced by 25%
AoE Bonus XP component based on Team XP difference reduced by 40%
Melee lane creep bounty reduced from 43 to 40 (-7%)
Range lane creep bounty reduced from 48 to 45 (-6.25%)
Hero kills (the non-net worth portions) are worth 10% more
Reduced the direct hero last hit bounty by 100 and redistributed that gold into AoE gold (in ratio of 100/75/40/25/20 for 1/2/3/4/5 heroes)[?]
AoE Bonus Gold is now distributed based on the relative net worth amongst the heroes involved in killing the hero by +/- 25% [?]
The amount of AoE Bonus Gold given is now increased/decreased by up to 20% based on the dying hero’s relative rank in net worth amongst all the enemies on that team.[?]
Instead of Buyback temporarily preventing unreliable gold gain, it now reduces all gold gained (including hero and aoe gold) by 60% [?]
Melee Barracks team bounty increased from 175 to 275
Ranged Barracks team bounty increased from 100 to 225
Tier 2 and 3 towers armor reduced from 25 to 22
Extra melee creeps additions spawn time changed from 17:30/34:00/50:30 to 15:00/30:00/45:00 [?]
Extra range/siege creep additions spawntime from 45:30 to 45:00
Creeps now meet slightly closer to the Dire safelane
Ancient Black Dragon bounty reduced from 199 to 170
Ancient Black Drake bounty reduced from 50 to 40
Ancient Rumblehide bounty reduced from 83 to 65
Satyr Tormenter gold bounty reduced from 104 to 84
Hellbear health reduced from 950 to 700
Hellbear bounty reduced from 65 to 50
Ogre Frostmage bounty reduced from 52 to 40
Reworked Mud Golems:
Hero kills achieved by units under your control now provide XP credit to your hero (Affects things like Spirit Bear, Golems, Familiars, etc getting kills)
Melee attacks now miss if the target is farther than 350 range more than their attack range
Reduced All Pick drafting time from 40 to 35 seconds per turn
The following abilities no longer ignore units classified as Ancients (Neutral Ancients, Warlock’s Golem, etc): Ice Vortex, Mana Void, Berserker’s Call, Blood Rite, Bladefury, Omnislash, Torrent, Ghost Ship, Smokescreen, Static Remnant, Primal Roar, Earth Spike, Heartstopper Aura, Shrapnel, Golem’s Immolation, Sticky Napalm, Primal Split’s Immolation, Call Down, Invoker’s Tornado, EMP, Chaos Meteor, Sun Strike, Ice Wall, Deafening Blast, Pulse Nova, Eclipse, Battery Assault, Rocket Flare, Shadow Poison, Dispersion, The Swarm, Kinetic Field, Static Storm, Ancestral Spirit, Echo Stomp, Overwhelming Odds, Stone Gaze, Earth Bind, Poof, Rip Tide, Nyx’s Impale, Fire Spirits, Supernova, Mystic Flare, Dark Pact, Suicide Squad, Ravage, Demonic Purge, Fortune’s End [?]
Damage Block no longer affects physical spells (previously it affected some physical spells and some not)
Cast behavior while turning to cast has been adjusted.
Reworked the Item Silencing and Passive Disabling behaviors.
Hex no longer applies the Break mechanic [?]
Silence no longer disables Invisibility [?]
Moved Ring of Health, Voidstone and Orb of Venom from Secret Shop to the Base
Moved Platemail, Talisman of Evasion and Ultimate Orb from the Base to the Secret Shop
Added Voidstone and Mantle of Intelligence to Side Shop
Runes now have a higher hit box priority over units
Armor now shows decimal places in the hover tooltip
Fixed buyback respawn timer penalty being reset if you die holding Aegis
The following heroes are no longer restricted from buying Basher/Abyssal (but they are still restricted from activating Bash): Spirit Breaker, Faceless Void, Slardar and Troll
HEROES
Abaddon
Borrowed Time can now be cast while disabled (same rules as Morphling’s Morph)
Alchemist
Unstable Concoction countdown can now be seen by enemies
Unstable Concoction now has an area targeting cursor
Greevil’s Greed now grants 4x gold bounty from Runes
Alchemist can now cast Aghanim’s Scepter to directly grant any allied hero all Aghanim’s Scepter bonuses as a buff (the hero upgrade and the stat upgrade). The scepter is consumed in the process. Multiple instances of this buff do not stack. Alchemist can target himself as well
Ancient Apparition
Chilling Touch buff can now be removed by clicking on the buff icon above the health bar
Axe
Berserker’s Call cast point from 0.3 to 0.4
Counter Helix now triggers when attacks land rather than when they start [?]
