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Dota 2 Patch 7.38c

Released 2025-03-27. 71 changes. Source: official patch notes

17 heroes buffed · 16 nerfed · 11 adjusted

// buff/nerf/adjust are rule-based from note text (lower cooldown/mana cost/cost = buff; mixed or 'replaced with' = adjust).

## Heroes (44)

  • > Omnislash · Slash Jump Radius is no longer increased by AoE bonuses

Tiny

NERFED
  • > Grow · Bonus Damage: 60/120/180 ⇒ 55/110/165
  • > Grow · Movement Speed Bonus: 10/20/30 ⇒ 15
  • > Base stats · Base Damage increased by 3
  • > Base stats · Damage on level 1: 44–56 ⇒ 47–59

Kunkka

BUFFED
  • > Tidebringer · Damage Bonus: 30/60/90/120 ⇒ 35/70/105/140

Lina

ADJUSTED
  • > Light Strike Array · Mana Cost: 100/115/130/145 ⇒ 100/110/120/130
  • > Dead in the Water · Cooldown: 25s ⇒ 35s

Tinker

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Defense Matrix: Mana Cost: 80/95/110/125 ⇒ 90/105/120/135
  • > Laser · Aghanim's Scepter size and health reductions: 15% ⇒ 13%
  • > Talents · Level 15 Talent Defense Matrix Damage Barrier: +75 ⇒ +60

Warlock

NERFED
  • > Eldritch Summoning · Imp explosion delay: 0.2s ⇒ 0.3s
  • > Wraithfire Blast · Cooldown: 17/14/11/8s ⇒ 14/12/10/8s
  • > Reincarnation · Mana Cost: 200 ⇒ 225
  • > Refraction · Cooldown: 16s ⇒ 14s
  • > Refraction · Number of instances: 2/3/4/5 ⇒ 3/4/5/6
  • > Meld · Fixed not applying to both attacks if Meld was used twice in quick succession
  • > Talents · Level 25 Talent Refraction Instances: +3 ⇒ +4

Luna

NERFED
  • > Moon Glaives · No longer bounce to attack-immune targets
  • > Elder Dragon Form · Bonus Move Speed: 20/25/30/35 ⇒ 20

Dazzle

ADJUSTED
  • > Shadow Wave · No longer has increased healing and damage when bouncing on enemies with Aghanim's Scepter
  • > Nothl Projection · Cast Range: 600 ⇒ 450
  • > Nothl Projection · Leash pull strength growth: 0.5 ⇒ 1.5
  • > Nothl Projection · Max Duration: 15s ⇒ 12s
  • > Talents · Level 10 Talent Poison Touch Attack Range: +300 ⇒ +200
  • > Talents · Level 15 Talent +90 Attack Speed replaced with +5s Nothl Projection Duration
  • > Spirit of the Forest · Bonus damage per tree: 4% ⇒ 3%
  • > Open Wounds · Mana Cost: 75 ⇒ 100

Dark Seer

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Base Damage decreased by 2
  • > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 54–60 ⇒ 52–58
  • > Talents · Level 10 Talent Wall of Replica Illusion Damage: +20% ⇒ +15%

Omniknight

ADJUSTED
  • > Purification · Cooldown: 18/16/14/12s ⇒ 15/14/13/12s
  • > Base stats · Intelligence gain: 3.8 ⇒ 4.0
  • > Base stats · Heart of Darkness: Bonus health regen at night: 40% ⇒ 20%
  • > Talents · Level 15 Talent Hunter in the Night Status Resistance: 30% ⇒ 20%

Weaver

ADJUSTED
  • > The Swarm · Bugs are now destroyed if the host unit becomes invulnerable

