{{Version infobox
| version = 6.79
| highlights = 
* Nerfed:
** {{H|Abaddon}}
** {{H|Batrider}}
** {{H|Huskar}}
** {{H|Lifestealer}}
** {{H|Rubick}}
** {{H|Spirit Breaker}}
** {{H|Troll Warlord}}
** {{H|Visage}}
* Buffed most other heroes.
* {{H|Pudge}}, {{H|Vengeful Spirit}} can now use {{I|Blink Dagger}}.
* Balanced items.
| dota2 = 2013-10-21
| dota = [http://www.playdota.com/changelogs/6.79 2013-11-24] ([https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.playdota.com/changelogs/6.79 Archive])
| previous = 6.78c
| next = 6.79b
}}
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== General ==
* Buyback prevents gaining unreliable gold (creeps, neutrals, etc) until your normal respawn time finishes
* When buying back, 25% of the remaining respawn time will be added to your next death

* Creeps now meet a bit closer to the tower in your offlane
* Ranged Heroes now get the same denied experience as melee heroes (instead of less)
* XP AoE increased from 1200 to 1300

* Non-Ancient Neutrals now split XP with all heroes in the AoE instead of just the team that killed them
* Swapped the medium pullable Neutral Camp with the small camp
* A neutral creeps camp will no longer spawn the same set of neutral creeps twice in a row
* Small reduction to the pull timing duration of the mid Radiant and mid-top Dire camp
* Satyr Mindstealer XP bounty reduced from 88 to 62
* Satyr Tormentor XP bounty reduced from 155 to 119
* Mud Golems XP bounty reduced from 119 to 88
* Mud Golems armor reduced from 4 to 2
* Dark Troll Summoner bounty XP reduced from 155 to 119
* Hellbear Smasher HP reduced from 1100 to 950
* Hellbear armor reduced from 5 to 3
* Satyr Trickster's Purge cast point improved from 0.5 to 0.2
* Fixed Neutral Envenomed Weapons debuff dispelling regen items

* Day/Night length decreased from 6 to 4 minutes
* The following heroes now have the standard 800 night vision: {{H|Drow Ranger}}, {{H|Mirana}}, {{H|Puck}}, {{H|Leshrac}}, {{H|Enchantress}}, {{H|Ancient Apparition}}, {{H|Meepo}} and {{H|Treant Protector}}

* Roshan will respawn at a random time between 8 and 11 minutes after death
* When Aegis expires unused, it heals the hero fully over 5 seconds (regen dispels on damage from players or buildings)

* Starting gold increased from 603 to 625
* Random Gold bonus reduced by 50
* Gold for ending a spree changed from 75->600 (3x->10x) to 125->1000
* Your gold income is now 1 per 0.6 seconds, up from 1 per 0.8 seconds

* Tower last hit bonus gold increased from 100-200 to 150-250
* Melee Barracks HP regen increased from 2.5 to 5
* Ranged Barracks HP regen decreased from 2.5 to 0
* Ranged Barracks HP reduced from 1500 to 1200 and armor increased from 5 to 10 (same EHP vs physical damage)

* Evasion now stacks diminishingly
* Can no longer orb-attack while attack restricted (such as Ethereal or Frostbite)
* The following abilities no longer automatically ignore backswing time by default: {{A|Rupture|Bloodseeker}}, {{A|Malefice|Enigma}}, {{A|Venomous Gale|Venomancer}}, {{A|Stifling Dagger|Phantom Assassin}}, {{A|Flamebreak|Batrider}}, {{A|Wave of Terror|Vengeful Spirit}}, {{A|Shadow Word|Warlock}} and {{A|Power Cogs|Clockwerk}}

== Heroes ==
{{Hero label|Abaddon}}
* Base armor reduced by 1
* {{A|Mist Coil|Abaddon}} self damage increased from 50/75/100/125 to 75/100/125/150
* {{A|Aphotic Shield|Abaddon}} is now dispellable
* {{A|Borrowed Time|Abaddon}} no longer activates while Doomed

{{Hero label|Alchemist}}
* {{A|Chemical Rage|Alchemist}}:
** No longer provides 250/500/750 bonus HP
** HP regen increased from 15/30/60 to 50/75/100

