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Patches/7.16
7.16Released May 27, 2018
← 7.157.17 →

Dota 2 Patch 7.16 Notes

Every change in Dota 2 patch 7.16, straight from Valve's official notes: 64 heroes, 12 items and 0 neutral items changed. Hero and item names link to their current stats.

▲ Increased▼ Decreased / removed◆ Reworked+ New

General changes24

  • The upcoming patches will be mostly focused on balance tweaks in preparation for The International. There are a few more biweekly patches planned, with the primary ones scheduled around the final Major and the TI Qualifiers. After TI, we expect the first half of the new season to have longer periods between gameplay updates.
  • Bounty Runes team gold reduced from 40 + 3/min to 40 + 2/min
  • Reduced the following Movement Speed Talents:
  • Bane Level 20: 75->65
  • Beastmaster Level 10: 30 -> 25
  • Bounty Hunter Level 10: 30 -> 25
  • Clockwerk Level 10: 25 -> 20
  • Dark Willow Level 15: 40 -> 35
  • Gyrocopter Level 20: 50->45
  • Legion Commander Level 20: 60->50
  • Leshrac Level 15: 40->30
  • Lifestealer Level 15: 35 -> 30
  • Nature's Prophet Level 10: 40 -> 35
  • Nightstalker Level 20: 50 -> 45
  • Oracle Level 20: 75 -> 65
  • Outworld Destroyer Level 15: 40 -> 35
  • Sand King Level 10: 30 -> 25
  • Shadow Demon Level 15: 40 -> 35
  • Shadow Fiend Level 15: 35->30
  • Techies Level 20: 75 -> 60
  • Zeus: Level 15: 40 -> 30
  • General:Default:Increased Base HP regen to 1.75 for the following Agility heroes: Anti-Mage, Arc Warden, Clinkz, Drow Ranger, Meepo, Pangolier, Phantom Assassin, Templar Assassin, Troll Warlord, Vengeful Spirit
  • Melee Barracks health increased from 1800 to 2000
  • Roshan attack damage upgrade over time increased from 2.5/min to 4/min

Items12

Blades of Attack

  • Cost increased from 420 to 430

Bottle

  • Fixed Bounty Runes not being storable when the Bottle is full

Enchanted Mango

  • HP regen reduced from 0.6 to 0.5

Hand of Midas

  • Cooldown reduced from 100 to 95

Moon Shard

  • Attack Speed increased from 130 to 140

Nullifier

  • Projectile speed reduced from 900 to 750

Rod of Atos

  • Recipe cost reduced from 1100 to 1000

Sentry Ward

  • Duration increased from 4 to 6 minutes

Shadow Amulet

  • Cost increased from 1300 to 1400

Silver Edge

  • Recipe cost reduced from 700 to 600

Skull Basher

  • Recipe cost reduced from 1150 to 1000

Vladmir's Offering

  • Mana regeneration increased from 0.65 to 1.0

Heroes64

Alchemist1 change

Greevil's Greed

  • Bounty rune multiplier increased from 3 to 3.5

Anti-Mage1 change

  • Base attack rate improved from 1.45 to 1.4

Arc Warden2 changes

  • Base damage increased by 2

Magnetic Field

  • Manacost reduced from 80/90/100/110 to 50/70/90/110

Bane1 change

Enfeeble

  • Duration reduced from 14/16/18/20 to 8/12/16/20

Bloodseeker2 changes

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent increased from +4 Armor to +8 Armor
  • Level 20 Talent increased from +14% Rupture Damage to +18%

Bristleback1 change

Talents

  • Level 25 Talent increased from +20 Warpath Damage Per Stack to +30

Broodmother1 change

Spawn Spiderlings

  • Health increased from 250 to 280

Centaur Warrunner2 changes

  • Base damage increased by 4

Hoof Stomp

  • Manacost reduced from 130 to 115/120/125/130

Clinkz2 changes

  • Intelligence increased from 16 + 1.55 to 18 + 1.7

Strafe

  • Dodge no longer has a count limit

Clockwerk1 change

Power Cogs

  • Manacost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 80

Crystal Maiden2 changes

  • Base Damage increased by 2

Arcane Aura

  • Self mana regeneration increased from 1.3/2.2/3.1/4.0 to 1.6/2.4/3.2/4.0

Dark Willow2 changes

Bedlam

  • Cooldown reduced from 40/35/30 to 30
  • Duration increased from 4 to 5

Dazzle3 changes

  • Strength gain increased from 2.15 to 2.3

Poison Touch

  • Count rescaled from 4/5/6/7 to 2/4/6/8
  • Cooldown reduced from 35/30/25/20 to 27/24/21/18

