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Dota 2 Patch 7.39d

Released 2025-08-05. 69 changes. Source: official patch notes

16 heroes buffed · 19 nerfed · 12 adjusted

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

## Heroes (47)

Axe

NERFED
  • > Berserker's Call · Mana Cost: 80/90/100/110 ⇒ 90/100/110/120
  • > Culling Blade · Kill Armor Bonus: 20/25/30 ⇒ 10/15/20

Bloodseeker

BUFFED
  • > Sanguivore · Aghanim's Scepter heal on Pure damage dealt: 30% ⇒ 35%
  • > Blood Rite · Damage: 90/145/200/255 ⇒ 100/155/210/265

Crystal Maiden

ADJUSTED
  • > Freezing Field · Damage: 105/170/250 ⇒ 110/180/250

Mirana

ADJUSTED
  • > Sacred Arrow · Maximum Bonus Damage: 150/160/170/180 ⇒ 180

Shadow Fiend

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Base Armor decreased by 1
  • > Presence of the Dark Lord · Armor Reduction: 4/5/6/7 ⇒ 3/4/5/6

Puck

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Agility gain: 2.5 ⇒ 2.3

Sand King

BUFFED
  • > Base stats · Base Strength: 22 ⇒ 23
  • > Sand Storm · Radius: 425/500/575/650 ⇒ 475/550/625/700

Vengeful Spirit

ADJUSTED
  • > Base stats · Base Damage increased by 2
  • > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 49–55 ⇒ 51–57
  • > Base stats · Agility gain: 3.2 ⇒ 3.0

Zeus

ADJUSTED
  • > Heavenly Jump · Leap Distance: 300/400/500/600 ⇒ 375/450/525/600

Kunkka

ADJUSTED
  • > Tidebringer · Cleave Range: 650/800/950/1100 ⇒ 650/775/900/1025

Shadow Shaman

NERFED
  • > Mass Serpent Ward · Wards' base attack time: 1.5s ⇒ 1.6s
  • > Mass Serpent Ward · Wards no longer deal 50% extra damage against Roshan

Tinker

BUFFED
  • > Keen Conveyance · Cooldown: 80s ⇒ 50s

Necrophos

ADJUSTED
  • > Sadist · Health Regen per kill: 3/4.5/6/7.5 ⇒ 3.5/5/6.5/8
  • > Ghost Shroud · Slow Radius: 750 ⇒ 700

Queen of Pain

NERFED
  • > Succubus · Range for Max Lifesteal: 300 ⇒ 150

Faceless Void

ADJUSTED
  • > Time Lock · Bonus Damage: 12/18/24/30 ⇒ 18/22/26/30

Wraith King

NERFED
  • > Reincarnation · Slow Duration: 5s ⇒ 4s

Phantom Assassin

BUFFED
  • > Blur · Cooldown: 50s ⇒ 45s
  • > Talents · Level 15 Talent Immaterial Evasion: +15% ⇒ +20%

Templar Assassin

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Base Damage decreased by 2–3
  • > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 53–59 ⇒ 51–56
  • > Talents · Level 25 Talent Meld Bash duration: 1s ⇒ 0.8s

Viper

ADJUSTED
  • > Nethertoxin · Min DPS: 15/20/25/30 ⇒ 15/25/35/45

Luna

BUFFED
  • > Eclipse · Cooldown: 110s ⇒ 105s
  • > Talents · Level 10 Talent Lucent Beam Ministun: +0.4s ⇒ +0.5s

Dazzle

NERFED
  • > Weave · Duration: 10s ⇒ 8s
  • > Shadow Wave · Mana Cost: 75 ⇒ 90

Nature's Prophet

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Agility gain: 3.2 ⇒ 3.0
  • > Sprout · Damage: 70/135/200/265 ⇒ 70/130/190/250

Enchantress

BUFFED
  • > Enchant · Experience bounty on creep cast: 35% ⇒ 40%

Bounty Hunter

BUFFED
  • > Track · Allies Bonus Gold: 40/80/120 ⇒ 50/90/130

Batrider

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Base Agility: 15 ⇒ 13
  • > Base stats · Damage at level 1 decreased by 1 (from 39–43 to 38–42)
  • > Flamebreak · Radius: 450 ⇒ 400

Doom

NERFED
  • > Devour · Bonus Gold: 40/80/120/160 ⇒ 35/70/105/140

Ursa

NERFED
  • > Maul · Health As Damage: 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5% ⇒ 1.25%
  • > Earthshock · Aghanim's Shard Enrage duration: 1.4s ⇒ 1.3s

Spirit Breaker

BUFFED
  • > Base stats · Base Damage increased by 3
  • > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 59–69 ⇒ 62–72

Silencer

NERFED
  • > Base stats · Base Strength: 19 ⇒ 18

Undying

NERFED
  • > Tombstone · Zombie vision range: 900/900 ⇒ 800/800
  • > Talents · Level 10 Talent Decay Damage: +40 ⇒ +30

