{{Version infobox
| version = 6.86
| highlights = 
*Nerfed:
**{{H|Broodmother}}
**{{H|Dark Seer}}
**{{H|Earth Spirit}}
**{{H|Queen of Pain}}
**{{H|Shadow Fiend}}
**{{H|Tusk}}
**{{H|Undying}}
**{{H|Winter Wyvern}}
*Buffed most other heroes.
*Added new abilities:
**{{A|Spirit Siphon|Death Prophet}}.
**{{A|Infernal Blade|Doom}}.
**{{A|Tricks of the Trade|Riki}}.
**{{A|Time Dilation|Faceless Void}}.
**{{A|Savage Roar|Lone Druid}}.
**{{A|Arcane Curse|Silencer}}.
*Added {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}}:
**{{H|Bristleback}}
**{{H|Drow Ranger}}
**{{H|Kunkka}}
**{{H|Magnus}}
**{{H|Shadow Fiend}}
**{{H|Tidehunter}}
*Added new items:
**'''{{I|Dragon Lance}}'''
**'''{{I|Aether Lens}}'''
**'''{{I|Faerie Fire}}'''
**'''{{I|Iron Talon}}'''
*Added {{Rune|Arcane}}.
*Reworked the [[game map]].
*Numerous changes to [[creeps]].
| dota2 = 2015-12-16
| dota = -
| previous = 6.85b
| next = 6.86b
}}
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== General ==
* Added {{Rune|Arcane}}
** Causes all spell cooldowns to be reduced by 30% and mana costs to be reduced by 50%. Lasts for 50 seconds.

* Creep bounty increases by 1 gold per normal upgrade cycle
** I.e. every 7 minutes 30 seconds

* Siege damage against heroes increased from 75% to 85%
** E.g. Level 1 [[towers]]' damage against heroes effectively increased from 82.5 to 93.5

* Hero base [[HP]] increased from 150 to 180

* [[Creeps]] now arrive slightly closer to the top dire tower and bottom Radiant tower

* [[Random Draft]] hero pool increased from 24 to 50
* Added Random Draft to [[Ranked Matchmaking]]
* Random Draft now uses the same picking mechanics as Ranked [[All Pick]]

* [[Centaur Courser]] now has a stacking magic resistance aura, {{A|Cloak Aura|Centaur Courser}}
** This is the small neutral from the Centaur Camp.
* [[Hellbear]] now has a stacking magic resistance aura (20% for units, 5% for heroes)
** This is the small neutral from the Hellbear Camp.
* {{A|Dragonhide Aura|Ancient Black Dragon}}'s stackable armor increased from 2 to 3
* [[Dragon Camp|Ancient Dragons]] armor reduced by 1
* Ancient neutrals now behave like normal neutrals and split [[experience]] with all heroes in the AoE

* Added a new ability to [[Ancient Black Dragon]], Fireball:
** {{A|Fireball|Ancient Black Dragon}}: Targets an area and hurls a fire blast towards it, igniting the 300 AoE area for 10 seconds. Deals 85 damage per second.
** Cooldown: 10
** Mana cost: 100
** Cast Range: 1000.

* [[Ancient Thunderhide]]'s {{A|Frenzy|Ancient Thunderhide}} is now unit targetable
* [[Hill Troll Priest]]'s {{A|Mana Aura|Hill Troll Priest}} increased from 2 to 3
* [[Satyr Banisher]]'s {{A|Purge|Satyr Banisher}} cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 seconds
* [[Satyr Tormenter]]'s {{A|Unholy Aura|Satyr Tormenter}} HP regen increased from 4 to 6
* Satyr Tormenter's {{A|Shockwave|Satyr Tormenter}} distance increased from 800 to 1200
* Satyr Tormenter's Shockwave speed reduced from 1050 to 900
* Satyr Tormenter's Shockwave damage increased 125 to 160
* [[Dark Troll Summoner]]'s and [[Hill Troll]]'s attack range reduced from 500 to 400
* Dark Troll Summoner's attack damage increased by 6

* [[Roshan]]'s base armor increased by 1
* Roshan's Base Attack Time increased from 1 to 2
* Roshan now has +100 Attack Speed
** He still attacks at the same rate, but is affected less by negative attack speed.

* Added a Patrol command
* You are now able to bring up the targeting cursor when silenced, and instead get the error upon targeting rather than clicking the button
* Single Target with AoE effects now have a new targeting UI
** Abilities like {{A|Frost Blast|Lich}}, {{A|Storm Hammer|Sven}}, etc.

* Ranked All Pick initial pre-picking time reduced from 15 to 5
* Towers no longer have a very minor experience bounty (previously was 25 XP that split evenly in an area)

* Simplified some minor damage and armor types
** Removed the Light attack type and moved the following units to the Standard attack type (effectively 40->50% vs structures): [[Centaur Conqueror]], [[Hellbear]], [[Hellbear Smasher]], [[Wildwing Ripper]], [[Satyr Tormenter]], [[Ancient Granite Golem]], [[Ancient Black Dragon]], [[Forge Spirit]]s, [[Spiderlings]], and [[Warlock Golem]]s.
** Removed the Weak armor type and moved the following unit to the Soft armor type (same as creeps): {{H|Beastmaster}}'s [[Hawk]]
** Combined the Basic and Strong Armor types (like various other neutrals use): [[Kobold Soldier]], [[Vhoul Assassin]], [[Ghost]], [[Hill Troll Berserker]], [[Hill Troll Priest]], [[Harpy Scout]], [[Harpy Stormcrafter]], {{H|Beastmaster}}'s [[Boar]], {{H|Undying}}'s [[Tombstone]], {{H|Pugna}}'s [[Nether Ward]], {{H|Templar Assassin}}'s [[Psionic Trap]], {{H|Techies}}' [[Land Mine]], [[Stasis Trap]], and [[Remote Mine]].

== Heroes ==
* Due to hero redesigns, the following heroes have been removed from [[Captains Mode]] for a short period: {{H|Death Prophet}}, {{H|Doom}}, {{H|Faceless Void}}, {{H|Lone Druid}}, {{H|Riki}} and {{H|Winter Wyvern}}.
** Most of these will return to Captain's Mode in a subsequent 6.86b/c patch.