{{Hero label|Ancient Apparition}}
* {{A|Ice Vortex|Ancient Apparition}} cooldown reduced from 5 to 4
* {{A|Ice Blast|Ancient Apparition}} cooldown reduced from 45 to 40
* {{A|Chilling Touch|Ancient Apparition}}:
** The buff is now always applied to Ancient Apparition even if he is not within the target area
** Cooldown reduced from 50/46/42/38 to 50/42/34/26

{{Hero label|Axe}}
* {{A|Berserker's Call|Axe}} AoE increased from 275 to 300
* {{A|Battle Hunger|Axe}}:
** Duration reduced from 10/13/16/19 to 10/12/14/16
** Damage reduced from 15/21/27/33 to 15/20/25/30
** Movement speed slow/bonus increased from 8% to 10%
** Is now dispellable
* {{A|Counter Helix|Axe}}:
** Cooldown reduced from 0.55/0.5/0.45/0.4 to 0.45/0.4/0.35/0.3
** Now hits siege units
* {{A|Culling Blade|Axe}}:
** No longer goes on cooldown if it successfully kills a hero
** Threshold reduced from 300/450/625 to 250/350/450 (Aghanim upgraded version is still 300/450/625)
** Speed bonus increased from 25% to 40% and AoE from 600 to 900
** 40% speed bonus now applies to attack speed as well
** Aghanim allied buff duration increased from 6 to 10
** Mana cost reduced from 150/200/250 to 60/120/180

{{Hero label|Batrider}}
* Base damage reduced from 48-52 to 38-42
* Vision reduced from 1400 to 1200
* {{A|Flaming Lasso|Batrider}} cast range reduced from 175 to 100

{{Hero label|Beastmaster}}
* {{A|Inner Beast|Beastmaster}}:
** AoE reduced from 1000 to 900 (standard aura AoE)
** Attack speed rescaled from 18/26/32/40 to 15/25/35/45
* {{A|Call of the Wild (pre 6.79)|Beastmaster|text=Call of the Wild}}:
** Now has two abilities for summoning each unit independently
** Mana cost reduced from 25 to 15 and cast point improved from 0.5 to 0.3

{{Hero label|Bloodseeker}}
* Base movement speed reduced from 305 to 300
* {{A|Thirst|Bloodseeker}}:
** Is now global instead of 6000 range
** Bonus now stacks for each unit that is low HP
** HP threshold increased from 20/30/40/50% to 50%
** Movement speed bonus reduced from 15/25/35/45% to 7/14/21/28%
** When active, movement speed cap is removed on your hero
** No longer provides armor bonus
** Provides bonus 7/14/21/28 damage
** No longer grants full hero vision around low HP targets, it only shows their model
** No longer lasts for an extra 3 seconds when the target is dead

{{Hero label|Brewmaster}}
* Base agility increased from 16 to 22
* {{A|Drunken Haze|Brewmaster}} affects a 200 AoE around the target
* {{A|Thunder Clap|Brewmaster}} is now dispellable
* {{A|Primal Split|Brewmaster}} selection order is now Earth/Storm/Fire
* Reworked Aghanim upgrade:
** No longer upgrades any stats, cooldown, duration, etc on Aghanim
** Grants {{A|Thunder Clap|Brewmaster}} to Earth, {{A|Drunken Haze|Brewmaster}} to Storm, and {{A|Drunken Brawler|Brewmaster}} to Fire
** The skills granted are at the same level as Brewmaster's skills
** Cooldowns are independent of the original Brewmaster

{{Hero label|Bristleback}}
* Attack point improved from 0.4 to 0.3
* {{A|Viscous Nasal Goo|Bristleback}}:
** Is now dispellable
** Cast point improved from 0.4 to 0.3
* {{A|Warpath|Bristleback}}:
** Max stacks increased from 5 to 5/6/7
** Stack duration increased from 10 to 14

{{Hero label|Broodmother}}
* {{A|Spin Web|Broodmother}}:
** AoE increased from 650 to 900
** Cast range increased from 600 to 1000
** Cast point nerfed from 0.2 to 0.4
** No longer destroys trees
** Broodmother now has completely unobstructed movement when under the web (can walk over cliffs, trees, etc)
** Removed buffer time when leaving Spin Web (you now immediately lose your regen/movement/pathing/invis bonuses)

