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Valve have released patch 7.40b for Dota 2, nerfing a number of heroes

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Dota 2 Patch 7.40b

Valve unexpectedly released patch 7.40b, which is focused on balance changes and nerfed several heroes of the new Dota 2 meta.

This was reported on the official Dota 2 website.

Item Updates

Mask of Madness

  • Berserk now shows the overhead "Silenced" text when active

Silver Edge

  • Shadow Walk debuff duration decreased from 6s to 5s

Spirit Vessel

  • Soul Release will gain charges only for Spirit Vessel if the same hero has both Spirit Vessel and Urn of Shadows

Urn of Shadows

  • Soul Release can no longer gain charges on multiple copies of this item if the copies are on the same hero

Hero Updates

Abaddon

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen decreased from +10 to +8

Axe

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +12 to +10

Batrider

Daytime Vision Range increased from 1600 to 1800

Abilities

Flamebreak

  • Mana Cost decreased from 110/115/120/125 to 110

Beastmaster

  • Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.0

  • Damage gain per level increased from 3.0 to 3.1

Abilities

Wild Axes

  • Damage Amp per stack increased from 6/8/10/12% to 7/9/11/13%

Brewmaster

  • Base Strength increased from 23 to 24

  • Damage at level 1 increased from 52–59 to 53–60

Abilities

Thunder Clap

  • Radius increased from 375 to 400

Liquid Courage

  • Max Speed Increase increased from 25% to 30%

Drunken Brawler

  • Brewed Up extend duration increased from 1s to 2s

  • Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Primal Split

  • Earth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance

Broodmother

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +10 to +8

  • Level 20 Talent Incapacitating Bite Slow/Miss Chance decreased from +25% to +20%

  • Level 25 Talent Spin Web Move Speed decreased from +14% to +7%

  • Level 25 Talent BAT Reduction During Insatiable Hunger decreased from 0.25s to 0.2s

Centaur Warrunner

Abilities

Work Horse

  • Total Duration decreased from 7s to 6s

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Strength decreased from +12 to +10

Clinkz

  • Base Strength increased from 17 to 18

Abilities

Infernal Shred

  • Debuff per Clinkz' attack increased from 2% to 3%

Strafe

  • Now also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast

  • Attack Speed Bonus increased from 100/140/180/220 to 120/160/200/240

Searing Arrows

  • Bonus Damage increased from 18/32/46/60 to 20/35/50/65

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent +1 Death Pact Charge replaced with -10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time

Dazzle

  • Base Strength increased from 18 to 19

Abilities

Poison Touch

  • Slow decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s

Death Prophet

Abilities

Exorcism

  • Spirits increased from 10/17/24 to 10/18/26

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal increased from +25 to +30

Doom

  • Strength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6

Drow Ranger

Sidestep

Multishot

  • Movement Speed Penalty increased from 25% to 35%

Abilities

Glacier

  • Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%

Enigma

Abilities

Black Hole

  • Aghanim's Scepter Pull AoE decreased from 1200 to 1000

Faceless Void

  • Base Damage decreased by 3

  • Base Agility increased from 21 to 24

  • Damage at level 1 unchanged (58–64)

Invoker

Facets

Mind of Tornarus

E.M.P.

  • Aghanim's Scepter Twister Duration decreased by 0.5s

  • From 3.2/3.4/3.6/3.8/4/4.2/4.4/4.6/4.8/5s to 2.7/2.9/3.1/3.3/3.5/3.7/3.9/4.1/4.3/4.5s

Jakiro

Abilities

Liquid Fire

  • Burn Damage decreased from 20/30/40/50 to 15/25/35/45

Liquid Frost

  • Impact Damage rescaled from 15/20/25/30 to 8/16/24/32

Juggernaut

Abilities

Healing Ward

  • Duration decreased from 25s to 18/20/22/24s

Talents

  • Level 25 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal decreased from +50% to +40%

Kez

  • Base Strength increased from 19 to 20

Abilities

Switch Discipline

  • Katana Base Attack Time worsened from 1.8s to 1.9s

  • Katana Bonus Agility Base Damage increased from 12% to 16%

  • Can no longer be disabled by Silence

Falcon Rush

  • Can no longer rush towards buildings or trigger on them

  • Echo Attack Damage decreased from 35/40/45/50% to 30/35/40/45%

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent Attack Speed During Falcon Rush decreased from +60 to +40

Largo

Abilities

Catchy Lick

  • Enemy Pull Distance increased from 210/240/270/300 to 235/265/295/325

  • Bonus Health Regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/7/10/13

Falcon Rush

  • Reverberated damage is now only applied if the target is within 2000 range of the caster

  • Duration is no longer decreased on Largo from his own abilities

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent Catchy Lick Damage increased from +140 to +170

Legion Commander

Abilities

Press The Attack

  • Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90

  • Bonus Move Speed increased from 10/14/18/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Duel

  • Aghanim's Scepter duration bonus decreased from +2s to +1.5s

Lone Druid

  • Base Strength increased from 18 to 20

  • Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300

Abilities

Nature's Grasp

  • Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90

    Cooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 20/19/18/17s

  • Roshan is affected as if he were a hero

  • Spirit Bear's Entangling Claws reworked. Now it levels up with this ability and passively provides empowered attacks at all times

  • Upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter

  • Increases radius to 450 and hero stacks on cast to 5, instantly Entangling them. Also removes stack protection from Entangled enemies

Savage Roar

  • Cooldown decreased from 38/32/26/20s to 29/26/23/20s

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Entangle Root Damage Per Second increased from +15 to +20

Witch Doctor

Facets

Cleft Death

Death Ward

  • Damage decreased from 55/90/125 to 55/85/115

Abilities

Death Ward

  • Damage decreased from 60/95/130 to 60/90/120

Talents

  • Level 25 Talent Death Ward Damage decreased from +45 to +40

Wraith King

Facets

Bone Guard

Bone Guard

  • Skeleton movement speed decreased from 350 to 340

Zeus

Abilities

Static Field

  • Current HP Damage increased from 2.5/3/3.5/4% to 2.5/3.25/4/4.75%

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