Valve released the Dota 2 Patch 7.35 during the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 playoffs

Last updated: 00:43, 15.12.2023 Dota 2 patch 7.35

Valve unexpectedly released a global patch for Dota 2 right in the midst of ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, shocking esports players. The game's meta has undergone significant changes, which will impact the results of the first major tournament after The International 2023.

Patch 7.35 Dota 2 Changelog:

General Changes

The reward for killing all neutral creeps is reduced by 2.
Neutral creeps are no longer affected by effects from Shrine, Tombstone, Statue, and Fountain.
The damage of super creeps and mega creeps is increased by 5.
Courier health is replaced by the number of attacks required to kill it. Now, couriers die from one attack by a melee hero, two attacks by ranged heroes, or six attacks from creeps or towers.
Couriers cannot be healed, and they only regenerate health at the fountain.
The fountain now deals 25% additional damage in a 250-radius around the main target.
Observers are added near the Shrine and Fountain.
Teleportation time to Outposts reduced from 6 to 4 seconds.
Pairing Portals now consume 75 mana upon use.
Manaless creatures can use Pairing Portals for free.
Techies' armor cannot go below 0.
Techies has a new ability: The Shining. It deals 6 damage every 0.2 seconds (30 damage per second), distributed evenly among all units in a 1200-radius.
Roshan has a new ability: Roar of Retribution. If Roshan has less than 80% health and is attacked by the hero who killed him last, he roars, dealing damage to all units in a 900-radius and increasing the damage they take by 25%. Initial damage: 50. Damage per minute: 10. Duration: 8 seconds. Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Added a new Roshan item: Roshan's Banner. Places a banner anywhere on the map for 5 minutes. Lane creeps (melee, ranged, or siege) passing within 750 range of the banner gain +75% health and +50% damage for 45 seconds. The banner can be destroyed with six hero attacks (creep attacks count as 1/4 hero attack). The item is consumed upon use. Enemy teams receive a notification when the banner is placed. Effects of multiple banners do not stack. Reward for destroying the banner: 200 gold.
After the second and subsequent Roshan deaths, he drops Cheese on the Radiant side and Roshan's Banner on the Dire side.
After the third and subsequent Roshan deaths, he drops a Refresher Shard on the Radiant side and Aghanim's Blessing on the Dire side.
Double Damage rune renamed to Damage Amplification Rune. Base damage bonus reduced from 100% to 80%. Now also provides +15% spell damage.
Invisibility rune now reduces damage taken while invisible by 25% (increased by 5% for each previously obtained invisibility rune).
Haste rune duration increased to 22 seconds (duration increases by 3 seconds for each previously obtained haste rune).
Magic rune cooldown reduction reduced from 30% to 25%.
Damage no longer disables the regeneration effect of the regeneration rune; instead, it reduces regeneration to 1% of health and mana per second.
Removed the top tree on the Dire side above the second mid lane tower.
Removed the top tree on the Radiant side above the first mid lane tower.
Removed the top tree near the medium neutral camp on the Dire side above the first top lane tower.
Removed the bottom tree on the Radiant side below the second bottom lane tower.
Added a new bonus: increased spell cast ranges.
Increases the ranges and widths of spells. Does not affect the cast ranges or parameters already affected by Aether Lens. Also does not affect auras and passive components of some active spells that work as auras (e.g., gaining charges with Urn of Shadows or the intelligence steal radius with Silencer).
Currently, only Bloodstone has this effect.
Fixed an old critical error where damage block for melee heroes triggered in 49% of cases instead of 50%.
Fixed an error where Lotus Orbs appeared not exactly at the appointed time.

New Items:

RING OF TARRASQUE

The item is reintroduced into the game.
Now it is a basic item sold in the Secret Shop. Cost: 1800 gold.

TIARA OF SELEMENE

New item.
Basic item sold in the Secret Shop. Cost: 1800 gold.

KHANDA

New item.
Built from Crystalys (2000 gold), Phylactery (2400 gold), and Recipe (600 gold). Total cost: 5000 gold.
Grants +50 damage, +200 health, +200 mana, and +8 to all attributes.
Passive: Critical Strike. Each attack has a 30% chance to deal 160% damage.

PARASMA

New item.
Built from Witch Blade (2775 gold) and Mystic Staff (2800 gold). Total cost: 5575 gold.
Grants +45 intelligence, +40 attack speed, +8 armor, and +300 projectile speed.
Passive: Magic Corruption. All your attacks reduce the target's magic resistance by 20% for 4 seconds.