{{Hero label|Centaur Warrunner}}
* {{A|Stampede|Centaur Warrunner}} slow duration increased from 1.25 seconds to 1.5

{{Hero label|Chaos Knight}}
* {{A|Chaos Bolt|Chaos Knight}} damage and stun values are now inversely related

{{Hero label|Chen}}
* {{A|Test of Faith (Teleport)|Chen}} teleport is now dispellable
* {{A|Hand of God|Chen}} cooldown increased from 140/130/120 to 160/140/120

{{Hero label|Clinkz}}
* {{A|Searing Arrows|Clinkz}}:
** Damage increased from 20/30/40/50 to 30/40/50/60
** Mana cost increased from 8 to 10
** No longer blocked by magic immunity

{{Hero label|Clockwerk}}
* Units knocked back by {{A|Power Cogs|Clockwerk}} destroy trees in 100 AoE around where they land

{{Hero label|Crystal Maiden}}
* {{A|Freezing Field|Crystal Maiden}}:
** AS/MS AoE slow increased from -20/-30 to -30/-30
** Scepter AS/MS AoE slow increased from -50/-30 to -50/-50

{{Hero label|Dark Seer}}
* {{A|Vacuum|Dark Seer}} cooldown increased from 24 to 28

{{Hero label|Dazzle}}
* {{A|Weave|Dazzle}}:
** Duration rescaled from 12/18/24 to 20
** Armor per second rescaled from 1 to 0.75/1/1.25 (scepter is 1/1.25/1.5)
* {{A|Poison Touch|Dazzle}}:
** Damage increased from 8/16/24/32 to 14/20/26/32 (7 seconds worth)
** Is now dodgeable
** Slow timings reworked:
*** Lvl 1: Slow target by 33% for 3 seconds
*** Lvl 2: Slow target by 33% for 2 seconds, then slow target by 66% for 1 second
*** Lvl 3: Slow target by 33% for 1 second, then slow target by 66% for 1 second, then slow target by 100% for 1 second
*** Lvl 4: Slow target by 33% for 1 second, then slow target by 66% for 1 second, then stun target for 1 second
*** Ministuns for 0.01 seconds at the start

{{Hero label|Death Prophet}}
* {{A|Exorcism|Death Prophet}}:
** Spirit damage increased from 43-48 to 53-58
** Fixed max Spirits being capped at 23 instead of 27

{{Hero label|Disruptor}}
* {{A|Kinetic Field|Disruptor}} AoE increased from 300 to 325
* {{A|Glimpse|Disruptor}} cooldown reduced from 60/50/40/30 to 65/50/35/20
* {{A|Static Storm|Disruptor}}:
** AoE increased from 375 to 450
** Max damage increased from 170/220/270 to 200/250/300
** Added Aghanim's upgrade: Static Storm silences items, and lasts an extra 2 seconds

{{Hero label|Doom}}
* {{A|Doom|Doom}}:
** Cooldown reduced from 110 to 100
** Now removes positive buffs on the target before applying the debuff
** Aghanim AoE requirement increased from 550 to 900
*** This is the AoE that is considered when freezing the duration of Aghanim upgraded Doom

{{Hero label|Drow Ranger}}
* {{A|Precision Aura (6.76-7.19d)|Drow Ranger|text=Precision Aura}}:
** Damage ratio increased from 16/20/24/28% to 18/24/30/36%
** No longer affects creeps
** Can now be manually cast to affect creeps globally for 30 seconds (120 seconds cooldown)
* {{A|Marksmanship|Drow Ranger}} attribute negation AoE increased from 375 to 400

{{Hero label|Earthshaker}}
* {{A|Enchant Totem|Earthshaker}} damage increased from 75/150/225/300% to 100/200/300/400%
* {{A|Fissure|Earthshaker}} range increased by 100

{{Hero label|Elder Titan}}
* {{A|Astral Spirit|Elder Titan}} damage reduced from 120/160/200/240 to 80/120/160/200

{{Hero label|Enchantress}}
* {{A|Untouchable|Enchantress}} attack speed slow increased from 20/50/80/110 to 30/60/90/120

{{Hero label|Enigma}}
* {{A|Midnight Pulse|Enigma}} dps increased from 3/4/5/6% to 4/5/6/7%
* Added Aghanim's upgrade: Adds {{A|Midnight Pulse|Enigma}} damage to your {{A|Black Hole|Enigma}}. This damage stacks with {{A|Midnight Pulse|Enigma}}.