{{Hero label|Alchemist}}
* {{A|Greevil's Greed|Alchemist}} {{Rune|Bounty}} multiplier rescaled from 5x to 3/4/5/6x
* Fixed {{A|Greevil's Greed|Alchemist}} granting full gold during [[Buyback]] gold penalty phase

{{Hero label|Arc Warden}}
* {{A|Flux|Arc Warden}}:
** The slow now updates in the same intervals as the damage ticks happen, instead of immediately.
** Can no longer be [[dispel]]led with [[spell immunity]].
** No longer ignores [[creep-heroes]] as nearby allies to mute the effect.
* {{A|Magnetic Field|Arc Warden}}:
** Evasion now affects [[illusions]].
* {{A|Spark Wraith|Arc Warden}}:
** Added AoE targeting cursor.
** No longer ignores [[ancient creeps]] and [[creep-heroes]].
* {{A|Tempest Double|Arc Warden}}:
** The double now also copies {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} synth buff (granted by Alchemist) and the {{I|Moon Shard}} buff.
** The double now also copies {{I|Refresher Orb}} (but cannot use it), instead of it being not copied at all.
** The double no longer copies {{I|Animal Courier (Item)}} and {{I|Flying Courier (Item)}}.
** The double now gets a full {{I|Bottle}} when cast while having a bottled [[rune]], instead of an empty one.

{{Hero label|Bane}}
* [[Movement speed]] reduced from 315 to 310

{{Hero label|Batrider}}
* Base HP regeneration increased from 0.25 to 2
* {{A|Flamebreak|Batrider}} mana cost reduced from 140 to 110/120/130/140

{{Hero label|Beastmaster}}
* {{A|Wild Axes|Beastmaster}} no longer has unit targeting
* {{A|Call of the Wild: Hawk|Beastmaster}} and {{A|Call of the Wild: Boar|Beastmaster}} cooldown rescaled from 40 to 42/38/34/30

{{Hero label|Bloodseeker}}
* {{A|Blood Rite|Bloodseeker}} cooldown rescaled from 29/26/23/20 to 30/25/20/15

{{Hero label|Bounty Hunter}}
* {{A|Jinada|Bounty Hunter}} movement and attack speed reduction increased from 25% to 25/27/29/31%

{{Hero label|Brewmaster}}
* {{A|Drunken Haze|Brewmaster}} cooldown reduced from 8 to 8/7/6/5
* {{A|Primal Split|Brewmaster}}'s {{A|Dispel Magic|Storm}} damage to summons increased from 200 to 500
* {{A|Primal Split|Brewmaster}}'s {{A|Dispel Magic|Storm}} cooldown reduced from 6 to 4
* {{A|Primal Split|Brewmaster}}'s {{A|Wind Walk|Storm}} cooldown reduced from 7 to 5

{{Hero label|Bristleback}}
* Added {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} to Bristleback:
** {{A|Viscous Nasal Goo|Bristleback}} is no longer targeted, instead it applies Goo to all enemies around you in 600 AoE when cast
* {{A|Viscous Nasal Goo|Bristleback}} mana cost reduced from 30 to 25
* {{A|Quill Spray|Bristleback}} max damage increased from 400 to 450

{{Hero label|Broodmother}}
* {{A|Spawn Spiderlings|Broodmother}} damage reduced from 75/150/225/300 to 70/140/210/280

{{Hero label|Centaur Warrunner}}
* {{A|Return|Centaur Warrunner}} damage increased from 30/42/54/66 to 30/45/60/75%

{{Hero label|Chaos Knight}}
* {{A|Reality Rift|Chaos Knight}} bonus damage increased from 60/80/100/120 to 60/100/140/180

{{Hero label|Chen}}
* Base strength increased from 20 to 23
* {{A|Penitence|Chen}} mana cost reduced from 100 to 70
* {{A|Penitence|Chen}} duration increased from 5/6/7/8 to 8

{{Hero label|Clinkz}}
* Agility growth increased from 3 to 3.3

{{Hero label|Clockwerk}}
* Strength growth increased from 2.7 to 2.9
* {{A|Power Cogs|Clockwerk}} now spawn in a circle rather than a rectangle

{{Hero label|Crystal Maiden}}
* {{A|Crystal Nova|Crystal Maiden}} cooldown reduced from 13 to 12
* {{A|Arcane Aura|Crystal Maiden}} level 4 mana regen increased from 2.5/5 (allies/self) to 3/6

{{Hero label|Dark Seer}}
* Base intelligence reduced from 27 to 25
* {{A|Ion Shell|Dark Seer}} is now purgeable

{{Hero label|Dazzle}}
* {{A|Poison Touch|Dazzle}} mana cost reduced from 100 to 70
* {{A|Shallow Grave|Dazzle}} cast point increased from 0.3 to 0.35
* {{A|Shallow Grave|Dazzle}} mana cost increased from 140/130/120/110 to 150
* {{A|Weave|Dazzle}} no longer provides 800 flying vision. Now provides ground vision for the AoE of the ability for 3 seconds

{{Hero label|Death Prophet}}
* Temporarily removed from [[Captain's Mode]]
* Replaced {{A|Witchcraft|Death Prophet}} with a new ability, {{A|Spirit Siphon|Death Prophet}}:
** '''Spirit Siphon''': Creates a spirit link between you and the target, draining 20 + 1/1.8/2.6/3.4% Max HP per second and slowing movement speed by 6/10/14/18%. Lasts 4 seconds.
** Cast Range: 500
** Buffer Distance: 300
** Mana cost: 70/65/60/55
** Has 1/2/3/4 charges, 45 second replenish
** A unit cannot be affected by multiple instances at the same time. Cannot target Roshan.
* Base movement speed increased from 280 to 310
* {{A|Crypt Swarm|Death Prophet}} cooldown reduced from 8 to 8/7/6/5
* {{A|Silence|Death Prophet}} cooldown reduced from 15 to 15/14/13/12
* {{A|Exorcism|Death Prophet}} spirit count increased from 8/14/21 to 8/16/24
* {{A|Exorcism|Death Prophet}} spawn rate decreased from 1 ghost per 0.1 seconds to 0.3 seconds