CRAGGY COAT

The item is reintroduced into the game.
Returned as a Tier 3 neutral item.
Bonus armor reduced from 12 to 6.
No longer reduces attack speed by 35.
Active: Toughen Up. Increases armor by 12 but reduces movement speed by 30. Duration: 8 seconds. Cooldown: 12 seconds.

UNWAVERING CONDITION

New item.
New Tier 5 neutral item.
Grants +95% magic resistance.
Passive: Unwavering. Owner's maximum health is set to 1500, and it cannot be changed by other effects or attributes.

MAGIC LAMP

The item is reintroduced into the game.
Now a Tier 5 item.
Rejuvenate: Healing increased from 300 to 1000.

ANCIENT GUARDIAN

New item.
New Tier 4 neutral item.
Grants +50 damage.
Passive: Ancient Power. The owner gains an additional +50 damage when within 2000 range of an Ancient.

AVIANA'S FEATHER

New item.
New Tier 4 neutral item.
Grants +25% evasion and +30 movement speed.
Passive: Free Bird. When the owner's health drops below 30%, they gain unobstructed movement (but not unobstructed vision).

RATTLECAGE

New item.
New Tier 4 neutral item.
Grants +12 armor.
Passive: Reverberate. When the owner takes 180 damage from any source, projectiles are launched at two random enemies within a 600-radius. These projectiles deal 125 physical damage and slow the movement and attack of the targets by 100% for 0.2 seconds. Enemy heroes have priority when selecting targets.

Changed Items

JAVELIN

Cost reduced from 1100 to 900 gold
Pierce: Damage reduced from 70 to 60

RING OF HEALTH

Moved from the Secret Shop to the Main Shop, under the "Miscellaneous" section

ULTIMATE ORB

Cost increased from 2050 to 2800 gold
Attribute bonus increased from 10 to 15

VOID STONE

Moved from the Secret Shop to the Main Shop, under the "Miscellaneous" section

ARCANE BOOTS

Significant changes
Recipe changed to Boots of Speed (500 gold), Ring of Basilius (425 gold), and Recipe (375 gold), with the total cost remaining the same.
No longer provides +250 mana
Now provides +0.75 mana regeneration
Now provides the Basilius Aura passive ability: increases mana regeneration by 1 for allies in a 1200 radius

BLOODSTONE

Now increases spell cast range by 75

BLOODTHORN

Significant changes
Recipe changed to Orchid Malevolence (3475 gold), Javelin (900 gold), Hyperstone (2000 gold), and Recipe (450 gold), with the total cost increased from 6800 to 6825 gold.
Intelligence bonus reduced from 32 to 15
Mana regeneration bonus reduced from 5 to 3
Damage bonus reduced from 35 to 10
Health regeneration bonus increased from 6.25 to 6.5
Attack speed bonus increased from 60 to 100
No longer provides +25% magic resistance
No longer provides the Mage Slayer passive ability
Now also provides the Pierce passive ability, similar to the Javelin item, but with an increased activation chance from 30% to 40%

BUTTERFLY

Recipe changed to Claymore (1350 gold) instead of Quarterstaff (875 gold), with the total cost increased from 4975 to 5450 gold.
No longer provides +30 attack speed
Now increases base attack speed and agility-based attack speed by 20% (does not affect bonuses and effects that directly increase attack speed)

CRYSTALYS

Recipe changed to Claymore (1350 gold), Blades of Attack (450 gold), and Recipe (200 gold), with the total cost increased from 1900 to 2000 gold.

DAEDALUS

Recipe cost reduced from 1000 to 900 gold (total cost remains the same)

DISPERSER

Recipe changed to Diffusal Blade (2500 gold), Eaglesong (2800 gold), and Recipe (400 gold), with the total cost remaining the same.
No longer provides +45 damage
Agility bonus increased from 20 to 40
Suppress: Duration increased from 4 to 5 seconds

DIVINE RAPIER

Now provides +25% spell damage

Changes to Neutral Items:

SAFETY BUBBLE

New item
New Tier 1 neutral item
Grants +5 health regeneration
Passive: Bubbled Up. Surrounds the owner with a barrier of 100 health. It fully regenerates if the owner doesn't take damage for 5 seconds.