Nyx Assassin

BUFFED
  • > Talents · Level 20 Talent Impale Damage: +100 ⇒ +140
  • > Talents · Level 20 Talent Spiked Carapace Stun Duration: +0.5s ⇒ +0.6s

Naga Siren

ADJUSTED
  • > Song of the Siren · Radius: 1000/1200/1400 ⇒ 900/1150/1400

Io

BUFFED
  • > Spirits · Cooldown: 26/24/22/20s ⇒ 22/21/20/19s

Skywrath Mage

BUFFED
  • > Arcane Bolt · Aghanim's Shard number of bolts: 2 ⇒ 3

Abaddon

NERFED
  • > Talents · Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield provides HP Regen: +12 ⇒ +10

Techies

BUFFED
  • > Base stats · Intelligence gain: 2.8 ⇒ 3.0

Ember Spirit

ADJUSTED
  • > Searing Chains · Mana Cost: 95/100/105/110 ⇒ 95/105/115/125

Earth Spirit

BUFFED
  • > Base stats · Min base damage increased by 6
  • > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 47–57 ⇒ 53–57

Monkey King

NERFED
  • > Boundless Strike · Aghanim's Shard portion of Primal Spring's max power: 60% ⇒ 40%

Dark Willow

NERFED
  • > Shadow Realm · Allies can no longer target Dark Willow while active (Dark Willow can still target herself)

Pangolier

NERFED
  • > Talents · Level 10 Talent Lucky Shot Armor Reduction: +4 ⇒ +3

Grimstroke

ADJUSTED
  • > Phantom's Embrace · Cooldown: 36/30/24/18s ⇒ 30/26/22/18s
  • > Ink Swell · Max Stun Duration: 1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8s ⇒ 1.6/2/2.4/2.8s

Snapfire

BUFFED
  • > Firesnap Cookie · Cooldown: 21/19/17/15s ⇒ 18/17/16/15s
  • > Mortimer Kisses · Firespit Pool Duration: 3 ⇒ 3.5s

Dawnbreaker

NERFED
  • > Talents · Level 15 Talent Solar Guardian Cooldown Reduction: 20s ⇒ 15s

Primal Beast

ADJUSTED
  • > Pulverize · Cooldown: 40/36/32s ⇒ 40/35/30s

## Items (14)

Blade Mail

NERFED
  • > Damage bonus: +18 ⇒ +15
  • > Damage Return passive attack damage returned: 20 + 20% ⇒ 10 + 15%

Dragon Lance

NERFED
  • > Attack Range bonus: +150 ⇒ +140

Hurricane Pike

NERFED
  • > Attack Range bonus: +150 ⇒ +140

Glimmer Cape

NERFED
  • > Glimmer cooldown: 14s ⇒ 15s

Heaven's Halberd

BUFFED
  • > Disarm duration: 3s ⇒ 3.5s on melee targets and from 4s to 4.5s on ranged targets

Maelstrom

NERFED
  • > Chain Lightning no longer deals bonus damage to illusions

Mjollnir

ADJUSTED
  • > Fixed item description stating that Chain Lightning deals bonus damage to illusions

Mask of Madness

NERFED
  • > Berserk bonus attack speed: 110 ⇒ 100

Octarine Core

NERFED
  • > Health bonus: +500 ⇒ +450
  • > Mana bonus: +500 ⇒ +450

Pavise

BUFFED
  • > Protect mana cost: 100 ⇒ 60

Phylactery

BUFFED
  • > Empower Spell cooldown: 10s ⇒ 9s

Khanda

BUFFED
  • > Empower Spell cooldown: 10s ⇒ 9s

Witch Blade

NERFED
  • > Armor bonus: +6 ⇒ +5

Parasma

NERFED
  • > Armor bonus: +8 ⇒ +7

## Neutral Items (8)

Sister's Shroud

NERFED
  • > Veiled starting evasion: 200% ⇒ 150%
  • > Veiled duration: 8s ⇒ 5s

Gale Guard

NERFED
  • > Cyclonic Shield barrier amount: 250 ⇒ 225

Helm of the Undying

NERFED
  • > Death Delay base duration: 5s ⇒ 6s
  • > Units can no longer attack buildings while under the effect of Death Delay

Psychic Headband

BUFFED
  • > Psychic Push cooldown: 20s ⇒ 15s

Magnifying Monocle

BUFFED
  • > Keen Eye disable duration on taking damage: 3s ⇒ 6s

Outworld Staff

NERFED
  • > Self-Exile mana cost: 40 ⇒ 65

Brawny

ADJUSTED
  • > Health Regen bonus: +0/4/8/12 ⇒ +0/3/6/9

Mystical

NERFED
  • > Mana Regen bonus: +1/1.75/2.5/3.25 ⇒ +0.8/1.6/2.4/3.2

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