{{Hero label|Doom}}
* Temporarily removed from Captain's Mode
* Replaced {{A|LVL? Death|Doom}} with a new ability, {{A|Infernal Blade|Doom}}:
** '''Infernal Blade''': Passive/autocast attack ability. [[Ministun]]s for 0.3 seconds and applies a 4 second burn that deals 40 + 1.25/2.5/3.75/5% Max HP as magic damage.
** Cooldown: 16/12/8/4
** Mana cost: 40
* [[Base Attack Time]] increased from 1.7 to 2
* {{A|Scorched Earth|Doom}} damage/heal reduced from 12/23/34/45 to 10/20/30/40
* {{A|Scorched Earth|Doom}} movement speed bonus from 16% to 14%
* {{A|Doom|Doom}} cooldown increased from 100 to 125

{{Hero label|Dragon Knight}}
* {{A|Dragon Blood|Dragon Knight}} HP regen increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/6/9/12
* {{A|Elder Dragon Form|Dragon Knight}} Frost AoE increased from 250 to 300
** Same AoE as the splash damage

{{Hero label|Drow Ranger}}
* Added {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} to Drow Ranger:
** {{A|Marksmanship|Drow Ranger}} now causes her attacks to splinter on the target and split into two arrows affecting two random units in a 375 radius. The splintered arrows deal 50% damage each. Primary target still takes full damage.
** The split arrows act as normal attacks, carrying all attack modifiers.

{{Hero label|Earth Spirit}}
* Enabled Earth Spirit in Captain's Mode
* Intelligence growth reduced from 2.4 to 2.1
* {{A|Boulder Smash|Earth Spirit}} stun AoE reduced from 200 to 160
* {{A|Geomagnetic Grip|Earth Spirit}} can now only pull allied heroes when using {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}}

{{Hero label|Elder Titan}}
* {{A|Earth Splitter|Elder Titan}} damage rescaled from 35% to 30/40/50%
* {{A|Earth Splitter|Elder Titan}} mana cost rescaled from 175 to 125/175/225
* {{A|Earth Splitter|Elder Titan}}'s physical damage component is no longer reduced by Damage Block

{{Hero label|Ember Spirit}}
* {{A|Fire Remnant|Ember Spirit}}s no longer give vision

{{Hero label|Enchantress}}
* {{A|Enchant|Enchantress}} cooldown reduced from 30/25/20/15 to 30/24/18/12

{{Hero label|Enigma}}
* [[Eidolon]] movement speed increased from 250/250/260/260 to 260/280/300/320
* {{A|Malefice|Enigma}} damage increased from 25/40/55/70 to 30/50/70/90
* {{A|Black Hole|Enigma}} cooldown reduced from 200/190/180 to 200/180/160

{{Hero label|Faceless Void}}
* Temporarily removed from Captain's Mode
* Replaced {{A|Backtrack (6.10-6.85b)|Faceless Void}} with a new ability, {{A|Time Dilation|Faceless Void}}:
** '''Time Dilation''': Applies a debuff to all nearby enemies (650 AoE) for 6/7/8/9 seconds. Causes time to be frozen on all enemy abilities, causing their cooldowns to make no progress while they have this debuff. Slows movement and attack speed by 4/6/8/10% for each locked ability.
** Cooldown: 34/28/22/16
** Mana cost: 50
* {{A|Time Walk|Faceless Void}} no longer slows units
* {{A|Time Walk|Faceless Void}} now undoes any damage taken in the last 2 seconds
* {{A|Time Walk|Faceless Void}} cooldown rescaled from 19/17/15/13 to 24/18/12/6
* {{A|Time Walk|Faceless Void}} mana cost reduced from 90 to 40
* {{A|Time Walk|Faceless Void}} range reduced from 700/900/1100/1300 to 550
* {{A|Time Walk|Faceless Void}} cast point reduced from 0.35 to 0.2

{{Hero label|Gyrocopter}}
* {{A|Call Down|Gyrocopter}}'s first missile damage reduced from 250/300/350 to 220/285/350

{{Hero label|Huskar}}
* {{A|Berserker's Blood|Huskar}} bonuses are provided linearly from full until 10% HP (rather than stepwise at 7% increments)
* {{A|Berserker's Blood|Huskar}} maximum magic resistance reduced from 42/56/70/84% to 20/30/40/50%

{{Hero label|Invoker}}
* Invoker now starts with {{A|Invoke|Invoker}} Level 1 at the beginning of the game
* {{A|Invoke|Invoker}} now has the standard 6/11/16 leveling
* Level 25 invoker (since he is now missing an ability level) has an attribute bonus ability that grants 6 all stats

{{Hero label|Jakiro}}
* Base damage increased by 7

{{Hero label|Keeper of the Light}}
* {{A|Chakra Magic|Keeper of the Light}} cooldown reduction increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6
* {{A|Chakra Magic|Keeper of the Light}} buff duration increased from 12 to 15 seconds
* {{A|Chakra Magic|Keeper of the Light}} now restores and increases mana capacity by 75/150/225/300

{{Hero label|Kunkka}}
* Added {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} to Kunkka:
** {{A|Ghostship|Kunkka}} now drags enemies within a 200 AoE of it towards the crash site. It now starts from where you are, rather than behind you, lands in the same position it normally would have.
** Enemies are still able to perform actions while being pulled by the Ghostship.
** Works similar to {{H|Drow Ranger}}'s {{A|Gust|Drow Ranger}} knockback
* {{A|Torrent|Kunkka}} now gives your team vision over target area immediately upon cast, rather than just when triggering
* {{A|Tidebringer|Kunkka}} is now an autocast ability, will only trigger if turned on or cast directly on the target
* {{A|Tidebringer|Kunkka}} damage bonus increased from 20/35/50/65 to 25/40/55/70
* {{A|Tidebringer|Kunkka}} AoE from rescaled 500/500/500/600 to 450/500/550/600
* {{A|Ghostship|Kunkka}} mana cost reduced from 150/200/250 to 125/175/225