Culling Blade movement and attack speed bonuses reduced from 40% to 30%
Bane
Brain Sap mana cost from 125/150/175/200 to 100/125/150/175
Units affected by Nightmare no longer provide vision
Nightmare End can now be used by Bane to end all other existing Nightmares
Batrider
Flamebreak damage changed from an instant 75/150/225/300 damage to 50 damage per second for 1/2/3/4 seconds
Firefly damage reduced from 20/40/60/80 to 10/30/50/70
Beastmaster
Beastmaster base damage increased by 4
Wild Axes cast point from 0.5 to 0.4
Call of the Wild Boar attack point from 0.633 to 0.5
Bloodseeker
Thirst bonuses scale from 100 to 25% HP instead of 100 to 0%
Thirst vision threshold from 30% health to 25%
Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter Intelligence growth increased from 1.4 to 2.0
Shuriken Toss damage from 100/200/250/325 to 150/225/300/375
Shuriken Toss cast range reduced from 650 to 400
Shuriken Toss mana cost from 90/115/135/155 to 120/130/140/150
Track’s Shuriken Toss bounce range from 900 to 1200
Track now shows how much gold the enemy is carrying in the debuff tooltip
Brewmaster
Primal Split units no longer provide a bounty when killed (was 11-35 depending on level)
Bristleback
Bristleback movement speed reduced from 295 to 290
Viscous Nasal Goo armor reduction rescaled from 1/1/2/2 per stack to 1/1.4/1.8/2.2
Broodmother
Incapacitating Bite is no longer a Unique Attack Attack Modifier
Insatiable Hunger attack damage from 60/80/100 to 60/90/120
Centaur Warrunner
Return now triggers when attacks land rather than when they start [?]
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Centaur: Stampede reduces all incoming damage by 70% and allows allies to run through obstructions (trees, cliffs, etc). Destroys trees
Chaos Knight
Chaos Bolt minimum damage from 1/50/75/100 to 75/100/125/150
Clinkz
Skeleton Walk cooldown from 20 to 20/19/18/17
Death Pact cooldown from 45/40/35 to 45/35/25
Clockwerk
Rocket Flare speed from 1500 to 1750
Crystal Maiden
Crystal Nova movement and attack slow from -30 to -20/30/40/50
Crystal Nova slow duration from 3.5/4/4.5/5 to 4.5
Frostbite cooldown reduced from 10/9/8/7 to 9/8/7/6
Freezing Field cooldown from 150/120/90 to 90
Dark Seer
Ion Shell duration increased from 20 to 25 seconds
Wall of Replica damage dealt by illusions from 70/80/90% to 60/75/90%
Wall of Replica duration from 15/30/45 to 45
Wall of Replica mana cost from 200/300/400 to 125/250/375
Dazzle
Poison Touch level 4 damage from 32 to 36
Death Prophet
Exorcism spirit count from 4/12/21 to 6/13/21
Disruptor
Kinetic Field duration from 2.5/3/3.5/4 to 2.6/3.2/3.8/4.4
Dragon Knight
Breathe Fire now also reduces base damage by 20/25/30/35% for 8 seconds
Corrosive Breath damage is now lethal
Elder Dragon Form’s Splash Attack damage percentage radius from 100/200/250 (for 100/75/50% damage) to 150/225/300
Earth Spirit
Boulder Smash damage from 125 to 50/100/150/200
Geomagnetic Grip manacost from 75 to 100
Geomagnetic Grip damage from 50/125/200/275 to 50/100/150/200
Magnetize can now be dispelled
Fixed Hex not interrupting Rolling Boulder if cast during the initial 0.6 seconds
Elder Titan
Echo Stomp channel time from 1.8 to 1.6
Echo Stomp cooldown from 15 to 14/13/12/11
Enchantress
Untouchable attack slow from 30/60/90/120 to 40/70/100/130
Enchant can now be cast on controlled units to refresh the Enchant duration
Impetus now pierces Spell Immunity
Enigma
Midnight Pulse cast point improved from 0.3 to 0.2
Black Hole now does a constant 55/110/165 damage per second regardless of proximity to the center
Black Hole mana cost from 275/350/425 to 275/325/375
Gyrocopter
Rocket Barrage no longer has a cast point (Previously had 0.3)
Call Down missile two slow duration from 3 to 4
Huskar
Inner Vitality cast range increased from 550 to 800
Inner Vitality cooldown from 25/22/19/16 to 22/18/14/10
Invoker
Invoker Int gain from 2.5 to 3.2
Invoke no longer triggers cooldown if it only swaps the ability slots
Sun Strike cooldown from 30 to 25
Max level Deafening Blast (Quas, Wex, and Exort all at max level) is now a non-targetable circular wave released in every direction around Invoker
Wisp
Relocate double click now teleports to fountain
Jakiro
Jakiro base strength increased from 24 to 25
Macropyre duration increased from 7 (14 Scepter) to 10 (20 Scepter)
Macropyre area of effect increased from 225 to 240
Juggernaut
Blade Fury cooldown from 30/25/22/18 to 42/34/26/18
Blade Fury now has the same Spell Immunity on cast dispel behavior as other Spell Immunities [?]
