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NERFED- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second: +12 ⇒ +10
$ cat dota2/patch/7.40b
Dota 2 Patch 7.40b
Released 2025-12-23. 68 changes. Source: official patch notes
19 heroes buffed · 27 nerfed · 18 adjusted
// buff/nerf/adjust are rule-based from note text (lower cooldown/mana cost/cost = buff; mixed or 'replaced with' = adjust).
## Heroes (64)
Drow Ranger
ADJUSTED- > Base stats · Agility gain: 2.9 ⇒ 2.8
- > Glacier · Cooldown: 20s ⇒ 25s
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction: 25% ⇒ 18%
Juggernaut
NERFED- > Healing Ward · Duration: 25s ⇒ 18/20/22/24s
- > Omnislash · Slashes Rate Multiplier: 1.5 ⇒ 1.4
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal: +50% ⇒ +40%
Morphling
BUFFED- > Base stats · Base armor increased by 1
Shadow Fiend
ADJUSTED- > Necromastery · Base Max Souls: 20 ⇒ 20/22/24/26
- > Necromastery · No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
- > Requiem of Souls · Magic Resist Reduction: 5/10/15% ⇒ 10%
Phantom Lancer
NERFED- > Spirit Lance · Damage: 70/140/210/280 ⇒ 100/160/220/280
- > Phantom Rush · Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
Pudge
NERFED- > Meat Hook · Mana Cost: 110 ⇒ 120
Tiny
ADJUSTED- > Tree Grab · Splash Damage: 55/70/85/100% ⇒ 70/80/90/100%
Windranger
NERFED- > Powershot · Slow duration: 4s ⇒ 3s
- > Windrun · Aghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction: 45% ⇒ 35%
Zeus
ADJUSTED- > Static Field · Current HP Damage: 2.5/3/3.5/4% ⇒ 2.5/3.25/4/4.75%
Kunkka
BUFFED- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Tidebringer Cleave Damage: +120% ⇒ +130%
Tidehunter
NERFED- > Dead in the Water · No longer deals 100 damage
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Anchor Smash Damage Reduction: +20% ⇒ +10%
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Blubber effect triggers Anchor Smash now deals 50% less damage on the triggered Anchor Smash and is now considered reflection damage
Witch Doctor
NERFED- > Death Ward · Damage: 60/95/130 ⇒ 60/90/120
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Death Ward Damage: +45 ⇒ +40
Lich
NERFED- > Base stats · Agility gain: 2.0 ⇒ 1.7
Riki
ADJUSTED- > Tricks of the Trade · Attack Damage: 30/50/70/90 ⇒ 25/50/75/100
Enigma
NERFED- > Black Hole · Aghanim's Scepter Pull AoE: 1200 ⇒ 1000
Tinker
ADJUSTED- > Laser · Now shows the overhead "Blinded" text over affected units
Necrophos
ADJUSTED- > Ghost Shroud · Restoration Amplification: 45/55/65/75% ⇒ 55/60/65/70%
Warlock
ADJUSTED- > Eldritch Summoning · Imp explosion damage: 25/70/115/160/205 ⇒ 20/65/110/155/200
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Upheaval Damage: +40 ⇒ +45
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Fatal Bonds Targets: +3 ⇒ +4
Beastmaster
BUFFED- > Base stats · Agility gain: 1.9 ⇒ 2.0
- > Base stats · Damage gain per level: 3.0 ⇒ 3.1
- > Wild Axes · Damage Amp per stack: 6/8/10/12% ⇒ 7/9/11/13%
Faceless Void
ADJUSTED- > Base stats · Base Damage decreased by 3
- > Base stats · Base Agility: 21 ⇒ 24
- > Base stats · Damage at level 1 unchanged (58–64)
Death Prophet
BUFFED- > Exorcism · Spirits: 10/17/24 ⇒ 10/18/26
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal: +25 ⇒ +30
Phantom Assassin
BUFFED- > Fan of Knives · Now pierces Debuff Immunity
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Phantom Strike Duration: +0.5s ⇒ +0.6s
Pugna
NERFED- > Life Drain · Mana Cost: 100/150/200 ⇒ 115/160/205
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Health: +300 ⇒ +250
Viper
ADJUSTED- > Talents · Level 10 Talent +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second replaced with +10% Poison Attack Slow/Damage
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent +15% Poison Attack Slow/Damage replaced with +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Nethertoxin Min/Max Damage: +40 ⇒ +30
Dazzle
NERFED- > Poison Touch · Slow: 16/18/20/22% ⇒ 13/16/19/22%
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction: 4s ⇒ 3s
Clinkz
BUFFED- > Base stats · Base Strength: 17 ⇒ 18
- > Infernal Shred · Debuff per Clinkz' attack: 2% ⇒ 3%
- > Strafe · Now also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast
- > Strafe · Attack Speed Bonus: 100/140/180/220 ⇒ 120/160/200/240
- > Searing Arrows · Bonus Damage: 18/32/46/60 ⇒ 20/35/50/65