{{Hero label|Legion Commander}}
* {{A|Moment of Courage|Legion Commander}} cooldown reduced from 2.7/2.1/1.5/0.9 to 2.6/2/1.4/0.8
* {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} now makes you and your target immune to all damage unless the source is between the {{A|Duel|Legion Commander}} participants.
* {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} duration is now 4.75/5.5/6.25

{{Hero label|Lifestealer}}
* {{A|Rage|Lifestealer}} attack speed bonus increased from 30/45/60/80 to 50/60/70/80
* {{A|Feast|Lifestealer}} damage and lifesteal increased from 4/5/6/7% to 4.5/5.5/6.5/7.5%
* {{A|Infest|Lifestealer}} cooldown reduced from 100 to 100/75/50

{{Hero label|Lion}}
* {{A|Earth Spike|Lion}} mana cost reduced from 100/120/145/170 to 100/120/140/160
* {{A|Earth Spike|Lion}} duration increased from 1.02/1.52/2.02/2.52 to 1.1/1.6/2.1/2.6
* {{A|Mana Drain|Lion}} reduced cooldown from 20/15/10/5 to 16/12/8/4

{{Hero label|Lone Druid}}
* Temporarily removed from Captain's Mode
* Replaced {{A|Synergy|Lone Druid}} with a new ability for Lone Druid, {{A|Savage Roar|Lone Druid}}:
** '''Savage Roar''': Causes enemies in a 325 AoE around you or your bear to run away with 20% movement speed bonus for 1.2/1.6/2/2.4 seconds towards their fountain.
** Cooldown: 28/24/20/16
** Mana cost: 50
** Note: An entangled hero will not be able to move still. Spirit Bear also has this ability, but the cooldown is shared with your hero.
* [[Spirit Bear]] attack damage increased from 33 to 35/45/55/65
* Spirit Bear movement speed increased from 320/320/330/340 to 320/330/340/350
* {{A|Rabid (6.60-7.19d)|Lone Druid|text=Rabid}} duration increased from 10 to 18/22/26/30
* {{A|Rabid (6.60-7.19d)|Lone Druid|text=Rabid}} movement speed bonus increased from 5/10/15/20% to 10/15/20/25%
* {{A|True Form|Lone Druid}} health bonus increased from 250/400/600 to 300/600/900

{{Hero label|Luna}}
* [[Turn rate]] increased from 0.4 to 0.6
* {{A|Eclipse|Luna}} {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} beam interval reduced from 0.6 to 0.3

{{Hero label|Lycan}}
* Lycan Wolves and Shapeshift no longer grant critical strike
* Lycan Wolves now gain Cripple at level 2, granting a 20% chance to cripple the target, causing it to take 8 damage per second and lose 40 [[Attack Speed]] for 4 seconds.
* {{A|Shapeshift|Lycan}} now grants all units under your control a 40% chance for 1.4/1.6/1.8x critical strike

{{Hero label|Magnus}}
* Added {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} to Magnus:
** Changes {{A|Empower|Magnus}} to be an allied hero aura. Affects ranged heroes for half values and causes them to deal splash damage around the target in a 200 AoE.
** Can still be cast on units, but does not stack.
* {{A|Skewer|Magnus}} distance increased from 750/900/1050/1200 to 900/1000/1100/1200
* {{A|Skewer|Magnus}} slow reduced from 40% to 25/30/35/40%
* {{A|Skewer|Magnus}} slow duration increased from 2.5 to 2.5/2.75/3/3.25 seconds

{{Hero label|Medusa}}
* {{A|Mystic Snake|Medusa}} no longer increases manasteal per jump
* {{A|Mystic Snake|Medusa}} manasteal is now 11/14/17/20% of total mana

{{Hero label|Meepo}}
* [[Double Damage]] no longer affects all Meepo units

{{Hero label|Mirana}}
* Attack range increased from 600 to 630
* {{A|Starstorm|Mirana}} radius increased from 625 to 650
* {{A|Sacred Arrow|Mirana}} now instantly kills the first unit it hits if it is a non-ancient creep

{{Hero label|Morphling}}
* {{A|Adaptive Strike|Morphling}} base damage increased from 50/60/70/80 to 100
* {{A|Adaptive Strike|Morphling}} mana cost reduced from 100 to 100/90/80/70
* {{A|Morph|Morphling}} rate increased from 2/4/6/10 per second to 2/4/8/16
* {{A|Morph|Morphling}} now shifts in intervals of 1 rather than 2
** This change doesn't affect rate of change, just smoothness
* {{A|Hybrid|Morphling}} cooldown reduced from 140 to 120

{{Hero label|Naga Siren}}
* Base Intelligence increased from 18 + 1.95 to 21 + 2

{{Hero label|Nature's Prophet}}
* Base intelligence increased by 4
* [[Treant]] damage increased from 28 to 32
** This means Greater Treant damage is increased from 84 to 96

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

{{Hero label|Night Stalker}}
* {{A|Void|Night Stalker}} slow at night reduced from 4 to 2.5/3/3.5/4 seconds

{{Hero label|Nyx Assassin}}
* {{A|Impale|Nyx Assassin}} duration increased from 1.27/1.77/2.27/2.77 to 1.6/2/2.4/2.8
* {{A|Spiked Carapace|Nyx Assassin}} cooldown reduced from 23/20/17/14 to 22/18/14/10

{{Hero label|Ogre Magi}}
* Base health regen increased from 2.5 to 3.5

{{Hero label|Oracle}}
* Enabled Oracle in Captain's Mode
* {{A|Fate's Edict|Oracle}} cooldown rescaled from 12 to 16/13/10/7
* {{A|Fate's Edict|Oracle}} duration reduced from 3/4/5/6 to 3/3.5/4/4.5
* {{A|Fate's Edict|Oracle}} cast range rescaled from 700 to 500/600/700/800
* {{A|Fortune's End|Oracle}} mana cost reduced from 130 to 110
* {{A|Fortune's End|Oracle}} can now target allies
** Does not [[root]] or hurt the ally, but purges and applies the effect in the area
* {{A|False Promise|Oracle}} no longer continuously dispels after the initial cast
** It previously continuously removed all debuffs including stuns
* {{A|False Promise|Oracle}} duration increased from 6/7/8 to 7/8/9
* {{A|False Promise|Oracle}} cooldown rescaled from 80/60/40 to 90/60/30
* {{A|False Promise|Oracle}} mana cost reduced from 200 to 100