Healing Ward movement speed from 450 to 420
Omnislash no longer ministuns on cast
Using items/abilities in Omnislash no longer requires facing direction
Keeper Of The Light
Mana Leak cooldown from 16 to 16/14/12/10
Chakra Magic now adds a buff that that reduces the cooldown of the next spell its target casts by 1/2/3/4 seconds. Buff lasts 12 seconds.
Scepter Illuminate heal percentage from 75% to 100%
Kunkka
Kunkka no longer turns to cast Torrent
Torrent cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds
X Marks The Spot mana cost from 80 to 50
Legion Commander
Moment of Courage counterattack chance from 16/18/20/22 to 25%
Moment of Courage lifesteal from 20/40/60/80% to 55/65/75/85%
Moment of Courage cooldown from 0.9 to 2.7/2.1/1.5/0.9
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Legion Commander: Duel lasts until either Legion Commander or her target dies. Ends if duelists are ever more than 2,000 range apart.
Leshrac
Leshrac movement speed from 315 to 320
Lightning Storm cast point from 0.7 to 0.6
Lightning Storm slow duration from 0.75 to 0.7/0.8/0.9/1
Lich
Ice Armor cast range from 800 to 1000
Chain Frost projectile speed from 675 to 750
Life Stealer
Feast is now considered as normal bonus damage (can Crit and Cleave off it)
Open Wounds lifesteal increased from 15/20/25/30% to 50%
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Lifestealer: Grants a new skill, Assimilate. Assimilate allows Lifestealer to target an allied hero and swallow them, allowing them to hide inside of Lifestealer. Any healing Lifestealer receives is shared with the assimilated hero. The assimilated hero can release itself at any time by clicking on the buff icon to erupt outward and deal 300 damage to enemies in a 700 area of effect. If Lifestealer dies or assimilates another hero, the currently assimilated hero will automatically exit. Issuing any order with your hero, a few seconds after being assimilated, will take you out.
Lina
Aghanim Scepter-upgraded Laguna Blade no longer increases cast range
Lone Druid
True Form is no longer removed on death [?]
Battle Cry armor increased from 5/10/15 to 6/12/18
Battle Cry damage increased from 50/75/100 to 60/90/120
Added Agahnim’s Scepter upgrade to Lone Druid: Allows Spirit Bear to attack at any range from Lone Druid, and prevents Spirit Bear from dying if Lone Druid dies
Luna
Luna base armor increased by 1
Eclipse per unit cap increased from 4 to 5
Improved Aghanim’s Scepter: Allows Eclipse to be cast on an area within 2,500 range. Grants obstructed vision of that area. Can also target any allied unit to center Eclipse on their location, even while moving (can double click or target Luna)
Medusa
Split Shot and Mana Shield are no longer removed on death [?]
Meepo
Geostrike damage from 7/14/21/28 to 8/16/24/32
Divided We Stand no longer causes Meepo to respawn 20% faster
Mirana
Starstorm’s second hit range from 175 to 325, and the second hit now strikes the unit closest to Mirana
Morphling
Adaptive Strike now has a 1150 speed projectile
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Morphling: Grants a new ability, Hybrid. Allows morphling to target an ally, turning himself into a hybrid illusion, removing the Morphling himself. This hybrid illusion can cast non-ultimate abilities and has your original attributes. Lasts 20 seconds. When the duration ends or the hybrid dies, your hero emerges (cannot end prematurely). Cooldown: 140, Manacost: 200, 600 cast range. Note: Ability is not available while you have a Replicate living.