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent +1 Death Pact Charge replaced with -10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time
Omniknight
NERFED- > Repel · Bonus Strength: 7/14/21/28 ⇒ 6/12/18/24
Huskar
NERFED- > Berserker's Blood · HP for Max bonus: 12% ⇒ 10%
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Lifesteal: +15% ⇒ +12%
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Life Break Damage: +25% ⇒ +22%
Broodmother
NERFED- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus: +10 ⇒ +8
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Incapacitating Bite Slow/Miss Chance: +25% ⇒ +20%
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Spin Web Move Speed: +14% ⇒ +7%
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent BAT Reduction During Insatiable Hunger: 0.25s ⇒ 0.2s
Jakiro
NERFED- > Liquid Fire · Burn Damage: 20/30/40/50 ⇒ 15/25/35/45
- > Liquid Frost · Impact Damage: 15/20/25/30 ⇒ 8/16/24/32
Batrider
ADJUSTED- > Flamebreak · Mana Cost: 110/115/120/125 ⇒ 110
Spectre
BUFFED- > Base stats · Base Agility: 25 ⇒ 26
- > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 48–52 ⇒ 49–53
- > Base stats · Agility gain: 2.1 ⇒ 2.4
- > Shadow Step · Cooldown: 32/28/24/20s ⇒ 30/26/22/18s
- > Shadow Step · Cast Range: 700/850/1000/1150 ⇒ 750/900/1050/1200
- > Shadow Step · Illusion Damage: 20/30/40/50% ⇒ 32/38/44/50%
- > Dispersion · Damage Reflected: 7/11/15/19% ⇒ 8/12/16/20%
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Desolate Damage: +10 ⇒ +12
Doom
BUFFED- > Base stats · Strength gain: 3.5 ⇒ 3.6
Ursa
ADJUSTED- > Talents · Level 15 Talent +5 Fury Swipes Damage replaced with +0.5% Maul Health as Damage
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent +0.5% Maul Health as Damage replaced with +6 Fury Swipes Damage
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Earthshock Radius: +400 ⇒ +300
Silencer
BUFFED- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Attack Speed: +20 ⇒ +25
Outworld Destroyer
NERFED- > Sanity's Eclipse · No longer deals bonus damage to illusions
- > Essence Flux · Aghanim's Scepter barrier duration: 15s ⇒ 12s
Brewmaster
BUFFED- > Base stats · Base Strength: 23 ⇒ 24
- > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 52–59 ⇒ 53–60
- > Liquid Courage · Max Speed Increase: 25% ⇒ 30%
- > Thunder Clap · Radius: 375 ⇒ 400
- > Drunken Brawler · Brewed Up extend duration: 1s ⇒ 2s
- > Drunken Brawler · Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
- > Primal Split · Earth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance
Shadow Demon
NERFED- > Disseminate · Cast Range: 700/800/900/1000 ⇒ 700/775/850/925
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Strength: +10 ⇒ +8
Lone Druid
BUFFED- > Base stats · Base Strength: 18 ⇒ 20
- > Base stats · Base Movement Speed: 295 ⇒ 300
- > Entangle · Root Damage per second: 60/70/80/90 ⇒ 90
- > Entangle · Cooldown: 24/22/20/18s ⇒ 20/19/18/17s
- > Savage Roar · Cooldown: 38/32/26/20s ⇒ 29/26/23/20s
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Entangle Root Damage Per Second: +15 ⇒ +20
Meepo
NERFED- > Dig · Now has a 0.3s cast point
- > MegaMeepo · Poof damage factor per additional Meepo: 100% ⇒ 75%
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Poof Cast Duration Reduction: 1s ⇒ 0.75s
Treant Protector
ADJUSTED- > Base stats · Base Armor increased by 1
- > Nature's Guise · Cooldown: (50s - 3s per 2 levels ups) ⇒ (35s - 1s per level up)
- > Living Armor · Damage Blocked: 100 ⇒ 120
- > Living Armor · Cooldown: 30/25/20/15s ⇒ 24/21/18/15s
- > Overgrowth · Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown: 80/70/60s ⇒ 85/75/65s
Slark
ADJUSTED- > Saltwater Shiv · Duration: 6/8/10/12s ⇒ 12s
- > Saltwater Shiv · Stack Regen Steal: 3 ⇒ 2/3/4/5
- > Saltwater Shiv · Stack Speed Steal: 3 ⇒ 2/3/4/5
Troll Warlord
NERFED- > Battle Stance · Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
Centaur Warrunner
NERFED- > Base stats · Base Movement Speed: 305 ⇒ 300
- > Work Horse · Total Duration: 7s ⇒ 6s
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Strength: +12 ⇒ +10
Timbersaw
NERFED- > Whirling Death · Stat Loss Duration: 12/13/14/15s ⇒ 11/12/13/14s
- > Whirling Death · Base Damage: 85/130/175/220 ⇒ 75/120/165/210
- > Reactive Armor · Aghanim's Scepter effect radius: 600 ⇒ 450
Bristleback
BUFFED- > Viscous Nasal Goo · Base Movement Slow: 10% ⇒ 12%
Abaddon
NERFED- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen: +10 ⇒ +8