{{Hero label|Outworld Destroyer}}
* Reworked how {{A|Astral Imprisonment|Outworld Destroyer}} works:
** Now deals damage to enemies in an area around the target when it ends. The target itself will also take damage, if it is an enemy. Deals 75/150/225/300 magic damage. Affects a 400 area.
** You are only hurt once by this AoE with Scepter.
** No longer steals intelligence.
** Can now be targeted on creeps.
* {{A|Astral Imprisonment|Outworld Destroyer}} cooldown rescaled from 18/16/14/12 to 20/17/14/11
* {{A|Astral Imprisonment|Outworld Destroyer}} cast range rescaled from 500 to 450/500/550/600
* {{A|Astral Imprisonment|Outworld Destroyer}} duration increased from 1/2/3/4 to 4
* {{A|Essence Aura|Outworld Destroyer}} AoE reduced from 1000 to the standard 900 aura radius
* {{A|Arcane Orb|Outworld Destroyer}} now steals 0/1/2/3 intelligence per hit for 40 seconds (heroes only)
* Intelligence growth reduced from 3.3 to 2.7

{{Hero label|Phantom Assassin}}
* Base Intelligence increased from 13 + 1 to 15 + 1.4

{{Hero label|Phoenix}}
* {{A|Sun Ray|Phoenix}} turn rate increased from 20 to 25
* {{A|Supernova|Phoenix}} damage per second increased from 60/80/100 to 60/90/120

{{Hero label|Puck}}
* {{A|Illusory Orb|Puck}} mana cost reduced from 150 to 80/100/120/140
* {{A|Illusory Orb|Puck}} cooldown increased from 11 to 14/13/12/11
* {{A|Waning Rift|Puck}} cooldown reduced from 16 to 16/15/14/13
* {{A|Waning Rift|Puck}} no longer only silences heroes

{{Hero label|Pudge}}
* Reworked {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} on Pudge:
** Reduces cooldown of {{A|Meat Hook|Pudge}} to 4 seconds and increases damage from 360 to 475.
** Note: No longer grants previous Scepter bonuses.
* {{A|Dismember|Pudge}} damage from 75/125/175 to 60/90/120 +30/40/50% of strength
* {{A|Dismember|Pudge}} now heals you for the damage it does

{{Hero label|Pugna}}
* {{A|Decrepify|Pugna}} no longer slows allies

{{Hero label|Queen of Pain}}
* {{A|Scream of Pain|Queen of Pain}} damage reduced from 85/165/225/300 to 75/150/225/300
* {{A|Sonic Wave|Queen of Pain}} travel speed reduced from 1100 to 900

{{Hero label|Riki}}
* Temporarily removed from Captain's Mode
* Reworked {{A|Permanent Invisibility|Riki}} to include {{A|Backstab|Riki}}:
** '''Permanent Invisibility''': Riki grants 0.4/0.6/0.8/1 damage when attacking from behind.
** Invisibility Fade Time: 6/5/4/3 seconds
** Note: No longer grants 6/8/10/12 HP regeneration
* {{A|Blink Strike|Riki}} back to basic ability without charges:
** Damage: 20/40/60/80
** Cooldown: 16/12/8/4
** Mana cost: 50
* Added a new ultimate for Riki, {{A|Tricks of the Trade|Riki}}:
** '''Tricks of the Trade''': Riki phases out of the world for up to 3/4/5 seconds, attacking every enemy from behind in a 450 area around him. He attacks once when phasing out and then once per second while being phased out.
** Can be cancelled any time.
** Cooldown: 90/80/70
** Mana cost: 75
** Cast Point: 0.4
* {{A|Smoke Screen|Riki}} no longer slows turn rates
* Strength growth reduced from 2 to 1.6
* Agility growth reduced from 2.9 to 2.2
* Base armor reduced by 1

{{Hero label|Rubick}}
* {{A|Fade Bolt|Rubick}} attack damage reduction increased from 14/20/26/32 to 20/25/30/35

{{Hero label|Sand King}}
* Reworked {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} on Sand King:
** Doubles {{A|Burrowstrike|Sand King}} cast range and applies {{A|Caustic Finale|Sand King}} poison to heroes
** Note: No longer grants previous Scepter bonuses.
* Base strength increased from 18 to 21
* {{A|Caustic Finale|Sand King}} slow increased from 25% to 30%

{{Hero label|Shadow Demon}}
* {{A|Disruption|Shadow Demon}} illusions duration from 5/6/7/8 to 6/8/10/12 seconds

{{Hero label|Shadow Fiend}}
* Added {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} to Shadow Fiend:
** {{A|Requiem of Souls|Shadow Fiend}} waves now return back to Shadow Fiend dealing 40% damage on the way back.
** All of the damage the Requiem does to heroes on its way back heals you.
* Base armor reduced by 1
* {{A|Shadowraze|Shadow Fiend}} mana cost increased from 75 to 90

{{Hero label|Shadow Shaman}}
* {{A|Shackles|Shadow Shaman}} total damage increased from 120/180/240/300 to 120/200/280/360
* {{A|Mass Serpent Ward|Shadow Shaman}} require 2 hits to destroy
** Previously had 135/150/150 hp