Naga Siren
Ensnare cooldown from 14 to 12
Ensnare is now dispellable [?]
Ensnare is no longer removed if the target becomes Ethereal
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade: Song of the Siren Scepter now regenerates you and nearby allies by 6% of maximum HP per second for up to 7 seconds.
Natures Prophet
Sprout cast range increased from 600 to 625/700/775/850
Sprout duration increased from 3/3.75/4.5/5.25 to 3/4/5/6
Nature’s Call treant base damage from 22 to 28
Aghanim’s Scepter-upgraded Wrath of Nature now spawns a Nature’s Call treant whenever it kills a unit. Killing a hero will spawn a stronger treant (3x damage and health of a normal one)
Night Stalker
Void attack speed slow increased from -35 to -50 (now matches movement speed slow)
Nyx Assassin
Using Spiked Carapace no longer removes Vendetta
Added Aghamin’s Scepter upgrade to Nyx: Adds a new ability, Burrow, with a one second cast time. While Burrowed, Nyx Assassin is invisible and unable to move/attack, but has 40% damage resistance, and regenerates 1.5% of his health and mana per second. Nyx Assassin’s abilities also have improved properties while burrowed: Mana Burn and Impale have 50% increased cast range, Impale Cooldown is reduced from 13 to 9, and Spiked Carapace instantly stuns any enemy units within a 300 area of effect without requiring them to hurt him first. Casting Vendetta causes Burrow to end
Omniknight
Purification cast point from 0.5 to 0.4
Oracle
Purifying Flames mana cost reduced from 55/70/85/100 to 50/60/70/80
Purifying Flames cooldown reduced from 3 to 2.5
Purifying Flames can now target non-hero units
False Promise no longer makes the target invisible
False Promise now continuously removes debuffs and disables, instead of only when first cast
False Promise duration from 7/8/9 to 6/7/8
False Promise cooldown from 20 to 80/60/40
Outworld Devourer
Aghanim’s Scepter Sanity’s Eclipse upgrade now affects everyone in the area of effect with Astral Imprisonment after it deals its damage
Aghanim’s Scepter Sanity’s Eclipse upgrade no longer always triggers the mana drain and does not increase the damage multiplier by 1
Phoenix
Fire Spirits now does an obstructed reveal of the area it hits for 1 second
Puck
Waning Rift damage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280
Pudge
Rot move slow from 20% to 20/22/24/26%
Pugna
Decrepify enemy slow from 50% to 30/40/50/60%
Decrepify enemy magic damage amplification from 50% to 30/40/50/60%
Decrepify duration from 2/2.5/3/3.5 to 3.5
Decrepify cooldown from 12/10/8/6 to 15/12/9/6
Life Drain damage and restore per second from 120/160/200 to 150/185/220
Life Drain cast range from 1100 to 900/1050/1200
Pugna’s Aghanim’s Scepter-upgraded Life Drain no longer increases cast range
Riki
Smokescreen no longer slows attack speed
Smokescreen now reduces turn rate by 30%
Rubick
Null Field now also affects creeps
Sand King
Caustic Finale duration from 8 to 6
Caustic Finale now always triggers (via unit death or when its duration expires). If triggered by timer expiration, it deals 30% of the damage
Caustic Finale no longer resets the duration on a unit that already has the debuff
Caustic Finale now applies a 20% move slow when the damage triggers (via unit death or when timer expires). Slow lasts for 3 seconds
Shadow Demon
Shadow Poison mana cost from 50 to 40
Demonic Purge Aghamin’s Scepter upgrade now applies Break (disabling passive abilities)
Shadow Shaman
Shadow Shaman base strength increased from 19 to 21
Shadow Shaman strength gain increased from 1.6 to 1.8
Silencer
Silencer base movement speed from 300 to 295
Last Word initial enemy cast allowance window from 5 to 4 seconds
Last Word no longer disarms
Last Word now applies a 14/16/18/20% movespeed slow whenever it triggers
Slardar
Slithereen Crush damage from 50/100/150/200 to 75/125/175/225
Sniper
Sniper agility gain from 2.9 to 2.5
Shrapnel recharge time increased from 40 to 55
Shrapnel delay increased from 0.8 to 1.4 seconds
Shrapnel now gives vision when the shrapnel lands rather than instantly
Headshot can now miss
Assassinate damage from 355/505/655 to 320/485/650
Spectre
Reality no longer kills the target illusion, it now swaps positions
Spirit Breaker
Empowering Haste cooldown from 16 to 12
Storm Spirit
Storm Spirit movement speed reduced from 290 to 285
Ball Lightning flying vision from 1000 to 400
Sven
