Axe
NERFED- > Base stats · Strength gain: 2.8 ⇒ 2.7
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second: +10 ⇒ +8
$ cat dota2/patch/7.40c
Dota 2 Patch 7.40c
Released 2026-01-21. 39 changes. Source: official patch notes
11 heroes buffed · 16 nerfed · 10 adjusted
// buff/nerf/adjust are rule-based from note text (lower cooldown/mana cost/cost = buff; mixed or 'replaced with' = adjust).
## Heroes (37)
Bloodseeker
NERFED- > Bloodrage · Max Health Damage per second: 1.4% ⇒ 1.2%
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Health: +175 ⇒ +200
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Agility: +20 ⇒ +15
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Rupture Cast Range: +425 ⇒ +400
Drow Ranger
NERFED- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Marksmanship Chance: +10% ⇒ +8%
Earthshaker
BUFFED- > Fissure · Mana Cost: 120/125/130/135 ⇒ 115/120/125/130
Phantom Lancer
NERFED- > Illusory Armaments · Min Damage at level 1: 18% ⇒ 17%
- > Doppelganger · Mana Cost: 50 ⇒ 70
Pudge
ADJUSTED- > Meat Shield · Mana Cost: 50/60/70/80 ⇒ 65/70/75/80
Slardar
NERFED- > Base stats · Strength gain: 3.6 ⇒ 3.4
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Health: +300 ⇒ +250
Tidehunter
NERFED- > Base stats · Base Strength: 27 ⇒ 26
- > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 52–58 ⇒ 51–57
Phantom Assassin
BUFFED- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Stifling Dagger Cooldown Reduction: 1.5s ⇒ 2s
Viper
ADJUSTED- > Corrosive Skin · Damage per second: 8/16/24/32 ⇒ 10/15/20/25
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Predator Damage Per Missing Health: +0.25 ⇒ +0.3
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Viper Strike DPS: +80 ⇒ +70
Nature's Prophet
ADJUSTED- > Nature's Call · Treant Damage: 16/24/32/40 ⇒ 16/25/34/43
Dark Seer
BUFFED- > Base stats · Base Armor increased by 1
Clinkz
NERFED- > Skeleton Walk · Skeleton Building Damage penalty: 25% ⇒ 75%
- > Skeleton Walk · No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
- > Skeleton Walk · Now Aghanim's Scepter only provides Burning Army ability without increasing Skeleton Archer Hits to Kill by 1
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Attack Range: +60 ⇒ +50
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Searing Arrows Multishot no longer applies to Skeleton Archers
Broodmother
NERFED- > Spin Web · Max Charges: 4/6/8/10 ⇒ 3/5/7/9
- > Incapacitating Bite · No longer applied by illusions
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus: +8 ⇒ +6
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent BAT Reduction during Insatiable Hunger: 0.2s ⇒ 0.15s
Jakiro
NERFED- > Base stats · Base Intelligence: 26 ⇒ 25
- > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 53–61 ⇒ 52–60
- > Ice Path · Path Duration: 3/3.5/4/4.5s ⇒ 2.6/3.1/3.6/4.1s
Batrider
BUFFED- > Base stats · Agility gain: 1.8 ⇒ 2.0
- > Base stats · Damage gain per level: 3.4 ⇒ 3.5
Spectre
NERFED- > Base stats · Strength gain: 2.5 ⇒ 2.4
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Health: +350 ⇒ +325
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent All Spectre Illusion Damage: +20% ⇒ +15%
Doom
BUFFED- > Infernal Blade · Mana Cost: 40 ⇒ 35
Ursa
NERFED- > Fury Swipes · Damage per attack: 13/21/29/37 ⇒ 12/20/28/36
Gyrocopter
ADJUSTED- > Base stats · Base Attack Speed: 125 ⇒ 115