{{Hero label|Silencer}}
* Replaced {{A|Curse of the Silent|Silencer}} with a new ability, {{A|Arcane Curse|Silencer}}:
** '''Arcane Curse''': Targets an area, causes enemies to take damage over time. Anytime they cast a spell, the duration of the debuff is increased. If an enemy affected by this debuff is silenced, the debuff will pause (no damage and no time elapses). Affects Creeps.
** Duration: 7 seconds
** Stacking Duration: 4 seconds (anytime a spell is cast, this is added to the duration)
** DPS: 14/21/28/35
** Cooldown: 18/16/14/12
** Mana cost: 75/95/115/135
** Radius: 425
** Note: Spell cast means the same stuff as CotS rules were, stuff that procs magic stick and isn't an item.
* {{A|Glaives of Wisdom|Silencer}} is no longer a [[Unique Attack Modifier]]

{{Hero label|Skywrath Mage}}
* {{A|Concussive Shot|Skywrath Mage}} mana cost reduced from 110 to 95

{{Hero label|Slardar}}
* {{A|Corrosive Haze|Slardar}} now only reveals the target rather than the area around it

{{Hero label|Storm Spirit}}
* {{A|Electric Vortex|Storm Spirit}} mana cost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 85

{{Hero label|Sven}}
* Base damage increased by 4
* {{A|God's Strength|Sven}} {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} aura bonus damage increased from 50/75/100% to 75/100/125%

{{Hero label|Templar Assassin}}
* {{A|Refraction|Templar Assassin}} is now always visible

{{Hero label|Terrorblade}}
* Enabled Terrorblade in Captain's Mode

{{Hero label|Tidehunter}}
* Added {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} to Tidehunter:
** Causes Gush to become a ground targeted wave ability that travels for 1800 range.
** AoE: 240
** Projectile speed: 1500
** Cooldown: 7
* {{A|Anchor Smash|Tidehunter}} cast time reduced from 0.5 to 0.4
* {{A|Ravage|Tidehunter}} stun duration rescaled from 2.02/2.32/2.77 to 2/2.4/2.8

{{Hero label|Timbersaw}}
* {{A|Whirling Death|Timbersaw}} debuff duration increased from 7 to 11
* {{A|Whirling Death|Timbersaw}} mana cost decreased from 70/80/90/100 to 70
* {{A|Reactive Armor|Timbersaw}} duration rescaled from 16 to 14/16/18/20

{{Hero label|Tinker}}
* {{A|Laser|Tinker}} cast time improved from 0.53 to 0.4
* {{A|Laser|Tinker}} cast range increased from 550 to 650

{{Hero label|Tiny}}
* {{A|Craggy Exterior|Tiny}} now triggers on attacks landing, rather than on start

{{Hero label|Treant Protector}}
* {{A|Leech Seed|Treant Protector}} mana cost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 80/95/110/125
* {{A|Overgrowth|Treant Protector}} AoE increased from 675 to 800
* {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} {{A|Overgrowth|Treant Protector}} damage and vision AoE increased from 700 to 800

{{Hero label|Troll Warlord}}
* {{A|Fervor|Troll Warlord}} attacks speed bonus per stack reduced from 20/25/30/35 to 15/20/25/30
* {{A|Fervor|Troll Warlord}} max stacks increased from 4 to 6
* Ranged {{A|Whirling Axes|Troll Warlord}} cooldown reduced from 20/19/18/17 to 20/18/16/14

{{Hero label|Tusk}}
* Movement speed reduced from 305 to 300
* {{A|Ice Shards|Tusk}} damage reduced from 70/140/210/280 to 60/120/180/240
* {{A|Snowball|Tusk}} can no longer pull units out of {{A|Black Hole|Enigma}} or {{A|Chronosphere|Faceless Void}}
* {{A|Snowball|Tusk}} gather radius reduced from 400 to 350

{{Hero label|Undying}}
* {{A|Tombstone|Undying}} Zombie damage reduced from 35 to 33
* {{A|Tombstone|Undying}} bounty increased from 75/100/125/150 to 125/150/175/200
* {{A|Tombstone|Undying}} no longer grants 44 XP

{{Hero label|Ursa}}
* {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} added to Ursa:
** Allows you to cast your ultimate while disabled and reduces cooldown from 50/40/30 to 30/24/18 seconds.
* {{A|Enrage|Ursa}} is no longer [[purge]]able

{{Hero label|Vengeful Spirit}}
* Added {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}} bonus to Vengeful Spirit:
** Causes you to spawn a Vengeance Illusion when you die. The Vengeance Illusion deals 50% damage, takes 150% damage, and is able to use all of your abilities (but not items). The Vengeance Illusion lasts until she revives.
** Note: Still grants previous Scepter bonuses to {{A|Nether Swap|Vengeful Spirit}}.

{{Hero label|Venomancer}}
* {{A|Venomous Gale|Venomancer}} cooldown reduced from 22 to 21/20/19/18

{{Hero label|Visage}}
* [[Stone Form]] AoE increased from 340 to 350

{{Hero label|Warlock}}
* Base strength increased by 4
* {{A|Shadow Word|Warlock}} duration increased from 11 to 12 seconds

{{Hero label|Weaver}}
* Base damage increased by 3
* {{A|The Swarm|Weaver}} Beetles' Base Attack Time improved from 1.4/1.25/1.1/0.95 to 1.25/1.1/0.95/0.8

{{Hero label|Windranger}}
* {{A|Shackleshot|Windranger}} is now disjointable
* {{A|Shackleshot|Windranger}} speed increased from 1515 to 1650
* {{A|Shackleshot|Windranger}} angle reduced from 26 degrees to 23 degrees
* {{A|Powershot|Windranger}} speed no longer decreases by a small amount as it goes through units

{{Hero label|Winter Wyvern}}
* Temporarily removed from Captain's Mode
* {{A|Cold Embrace|Winter Wyvern}} cooldown increased from 17/16/15/14 to 24/21/18/15
* {{A|Arctic Burn|Winter Wyvern}} slow reduced from 25/30/35/40% to 19/26/33/40%
* {{A|Winter's Curse|Winter Wyvern}} primary and secondary units are now immune to all damage from their enemies
* {{A|Winter's Curse|Winter Wyvern}} secondary units now have 50 attack speed bonus
* {{A|Winter's Curse|Winter Wyvern}} AoE increased from 400 to 500
* {{A|Winter's Curse|Winter Wyvern}} cooldown increased from 110/100/90 to 120/110/100
* {{A|Winter's Curse|Winter Wyvern}} duration increased from 2.5/3/3.5 to 3.25/4/4.75
* Fixed {{A|Winter's Curse|Winter Wyvern}} lingering if the primary target died

{{Hero label|Witch Doctor}}
* {{A|Maledict|Witch Doctor}} mana cost reduced from 120 to 105/110/115/120
* {{A|Maledict|Witch Doctor}} cast range increased from 525 to 575

{{Hero label|Wraith King}}
* {{A|Vampiric Aura|Wraith King}} can now be toggled to make the lifesteal for heroes only

== Items ==
=== New Items ===
{{Item label|Faerie Fire}}
* Consumable item.
* +2 Damage
* Costs: 75 gold
* Use: Consume the Faerie Fire to restore 75 HP.
* Cooldown: 5 seconds.