ROYAL JELLY

Item reintroduced into the game
Significantly modified Tier 1 neutral item
Grants +50 health and +50 mana
Active: Consume. Expends all charges to give a selected allied unit +2 health regeneration and +1 mana regeneration for each charge. Regeneration stops if damaged by an enemy hero or Roshan. Duration: 10 seconds. Maximum charges: 10. Charge replenish time: 8 seconds. Cooldown: 10 seconds.

LIGHT COLLECTOR

New item
New Tier 2 neutral item
Grants +10% movement speed
Passive: Unclouded. During the day, increases health regeneration by 6, and during the night, increases mana regeneration by 3. If there are no trees within 200 units of the owner, current regeneration is doubled.
Active: Lightbreak. Emits a piercing flash of light that destroys all trees in a 325 radius around the owner. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

WHISPER OF THE DREAD

New item
New Tier 2 neutral item
Grants +150 mana
Passive: Tunnel Vision. Provides +10% spell damage but reduces the owner's daytime vision by 15%.

DOUBLOON

New item
New Tier 3 neutral item
Grants +5 health regeneration and +2.5 mana regeneration
Toggle: Flip. Switches the item between two modes. In Health mode, converts 20% of the owner's maximum mana into maximum health. In Mana mode, converts 20% of the owner's maximum health into maximum mana.

NEMESIS CURSE

New item
New Tier 3 neutral item
Grants +35 damage
Passive: Glass Cannon. Increases damage dealt by the owner by 8%.
Passive: Glassify. The owner's attacks apply an effect to the target, increasing damage taken by 12%. Duration: 5 seconds. This effect can only apply to one target at a time.

Removed Items

RING OF AQUILA
MEDALLION OF COURAGE
QUARTERSTAFF
TITAN SLIVER
QUICKENING CHARM
TUMBLER'S TOY
EX MACHINA
FALLEN SKY
PENTA-EDGED SWORD
SPELL PRISM

Heroes Changes

ABADDON

Base armor increased by 1.

CURSE OF AVERNUS

Charms now deal 30/40/50/60 damage per second to the target throughout the entire duration. Damage to buildings is reduced by 70%. Damage is applied every 0.5 seconds.

TALENTS

Level 10 Talent: Replaced "+7 Strength" with "Aphotic Shield grants +15 health per second."
Level 15 Talent: Replaced "+55 damage" with "+80 Curse of Avernus damage per second."

ALCHEMIST

ACID SPRAY

Mana cost reduced from 120 to 110.

CORROSIVE WEAPONRY

Duration increased from 3.5 to 4 seconds.

ANCIENT APPARITION

TALENTS

Level 20 Talent: Replaced "+4 seconds Ice Vortex duration" with "+5 seconds Chilling Touch slow."

ANTI-MAGE

TALENTS

Level 15 Talent: Increased bonus maximum mana burn from Mana Burn from 0.6% to 1%.
Level 20 Talent: Increased bonus damage per mana on Mana Void from 0.15 to 0.2.

ARC WARDEN

TALENTS

Level 15 Talent: Reduced attack speed and damage bonus from Magnetic Field from 25 to 20.
Level 25 Talent: Reduced Tempest Double duration bonus from 12 to 10 seconds.

AXE

Base armor increased by 1.

BERSERKER'S CALL

Additional armor reduced from 25 to 16/19/22/25.

CULLING BLADE

Killing with Culling Blade no longer grants a temporary +20/30/40 attack speed.
Killing with Culling Blade now grants temporary +20/25/30 armor.

TALENTS

Level 10 Talent: Replaced "+10 Berserker's Call armor" with "+4 seconds Culling Blade speed bonus."

BANE

BRAIN SAP

Healing/damage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 90/160/230/300.
Mana cost changed from 100/120/140/160 to 120/130/140/150.
Aghanim's Shard now also reduces cooldown by 3 seconds.

NIGHTMARE

Cast range increased from 425/500/575/650 to 500/550/600/650.

BATRIDER

FLAMEBREAK

Movement slow increased from 10/15/20/25% to 15/20/25/30%.
Projectile speed increased from 1200 to 1400.

FIREFLY

Cooldown reduced from 52/46/40/34 to 45/40/35/30 seconds.

FLAMING LASSO

Added indicator radius for grabbing an additional target with Aghanim's Scepter.

BEASTMASTER

Base damage increased by 2.
Agility growth increased from 1.4 to 1.6.

TALENTS

Level 20 Talent: Replaced "+35 Boar damage" with "+30 Boar and Hawk damage."