Warcry armor bonus increased from 4/8/12/16 to 5/10/15/20
Techies
Land Mine activation delay reduced from 1.75 to 0.5 seconds
Stasis Trap Activation delay from 2 to 1.5
Stasis Trap Detonation delay from 2 to 1.5
Suicide Squad, Attack! cooldown reduced from 180/170/160/150 to 160/140/120/100
Minefield Sign cooldown from 120 to 360
Minefield Sign now requires Techies to walk precisely to the targeted spot
Minefield Sign now has an area of effect targeting cursor
Minefield Sign now has a limited lifetime of 180 seconds
Techies Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade now causes the Minefield Sign to make all Land Mines, Stasis Traps and Remote Mines within 125 area of effect immune to True Sight. Can only have one sign out at a time
Templar Assassin
Meld cooldown from 7 to 6
Terrorblade
Reflection cast range from 275 to 325
Reflection illusion outgoing damage from 40/50/60/70% to 40/60/80/100%
Tidehunter
Kraken Shell damage block increased from 10/20/30/40 to 12/24/36/48
Timbersaw
Reactive Armor now triggers when attacks land rather when attacks begin [?]
Reactive Armor max stacks increased from 4/8/12/16 to 5/10/15/20
Tinker
Laser hero blind duration increased from 3 to 3/3.5/4/4.5
Rearm mana cost from 150/250/350 to 125/225/325
Aghanim’s Scepter Laser no longer has additional cast range
Aghanim’s Scepter Laser now refracts to visible enemy heroes with a 550 bounce range
Tiny
Toss grab radius increased from 250 to 275
Toss now grabs the closest unit rather than a random unit
Treant
Eyes in the Forest area of effect reduced from 800 to 700
Troll Warlord
Berserker’s Rage no longer provides +15 damage
Ranged Whirling Axes no longer provide 800 vision
Melee Whirling Axes no longer provide 500 vision
Battle Trance duration reduced from 7 to 5 seconds
Berserker’s Rage is no longer removed on death [?]
Tusk
Ice Shards mana cost reduced from 120 to 90
Ice Shards cooldown from 18/16/14/12 to 19/16/13/10
Ice Shards vision reveal from 0.5 seconds to 2 seconds
Snowball speed is now a constant 675
Snowball no longer auto-loads units in 100 range
Tusk can now add allies to Snowball while it is moving
Added Aghanim’s Scepter to Tusk: Adds a new ability called Walrus Kick. Kicks the target back 900 units. The kick slows by 40% for 4 seconds. 12 second cooldown
Undying
Soul Rip is now considered one damage instance on the enemy
Removed Tombstone Zombie targeting from Soul Rip
Tombstone Zombies now require 1 attack to kill rather than having 30 health (zombies require 2 hits from creeps)
Ursa
Reworked Enrage
Venomancer
Venomous Gale tick damage from 0/30/60/90 to 10/40/70/100
Viper
Viper Strike cooldown reduced from 80/50/30 to 70/50/30
Visage
Gravekeeper’s Cloak recharge time from 6 to 4
Familiars no longer have 300/450/600 health
Familiars now require 4 hero attacks to be killed (creeps/illusions do 1/4 damage, towers do 1/2)
Warlock
Fatal Bonds cast range increased from 900 to 1000
Fatal Bonds cast time from 0.5 to 0.2
Chaotic Offering Golem’s health regeneration from 15/30/45 to 25/50/75
Weaver
The Swarm duration rescaled from 14/16/18/20 to 16
The Swarm damage from 15/20/25/30 to 20
The Swarm attack rate from an attack every 1.35 seconds to 1.4/1.25/1.1/0.95
Geminate Attack now launches the second projectile 0.25 seconds after the initial one fires instead of after impacting the target
Geminate Attack no longer has a range limit
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Weaver: reduces the cooldown of Timelapse to 20 seconds and allows Timelapse to target allied heroes. 1000 cast range
Windrunner
Shackleshot cast point from 0.3 to 0.15
Winter Wyvern
Enabled Winter Wyvern in Captain’s Mode
Reworked Winter’s Curse
Arctic Burn is now dispellable
Arctic Burn damage per second from 6% of health to 8%
Arctic Burn damage type from Pure to Magic
Arctic Burn no longer pierces Spell Immunity
Splinter Blast speed increased 500->650 (1.35 to 1.0 seconds max)
Splinter Blast debuff is now dispellable
Cold Embrace now behaves as normal regeneration instead of 0.1 interval heals
Skeleton King
Added Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade to Wraith King: Allies who are near Wraith King (within 1200 aoe) when slain become Wraiths for 5 seconds, delaying their death. They can continue attacking, casting, etc. When the duration ends, the hero dies, and credit for the kill goes to whowever landed the original killing blow.