{{Item label|Dragon Lance}}
* Formed from {{I|Ogre Axe}} (1000) and {{I|Quarterstaff}} (875).
* +10 Strength
* +10 Attack Speed
* +10 Damage
* +130 Attack Range (ranged heroes only, does not stack)
* Can be disassembled.

{{Item label|Aether Lens}}
* Formed from {{I|Energy Booster}} (900), {{I|Ring of Health}} (850) and {{I|Cloak}} (550).
* +250 Mana
* +8 HP Regeneration
* +15 Magic Resistance
* +200 Cast Range
* +8% Spell Damage
* Cast range improvement affects targeted spells and distance related spells, such as {{A|Venomous Gale|Venomancer}}.
* Does not affect AoE abilities like {{A|Poison Nova|Venomancer}}.

{{Item label|Iron Talon}}
* Formed from {{I|Quelling Blade}} (200), {{I|Ring of Protection}} (175) and a Recipe (125).
* +2 Armor
* Bonuses of Quelling Blade
* Active: Lets you target non-player enemy units to remove 40% of their current HP.
** Cooldown: 14 seconds.
* Note: Cannot target ancients. Has normal 4 second cooldown when used on Trees.

=== Changes ===
The following items are related in their changes with bonus damage and proc damage being modified: {{I|Abyssal Blade}}, {{I|Javelin}}, {{I|Monkey King Bar}}, and {{I|Skull Basher}}

{{Item label|Abyssal Blade}}
* Bash damage increased from 60 to 120
* Damage bonus decreased from 85 to 70

{{Item label|Animal Courier}}
* Courier purchase cooldown increased from 7 seconds to 2 minutes
* Animal Courier cost decreased from 120 to 100

{{Item label|Arcane Boots}}
* Movement speed bonus reduced by 5 and total cost reduced by 50 (see {{I|Boots of Speed}} changes)

{{Item label|Assault Cuirass}}
* Attack speed aura bonus now affects buildings
* Armor portion already affects buildings.

{{Item label|Blade Mail}}
* Cooldown reduced from 15 to 13

{{Item label|Boots of Speed}}
* Cost reduced from 450 to 400
* Movement speed bonus reduced by 5

{{Item label|Bottle}}
* Cost reduced from 700 to 660
* Health regen per charge reduced from 110 to 90
* Mana regen per charge reduced from 70 to 60
* A charge now heals over 2.5 seconds instead of 3 seconds (total amount is still 90/60)
* Added Bottle to Side Shop, starts with only 1 charge.
** As usual, if you use the item, you cannot sell it back for full price.

{{Item label|Butterfly}}
* Flutter movement speed bonus increased from 25% to 35%
* Flutter duration reduced from 6 to 4 seconds

{{Item label|Clarity}}
* Mana regeneration increased from 170 over 45 seconds to 190 over 50 seconds
** Same mana regen per second

{{Item label|Cloak}}
* Magic resistance reduced from 20% to 15%

{{Item label|Crimson Guard}}
* Crimson Guard chance from 75% to block 40/20 to 100% to block 32/16
* Cooldown reduced from 70 to 60

{{Item label|Daedalus}}
* Critical Strike from 25% chance for 2.4x to 30% chance for 2.2x
** Average damage increase from 35% to 36%

{{Item label|Diffusal Blade}}
* Agility bonus increased from 20/35 to 25/35
* Intelligence bonus increased from 6/10 to 10/15

{{Item label|Drum of Endurance}}
* Endurance movement speed bonus increased from 10% to 13%
** Endurance is the active ability

{{Item label|Ethereal Blade}}
* Mana cost reduced from 150 to 100

{{Item label|Flying Courier}}
* Cost reduced from 220 to 200

{{Item label|Glimmer Cape}}
* Base magic resistance reduced from 20% to 15%

{{Item label|Heart of Tarrasque}}
* HP regeneration increased from 4% to 4.75%

{{Item label|Helm of the Dominator}}
* Dominate now sets the dominated creeps' base movement speed to 350
** Dominate is the active ability

{{Item label|Hood of Defiance}}
* Hood of Defiance now has an active ability.
** Creates a spell shield on your hero that absorbs up to 325 magical damage.
** Duration: 12 seconds
** Cooldown: 60 seconds
** Mana cost: 75

{{Item label|Iron Branch}}
* Can now be used by targeting the ground, planting a happy little tree that lasts 20 seconds. 200 Cast Range.