{{Hero label|Faceless Void}}
* {{A|Time Walk|Faceless Void}} slow rescaled from 25/30/35/40% to 20/30/40/50%
* {{A|Chronosphere|Faceless Void}} AoE increased from 400 to 450

{{Hero label|Huskar}}
* Agility reduced from 20 + 2.4 to 15 + 1.4
* {{A|Berserker's Blood|Huskar}} is now disabled by {{A|Doom|Doom}}

{{Hero label|Invoker}}
* {{A|EMP|Invoker}} restores Invoker for 50% of the mana it drains from heroes (excluding illusions)
* {{A|Invoke|Invoker}} max spells rescaled from 1/2/2/2 to 2

{{Hero label|Io}}
* {{A|Tether|Io}} now does a -100% MS/AS slow instead of a stun

{{Hero label|Jakiro}}
* {{A|Liquid Fire|Jakiro}} is now a castable Attack Orb (same cooldown, no mana cost)

{{Hero label|Juggernaut}}
* {{A|Healing Ward|Juggernaut}} movement speed increased from 300 to 450
* {{A|Omnislash|Juggernaut}}:
** Scepter cooldown reduced from 110/100/90 to 70
** No longer stops if the target is Ethereal (it still doesn't do damage)
** Fixed not being able to use items during {{A|Omnislash|Juggernaut}}

{{Hero label|Keeper of the Light}}
* {{A|Blinding Light|Keeper of the Light}} now destroys trees in a 150 AoE around where the target is pushed

{{Hero label|Kunkka}}
* {{A|X Marks the Spot|Kunkka}} cooldown reduced from 16 to 13
* {{A|Ghostship|Kunkka}} damage increased from 350/450/550 to 400/500/600

{{Hero label|Leshrac}}
* {{A|Diabolic Edict|Leshrac}} cast point improved from 0.7 to 0.5
* {{A|Pulse Nova|Leshrac}} scepter damage increased from 88/133/177 to 100/150/200

{{Hero label|Lich}}
* {{A|Ice Armor|Lich}}: has half effect against ranged heroes
** Slow now stacks with the slow from Frost Nova
* {{A|Sacrifice|Lich}}:
** Cooldown increased from 35/30/25/20 to 44/36/28/20
** Mana gain increased from 15/30/45/60% to 25/40/55/70%
** No longer denies enemy XP
** Now converts your own creep for XP (shared in AoE as normal creep xp bounty)

{{Hero label|Lifestealer}}
* {{A|Rage|Lifestealer}} cooldown increased from 17 to 19
* {{A|Open Wounds|Lifestealer}} and {{A|Infest|Lifestealer}} cast points increased from 0.01 to 0.2

{{Hero label|Lina}}
* Attack range increased from 635 to 650

{{Hero label|Lion}}
* {{A|Mana Drain|Lion}} duration increased from 4 to 5
* {{A|Hex|Lion}}:
** Cooldown increased from 15 to 30/25/20/15
** Duration increased from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4 to 2.5/3/3.5/4

{{Hero label|Lone Druid}}
* Base movement speed increased from 315 to 325 (still 280 in True Form)
* Spirit Bear XP bounty increased from 196 to 300

{{Hero label|Luna}}
* {{A|Moon Glaives|Luna}}:
** Can now bounce back on the same units if it already hit all other units nearby
** Bounce damage reduced from -30% to -35%
* {{A|Eclipse|Luna}} Scepter beam-count-limit-per-target removed

{{Hero label|Lycan}}
* Armor increased by 1 (Shapeshift total armor is still the same as before)
* Base damage increased by 5
* {{A|Howl|Lycan}} bonus damage for non-hero units increased from 4/8/12/16 to 5/10/15/20
* Wolves magic resistance increased from 50% to 80%