Zeus
Thundergod’s Wrath area vision reduced from 1000 to 500
Fixed Thundergod’s Wrath sometimes hitting invisible units depending on the order of player slots.
ITEMS
NEW ITEMSEnchanted Mango
New consumable
Lotus Orb
New item formed from Perseverance, Platemail, and a recipe
Glimmer Cape
New item formed from Cloak and Shadow Amulet
Guardian Greaves
New item formed from Arcane Boots, Mekansm, and a recipe
Moon Shard
New item formed from 2 Hyperstones and a recipe
Silver Edge
New item formed from Shadow Blade and Sange and a recipe
Solar Crest
New item formed from Medallion of Courage and Talisman of Evasion
Octarine Core
New item formed from Mystic Staff and Soul Booster
ITEM ADDITIONS
Observer & Sentry Wards
Observer and Sentry Wards now stack into one inventory slot. Double clicking toggles which ward type is currently active [?]
Upgraded Boots of Travel
Boots of Travel can now be upgraded by purchasing the recipe again. Allows you to target and teleport to allied heroes
ITEM CHANGES
Skull Basher
Strength increased from 6 to 8
Damage reduced from 40 to 25
Bash now deals 60 bonus damage
Bash cooldown increased from 2 to 2.3
Abyssal Blade
Damage reduced from 100 to 85
Bash now deals 60 bonus damage
Bash cooldown increased from 2 to 2.3
Energy Booster
Cost reduced from 1000 to 900
Arcane Boots
Replenish radius from 600 to 900
Replenish no longer costs 35 mana to activate
Bloodstone
Recipe increased from 800 to 900
Armlet Of Mordiggian
Attack Speed from +15 to +25
Unholy Strength no longer grants +10 Attack Speed
Unholy Strength strength gain period from 0.7 to 0.6 seconds
Quelling Blade
Changed from full damage bonus to base damage bonus
Quell damage bonus from 32/12% to 40/15%
Quell no longer deals bonus damage to Roshan
Chop active ability now kills wards rather than dealing 100 damage
Chop active ability range increased from 350 to 450 when targeting wards
Battle Fury
Battle Fury now requires and provides the bonuses of Quelling Blade
Quell bonus is now 60% for melee heroes and 25% for ranged heroes
Attack damage reduced from 65 to 55
Cleave radius from 250 to 280
Black King Bar
Black King Bar can now be sold [?]
[[blade_mail]]
Damage Return cooldown reduced from 17 to 15
Blades Of Attack
Cost reduced from 450 to 420
Phase Boots
Phase duration from 4 to 3.6 seconds
Boots Of Travel
Teleport cooldown from 50 to 45
Buckler
Armor Bonus radius increased from 750 to 900
Butterfly
Flutter duration from 8 to 6 and bonus movement speed from 20 to 25%
Clarity
Duration from 40 to 45
Total mana restored from 150 to 170
Ally cast range from 100 to 250
Cloak
Magic resistance from 15% to 20%
Vanguard
Damage Block chance increased from 67% to 75%
Crimson Guard
Damage Block chance increased from 67% to 75%
Guard active damage block increased from 50 to 55
Guard active area of effect from 750 to 900
Desolator
Damage decreased from 60 to 50
Recipe cost decreased from 900 to 300
Diffusal Blade
Diffusal Blade now works on ranged illusions for half the value
Divine Rapier
Damage increased from 300 to 330
Dust Of Appearance
Movement speed slow from 15% to 20%
Drum Of Endurance
Endurance attack speed bonus increased from 10 to 20
Eaglesong
Cost reduced from 3300 to 3200
Euls Scepter Of Divinity
Cyclone mana cost increased from 75 to 175
Eye Of Skadi
Cold Attack slow duration for ranged heroes from 3 to 2.5 seconds [?]