- > Base stats · Agility gain: 3.2 ⇒ 3.4
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Call Down Cooldown Reduction: 30s ⇒ 40s
Brewmaster
BUFFED- > Liquid Courage · Aghanim's Shard Max HP Regen per second: 2% ⇒ 2.5%
- > Drunken Brawler · Earth Brawler Armor: 2/4/6/8 ⇒ 3/5/7/9
Lone Druid
BUFFED- > Base stats · Base Agility: 20 ⇒ 22
- > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 42–46 ⇒ 44–48
- > Savage Roar · Duration: 0.8/1.2/1.6/2s ⇒ 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s
- > Talents · Level 25 Talent Slow Resistance during True Form: 60% ⇒ 70%
Meepo
NERFED- > MegaMeepo · Poof damage factor per additional Meepo: 75% ⇒ 50%
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Poof Damage: +50 ⇒ +40
- > Talents · Level 20 Talent Ransack Health Steal: +8 ⇒ +7
Treant Protector
ADJUSTED- > Eyes In The Forest · Eyes now have a 50g bounty when killed
Rubick
BUFFED- > Telekinesis · Cooldown: 23/20/17/14s ⇒ 22/19/16/13s
Slark
ADJUSTED- > Saltwater Shiv · Stack Restoration Steal: 3/4/5/6% ⇒ 2/4/6/8%
- > Saltwater Shiv · Stack Regen Steal: 2/3/4/5 ⇒ 2/4/6/8
- > Saltwater Shiv · Stack Speed Steal: 2/3/4/5 ⇒ 2/4/6/8
Timbersaw
NERFED- > Base stats · Base Strength: 26 ⇒ 23
- > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 49–53 ⇒ 46–50
- > Base stats · Strength gain: 3.5 ⇒ 3.6
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Whirling Death Stat Loss: +2.5% ⇒ +2%
Abaddon
NERFED- > Curse of Avernus · No longer applied by illusions
Legion Commander
NERFED- > Duel · Aghanim's Scepter Duration: 5.5/6/6.5s ⇒ 5/5.5/6s
Ember Spirit
NERFED- > Searing Chains · Duration: 1.5/2/2.5/3s ⇒ 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75s
- > Searing Chains · Damage Per Second: 50/70/90/110 ⇒ 100
Terrorblade
ADJUSTED- > Conjure Image · Mana Cost: 55/65/75/85 ⇒ 50/60/70/80
- > Sunder · Cooldown: 120/80/40s ⇒ 110/75/40s
- > Demon Zeal · No longer affects Reflection illusions
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Reflection Slow/Damage: +10% ⇒ +15%
Monkey King
BUFFED- > Jingu Mastery · Bonus Damage: 30/75/120/165 ⇒ 30/80/130/180
- > Talents · Level 10 Talent Primal Spring Max Damage: +85 ⇒ +90
Pangolier
BUFFED- > Base stats · Base Strength: 19 ⇒ 20
- > Fortune Favors the Bold · Chance Reduction: 40% ⇒ 50%
- > Swashbuckle · Cooldown: 20/17/14/11s ⇒ 19/16/13/10s
Grimstroke
ADJUSTED- > Base stats · Base damage increased by 1
- > Base stats · Damage at level 1: 46–50 ⇒ 47–51
- > Ink Swell · Cast Range: 500/600/700/800 ⇒ 650/700/750/800
- > Talents · Level 15 Talent Ink Swell Movement Speed: +12% ⇒ +15%
Ringmaster
ADJUSTED- > Base stats · Base Agility: 13 ⇒ 11
- > Base stats · Agility gain: 1.4 ⇒ 1.6
Largo
BUFFED- > Base stats · Added to Captains Mode
- > Base stats · Intelligence gain: 2.4 ⇒ 2.6
- > Frogstomp · Damage per stomp: 35/45/55/65 ⇒ 36/48/60/72
- > Amphibian Rhapsody · Now can be toggled while silenced
- > Amphibian Rhapsody · Radius: 750 ⇒ 800
Lone Druid (Spirit Bear)
ADJUSTED- > Return · Roots and leashes will now interrupt Return's channeling
- > Savage Roar · Duration: 0.8/1.2/1.6/2s ⇒ 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s
## Items (2)
Khanda
ADJUSTED- > Can now be disassembled
Phylactery
NERFED- > All Attributes bonus: 7 ⇒ 6
- > Mana Regen: 2.5 ⇒ 2.25
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