Jakiro

NERFED
  • > Dual Breath · Mana Cost: 125/140/155/170 ⇒ 135/150/165/180

Batrider

BUFFED
  • > Firefly · Radius: 200 ⇒ 250
  • > Flaming Lasso · Forced movement applied by Batrider's allies to the lassoed target from certain abilities no longer cancel lasso
  • > Flaming Lasso · Dark Willow's Terrorize
  • > Flaming Lasso · Death Prophet's Spirit Siphon (Fear from Aghanim's Shard)
  • > Flaming Lasso · Keeper of the Light's Will-o-Wisp
  • > Flaming Lasso · Lich's Sinister Gaze
  • > Flaming Lasso · Lone Druid's (and Spirit Bear's) Savage Roar
  • > Flaming Lasso · Muerta's Dead Shot
  • > Flaming Lasso · Pudge's Dismember
  • > Flaming Lasso · Ringmaster's Wheel of Wonder
  • > Flaming Lasso · Shadow Fiend's Requiem of Souls
  • > Flaming Lasso · Terrorblade's Terror Wave
  • > Flaming Lasso · Tinker's Defense Matrix (blink with Translocator facet)
  • > Flaming Lasso · Tinker's Warp Flare (still applies damage, but does not move the target)
  • > Flaming Lasso · Tusk's Walrus Kick (still applies damage, but does not move the target)
  • > Flaming Lasso · The following abilities continue to break the lasso: Centaur Warrunner's Hitch a Ride, Chaos Knight's Reality Rift, Disruptor's Glimpse, Kunkka's X Marks the Spot, Magnus' Reverse Polarity, Mars' Arena of Blood (created by an ally) and Vengeful Spirit's Nether Swap
  • > Talents · Level 20 Talent 2 Flamebreak Charges replaced with -6s Flamebreak Cooldown
  • > Talents · Level 20 Talent Smoldering Resin Duration: +2s ⇒ +4s
  • > Talents · Level 25 Talent Sticky Napalm Damage: +15 ⇒ +20

Chen

ADJUSTED
  • > Base stats · Summon Convert: Convert is now considered a creep-hero
  • > Ice Vortex · Mana Cost: 40/50/60/70 ⇒ 40/55/70/85
  • > Chilling Touch · Attack Range Bonus: 80/120/160/200 ⇒ 60/90/120/150

Alchemist

ADJUSTED
  • > Corrosive Weaponry · Unstable Concoction stack count per second of brew time now rounds up to the nearest second (minimum 1 stack)

Silencer

ADJUSTED
  • > Base stats · Brain Drain: If Silencer is out of range, Intelligence will now be stolen only if the dying enemy is debuffed by Silencer the moment they die

Lycan

BUFFED
  • > Base stats · Base Strength: 26 ⇒ 28
  • > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 50–55 ⇒ 52–57
  • > Primal Split · Earth Brewling's Debuff Immunity magic resistance: 50% ⇒ 80%
  • > Primal Split · Void Brewling's Astral Pull Damage: 50/100/150 ⇒ 75/150/225
  • > Primal Split · Void Brewling's Astral Pull Distance: 300/500/700 ⇒ 450/575/700
  • > Mind Flare · Cooldown: 13/11/9/7s ⇒ 11/9.5/8/6.5s

Medusa

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Venomous Volley: No longer slows cast speed

Magnus

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Base Strength: 25 ⇒ 23
  • > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 55–63 ⇒ 54–62
  • > Shockwave · Damage: 90/160/230/300 ⇒ 75/150/225/300
  • > Empower · Self bonus: 50% ⇒ 30%

Timbersaw

BUFFED
  • > Timber Chain · Damage: 50/95/140/185 ⇒ 45/100/155/210
  • > Reactive Armor · Bonus HP Regen: 0.3/0.4/0.5/0.6 ⇒ 0.4/0.5/0.6/0.7

Abaddon

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Base Armor decreased by 1
  • > Curse of Avernus · No longer deals damage to buildings
  • > Talents · Level 15 Talent Curse of Avernus DPS: +50 ⇒ +40
  • > Talents · Level 25 Talent Curse of Avernus Attack Speed Bonus: +80 ⇒ +65

Ember Spirit

ADJUSTED
  • > Sleight of Fist · Bonus Hero Damage: 40/80/120/160 ⇒ 25/70/115/160
  • > Boulder Smash · Damage: 120/180/240/300 ⇒ 110/180/250/320
  • > Talents · Level 10 Talent Geomagnetic Grip Cooldown Reduction: 2s ⇒ 3s
  • > Talents · Level 20 Talent Rolling Boulder Damage: +160 ⇒ +180
  • > Conjure Image · Illusion Damage Taken: 275% ⇒ 250%