[[flying_courier]]
Vision from 400 to 300
Speed Burst speed from 650 to 800 speed
Force Staff
Health regeneration increased from 3 to 4 health per second
Ghost Scepter
Cost reduced from 1600 to 1500
All attribute bonus decreased from 7 to 5
Gloves Of Haste
Attack Speed increased from 15 to 20
Headdress
Regeneration Aura radius increased from 750 to 900
Healing Salve
Healing duration from 10 to 8 seconds [?]
Ally cast range from 100 to 250
Reaver
Cost decreased from 3200 to 3000
Heart Of Tarrasque
Recipe cost increased from 1200 to 1400
Health regeneration increased from 2% to 3.25% of total health per second
Regeneration disable time increased from 4 melee and 6 ranged, to 5 melee and 7 ranged
Linkens Sphere
Spellblock cooldown reduced from 17 to 16
Magic Wand
Requirements from Magic Stick + 3 branches + Recipe, to Magic Stick + 2 branches + Circlet
All attribute bonus from 3 to 4
Mask Of Madness
Berserk movement speed bonus reduced from 30% to 17%
Mekansm
Restore active and Mekansm Aura radius increased from 750 to 900
Mjollnir
Static Charge no longer jumps to units that are invisible or in the fog of war [?]
Static Charge cast range increased from 600 to 800
Necronomicon
Necronomicon Warrior/Archer health from 400/600/800 to 600/700/800
Necronomicon Warrior damage from 25/50/75 to 45/60/75
Necronomicon Archer damage from 40/80/120 to 60/90/120
Necronomicon Archer Aura move speed from 3/6/9 to 5/7/9%
Observer Ward
Observer Wards now come in single increments
Cost and restock time reduced by half and stock doubled
Observer Wards now provide a 50 XP bounty when destroyed
Attacking a ward can no longer miss (same for Sentry Wards)
Orb Of Venom
Poison Attack damage over time can now be lethal
Pipe Of Insight
Insight Aura now also provides a 10% Magic Resistance aura to nearby allies (does not affect the equipped hero)
Insight Aura radius increased from 750 to 900
Power Treads
Attribute bonus increased from 8 to 9
Quarterstaff
Cost reduced from 900 to 875
Radiance
Radiance recipe from 1350 to 1425
Radiance Burn now causes affected enemies to have a 17% miss rate
Refresher Orb
Reworked components and bonuses
Rod Of Atos
Intelligence from 25 to 30
Satanic
Unholy Rage duration increased from 3.5 to 4 seconds
Sentry Ward
Attacking a ward can no longer miss (same for Observer Wards)
Shivas Guard
Freezing Aura enemy attack speed reduction improved from 40 to 45
Stout Shield
Cost reduced from 250 to 200
Damage Block chance reduced from 53% to 50%
Damage Block blocked damage reduced from 20 (10 for ranged) to 16 (8 for ranged)
Tango
Can now be used on to eat Wards. Eating a ward heals for double the amount, 230 HP over 16 seconds.[?]
Has a 450 cast range when targeting Wards
Town Portal Scroll
Teleport cooldown increased from 65 to 70
Teleport no longer removes Ethereal state when it is cast
Urn Of Shadows
Casting Soul Release on an enemy already under the effects of Soul Release now refreshes the existing debuff rather than applying a seperate instance [?]
[[veil_of_discord]]
Recipe from 1250 to 1100
Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20
Duration reduced from 25 to 16
Mana cost reduced from 75 to 50
Vladmirs Offering
Lifesteal decreased from 16% to 15%
Now grants 10% lifesteal to ranged heroes
Now requires Headdress instead of Ring of Regeneration. Vladmir’s Offering now provides +2 all stats, and Vladmir’s Aura now provides 3 health regen.
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