{{Item label|Javelin}}
* Pierce improved from 20% to deal 40 damage to 25% to deal 85 bonus damage
** Pierce is the passive ability
** Damage bonus reduced from 21 to 10

{{Item label|Linken's Sphere}}
* Cooldown reduced from 16 to 13
* Damage bonus increased from 10 to 15

{{Item label|Mantle of Intelligence}}
* Removed from Side Shop

{{Item label|Monkey King Bar}}
* Mini bash proc damage increased from 100 to 160
* Damage bonus reduced from 88 to 66

{{Item label|Necronomicon}}
* Recipe cost reduced from 1250 to 1200
* Necronomicon Archer attack range increased from 350/450/550 to 450/500/550

{{Item label|Observer and Sentry Wards}}
* Observer and Sentry Wards now have an AoE indicator before placing
** They also use a new UI for placement

{{Item label|Observer Ward}}
* Experience bounty increased from 50 to 100

{{Item label|Octarine Core}}
* Now affects the replenish time of charged abilities

{{Item label|Orb of Venom}}
* Orb of Venom is no longer a [[Unique Attack Modifier]]

{{Item label|Phase Boots}}
* Phase active no longer cancels when casting
* Movement speed bonus reduced by 5 and total cost reduced by 50 (see {{I|Boots of Speed}} changes)

{{Item label|Power Treads}}
* Movement speed bonus reduced by 5 and total cost reduced by 50 (see {{I|Boots of Speed}} changes)

{{Item label|Quelling Blade}}
* Cost reduced from 225 to 200

{{Item label|Ring of Protection}}
* Cost reduced from 200 to 175
* Armor bonus reduced from 3 to 2

{{Item label|Rod of Atos}}
* Cripple cooldown increased from 10 to 12
* Cripple now grants units that attack the target 40% accuracy
** This means that targets attacking that unit will not miss 40% of the time.

{{Item label|Sange}}
* Maim no longer pierces Spell Immunity

{{Item label|Sange and Yasha}}
* Greater Maim no longer pierces Spell Immunity

{{Item label|Satanic}}
* Duration increased from 4 to 4.5 seconds

{{Item label|Scythe of Vyse}}
* Hex cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 seconds

{{Item label|Silver Edge}}
* Silver Edge debuff is no longer dispellable

{{Item label|Skull Basher}}
* Strength bonus increased from 8 to 10
* Bash damage increased from 60 to 120
* Damage reduced from 25 to 10

{{Item label|Smoke of Deceit}}
* Cost reduced from 100 to 50

{{Item label|Tango}}
* Boosted Tangos now last for double the duration instead of providing double the healing rate
* Using Tango on {{I|Iron Branch}} trees provides double healing duration

{{Item label|Tranquil Boots}}
* Tranquil Boots armor reduced from 4 to 3
* Movement speed bonus reduced by 5

{{Item label|Vanguard}}
* Vanguard chance from 75% to block 40/20 to 100% to block 32/16

{{Item label|Veil of Discord}}
* Now requires 2x {{I|Robe of the Magi}} instead of a 900 recipe (Int bonus increased by 12)

{{Item label|Vitality Booster}}
* Added to Side Shop

{{Item label|Ultimate Orb}}
* Removed from Side Shop

{{Item label|Yasha}}
* Movement speed bonus reduced from 10% to 8%
** {{I|Sange and Yasha}} and {{I|Manta Style}} are unchanged.

== Game Map ==
* Added a new neutral hard camp for each team, near their respective [[Secret Shop]]s
* Added a small ramp from the Radiant Secret Shop to the [[ward]] spot right above it
* Moved the Radiant hard camp closer to the Dire offlane
* Swapped Medium and Hard camp in Radiant Jungle
* Added a new pathway from Radiant mid to Radiant jungle
* Added a ramp connecting the Radiant jungle to the area near Roshan
* Created a walkable pathway to the Radiant rune ward
* Created a new juke spot behind the Dire Secret Shop
* Expanded Terrain around the top Tier 2 Radiant tower
* Moved the bottom rune up a little bit
* Radiant middle tier 1 tower has been moved back
* Adjusted Radiant small camp spawn box
* Added a new ward spot near the Radiant ancients (does not reveal top rune)
* Created a new pathway leading to the wardspot below the Radiant Secret Shop
* Moved the Radiant ramp leading to the top rune further away from the rune (slightly closer to mid lane)
* Moved the Dire ramp leading to the top rune closer up
* Adjusted the terrain and the ramp going down from the Radiant Ancients slightly
* Improved jukability in the terrain around the Dire side shop
* Added a path through the trees at Radiant offlane sideshop moving south and added juke paths
* Added a new ward spot to the right of the top tier 1 Radiant tower
* Added a couple of trees to right of the ramp leading down from the Radiant ancients (covering some vision to the left of it)
* Dire is now able to enter the jungle through the middle Radiant ramp and walk to the side without being in range to dispel their smoke
* Added a new pathway above the top Dire side shop
* Created a new pathway in the middle of the long column of trees at the bottom Radiant Tier 2 area
* Added a walkable path to the ward spot near bottom rune
* Reduced the size of the pull camp box on the Dire safelane hard camp
* Added a passable walkway from the cliff above the top rune to the Dire area to the right of it
* Added a new pathway to the south of the bottom side shop
* Added a couple of trees in the Dire base between the mid and top towers along the ledge
* Adjusted juke paths near the Radiant ward spot near the hard camp
* Added a new juke spot to the south of the bottom Radiant hard camp
* Added a hiding spot in the Dire middle lane near the edge of the Secret Shop
* Added some trees below the top Radiant T2 tower
* Adjusted trees to the left of the Dire offlane (affecting visibility of heroes coming from the left)
* Added a pathway above the Radiant Ancient (leading up to the new ward spot)
* Adjusted Dire secret shop location slightly
* Adjusted the terrain pathing a little bit around the loop where the Radiant bottom left ward spot is
* Adjusted tree layout of the high ground to the right of the Radiant middle camp
* Moved Radiant ramp to the bottom rune back a little bit
* Added hiding spots in the clump of trees above the formerly Radiant hard camp (now the Radiant medium camp)
* Nudged the Radiant small camp down very slightly
* Moved the Radiant mid medium camp down slightly and adjusted nearby trees
* Added a new hiding spot on the Dire bottom lane, in the area higher ground to the right of the Dire Ancients
* Adjusted the position of the Radiant middle ramp slightly
* Added a new juke spot to the terrain to the right of the Radiant small camp
* Adjusted tree pathway and added a couple of hiding spots above the top Dire T2 tower

== Game Modes ==
* Updated [[ARDM]] game mode:
** Fixed various ARDM-related client crashes
** When selling items in ARDM, you now get 85% of the purchase price
** You can now see your next hero (and skill up) as soon as your current hero dies
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== See also ==
* [[Versions]]
* [[Patches]]

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