{{Hero label|Magnus}}
* Turn rate improved from 0.5 to 0.8

{{Hero label|Medusa}}
* {{A|Mystic Snake|Medusa}} now does Pure damage to units in Stone Form

{{Hero label|Meepo}}
* Base armor reduced by 1
* Turn rate improved from 0.5 to 0.65
* {{A|Earthbind|Meepo}} cast point improved from 0.5 to 0.3
* {{A|Divided We Stand|Meepo}} leveling rebalanced from 6/11/16 to 4/11/18
* Removed 30% stat sharing on non-aghanim {{A|Divided We Stand|Meepo}}

{{Hero label|Mirana}}
* {{A|Leap|Mirana}}:
** AoE AS/MS speed bonus is granted at the cast location rather than the destination
** AoE AS bonus increased from 4/8/12/16 to 8/16/24/32

{{Hero label|Morphling}}
* {{A|Morph|Morphling}} level 4 shift rate improved from 0.25 to 0.2

{{Hero label|Naga Siren}}
* {{A|Rip Tide|Naga Siren}} AoE reduced from 450 to 350
* {{A|Ensnare|Naga Siren}} mana cost increased from 75/85/95/105 to 90/100/110/120

{{Hero label|Nature's Prophet}}
* Treants' XP Bounty increased from 20 to 30
* Treants' Gold Bounty increased from 12-16 to 14-20

{{Hero label|Necrophos}}
* Base armor increased by 1

{{Hero label|Night Stalker}}
* {{A|Darkness|Night Stalker}} causes enemy vision to be reduced by 25% (affects heroes, creeps and wards)

{{Hero label|Nyx Assassin}}
* {{A|Spiked Carapace|Nyx Assassin}} no longer stuns your hero when your summoned units proc it (the summoned units get stunned instead)
* {{A|Impale|Nyx Assassin}} no longer has unit targeting, it is now only a point targeted spell

{{Hero label|Ogre Magi}}
* {{A|Ignite|Ogre Magi}}
** Duration increased from 4/5/6/7 to 5/6/7/8
** Is now dodgeable
** Can now multicast to cast at a random enemy unit in 1400 AoE (prioritizes ones that do not already have the debuff)
* {{A|Unrefined Fireblast|Ogre Magi}} cooldown reduced from 10 to 6

{{Hero label|Omniknight}}
* {{A|Degen Aura|Omniknight}}:
** AoE increased from 315 to 350
** Stickiness increased from 0.5 seconds to 1

{{Hero label|Outworld Destroyer}}
* Base damage reduced by 3
* Items no longer trigger {{A|Essence Aura|Outworld Destroyer}}

{{Hero label|Phantom Assassin}}
* {{A|Stifling Dagger|Phantom Assassin}}:
** Shares the same crit chance/factor as {{A|Coup de Grace|Phantom Assassin}}
** Is now dodgeable
** Damage rescaled from 50/100/150/200 to 60/100/140/180

{{Hero label|Phantom Lancer}}
* {{A|Spirit Lance|Phantom Lancer}} is now dodgeable

{{Hero label|Pudge}}
* Can now use {{I|Blink Dagger}}
* If you hook a unit onto an impassable ledge, the unit gains free pathing for 5 seconds
* {{A|Flesh Heap|Pudge}} magic resistance reduced from 4/8/12/16% to 6/8/10/12%
* {{A|Dismember|Pudge}} Scepter strength multiplier increased from 0.75 to 1

{{Hero label|Pugna}}
* {{A|Decrepify|Pugna}}:
** Damage amp on allies reduced from 40% to 25%
** Damage amp on enemies increased from 40% to 50%
* {{A|Nether Ward|Pugna}} now requires 3 hits to kill instead of 75/150/225/300 HP (heroes hurt it for 1, others for 0.25)
* {{A|Life Drain|Pugna}} restores mana if it tries to heal you while you are full hp when targeting heroes

{{Hero label|Queen of Pain}}
* {{A|Shadow Strike|Queen of Pain}} mana cost rescaled from 80/100/120/140 to 110

