Version 7.21

[e][h]Version 7.21

Version Information

Release Date:

2019-01-29

Highlights

• Balance Changes
• Primary attribute bonus removed
• Movement speed buffs for various melee heroes
• Movement speed nerfs for various ranged heroes
• Io reworked and removed from Captains Mode

Chronology

 

 V7.20e

V7.21b 

 

General

• Melee creeps average gold bounty reduced by 3
• Range creeps upgrade cycle gold bounty increased from +3 to +6

• Replaced the primary jungles' ancient camps with big camps

• Heroes no longer gain 25% more benefit from their primary attributes (affects attributes from both items and the hero)
• All heroes' primary attribute growth values increased by 15%
• Health per Strength increased from 18 to 20

• XP required to reach level 7->12 changed from 640/660/680/800/820/840 to 720/750/780/810/840/870 (the difference is +80/90/100/10/20/30 XP)

• The following melee heroes now have +5 movement speed: Naga Siren, Underlord, Monkey King, Nyx Assassin, Bloodseeker, Riki
• The following melee heroes now have +10 movement speed: Alchemist, Dragon Knight, Meepo
• The following melee heroes now have +15 movement speed: Legion Commander, Lifestealer, Lycan, Sven, Ursa, Wraith King
• Ranged heroes with 295 movement speed and above now have 5 less movement speed

• Tier 2 tower armor increased from 14 to 15
• Tier 3 tower armor increased from 14 to 16
• Melee Barracks armor increased from 13 to 15

• Tower Protection armor bonus for Tier 2/3/4 increased from 3 to 4

Items

Animal Courier

• Flying movement speed increased from 460 to 470

Aeon Disk

• Active status resistance increased from 50% to 75%
• 
  Recipe cost reduced from 1350 to 1250

Battle Fury

• Percentage damage bonus against non-hero units changed to be a fixed amount matching Quelling Blade

Bloodstone

• Bloodpact changed from 60% of current mana to 30% of max mana

Bloodthorn

• Cooldown reduced from 18 to 15

Boots of Travel

• Level 2 movement speed increased from +32% to +35%

Buckler

• Activated armor bonus duration on heroes reduced from 25 to 15 (carries through to Mekansm)

Crimson Guard

• Recipe cost increased from 600 to 750

Drum of Endurance

• Passive changed from a 6% movement speed aura to +20 movement speed to yourself only

Ethereal Blade

• Enemy debuff duration increased from 3 to 4 (matching duration when cast on allies)

Eul's Scepter of Divinity

• Movement speed bonus changed from +6% percentage to +20 flat

Holy Locket

• Now uses Energy Booster instead of a Void Stone (provides +325 Mana)

Iron Branch

• Cast range increased from 200 to 400

Manta Style

• Movement speed bonus reduced from +25 to +20

Mask of Madness

• Lifesteal increased from 15% to 20%

Mekansm

• Stack limit is now tied to cooldown on cast (like Guardian Greaves and Crimson Guard stack mechanics)

Meteor Hammer

• Radius increased from 300 to 315

Necronomicon

• Last Will damage increased from 550/675/800 to 600/700/800

Nullifier

• Duration increased from 5 to 6

Phase Boots

• Recipe changed from Gloves of Haste to Blades of Attack
• Armor bonus increased from 5 to 6
• Now gives +18 damage on melee (and +12 on range) instead of +20 attack speed
• Melee active speed increased from 20% to 22%

Power Treads

• Recipe changed from Blades of Attack to Gloves of Haste
• Attribute bonus reduced from 14 to 10
• Now gives +20 attack speed instead of +12 damage

Sange and Yasha

• Movement speed bonus reduced from +35 to +30

Solar Crest

• Movement speed bonus changed from +6% percentage to +20 flat

Spirit Vessel

• Damage as a percentage of current health increased from 4.5% to 5%
• Movement speed bonus changed from +6% percentage to +20 flat

Tranquil Boots

• Active form movement speed increased from 24% to 26%
• Disabled form movement speed reduced from 20% to 18%