Legion Commander
ADJUSTED- > Press The Attack · Mana Cost: 100 ⇒ 90
- > Press The Attack · Bonus Move Speed: 10/14/18/22% ⇒ 13/16/19/22%
- > Duel · Aghanim's Scepter duration bonus: +2s ⇒ +1.5s
Techies
BUFFED- > Proximity Mines · Cast range: 400 ⇒ 450
Underlord
BUFFED- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Firestorm Cooldown Reduction: 3s ⇒ 4s
Terrorblade
BUFFED- > Base stats · Base agility: 22 ⇒ 23
- > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 48–54 ⇒ 49–55
- > Metamorphosis · Cooldown: 155/150/145/140s ⇒ 145/140/135/130s
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Metamorphosis Cooldown Reduction: 20s ⇒ 10s
Winter Wyvern
NERFED- > Talents · Level 10 Talent HP/s Cold Embrace Heal: +25 ⇒ +20
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Splinter Blast Shatter Radius: +300 ⇒ +250
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Splinter Blast Stun Duration: +1.25s ⇒ +1s
Monkey King
BUFFED- > Wukong's Command · Duration: 13s ⇒ 14s
- > Wukong's Command · Aghanim's Scepter Soldier Duration: 12s ⇒ 15s
Pangolier
BUFFED- > Base stats · Intelligence gain: 2.2 ⇒ 2.5
- > Base stats · Damage gain per level: 3.6 ⇒ 3.8
- > Base stats · Base Movement Speed: 295 ⇒ 300
- > Swashbuckle · Cast Range and Dash Range: 400/500/600/700 ⇒ 575/650/725/800
- > Swashbuckle · Slash Range: 700 ⇒ 850
- > Swashbuckle · Damage per Strike: 30/60/90/120 ⇒ 35/65/95/125
- > Shield Crash · Cooldown: 16/13/10/7s ⇒ 15/12/9/6s
- > Rolling Thunder · Duration: 9/10/11s ⇒ 10/11/12s
- > Rolling Thunder · Damage: 75/150/225 ⇒ 100/200/300
- > Rolling Thunder · Magic Resistance: 60% ⇒ 80%
- > Roll Up · Magic Resistance: 60% ⇒ 80%
Void Spirit
NERFED- > Aether Remnant · Remnant Lifetime: 20s ⇒ 17s
Mars
ADJUSTED- > Base stats · Base Agility: 20 ⇒ 18
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction: 2s ⇒ 2.5s
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun: +0.4 ⇒ +0.5s
Ringmaster
BUFFED- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Impalement Arts Impact Damage: +75 ⇒ +85
Marci
BUFFED- > Base stats · Strength gain: 3.0 ⇒ 3.2
- > Base stats · Damage gain per level: 3.2 ⇒ 3.3
- > Rebound · Radius: 275 ⇒ 300
- > Unleash · Cooldown: 90/75/60s ⇒ 80/70/60s
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent +75 Rebound Landing Radius decreased to +50
Primal Beast
ADJUSTED- > Onslaught · Stun Duration: 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s ⇒ 0.7/1/1.3/1.6s
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast replaced with +6 Uproar Armor Per Stack
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent +7 Uproar Armor Per Stack replaced with Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast
Muerta
NERFED- > Gunslinger · Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
Kez
NERFED- > Switch Discipline · Katana Base Attack Time worsened: 1.8s ⇒ 1.9s
- > Switch Discipline · Katana Bonus Agility Base Damage: 12% ⇒ 16%
- > Switch Discipline · Can no longer be disabled by Silence
- > Falcon Rush · Can no longer rush towards buildings or trigger on them
- > Falcon Rush · Echo Attack Damage: 35/40/45/50% ⇒ 30/35/40/45%
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Attack Speed During Falcon Rush: +60 ⇒ +40
Largo
ADJUSTED- > Catchy Lick · Enemy Pull Distance: 210/240/270/300 ⇒ 235/265/295/325
- > Catchy Lick · Bonus Health Regen: 4/6/8/10 ⇒ 4/7/10/13
- > Croak of Genius · Reverberated damage is now only applied if the target is within 2000 range of the caster
- > Croak of Genius · Duration is no longer decreased on Largo from his own abilities
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Catchy Lick Damage: +140 ⇒ +170
Lone Druid (Spirit Bear)
NERFED- > Base stats · Gold Bounty: 300 ⇒ 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up
- > Base stats · Experience Bounty: 300 ⇒ 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up
- > Entangling Claws · Root Damage per second: 60/70/80/90 ⇒ 90
## Items (4)
Mask of Madness
ADJUSTED- > Berserk now shows the overhead "Silenced" text when active
Silver Edge
NERFED- > Shadow Walk debuff duration: 6s ⇒ 5s
Spirit Vessel
ADJUSTED- > Soul Release will gain charges only for Spirit Vessel if the same hero has both Spirit Vessel and Urn of Shadows
Urn of Shadows
NERFED- > Soul Release can no longer gain charges on multiple copies of this item if the copies are on the same hero
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