BLOODSEEKER

BLOODRAGE

Max health loss per second reduced from 1.8% to 1.5%.
Aghanim's Shard: Additional pure damage and vampirism per hit changed from 1.8% of the target's max health to 30 pure damage/healing.

BLOOD RITE

Damage type changed from pure to magical.
Damage increased from 90/140/190/240 to 110/180/250/320.

TALENTS

Level 10 Talent: Spell damage bonus from Bloodrage increased from 8% to 10%.
Level 15 Talent: Blood Rite damage bonus increased from 85 to 120.

BOUNTY HUNTER

TALENTS

Level 15 Talent: Replaced "50% Track speed for allies" with "+45 Track gold."
Level 25 Talent: Replaced "+250 Track gold" with "Jinada no cooldown."

BREWMASTER

PRIMAL SPLIT

Bonus damage to buildings for Earth Warrior reduced from 90/180/270 to 90/170/250.

TALENTS

Level 20 Talent: Attack speed bonus increased from 80 to 90.

BRISTLEBACK

VISCOUS NASAL GOO

Maximum Aghanim's Shard stacks reduced from 7 to 6.

BRISTLEBACK

Aghanim’s Scepter cooldown increased from 20 to 24 seconds.

TALENTS

Level 10 Talent: Replaced "+20 damage" with "+25 attack speed."

CENTAUR WARRUNNER

HOOF STOMP

Damage reduced from 120/180/240/300 to 90/160/230/300.

TALENTS

Level 15 Talent: Strength bonus to Double Edge reduced from 40% to 35%.

CHAOS KNIGHT

CHAOS STRIKE

Lifesteal on crit reduced from 30/40/50/60% to 24/36/48/60%.

CHEN

PENITENCE

All controlled ranged units now receive the attack range bonus.

HOLY PERSUASION

No longer teleports controlled units to Chen.

DIVINE FAVOR

Significant Changes

Passively increases health regeneration by 1/2/3/4 for allies in a 1200 radius.
Can be cast to grant a selected ally +12/16/20/24 armor and increase all healing received by 20%. Duration: 6 seconds.
When cast on oneself, the owner not only gains armor but also teleports all controlled creeps to themselves at the end of the effect. If a creep takes damage from an enemy hero, the teleportation is interrupted. Cooldown: 20/18/16/14 seconds.

HAND OF GOD

Initial healing reduced from 200/300/400 to 150/250/350.

CLINKZ

Agility growth increased from 2.5 to 2.7.

BURNING BARRAGE

Mana cost reduced from 45 to 40.
Cooldown reduced from 22 to 17 seconds.

TALENTS

Level 20 Talent: Increased additional health bonus from Death Pact from 300 to 350.
Level 25 Talent: Reduced Strafe cooldown reduction from 8 to 9 seconds.

CLOCKWERK

Strength gain increased from 2.8 to 3.1.

OVERCLOCKING

No longer stuns the owner after the effect ends but reduces their movement and attack speed by 100%.

CRYSTAL MAIDEN

ARCANE AURA

Self-effect multiplier increased from 6 to 7.

CRYSTAL CLONE

The Ice clone can now be shattered by allied area-of-effect abilities (Crystal Nova and Freezing Field).
Radius increased from 400 to 450.

TALENTS

Level 15 Talent: Increased Crystal Nova cooldown reduction from 3 to 4 seconds.
Level 25 Talent: Increased bonus damage from Crystal Nova from 240 to 300.

DARK SEER

ION SHELL

Mana cost reduced from 110/120/130/140 to 100/110/120/130.

WALL OF REPLICA

The wall now deals 25/40/55 damage to the enemy upon creating their illusion.

DARK WILLOW

SHADOW REALM

Time to reach maximum damage reduced from 3.5 to 3 seconds.

TALENTS

Level 10 Talent: Increased Cursed Crown stun duration bonus from 0.4 to 0.5 seconds.
Level 20 Talent: Reduced Shadow Realm duration bonus from 2 to 1.5 seconds.

DAWNBREAKER

CELESTIAL HAMMER

Ignition trail duration increased from 2.5 to 2.5/3/3.5/4 seconds.

DAZZLE

POISON TOUCH

When the target's health falls below 25%, it can now be finished off by their own allies.

BAD JUJU

No longer affects item cooldowns.
Health cost increase reduced from 50% to 40%.

