Another new hero appears in Dota 2 alongside Largo
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After the release of patch 7.40 in Dota 2, the developers not only introduced the hero Largo, but also significantly buffed Spirit Bear, turning it into a full "hero" on the battlefield. Now Spirit Bear counts as a universal melee hero instead of a regular creep in several cases, opening new possibilities for playing 
Lone Druid.
This was reported on the official Dota 2 website.
Main changes to Spirit Bear in patch 7.40:
Spirit Bear's attacks now count as hero attacks against structures and units like Roshan's Banner, Clinkz' Skeleton Archers, Lich's Ice Spire, Phoenix's Supernova, Pugna's Nether Ward, Templar Assassin's Psionic Traps, and Undying's Tombstone.
Spirit Bear can now be targeted and affected as a hero by abilities from Axe, Legion Commander, Lion, Mars, Necrophos, Slark and Underlord.
The bear can now break enemy Smoke of Deceit and capture Watchers and Outposts.
Spirit Bear's death no longer provides bonuses for abilities like Urn of Shadows, Pudge's Flesh Heap, Silencer's Brain Drain, Slark's Essence Shift or Storm Spirit's Galvanized.
Spirit Bear now receives a copy of Lone Druid's neutral item with a separate cooldown.
Ability order has been changed: Demolish (innate, hidden), Return, Entangling Claws, Savage Roar, Spirit Link, Fetch.
Changes to base stats:
Health increased from 1100/1400/1700/2000 to 1500, but regen decreased from 5/6/7/8 to 3.
Base attack speed increased from 100 to 110, movement speed rescaled to 310, armor reduced to 0, magic resistance — 25%.
Daytime vision range increased from 1400 to 1800.
Spirit Bear now gains 4.5 Strength, 4.5 Agility and 0.5 Intelligence per level, and has a separate talent tree.
Key ability changes:
Demolish: now an innate Spirit Bear ability, bonus building damage increased to 30%.
Return: now considered a teleport for the "Teleport Requires Hold/Cancel to Stop" option.
Entangling Claws: passive, pierces debuff immunity, allows crowd control on enemies at 5 stacks, deals damage and applies permanent stacks with attacks.
Fetch: after using, Spirit Bear automatically attacks the target.
These changes make Spirit Bear a full-fledged hero, which makes Lone Druid a more complex character, but gives the ability to control two full heroes in patch 7.40.