Death Prophet3 changes

  • Base movement speed reduced from 310 to 305

Spirit Siphon

  • Manacost increased from 70/65/60/55 to 70

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent reduced from +50 Damage to 40

Disruptor1 change

Thunder Strike

  • Cooldown increased from 12/11/10/9 to 15/13/11/9

Doom2 changes

Infernal Blade

  • Base damage reduced from 25/30/35/40 to 25

Scorched Earth

  • Movement speed reduced from 14% to 11/12/13/14%

Dragon Knight2 changes

  • Base movemend speed reduced from 285 to 280

Elder Dragon Form

  • Bonus movement speed increased from 25 to 30

Enchantress2 changes

  • Base strength increased by 1

Nature's Attendants

  • Manacost reduced from 140 to 110/120/130/140

Enigma1 change

  • Demonic Conversion Eidolon bounty reduced from 29 to 23

Gyrocopter2 changes

Call Down

  • Missile One damage reduced from 200/275/350 to 150/250/350

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent reduced from +25 Damage to +20

Huskar3 changes

  • Inner Vitality manacost reduced from 170 to 140/150/160/170
  • Inner Vitality base regen increased from 10 to 12

Life Break

  • Increased from 34/38/42% to 34/39/44%

Invoker1 change

Invoke

  • Manacost removed

Io4 changes

  • Base movement speed reduced from 290 to 280

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent reduced from +90 Spirits Damage to +75
  • Level 20 Talent changed from Attacks Tether Ally's Target to +20 Health Regen
  • Level 25 Talent changed from +50 Health Regen to Attacks Tether Ally's Target

Kunkka1 change

Talents

  • Level 25 Talent changed from +50% Tidebringer Cleave to -1.5s Tidebringer Cooldown

Leshrac2 changes

  • Base Intelligence reduced by 2 (base damage unchanged)

Lightning Storm

  • Cast range reduced from 800 to 650/700/750/800

Lich1 change

Chain Frost

  • Damage increased from 280/370/460 to 300/400/500 (Scepter from 370/460/550 to 400/500/600)

Lycan2 changes

  • Intelligence gain reduced from 1.55 to 1.4

Shapeshift

  • Critical strike reduced from 160/180/200% to 150/175/200%

Magnus2 changes

Empower

  • Cleave distance increased from 460 to 625 (matching Battle Fury)
  • Cleave end radius increased from 240 to 330 (matching Battle Fury)

Meepo2 changes

Earthbind

  • Projectile speed increased from 857 to 900
  • Now fully affects invisible units

Mirana2 changes

Leap

  • Attack speed increased from 40/60/80/100 to 60/80/100/120

Moonlight Shadow

  • Duration increased from 15 to 18 seconds

Monkey King1 change

Wukong's Command

  • Armor increased from 8/14/20 to 12/18/24

Morphling1 change

Morph

  • Now only dispels on initial cast, rather than on all toggles

Necrophos3 changes

  • Attack Point improved from 0.53 to 0.4
  • Base damage increased by 2

Death Pulse

  • Mana Regen per stack from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75 to 2.25/2.5/2.75/3

Night Stalker3 changes

  • Darkness no longer sets enemy vision to a fixed amount
  • Darkness now reduces enemy unit and ward vision by 25% (doesn't affect buildings)

Void

  • No longer applies a ministun during the day

Ogre Magi4 changes

Multicast

  • 2x chance from 40/50/60 to 60/60/60%
  • 3x chance from 0/20/25% to 0/30/30%
  • 4x chance from 0/0/12.5% to 0/0/15%

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent increased from +60 Gold/Min to +90