Vladmir's offering

• No longer uses Headdress nor provides its hp regen/stats
• Now requires a 525 gold
  
  recipe

Wind lace

• Movement speed bonus changed from +6% percentage to +20 flat

Yasha

• Movement speed bonus reduced from +25 to +20

Yasha and Kaya

• Movement speed bonus reduced from +35 to +30

Heroes

Abaddon

• Curse of Avernus curse duration increased from 4 to 4.5
• Aphotic Shield manacost reduced from 115 to 100/105/110/115

Alchemist

• Base movement speed increased by 10
• Base Agility increased from 16 to 22
• Chemical Rage base attack time improved from 1.3/1.15/1.0 to 1.2/1.1/1.0
• Level 10 Talent reduced from -8s Unstable Concoction to -7s
• Level 20 Talent Concoction talent now adds the damage to the max instead of the base

Ancient Apparition

• Chilling Touch damage increased from 50/85/120/155 to 50/90/130/170
• Ice Vortex manacost reduced from 65/80/95/110 to 50/70/90/110
• Level 25 Talent reduced from 900 AoE Cold Feet to 700
• Level 25 Talent increased from +4% Ice Blast Kill Threshold to +5%

Anti-Mage

• Fixed Counterspell providing double magic resistance when the shield is active

Arc Warden

• Spark Wraith damage increased from 100/160/220/280 to 100/170/240/310
• Tempest Double duration increased from 14/16/18 to 16/18/20
• Level 10 Talent increased from +25 Attack Speed to +30

Bane

• Enfeeble attack speed slow increased from 40/60/80/100 to 50/75/100/125
• Enfeeble manacost reduced from 70/90/110/130 to 50/75/100/125
• Level 10 Talent increased from +6 Armor to +7
• Fiend's Grip duration increased from 5 to 6

Batrider

• Firefly now grants a 4/7/10/13% movement speed bonus
• Firefly duration reduced from 18 to 15
• Firefly cooldown reduced from 40 to 34

Beastmaster

• Inner Beast attack speed reduced from 15/25/35/45 to 10/20/30/40
• Hawk health reduced from 300/450/600/750 to 150/200/250/300
• Level 15 Talent changed from +40 Boar Damage to +65 Wild Axes Damage
• Level 20 Talent changed from +80 Wild Axes Damage to +50 Boar Damage
• Level 25 Talent increased from -15s Hawks Cooldown to -20s
• Level 25 Talent reduced from +30 Inner Beast Attack Speed to +25

Bloodseeker

• Base movement speed increased by 5

Bounty Hunter

• Shuriken Toss cooldown reduced from 10 to 9
• Jinada gold steal increased from 12/18/24/30 to 12/20/28/36
• Track critical strike damage increased from 140/160/180% to 140/170/200%

Brewmaster

• Drunken Brawler critical strike reduced from 170/200/230/260% to 140/180/220/260%
• Cinder Brew duration reduced from 7 to 5
• Cinder Brew duration is refreshed on ignition
• Cinder Brew ignite DPS increased from 20/25/30/35 to 20/30/40/50
• Level 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15

Bristleback

• Viscous Nasal Goo manacost reduced from 25 to 12/16/20/24

Broodmother

• Level 10 Talent increased from +75 Spawn Spiderlings Damage to +125
• Level 15 Talent changed from +35% XP Gain to +15 Agility
• Level 20 Talent increased from +20 Spiders Attack Damage to +30
• Level 25 Talent increased from +350 Spiders Health to +450

Centaur Warrunner

• Retaliate no longer gains charges while it is active

Chaos Knight

• Chaos Strike cooldown reduced from 7/6/5/4 to 4
• Chaos Strike lifesteal reduced from 50/55/60/65% to 40/50/60/70%
• Chaos Strike max damage increased from 160/190/220/250% to 160/195/230/265%
• Reality Rift slow duration increased from 2 to 3
• Reality Rift slow reduced from 15/25/35/45% to 10/20/30/40%

Chen

• Divine Favor bonus damage reduced from 10/20/40/80 to 12/24/36/48
• Divine Favor now provides double bonus damage on non-hero units
• Divine Favor duration increased from 12 to 14
• Divine Favor manacost reduced from 110 to 70/80/90/100
• Hand of God heal increased from 250/400/550 to 300/450/600
• Level 15 Talent reduced from -10s Divine Favor Cooldown to -7s
• Level 25 Talent reduced from +400 Hand of God Heal to +350
• Level 25 Talent increased from +4 Holy Persuasion Max Units to +5