DEATH PROPHET

SILENCE

Now also slows the target by 10/15/20/25%.

TALENTS

Level 20 Talent: Replaced "Crypt Swarm slows movement by 50% for 1 second" with "+15% Silence movement slow."

DISRUPTOR

THUNDER STRIKE

Aghanim's Shard enemy waiting duration increased from 5 to 7 seconds.

STATIC STORM

Radius increased from 500 to 550.

TALENTS

Level 15 Talent: Increased Glimpse maximum damage bonus from 250 to 275.
Level 20 Talent: Increased Thunder Strike slow duration bonus from 0.4 to 0.5 seconds.

DOOM

Base movement speed increased from 285 to 290.

DEVOUR

Ability levels acquired from neutral creeps now automatically level up when the neutral creeps do.

INFERNAL BLADE

Cooldown reduced from 16/12/8/4 to 13/10/7/4 seconds.

DOOM

Allies cannot deny a hero under the effect of Doom.

TALENTS

Level 20 Talent: Increased Infernal Blade max health damage bonus from 1.8% to 2%.

DRAGON KNIGHT

BREATHE FIRE

Now applies the effects of the current level of Poison Attack and Frost Attack even in dragon form.

DROW RANGER

GUST

Now reveals invisible units.

GLACIER

Using this ability no longer interrupts Multishot.

TALENTS

Level 15 Talent: Replaced "Gust reveals invisible units" with "+20% lifesteal."

EARTHSHAKER

ECHO SLAM

Echo damage increased from 85/105/125 to 90/110/130.
Mana cost changed from 145/205/265 to 150/200/250.

ELDER TITAN

EARTH SPLITTER

Max health damage increased from 30/40/50% to 34/42/50%.

EMBER SPIRIT

SEARING CHAINS

Number of targets increased from 2 to 3.

SLEIGHT OF FIST

Additional hero damage increased from 45/80/115/150 to 45/85/125/165.

FLAME GUARD

Radius increased from 450 to 500.

ENCHANTRESS

ENCHANT

Enemy heroes under this ability's effect now take 20/30/40/50 damage per second.
No longer increases the armor of charmed creeps by 0/3/6/9.

TALENTS

Level 10 Talent: Replaced "+8% magic resistance" with "+10 armor to charmed creeps."

ENIGMA

DEMONIC SUMMONING

Eidolons now gain 4% of the owner's current health.
When splitting, all Eidolons continue attacking the target.

MIDNIGHT PULSE

Now also deals 5/10/15/20 base damage.
Percentage-based damage reduced from 5/7/9/11% to 4/6/8/10% of the current health.
Radius reduced from 650 to 600.

FACELESS VOID

Strength gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6.

TALENTS

Level 10 Talent: Increased Time Dilation damage per ability from 6 to 7.
Level 15 Talent: Increased Time Dilation slow bonus from 10% to 12%.

GRIMSTROKE

INK SWELL

Damage per second and healing with Aghanim's Shard reduced from 40% to 30%.

SOULBIND

Cooldown increased from 70/60/50 to 70/65/60 seconds.

TALENTS

Level 10 Talent: Reduced Ink Swell cooldown reduction from 5 to 4 seconds.
Level 15 Talent: Reduced Ink Swell movement speed bonus from 14% to 12%.
Level 25 Talent: Increased Stroke of Fate damage bonus from 60% to 75%.

GYROCOPTER

CALL DOWN

Major Changes

Now always calls three aerial strikes in the chosen direction, each dealing 250/400/550 damage and slowing the enemy's movement for 4 seconds.
Delay between strikes increased from 0.75 to 1 second.
Radius reduced from 600 to 400.
Mana cost increased from 125 to 150/200/250.

TALENTS

Level 25 Talent: "Triple Call Down" replaced with "Unlimited Call Down Range and -30 seconds cooldown."

HOODWINK

ACORN SHOT

Additional damage increased from 50/80/110/140 to 55/90/125/160.

BUSHWHACK

Total damage increased from 90/160/230/300 to 90/180/270/360.

INVOKER

Base damage reduced by 1.
Strength gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6.

TETHER

Enemies hit by Tether now take 10/20/30/40 damage per second. Damage interval: 0.5 seconds.

The complete list of changes is available on the official Dota 2 website

Esports teams are left bewildered as these global changes have virtually broken current hero builds. Professional players will need to adapt to the innovations of Patch 7.35 during the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 playoff matches.