{{Hero label|Riki}}
* {{A|Smoke Screen|Riki}} cast range increased from 425 to 550
* Riki is no longer revealed out of {{A|Permanent Invisibility|Riki}} when he casts spells or uses items
** When he starts his attack from {{A|Blink Strike|Riki}}, he will be revealed

{{Hero label|Rubick}}
* {{A|Telekinesis|Rubick}} cooldown increased from 18 to 22
* {{A|Spell Steal|Rubick}}:
** Rubick can no longer steal the Aghanim upgrade of the enemy if they have Aghanim and he doesn't
** Added Aghanim's upgrade: reduces cooldown from 20/18/16 to 5, increases cast range from 1000 to 1400 and makes all stolen spells be considered to have their Aghanim's upgrade

{{Hero label|Sand King}}
* {{A|Sand Storm|Sand King}} damage increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/50/75/100
* {{A|Epicenter|Sand King}} attack speed slow is now same as movement speed slow (10%->30%)

{{Hero label|Shadow Demon}}
* {{A|Shadow Poison|Shadow Demon}} AoE increased from 180 to 190

{{Hero label|Shadow Shaman}}
* {{A|Mass Serpent Ward|Shadow Shaman}}:
** Ward count increased from 8 to 10
** Changed ward placement structure

{{Hero label|Silencer}}
* Intelligence Steal is an innate part of the hero rather than an element of {{A|Glaives of Wisdom|Silencer}}

{{Hero label|Skeleton King}}
* Base Intelligence increased by 5
* Removed {{A|Mortal Strike|Skeleton King}} active
* {{A|Vampiric Aura|Skeleton King}} now provides full effectiveness on ranged units
* {{A|Reincarnation|Skeleton King}}:
** Slow increased from 30% to 50%
** Slow AoE increased from 700 to 900

{{Hero label|Skywrath Mage}}
* Int growth increased from 3.2 to 3.6
* Added Aghanim's upgrade: Reduces {{A|Mystic Flare|Skywrath Mage}}'s cooldown from 60/40/20 to 20/10/0

{{Hero label|Slardar}}
* {{A|Corrosive Haze|Slardar}} armor reduction increased from 8/14/20 to 10/15/20
* {{A|Guardian Sprint|Slardar}}:
** Speed increased from 20/27/33/40% to 20/28/36/44%
** Mana cost removed (was 50)

{{Hero label|Slark}}
* {{A|Shadow Dance|Slark}}:
** Duration reduced from 5.5 to 4
** Cooldown increased from 25 to 65
** Can no longer be revealed by Truesight

{{Hero label|Sniper}}
* {{A|Take Aim|Sniper}} attack range bonus increased from 75/150/225/300 to 80/160/240/320

{{Hero label|Spectre}}
* {{A|Reality|Spectre}}:
** You can now continuously use it on your illusions
** Cast point improved from 0.3 to 0

{{Hero label|Spirit Breaker}}
* Base attack time nerfed from 1.7 to 1.9
* {{A|Greater Bash|Spirit Breaker}} no longer works while doomed
* {{A|Nether Strike|Spirit Breaker}} now uses 1.2 Cast Time instead of a 1 sec magic immune delay (can be interrupted as a result)

{{Hero label|Sven}}
* {{A|Storm Hammer|Sven}}:
** Cooldown reduced from 15 to 13
** Is now dodgeable

{{Hero label|Tidehunter}}
* {{A|Kraken Shell|Tidehunter}} damage block increased from 7/14/21/28 to 9/18/27/36

{{Hero label|Timbersaw}}
* {{A|Chakram|Timbersaw}} mana cost increased from 75/125/175 to 100/150/200

{{Hero label|Tiny}}
* {{A|Craggy Exterior|Tiny}}:
** Chance increased from 6/12/18/24% to 10/15/20/25%
** Stun duration increased from 1.2 to 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5

{{Hero label|Treant Protector}}
* {{A|Leech Seed|Treant Protector}}:
** Damage per pulse reduced from 30/45/60/75 to 24/36/48/60
** Number of pulses increased from 4 to 6 (duration from 3 to 4.5)
* {{A|Living Armor|Treant Protector}}:
** Cooldown rebalanced from 15 to 32/26/20/14
** Mana cost increased from 25 to 50
* {{A|Nature's Guise|Treant Protector}} cast point improved from 0.5 to 0.3