Clinkz

• Level 15 Talent changed from +20% Evasion to +15 Strength

Clockwerk

• Battery Assault cast point removed
• Rocket Flare manacost reduced from 50 to 35/40/45/50
• Level 20 Talent changed from +20% Magic Resistance to Rocket Flare True Sight
• Level 25 Talent changed from Rocket Flare True Sight to +50% Magic Resistance

Crystal Maiden

• Freezing Field now grants you 10 bonus armor while channeling
• Arcane Aura allied mana regen reduced from 1.2/1.7/2.2/2.7 to 1/1.5/2/2.5
• Arcane Aura self mana regen increased from 2.4/4.4/6.4/8.4 to 2.5/4.5/6.5/8.5

Dark Willow

• Bramble Maze manacost reduced from 140/150/160/170 to 100/120/140/160
• Bramble Maze cooldown reduced from 34/31/28/25 to 25

Dazzle

• Poison Touch mancost increased from 95/110/125/140 to 110/120/130/140
• Shadow Wave cast range reduced from 900 to 800

Death Prophet

• Base damage increased by 3

Disruptor

• Base armor increased by 1

Doom

• Scorched Earth cooldown reduced from 55/50/45/40 to 50/45/40/35
• Devour health regen from 4/8/13/18 to 3/8/13/18

Dragon Knight

• Base movement speed increased by 10
• Dragon Blood health regen increased from 4/7/10/13 to 4/8/12/16
• Elder Dragon Form frost attack slow increased from -20 to -30
• Level 20 Talent changed from 2x Dragon Blood to +25 Strength
• Level 25 Talent changed from +40 Strength to 2x Dragon Blood

Drow Ranger

• Level 15 Talent changed from +25 Attack Speed to +10 Agility

Earthshaker

• Fissure manacost reduced from 125/140/155/170 to 110/130/150/170

Earth Spirit

• Rolling Boulder damage reduced from 100 to 70/80/90/100
• Boulder Smash slow reduced from 80% to 60%
• Level 15 Talent reduced from +200 Rolling Boulder Damage to +150

Elder Titan

• Level 10 Talent reduced from +25 Movement Speed to +20

Ember Spirit

• Ember Spirit: Sleight of Fist cooldown reduced from 30/22/14/6 to 18/14/10/6
• Ember Spirit: Base damage increased by 3

Enchantress

• Enchant cooldown reduced from 55/40/25/10 to 22/18/14/10
• Enchant creep duration reduced from 50/60/70/80 to 26/44/62/80
• Enchant manacost reduced from 65 to 40/50/60/70

Enigma

• Midnight Pulse manacost rescaled from 75/95/115/135 to 50/80/110/140

Faceless Void

• Time Dilation AoE increased from 725 to 775
• Level 10 Talent increased from +8 Strength to +10
• Level 15 Talent changed from +300 Health to -1s Time Walk Cooldown

Grimstroke

• Phantom's Embrace rend damage reduced from 120/200/280/360 to 75/150/225/300
• Ink Swell manacost increased from 90/100/110/120 to 120/130/140/150
• Ink Swell movement speed reduced from 18% to 12/14/16/18%

Gyrocopter

• Base Strength increased from 19 to 22

Huskar

• Attack point reduced from 0.4 to 0.3
• Berserker's Blood max attack speed reduced from 220/260/300/340 to 160/220/280/340
• Life Break damage and cost reduced from 34/39/44% to 32/38/44%
• Level 15 Talent reduced from +15 Burning Spears DPS to +10

Invoker

• Base damage increased by 3
• Exort bonus damage reduced from 4->28 to 3->27 per instance
• Level 10 Talent changed from +1.25s Tornado Lift Time to -30s Ghost Walk Cooldown

