7.38b Released March 4, 2025
Dota 2 Patch 7.38b Notes Every change in Dota 2 patch 7.38b, straight from Valve's official notes: 46 heroes, 8 items and 23 neutral items changed. Hero and item names link to their current stats.
15 8 23 46 ▲ Increased▼ Decreased / removed◆ Reworked+ New
General changes 15 Item grace period for swapping into the main inventory without a cooldown increased from 3s to 5s Tormentor: Gold to each team member on death decreased from 250 to 175 Tormentor: Unyielding Shield: Base Damage absorb increased from 1900 to 2100 Tormentor: Unyielding Shield: Base Barrier regeneration increased from 30 to 40 Lotuses can no longer be picked up by Meepo clones, Arc Warden's Tempest Double or Dazzle's Nothl Projection Moved the spawn box of the Radiant Safelane tier 1 hard pull camp a little bit down, removing an inaccessible camp block spot that could be created by chopping down a tree Removed several trees around camps, making it easier for additional paths to be cut through: To the right of Dire Ancient camp by Safelane Tier 1 Tower To the right of Dire Medium camp between mid and top Tier 2 Towers To the top of Dire Hard camp nearest to mid Tier 1 Tower To the top of the Dire Jungle high-ground Medium camp To the right of the Dire offlane Tier 2 Tower Medium camp To the right of the Radiant Hard Camp by mid tier 1 To the right and left of the Radiant Hard Camp by offlane Tier 1 Tower To the left of the Radiant Safelane Tier 2 Tower Medium water camp Items 8 Eye of Skadi
Cold Attack Melee Movement Slow increased from 20% to 25% Cold Attack no longer has a separate attack speed slow value against melee targets Glimmer Cape
Glimmer Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 40 to 20 Glimmer Mana Cost increased from 90 to 125 Heaven's Halberd
Recipe changed No longer requires a Ring of Regen Recipe cost increased from 275 to 450. Total cost unchanged Khanda
Empower Spell Debuff Duration increased from 3s to 4s Empower Spell Cooldown decreased from 12s to 10s Orb of Corrosion
Agility bonus decreased from +8 to +7 Corrosion Melee Movement Slow increased from 6% to 8% Orb of Frost
Frost Melee Movement Slow increased from 5% to 6% Orchid Malevolence
Mana Regen bonus decreased from +3.25 to +3 Attack Speed bonus decreased from +40 to +35 Bloodthorn
Mana Regen bonus decreased from +3.5 to +3.25 Attack Speed bonus decreased from +100 to +95 Neutral items 23
Artifact changes Mana Draught
Bottoms Up mana restored rescaled from 60 + 2% of Caster's Max Mana to 30 + 4% of Caster's Max Mana Pig Pole
Pig, Out! bonus movement speed increased from 15% to 20% Pig, Out! cooldown decreased from 25s to 20s Pig, Out! duration decreased from 4s to 3s Essence Ring
Life Essence duration decreased from 15s to 10s Life Essence mana cost increased from 150 to 160 Gale Guard
Cyclonic Shield damage Barrier decreased from 400 to 250 Gunpowder Gauntlet
Beat the Crowd now also deals 50% of the bonus magical damage to enemies in the splash radius Beat the Crowd splash damage now bypasses physical damage block Ninja Gear
Solitary Disguise mana cost increased from 0 to 100 Serrated Shiv
Gut 'Em current health as physical damage decreased from 10% to 8% Mind Breaker
Silence Strike silence duration decreased from 2s to 1.5s Pyrrhic Cloak
Retribution damage reflection increased from 60% to 75% Fallen Sky
Fallen Sky cooldown increased from 15s to 25s Pirate Hat
Plunder bonus gold for being the killer of a hero increased from 150 to 400 Unrelenting Eye
Relentless now also provides +10% status resistance per enemy within 300 units
Enchantment changes Brawny
Health bonus decreased from +125/175/225/275 to +125/165/205/245 Mystical
Magic Resistance bonus decreased from +0/10/16/22% to +0/10/14/18% Vampiric
Lifesteal bonus decreased from +12/16/20% to +12/14/16% Spell Lifesteal bonus decreased from +8/12/16% to +8/10/12% Heroes 46 Base Mana Regen decreased from 0.25 to 0 Mist Coil
Damage/Heal decreased from 100/175/250/325 to 80/150/220/290 Cast Range rescaled from 600/625/650/675 to 625 Aphotic Shield
Duration decreased from 15s to 12s Mana Cost increased from 95/110/125/140 to 110/120/130/140 Borrowed Time
Aghanim's Scepter radius changed from 900 to Mist Coil's Cast Range Mephitic Shroud
Aphotic Shield
Duration decreased from 17s to 14s Greevil's Greed
Gifting Aghanim's Scepters no longer provides Spell Amplification Agility gain decreased from 2.2 to 2.0 Runed Replica
Tempest Double
Rune Duration increased from 10s to 12s Base Damage decreased by 3 Damage at level 1 decreased by 3 (from 56-60 to 53-57) Belligerent: Duration on respawn increased from 30s to 45s Talents
Level 10 Talent +200 Thunder Clap AoE replaced with +1.5s Thunder Clap Duration Base Damage decreased by 2 Damage at level 1 decreased by 2 (from 47-53 to 45-51) Necrotic Webs
Spin Web