{{Hero label|Troll Warlord}}
* {{A|Berserker's Rage|Troll Warlord}} move speed bonus rebalanced from 20/20/20/30 to 10/20/30/40
* {{A|Whirling Axes (Melee)|Troll Warlord}} damage reduced from 125/175/225/275 to 75/125/175/225

{{Hero label|Tusk}}
* {{A|Frozen Sigil|Tusk}} now requires a constant number of hits (3/3/4/4) instead of 200/220/240/260 HP (heroes hurt it for 1, others for 0.25)

{{Hero label|Undying}}
* {{A|Decay|Undying}} steal duration increased from 25/30/35/40 to 40

{{Hero label|Vengeful Spirit}}
* Can now use {{I|Blink Dagger}}
* If you {{A|Nether Swap|Vengeful Spirit}} a unit onto an impassable ledge, the unit gains free pathing for 5 seconds

{{Hero label|Venomancer}}
* {{A|Poison Nova|Venomancer}} no longer ignores invis/fogged units
* {{A|Venomous Gale|Venomancer}}"
** No longer ignores invis units
** Damage over time rebalanced from 15/30/45/60 to 0/30/60/90
* {{A|Poison Sting|Venomancer}}:
** Duration increased from 6/8/10/12 to 6/9/12/15
** Damage no longer dispels healing or disables dagger
* {{A|Plague Ward|Venomancer}}:
** Wards now have {{A|Poison Sting|Venomancer}} for 50% of the damage at the current skilled level (When both Venomancer and a Plague Ward affect a target, only the highest dps is applied)
** XP bounty increased from 12/12/25/25 to 20/25/30/35

{{Hero label|Viper}}
* {{A|Poison Attack|Viper}} cooldown reduced from 4/3/0/0 to 0
* {{A|Corrosive Skin|Viper}} no longer works while doomed

{{Hero label|Visage}}
* Base armor reduced by 1
* Base magic resistance reduced from 25% to 10%

{{Hero label|Warlock}}
* {{A|Fatal Bonds|Warlock}} now links the closest units to the initial target, instead of randomly choosing targets in its AoE
* {{A|Upheaval|Warlock}}:
** Cast range increased from 700 to 1200
** Duration increased from 10 to 12
* {{A|Chaotic Offering|Warlock}}:
** Removed 100 impact damage
** Golem armor increased from 5/7/10 to 6/9/12
** Mana cost increased from 200/250/300 to 200/300/400

{{Hero label|Weaver}}
* Base attack time nerfed from 1.7 to 1.8

{{Hero label|Windranger}}
* {{A|Focus Fire|Windranger}} remains sticky on the target you cast it on
** This means that you can change targets and when you return to the original target, your attack speed bonus will resume

{{Hero label|Witch Doctor}}
* {{A|Death Ward|Witch Doctor}} cast range increased from 400 to 600
* {{A|Voodoo Restoration|Witch Doctor}}:
** AoE increased from 350 to 500
** Mana cost over time reduced from 8/14/20/26 to 8/12/16/20 (50% of the heal amount)
* {{A|Paralyzing Cask|Witch Doctor}} now lasts 5 seconds on illusions (same as creep duration)

== Items ==
{{Item label|Animal Courier}}
* Movement speed increased from 300 to 350
* HP increased from 45 to 75

{{Item label|Arcane Boots}}
* Movement speed bonus reduced from 60 to 55

{{Item label|Armlet of Mordiggian}}
* Unholy Strength STR gain is provided over 0.7 seconds
* Unholy Strength has no toggle on or off cooldown

{{Item label|Black King Bar}}
* Recipe cost increased from 1300 to 1375

{{Item label|Blink Dagger}}
* Damage disable no longer ignores self damage
** This means stuff like {{A|Rot|Pudge}} will trigger it, but HP loss like {{I|Soul Ring}} will not

{{Item label|Bloodstone}}
* Now gives the +10 damage from its components

{{Item label|Boots of Travel}}
* Now prioritizes nearby structures first within 325 AoE from targeting position (when ground targeted)