Pangolier3 changes

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent changed from +30 Attack Speed to +2s Rolling Thunder Duration
  • Level 20 Talent improved from +30 Swashbuckle Damage to +40
  • Level 25 Talent improved from -16s Rolling Thunder Cooldown to -35

Phantom Assassin2 changes

Blur

  • Now only triggers on real heroes
  • Now always triggers on Invisible and Spell Immune enemies

Phoenix1 change

Fire Spirits

  • Damage increased from 10/30/50/70 to 20/40/60/80

Pudge2 changes

Meat Hook

  • Cooldown increased from 14/13/12/11 to 17/15/13/11
  • Damage increased from 90/180/270/360 to 150/220/290/360

Pugna1 change

Nether Ward

  • Damage per mana increased from 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 to 1.25/1.5/1.75/2.0

Queen of Pain1 change

Talents

  • Level 25 Talent improved from 20s Spell Block to 15s

Riki4 changes

  • Base HP regen increased from 1.5 to 3.0

Blink Strike

  • Can now be cast on Spell Immune enemies

Tricks of the Trade

  • Cooldown increased from 40/35/30 to 50/45/40

Cloak and Dagger

  • Fade delay increased from 6/5/4/3 to 7.5/6/4.5/3

Sand King1 change

Caustic Finale

  • Slow reduced from 30% to 21/24/27/30%

Shadow Fiend2 changes

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent changed from +20% Evasion to +2 Damage Per Soul
  • Level 25 Talent changed from +3 Damage Per Soul to -5 Presence Aura

Silencer2 changes

Last Word

  • Cooldown reduced from 30/24/18/12 to 28/22/16/10

Arcane Curse

  • Damage increased from 14/22/30/38 to 16/24/32/40

Slardar1 change

Bash of the Deep

  • Damage increased from 60/80/100/120 to 80/100/120/140

Slark1 change

Pounce

  • Damage reduced from 40/80/120/160 to 30/60/90/120

Sniper1 change

  • Night vision increased from 1100 to 1400

Sven2 changes

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent increased from -5s Storm Hammer Cooldown to -6s
  • Level 25 Talent increased from +0.75s Storm Hammer Stun Duration to +1.25s

Tiny2 changes

Tree Grab

  • Building bonus damage increased from 60/80/100/120% to 90/120/150/180%

Tree Throw

  • Splash damage increased from 100 to 130%

Tusk1 change

Ice Shards

  • Cooldown increased from 21/18/15/12 to 23/20/17/14

Undying1 change

Soul Rip

  • Manacost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 80/95/110/125

Ursa3 changes

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent changed from -1s Earthshock Cooldown to +25s Fury Swipes Reset Time
  • Level 20 Talent changed from +25s Fury Swipes Reset Time to +12 Fury Swipes Damage
  • Level 25 Talent changed from +14 Fury Swipes Damage to Enrage gains 80% Status Resistance

Vengeful Spirit2 changes

Magic Missile

  • Cooldown reduced from 13/12/11/10 to 10

Wave of Terror

  • Manacost reduced from 40 to 25/30/35/40

Weaver1 change

Shukuchi

  • Damage increased from 75/100/125/150 to 80/110/140/170

Winter Wyvern2 changes

Splinter Blast

  • Slow increased from 25% to 30%
  • Manacost reduced from 120/130/140/150 to 90/110/130/150

Wraith King5 changes

Mortal Strike

  • No longer has a chance to kill creeps
  • Now gains skeleton charges for every 2 enemy units you kill
  • Skeleton count rescaled from 4/5/6/7 to 2/4/6/8
  • Skeletons bounty reduced from 15/15 XP/Gold to 5/5
  • Manacost reduced from 75 to 30/45/60/75

Zeus5 changes

  • Base damage increased by 5
  • Strength gain reduced from 2.6 to 2.3

Arc Lightning

  • Damage rescaled from 85/100/115/145 to 70/95/120/145

Lightning Bolt

  • Cast range increased from 700 to 700/750/800/850
  • Damage increased from 100/175/275/350 to 125/200/275/350

Source: official Dota 2 patch notes (dota2.com).