Abaddon1 change
Curse of Avernus
- Shard slow increase from +6% to +10%
Dota 2 Patch 7.28b Notes
Every change in Dota 2 patch 7.28b, straight from Valve's official notes: 41 heroes, 5 items and 5 neutral items changed. Hero and item names link to their current stats.
▲ Increased▼ Decreased / removed◆ Reworked+ New
Items5
- Now has a 100 gold recipe
- Mana regen increased from 1.6 to 1.8
- Health increased from 150 to 175
- Cost increased from 450 to 500
- Buff allows you to exceed max movement speed
- Movement speed increased from 30% to 40%
- Bonus damage and attack speed increased from 40 to 50
- Damage increased from 45 to 55
Neutral items5
- Return damage from 26/13 to 28/17
- Speed modifier increased from 16% to 20%
- Speed modifier duration reduced from 5 to 4
- Armor reduced from 5 to 4
- Radius reduced from 400 to 375
- Illusions now deal 30 damage per second instead of 45 (this was applied in a recent patch)
- Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20
- Cooldown reduced from 25 to 15
Heroes41
Alchemist1 change
Berserk Potion
- Shard cooldown reduced from 45 to 35
Axe1 change
Counter Helix
- Shard attack speed increased from 25 to 35
Batrider1 change
Sticky Napalm
- Now does half damage to ancients
Beastmaster1 change
- Base damage reduced by 2
Bloodseeker1 change
Bloodrage
- Shard increased from 1.5% to 2%
Broodmother1 change
- Silken Bola shard root duration increased from 2 to 2.5
Clockwerk3 changes
Jetpack
- Shard cooldown reduced from 25 to 20
- Shard movement speed bonus increased from 15% to 22%
- Shard manacost reduced from 150 to 75
Dark Seer2 changes
Normal Punch
- Illusion damage dealt increased from 25% to 40%
- Max stun duration increased from 2 to 2.25
Disruptor1 change
Thunder Strike
- Shard radius increased from +160 to +260
Dragon Knight1 change
Fireball
- Shard manacost reduced from 150 to 100
Drow Ranger1 change
Frost Arrows
- Shard now also adds +5 damage per stack
Grimstroke3 changes
- Ink Over shard cast range increased from 700 to 950
- Ink Over shard total damage increased from 240 to 320
- Ink Over shard movement slow increased from 20% to 25%
Huskar2 changes
Inner Fire
- Slow increased from 35% to 40%
- Shard cooldown reduction from -2 to -3
Invoker1 change
Ice Wall
- Shard cast range increased from 900 to 1100
Io1 change
Tether
- Shard movement bonus increased from +5% to +10%
Lich2 changes
Ice Spire
- Shard health increased from 300 to 600
- Shard radius increased from 500 to 600
Lifestealer2 changes
- Base damage increased by 3
Feast
- Increased from 1.6/2.2/2.8/3.4% to 1.8/2.4/3.0/3.6%
Lycan3 changes
Summon Wolves
- Cripple moved from level 3 to 4
- Invisibility moved from level 4 to 3
Feral Impulse
- Damage reduced from 14/26/38/50% to 12/22/32/42%
Magnus1 change
Horn Toss
- Shard landing damage increased from 150 to 200
Monkey King3 changes
- Base strength reduced from 19 to 18
- Max damage reduced from 57 to 55
Wukong's Command
- Scepter spawn interval increased from every 3.5 seconds to every 4 seconds
Naga Siren4 changes
Rip Tide
- Shard slow increased from 30% to 40%
- Shard slow duration increased from 3 to 4
- Shard active no longer deals 100 bonus damage
- Shard increases armor reduction by 2
Nyx Assassin3 changes
- Base movement speed reduced from 315 to 310
Vendetta
- Shard movement speed bonus reduced from +40% to +25%
- Manacost increased from 160/220/280 to 180/240/300
Ogre Magi3 changes
Ignite
- Damage reduced from 26/34/42/50 to 20/30/40/50
Fire Shield
- Shard manacost reduced from 125 to 75
- Cooldown reduced from 18 to 16
Omniknight2 changes
Talents
- Level 10 Talent changed from +20 Movement Speed to +40 Base Damage
- Level 15 Talent changed from +70 Damage to +30 Movement Speed
Outworld Devourer11 changes
- Base armor increased by 2
- Agility gain increased from 1.3 to 1.6
- Movement speed increased from 315 to 325
- Base HP regen increased from 0 to 1
Essence Flux
- Chance increased from 25% to 30%
Astral Imprisonment
- Damage increased from 120/190/260/330 to 120/200/280/360
- Mana steal from 14/16/18/20% to 16/18/20/22%
Sanity's Eclipse
- Base damage increased from 200/275/350 to 200/300/400
Talents
- Level 15 Talent changed from +8 Armor to +30 Movement Speed
- Level 20 Talent increased from +0.1 Sanity's Eclipse Multiplier to +0.15
- Level 25 Talent increased from +1.6% Arcane Orb Damage to +2%
Phantom Lancer1 change
Spirit Lance
- Shard now also increases cast range by 200
Puck2 changes
Dream Coil
- Cooldown increased from 70/65/60 to 80/75/70
Talents
- Level 20 Talent reduced from -7s Waning Rift Cooldown to -6s
Pudge1 change
Dismember
- Shard cooldown reduction from -7 to -10
Riki4 changes
- Sleeping Dart slow increased from 25% to 30%
- Sleeping Dart slow increased from 25% to 30%
- Sleeping Dart cooldown reduced from 15 to 12
- Sleeping Dart manacost reduced from 125 to 85
Skywrath Mage1 change
Ancient Seal
- Shard status resistance reduction increased from 40% to 50%
Slark2 changes
- Fish Bait shard attack speed bonus increased from 50 to 75
- Fish Bait shard cooldown reduced from 12 to 9
Sniper2 changes
Concussive Grenade
- Shard manacost reduced from 75 to 50
- Shard cooldown reduced from 20 to 16
Templar Assassin1 change
Psionic Trap
- Max trap count now increases by 4 with a Shard
Terrorblade2 changes
Demon Zeal
- Shard hp cost reduced from 25% to 20%
- Shard melee bonus from 50% to 100%
Timbersaw3 changes
Whirling Death
- Manacost increased from 70 to 80
Flamethrower
- Shard slow increased from 25% to 30%
Talents
- Level 10 Talent reduced from +1.75 Mana Regen to +1.5
Treant Protector1 change
Nature's Guise
- Shard bonus now increases speed in trees by +15%
Tusk2 changes
- Frozen Sigil shard hits to destroy from 3 to 4
- Frozen Sigil movement/attack slow increased from 30%/30 to 35%/35
Visage1 change
Stone Form
- Shard manacost reduced from 300 to 200
Winter Wyvern1 change
Splinter Blast
- Shard now also increases damage dealt by 80
Wraith King3 changes
- Base damage reduced by 2
Vampiric Spirit
- Manacost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 65/70/75/80
Reincarnation
- Manacost increased from 160 to 180
Source: official Dota 2 patch notes (dota2.com).