{{Item label|Bottle}}
* Gold cost increased from 600 to 650

{{Item label|Clarity}}
* Is no longer shareable (but can still be used on a target ally)

{{Item label|Dust of Appearance}}
* Slow increased from 10 to 15%

{{Item label|Eul's Scepter of Divinity}}
* Cyclone cooldown reduced from 30 to 25
* Movement speed bonus increased from 35 to 40

{{Item label|Eye of Skadi}}
* MS/AS slow increased from 30/20 to 35/35

{{Item label|Flying Courier}}
* Cannot be purchased until 3 minutes after creeps spawn

{{Item label|Gem of True Sight}}
* Gold cost increased from 850 to 900

{{Item label|Hand of Midas}}
* Transmute no longer works against {{I|Necronomicon}} units

{{Item label|Healing Salve}}
* Gold cost increased from 100 to 115
* Is no longer shareable (but can still be used on a target ally)

{{Item label|Helm of the Dominator}}
* Dominate can no longer control {{I|Necronomicon}} units

{{Item label|Hyperstone}}
* Gold cost reduced from 2100 to 2000

{{Item label|Linken's Sphere}}
* Can now be cast on an allied hero to transfer the buff:
** When on cooldown it does not work on you
** Goes into cooldown when cast and once the buff is used up
** If the cooldown ends and the buff has not been used up, the buff ends and does not trigger another cooldown
** 700 cast range

{{Item label|Maelstrom}}
* Chain Lightning AoE increased from 500 to 900

{{Item label|Mjollnir}}
* Static Charge radius around attacker increased from 300 to 450
* Static Charge hit count increased from 3 to 5
* Chain Lightning AoE increased from 500 to 900

{{Item label|Necronomicon}}
* Summoned units duration increased from 35 to 40

{{Item label|Observer Ward}}
* Duration increased from 6 to 7 minutes
* Killing Observer Wards now grants a 50 gold bounty

{{Item label|Phase Boots}}
* Movement speed bonus reduced from 55 to 50

{{Item label|Pipe of Insight}}
* Barrier AoE increased from 500 to 900

{{Item label|Power Treads}}
* Movement speed bonus reduced from 55 to 50

{{Item label|Radiance}}
* Burn damage AoE increased from 650 to 700

{{Item label|Refresher Orb}}
* Now gives the +10 attack speed from its components

{{Item label|Rod of Atos}}
* Cripple cooldown reduced from 16 to 12

{{Item label|Sange and Yasha}}
* Movement speed bonus increased from 12 to 16%

{{Item label|Sentry Ward}}
* Duration increased from 3 to 4 minutes
* No longer gives permanent vision around it
* Gives ground vision in a 150 area around it for 12 seconds when placed

{{Item label|Shadow Amulet}}
* Fade delay reduced from 2.4 to 1.8

{{Item label|Shadow Blade}}
* Shadow Walk cooldown increased from 18 to 28

{{Item label|Smoke of Deceit}}
* Smoked units are now always hidden until the buff is removed (rather than being hidden only from minimap and partially from world)

{{Item label|Tango}}
* Charges increased from 3 to 4
* Gold cost increased from 90 to 125
* Is no longer shareable
* Can be targeted on an allied hero to create a 1 charge non-stacking tango item in their inventory. If the inventory is full, the item will be placed on the ground. This item has a 60s cooldown.

{{Item label|Tranquil Boots}}
* Reworked Tranquil Boots:
** Active Boots:
*** + 85 Movement speed
*** + 4 Armor
*** + 10 HP Regeneration
** Broken Boots:
*** + 60 Movement speed
*** + 4 Armor
*** Restores when you haven't attacked or been attacked in the last 13 seconds
** Cannot be disassembled

{{Item label|Urn of Shadows}}
* Soul Release cooldown reduced from 10 to 7

{{Item label|Vanguard}}
* Damage Block chance increased from 70 to 80%

{{Item label|Veil of Discord}}
* Now uses Null Talisman instead of Robe of the Magi (from +12 int to +6 int, +3 str, +3 agi, +3 dmg)
* Magic weakness duration increased from 20 to 25 seconds
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== See also ==
* [[Versions]]
* [[Patches]]

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