Io

• Temporarily removed from Captains Mode
• Tether now transfers health and mana even when Io is at max hp/mp
• Overcharge now has an 18 second cooldown and an 8 second duration. No longer has a 2 second toggle.
• Overcharge now costs 40/60/80/100 mana to cast. No longer cost 6% of health and mana per second.
• Overcharge attack speed bonus increased from 40/50/60/70 to 50/80/110/140
• Overcharge damage reduction increased from 5/10/15/20% to 15/20/25/30%
• Relocate delay increased from 2.7/2.35/2 to 3.5/3.25/3
• Relocate cooldown reduced from 130/110/90 to 90/75/60
• Relocate is now cast delay again instead of channeling (being interrupted, silenced, rooted, etc will cancel the ability)
• Level 25 Talent changed from -60s Relocate Cooldown to -30s

Jakiro

• Level 10 Talent changed from +30% XP Gain to +300 Attack Range
• Level 15 Talent changed from +300 Attack Range to +40% XP Gain

Juggernaut

• Base armor reduced by 1
• Omnislash no longer allows you to teleport while using it
• Healing Ward movement speed reduced from 420 to 400
• Omnislash cooldown increased from 130/120/110 to 130
• Level 15 Talent changed from +1s Blade Fury to +50 Blade Fury Movement Speed

Keeper of the Light

• Level 10 Talent changed from 8% Spell Lifesteal to +30% XP Gain
• Level 15 Talent changed from +30% XP Gain to +1 Will-O-Wisp Health Count

Kunkka

• Level 25 Talent changed from -1.5s Tidebringer Cooldown to +60% Tidebringer Cleave

Legion Commander

• Base movement speed increased by 15
• Level 20 Talent reduced from +40 Movement Speed to +35
• Level 25 Talent changed from -10s Press The Attack Cooldown to 350 AoE Press The Attack

Leshrac

• Diabolic Edict increased from 9/18/27/36 to 11/22/33/44
• Level 25 Talent reduced from +50 Diabolic Edict Explosions to +40

Lich

• Frost Shield slow reduced from 35% to 20/25/30/35%
• Chain Frost damage reduced from 300/400/500 to 250/375/500
• Level 25 Talent increased from +40% slow to +50%

Lifestealer

• Base movement speed increased by 15
• Base armor increased by 2
• Level 15 Talent reduced from +30 Movement Speed to +25

Lina

• Base damage increased by 3

Lion

• Level 10 Talent increased from +75 Cast Range to +100
• Level 15 Talent increased from +120 Gold/Min to +150

Lone Druid

• Spirit Bear movement speed increased from 340/355/370/385 to 340/360/380/400
• Spirit Bear attack damage increased from 35/50/65/80 to 35/55/75/95
• Level 20 Talent changed from -0.3 Spirit Bear Attack Time to 0 Entangle Cooldown
• Level 25 Talent changed from 0 Entangle Cooldown to -0.5s Spirit Bear Attack Time

Luna

• Luna: Level 10 Talent increased from +200 Cast Range to +300

Lycan

• Base movement speed increased by 15
• Wolves armor reduced from 1 to 0
• Wolves magic resistance reduced from 80% to 70%
• Wolves health increased from 230/260/290/320 to 300/350/400/450
• Howl health regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/8/12/16

Medusa

• Fixed Mystic Snake bouncing to Spell Immune enemies
• Level 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15
• Level 15 Talent reduced from +35% Mystic Snake Mana Steal to +30%
• Level 20 Talent changed from +700 Mana to -4s Mystic Snake Cooldown
• Level 25 Talent changed from +7 Split Shot Targets to +1000 Mana

Meepo

• Base movement speed increased by 10

Mirana

• Sacred Arrow movement speed increased from 857 to 950

Monkey King

• Base movement speed increased by 5
• Wukong's Command attack rate improved from 1.3 to 1.2

Morphling

• Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.6
• Level 10 Talent increased from +15s Morph Duration to +20s

Naga Siren

• Base movement speed increased by 5
• Mirror Image duration from 24 to 26
• Mirror Image damage taken reduced from 475/450/425/400% to 400%
• Level 20 Talent increased from -5s Ensnare Cooldown to -7s

Nature's Prophet

• Using Tango on a Sprout tree will 2x regen (like eating a branch tree)
• Level 20 Talent changed from -4s Sprout Cooldown to +25% Cooldown Reduction

