Version 7.28a

• 7.28
• 7.28a
• 7.28b
• 7.28c

[e][h]Version 7.28a

Version Information

Release Date:

2020-12-21

Highlights

• Balance Changes

Chronology

 

 V7.28

V7.28b 

 

Heroes

Alchemist

• Greevil's Greed stack duration reduced from 40 to 36

Arc Warden

• Base Strength reduced from 25 to 23
• Level 10 Talent reduced from +250 Flux Cast Range to +200
• Level 20 Talent reduced from +150 Spark Wraith Damage to +125

Axe

• Counter Helix shard attack speed increased from 20 to 25

Batrider

• Base movement speed increased from 290 to 295

Bounty Hunter

• Track shard vision reduced from 800 to 600

Broodmother

• Silken Bola shard now deals 75 dps

Clinkz

• Death Pact damage reduced from 4/9/14% to 4/8/12%
• Level 15 Talent reduced from -10s Skeleton Walk Cooldown to -7

Enigma

• Level 15 Talent reduced from +10% Cooldown Reduction to +8%

Invoker

• Ice Wall shard increases wall length by 320 distance

Juggernaut

• Swiftslash cooldown increased from 15 to 20
• Swiftslash cast range reduced from 650 to 600
• Blade Fury shard attack damage now deals 75% damage instead of 100%

Keeper of the Light

• Illuminate max damage increased from 200/300/400/500 to 225/325/425/525
• Chakra Magic mana restore increased from 80/160/240/320 to 100/180/260/340
• Solar Bind cooldown rescaled from 22/20/18/16 to 23/20/17/14
• Level 15 Talent increased from -6s Blinding Light Cooldown to -8

Kunkka

• Tidal Wave manacost reduced from 150 to 75
• Tidal Wave cooldown reduced from 16 to 14

Legion Commander

• Duel shard Overwhelming Odds strike interval changed from 1.5 to 2
• Duel shard Overwhelming Odds first strike now happens immediately

Leshrac

• Nihilism scepter no longer causes you to take increased damage

Lifestealer

• Base damage increased by 3
• Ghoul Frenzy slow increased from 6/12/18/24% to 10/15/20/25%
• Rage movement speed increased from 15% to 15/16/17/18%
• Open Wounds shard manacost reduced from 125 to 75

Lion

• Mana Drain shard attack speed reduction increased from 90 to 120

Lone Druid

• Savage Roar shard duration increased from 4 to 5 seconds

Luna

• Lucent Beam shard stun duration increased from 1.1 to 1.2 seconds

Lycan

• Level 15 Talent reduced from 10% Cooldown Reduction to 8%

Mirana

• Level 15 Talent reduced from -3.5s Arrow Cooldown to -3s
• Level 20 Talent reduced from +10% Spell Amplification to +8%

Monkey King

• Tree Dance shard cooldown increased from 0.3 to 0.4

Nature's Prophet

• Wrath of Nature scepter duration from 3 seconds max to 3.4 (1.2 to 1.6 min)

Nyx Assassin

• Impale manacost rescaled from 95/115/135/155 to 105/120/135/150
• Vendetta manacost increased from 140/200/260 to 160/220/280

Ogre Magi

• Base damage reduced by 3
• Ignite manacost increased from 100 to 110

Omniknight

• Hammer of Purity shard base damage increased from 25 to 50

Outworld Destroyer

• Base movement speed increased from 310 to 315
• Arcane Orb damage increased from 14% to 16%
• Arcane Orb cooldown reduced from 6/4/2/0 to 4/3/2/0
• Sanity's Eclipse radius increased from 375/475/575 to 400/500/600
• Level 15 Talent increased from +6 Armor to +8
• Level 25 Talent increased from +20% Spell Lifesteal to +30%

Phantom Assassin

• Phantom Strike attack speed reduced from 100/125/150/175 to 75/100/125/150

Phantom Lancer

• Spirit Lance shard illusion damage increased from +20% to +30%

Pudge

• Dismember Shard now reduces cooldown by 7 always, instead of by half when used on allies

Riki

• Sleeping Dart cooldown reduced from 20 to 15

Rubick

• Arcane Supremacy cast range increased from 75/125/175/225 to 100/150/200/250

Shadow Shaman

• Shackles shard wards duration reduced from 8 to 7

Slark

• Fish Bait shard manacost reduced from 100 to 50
• Fish Bait shard cooldown reduced from 20 to 12
• Fish Bait shard duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds

Snapfire

• Level 10 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20

Sniper

• Concussive Grenade shard now deals 125 damage

Spirit Breaker

• Nether Strike shard no longer changes cast behavior
• Nether Strike shard now gives 2 seconds of Spell Immunity after cast is successful

Templar Assassin

• Psionic Trap silence duration increased from 2.5 to 3

Terrorblade

• Demon Zeal shard movement bonus increased from 25 to 50
• Demon Zeal shard duration increased from 6 to 7

Timbersaw

• Flamethrower shard dps increased from 75 to 90
• Flamethrower slow increased from 20% to 25%

Tinker

• Defense Matrix shard damage shield increased from 200 to 275
• Defense Matrix duration increased from 10 to 12 seconds

Tusk

• Frozen Sigil movement speed increased from 310 to 340
• Frozen Sigil shard movement speed slow increased from -20 to -30

Vengeful Spirit

• Strength gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6
• Wave of Terror damage increased from 60/80/100/120 to 70/90/110/130
• Vengeance Aura damage increased from 8/16/24/32% to 11/18/25/32%
• Nether Swap cooldown reduced from 60/45/30 to 50/40/30

Viper

• Poison Attack shard max stack increase from +2 to +3

Visage

• Silent as the Grave scepter upgrade no longer provides flying vision

Wraith King

• Mortal Strike damage reduced from 150/190/230/270 to 140/180/220/260

Zeus

• Static Field damage reduced from 6/8/10/12% to 4/6/8/10%

External Links

• GAMEPLAY UPDATE 7.28a