Oracle

ADJUSTED
  • > Rain of Destiny · Damage/Heal per second: 35 ⇒ 30
  • > Talents · Level 15 Talent -1s Purifying Flames Cooldown replaced with +25% Purifying Flames Enemy Damage
  • > Talents · Level 20 Talent +30% Purifying Flames Enemy Damage replaced with -1s Purifying Flames Cooldown

Hoodwink

BUFFED
  • > Acorn Shot · Bonus Damage: 40/80/120/160 ⇒ 45/90/135/180
  • > Sharpshooter · Max Damage: 550/900/1250 ⇒ 600/975/1350
  • > Hunter's Boomerang · Movement Slow: 20% ⇒ 25%
  • > Hunter's Boomerang · Incoming Spell Damage Amp: 20% ⇒ 25%

Snapfire

ADJUSTED
  • > Lil' Shredder · Base Damage per shot: 20/35/50/65 ⇒ 25/40/55/70
  • > Mortimer Kisses · No longer interrupted when Snapfire uses items/abilities that can be cast while channeling (Glimmer Cape, etc.)

Kez

BUFFED
  • > Talents · Level 25 Talent Shodo Sai Mark Critical Strike: +75% ⇒ +100%

## Items (7)

Desolator

BUFFED
  • > Damage bonus: +50 ⇒ +55

Helm of the Dominator

ADJUSTED
  • > Dominated creep is now considered a creep-hero

Helm of the Overlord

ADJUSTED
  • > Dominated creep is now considered a creep-hero

Mage Slayer

NERFED
  • > Mage Slayer damage per second: 25 ⇒ 20

Orb of Corrosion

NERFED
  • > Corrosion armor reduction: 3 ⇒ 2

Revenant's Brooch

NERFED
  • > Spell Lifesteal bonus: +16% ⇒ +14%

Spirit Vessel

BUFFED
  • > Soul Release healing, regen and lifesteal reduction: 60% ⇒ 70%

## Neutral Items (20)

Mana Draught

NERFED
  • > Bottoms Up cooldown: 40s ⇒ 60s

Orb of Destruction

NERFED
  • > Impeding Corruption Slow (Melee): 10% ⇒ 8%
  • > Impeding Corruption Slow (Range): 5% ⇒ 4%

Pollywog Charm

BUFFED
  • > Ribbit mana cost: 40 ⇒ 0

Ripper's Lash

BUFFED
  • > Flay Bonus Damage (Heroes): 12 ⇒ 16

Searing Signet

ADJUSTED
  • > Burn Through duration: 5s ⇒ 6s
  • > Burn Through total damage: 75 ⇒ 72
  • > Burn Through damage is now classified as Health Removal

Nemesis Curse

BUFFED
  • > Glass Cannon self damage amp: 8% ⇒ 6%

Crippling Crossbow

BUFFED
  • > Hobble mana cost: 75 ⇒ 50

Mind Breaker

NERFED
  • > Silence Strike cooldown: 12s ⇒ 16s

Pirate Hat

BUFFED
  • > Plunder steal radius: 1200 ⇒ 2400

Unrelenting Eye

BUFFED
  • > Relentless enemy search radius: 300 ⇒ 600

Alert

ADJUSTED
  • > Attack Speed bonus: +10/15/20/25 ⇒ +10/17/24/35

Mystical

ADJUSTED
  • > Mana Regen bonus: +1/2/3/4 ⇒ +1/1.75/2.5/3.25

Tough

BUFFED
  • > Damage bonus: +5/8/11/14 ⇒ +7/10/13/17

Keen-eyed

NERFED
  • > Max Mana reduction: 15% ⇒ 10%

Vast

BUFFED
  • > Attack Range bonus: +60/90 ⇒ +75/110

Crude

NERFED
  • > Intelligence reduction: 15% ⇒ 8%

Timeless

NERFED
  • > Spell Amplification bonus: +10/20% ⇒ +8/16%

Titanic

NERFED
  • > Base Attack Damage bonus: +15/25% ⇒ +10/20%

Feverish

BUFFED
  • > Mana Cost/Mana Loss Increase: +10% ⇒ +7%

Wise

BUFFED
  • > Experience per Minute bonus: +600 ⇒ +1000

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