Necrophos

• Death Pulse damage increased from 100/140/180/220 to 100/150/200/250
• Level 15 Talent increased from +20% Ghost Shroud Slow to +30%

Night Stalker

• Hunter in the Night movement speed bonus increased from 20/25/30/35 to 22/28/34/40%
• Removed Scepter
• Dark Ascension now provides full unobstructed vision, instead of only 900 range
• Level 15 Talent changed from +150 Cast Range to +15% Lifesteal

Nyx Assassin

• Base movement speed increased by 5
• Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.5
• Level 10 Talent increased from +60 GPM to +90
• Level 10 Talent increased from +6% Spell Amp to +8%

Ogre Magi

• Fireblast cooldown reduced from 12/11/10/9 to 11/10/9/8
• Multicast 2x chance increased from 60% to 70%

Omniknight

• Heavenly Grace status resistance reduced from 50/60/70/80% to 50%
• Heavenly Grace duration increased from 8 to 10
• Heavenly Grace now provides 7/14/21/28 bonus Strength
• Heavenly Grace manacost increased from 75 to 80/90/100/110

Outworld Devourer

• Sanity's Eclipse multiplier from 9/10/11 to 8/9/10
• Level 15 Talent reduced from +30 Movement Speed to +25

Pangolier

• Base damage increased by 4
• Level 10 Talent changed from +20 Movement Speed to +300 Swashbuckle Slash Range

Phantom Assassin

• Rearranged Level 15 Talents - +25% Cleave vs +15% Lifesteal
• Rearranged Level 20 Talents - +20% Blur Evasion vs -4 Armor Corruption
• Rearranged Level 25 Talents - +5% Coup de Grace vs Triple Strike Stifling Dagger

Phantom Lancer

• Level 10 Talent increased from +10% Evasion to +15%
• Level 20 Talent increased from +4 Max Juxtapose Illusions to +5

Phoenix

• Sun Ray can no longer move forward while rooted

Pudge

• Base damage increased by 6

Queen of Pain

• Scream of Pain manacost reduced from 95/110/125/140 to 80/100/120/140
• Shadow Strike damage per tick increased from 30/45/60/75 to 30/50/70/90

Razor

• Attack backswing reduced from 0.7 to 0.4
• Level 10 Talent increased from +200 Health to +225

Riki

• Base damage increased by 4
• Base movement speed increased by 5
• Level 20 Talent increased from +0.2 Backstab Multiplier to +0.3

Rubick

• Telekinesis lift duration reduced from 1/1.4/1.8/2.2 to 0.8/1.2/1.6/2.0
• Level 15 Talent increased from -45 Fade Bolt Hero Attack to -60

Sand King

• Burrowstrike damage increased from 85/150/215/280 to 100/160/220/280
• Sand Storm AoE increased from 350/450/550/650 to 425/500/575/650

Shadow Demon

• Soul Catcher manacost reduced from 110 to 50/70/90/110
• Shadow Poison manacost reduced from 50 to 35/40/45/50

Shadow Fiend

• Presence of the Dark Lord armor reduction increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7

Shadow Shaman

• Level 20 Talent reduced from +3s Shackles Duration to +2.5s

Silencer

• Last Word cooldown reduced from 28/22/16/10 to 22/18/14/10
• Level 10 Talent increased from +5 Armor to +6

Skywrath Mage

• Mystic Flare deals damage to creeps if no heroes are around

Slardar

• Level 25 Talent reduced from +1.5s Slithereen Crush Stun to 1.25s

Slark

• Pounce no longer does 30/60/90/120 damage

Sniper

• Headshot now has a knockback of 10
• Level 15 Talent changed from +35 Shrapnel DPS to +15% Shrapnel Slow

Spectre

• Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.5
• Spectral Dagger movement speed increased from 8/12/16/20% to 10/14/18/22%
• Level 20 Talent reduced from +20% Spectral Dagger to +18%

Storm Spirit

• Electric Vortex manacost reduced from 85 to 60/70/80/90
• Level 10 Talent changed from +20 Damage to +30 Overload Damage

Sven

• Base movement speed increased by 15
• Warcry shield health changed from 110/220/330/440 to 80/110/140/170 + 1/1.5/2/2.5x your Strength
• Storm Hammer cooldown increased from 13 to 16/15/14/13
• Storm Hammer damage reduced from 100/175/250/325 to 80/160/240/320

Techies

• Remote Mines manacost reduced from 200/240/300 to 120/180/240

Templar Assassin

• Meld debuff is now applied before the attack damage is reduced by armor
• Fixed meld bonus damage being increased by Spell Amplification
• Level 10 Talent changed from +3 Psionic Traps to +15% Evasion
• Level 15 Talent changed from +7 Armor to +25 Movement Speed

Terrorblade

• Strength reduced from 16 + 1.7 to 15 + 1.5

Tidehunter

• Anchor Smash damage reduction from -45/50/55/60 to -30/40/50/60%

Timbersaw

• Reactive Armor bonus armor reduced from 1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6 to 1/1.1/1.2/1.3
• Reactive Armor bonus health regen reduced from 1/1.2/1.4/1.6 to 1/1.1/1.2/1.3
• Reactive Armor max stacks increased from 5/10/15/20 to 6/12/18/24
• Whirling Death tree bonus damage increased from 10/15/20/25 to 12/18/24/30
• Level 20 Talent increased from +10% Cooldown Reduction to +15%

Tiny

• Avalanche AoE reduced from 400 to 325/350/375/400
• Avalanche cooldown increased from 23/20/17/14 to 26/22/18/14
• Level 15 Talent reduced from +125 Avalanche Damage to +100
• Level 15 Talent increased from +350 Health to +400

Treant Protector

• Living Armor damage block increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/50/75/100
• Scepter now causes Treant's Overgrowth to deal damage instead of only Enchanted Trees
• Overgrowth duration increased from 3/3.75/4.5 to 3.25/4/4.75
• Level 20 Talent increased from +40 Leech Seed Damage/Heal to +50

Troll Warlord

• Level 15 Talent increased from +75 Whirling Axes Damage to +90
• Level 20 Talent increased from +20% Evasion to +25%

Tusk

• Tag Team slow duration reduced from 0.5 to 0.4
• Tag Team manacost increased from 40/50/60/70 to 70
• Tag Team cooldown increased from 15 to 24/21/18/15

Underlord

• Base movement speed increased by 5

Undying

• Level 15 Talent changed from Tombstone On Death to +30 Tombstone Zombie Damage
• Level 20 Talent changed from +30 Tombstone Zombie Damage to Tombstone On Death

Ursa

• Base movement speed increased by 15
• Fury Swipes damage reduced from 10/16/22/28 to 7/14/21/28

Vengeful Spirit

• Level 20 Talent increased from -5s Magic Missile Cooldown to -6s

Venomancer

• Strength gain increased from 1.9 to 2.1

Viper

• Nethertoxin AoE increased from 350 to 380
• Nethertoxin damage increased from 20/35/50/65 to 30/45/60/75

Visage

• Level 10 Talent reduced from +125 Cast Range to +100
• Level 20 Talent reduced from +60 Familiars Movement Speed to +50
• Level 20 Talent increased from +15 Soul Assumption Damage Per Charge to +20

Warlock

• Base Strength increased by 2
• Chaotic Offering attack damage increased from 75/125/175 to 100/150/200
• Golem attack backswing reduced from 0.74 to 0.57

Weaver

• Level 10 Talent changed from +7 Strength to +75 Shukuchi Damage
• Level 15 Talent changed from +75 Shukuchi Damage to +14 Strength

Windranger

• Level 15 Talent increased from +100 Attack Range to +125
• Level 15 Talent increased from +100 Powershot Damage to +125

Winter Wyvern

• Cold Embrace base health regen increased from 15 to 14/18/22/26
• Cold Embrace manacost changed from 75 to 50/60/70/80

Witch Doctor

• Maledict cooldown reduced from 50/40/30/20 to 30/26/22/18
• Level 10 Talent increased from +5 Armor to +6

Wraith King

• Base movement speed increased by 15

Zeus

Ability Rework

• Reworked Static Field. Now affects enemies directly affected by your abilities. No longer has a range.

External Links

• Dota 2 Update - January 29th, 2019