Health regen reduction does not affect enemies in fountain Summon Convert: Convert's abilities now also level up with Holy Persuasion Base Armor decreased by 1 Aggrandize: Restore percentage per hero level decreased from 2% to 1.5% Poison Touch
Duration decreased from 5/6/7/8s to 3.5/5/6.5/8s Nothl Projection
Shadow Wave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 30/45/60% to 30/40/50% Nothl Boon
Weave
Allies now receive 5% extra healing from Dazzle per stack Fire Dragon
Dragon Tail
AoE while in Dragon Form decreased from 175 to 100 Wyrm's Wrath
Magic Damage on Attacks decreased from 10/20/30/40 to 6/12/18/24 Strength gain decreased from 2.6 to 2.3 Bushwhack
Cooldown rescaled from 14s to 15/14/13/12s Inner Fire
Damage decreased from 120/180/240/300 to 105/170/235/300 Forge Spirit
Attack range rescaled from 300/365/430/495/560/625/690/755/820/885 to 305/360/415/470/525/580/635/690/745/800 Scholar of Koryx
Cold Snap
When Cold Snap triggers, Invoker now also restores 5 mana in addition to existing healing based on Quas Ghost Walk
Aghanim's Scepter ally duration increased from 20s to 30s Mind of Tornarus
Alacrity
Attack range bonus increased from 50/60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140 to 60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140/150 Agent of Gallaron
Sun Strike
Aghanim's Scepter Cataclysm cooldown increased from 60 to 75 seconds Ice Path
Cooldown increased from 18/15/12/9s to 20/17/14/11s Ice Breaker
Ice Path
Path Duration decreased from 6s to 5s Talents
Level 15 Talent -1.5s Ice Path Cooldown replaced with +60 Ice Path Base Damage Spirit Form
Cooldown decreased from 85s to 85/80/75s Duration increased from 40s to 40/45/50s Illuminate Heal increased from 50/60/70% to 70% Talents
Level 20 Talent +15s Spirit Form Duration replaced with +10% Spirit Form Movement Speed Kez 7 changes Base Intelligence increased from 18 to 20 Strength gain increased from 2.6 to 2.8 Shadowhawk: Now scales with ultimate abilities instead of Shodo Sai Shadowhawk: Shodo Sai: Invis Bonus Crit rescaled from 50% to 40/60/80/100% Grappling Claw
Lifesteal increased from 50/75/100/125% to 65/85/105/125% Shodo Sai
Can now block all physical attack sources (still can't Mark non-hero units) Raptor Dance
Invulnerability period increased from 0.1s to 0.2s Diabolic Edict
Mana Cost increased from 90/110/130/150 to 90/120/150/180 Lightning Storm
No longer slows attack speed Chronoptic Nourishment
Damage as mana restore increased from 10/18/26/34% to 14/21/28/35% Base Agility decreased by 4 Feast
Max HP per hero kill decreased from 15 to 10 Infest
Aghanim's Scepter no longer disarms targeted enemy hero Aghanim's Scepter attack rate improved from 1.25s to 1s Fleshfeast
Feast
Max HP per hero kill decreased from 25/35/45/55 to 20/25/30/35 Laguna Blade
Aghanim's Shard damage converted increased from 75% to 100% Spirit Wolves
Summon Wolves
Bonus health per wolf increased from 50/100/150/200 to 60/115/170/225 Magnus: Eternal Empowerment: Empower: Max self bonus decreased from 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20% Skewer
Distance decreased from 900/975/1050/1125 to 800/900/1000/1100 Aghanim's Shard Distance decreased from 1175/1250/1325/1400 to 1075/1175/1275/1375 Rebound
Impact Damage decreased from 80/160/240/320 to 75/150/225/300 Aghanim's Shard Impact Damage decreased from 96/192/288/384 to 90/180/270/360 Venomous Volley: Attacks required to apply poison increased from 5 to 6 Codependent
Attack speed bonus decreased from 7% to 5% Starstruck
Starstorm
Blind Duration decreased from 3.5/4/4.5/5s to 3s Wukong's Command
Soldiers no longer receive a copy of Monkey King's neutral item The Calling
No longer slows attack speed Wrath of Nature
Aghanim's Scepter no longer reduces cooldown by 25s Talents
Level 10 Talent Wrath of Nature Base Damage bonus decreased from +30 to +25 Level 20 Talent Sprout Leashes replaced with -15s Wrath of Nature cooldown Night Reign
Hunter in the Night
Move Speed decreased from 16/22/28/34/40% to 10/22/28/34/40% Voidbringer
Void
AoE on level 5 increased from 300 to 350 Talents
Level 10 Talent Dark Ascension Duration decreased from +6s to +5s Juxtapose
Illusion Trigger Chance increased from 8% to 9% Provoke the Beast
Uproar
Stacks gained per debuff increased from 2 to 3 Ferocity
Pulverize
Stack duration decreased from 20s to 15s Forsaken
Desolate
Damage Multiplier increased from 1.75x to 2x Intelligence gain decreased from 3.9 to 3.7 Anchor Smash
Damage Reduction decreased from 30/40/50/60% to 25/30/35/40% Dead in the Water
Damage decreased from 200 to 100 Mana Cost increased from 80 to 110 Grow
Bonus Armor decreased from 10/17/24 to 5/10/15 Fervor
Aghanim's Shard no longer procs additional attacks when attacking a building or ward-type unit Drinking Buddies
Drinking Buddies
Bonus damage increased from 20/45/70/95 to 20/50/80/110 Venomous Gale
Slow decreased from 50% to 35/40/45/50% Grave Chill
Duration decreased from 6s to 5s Move Speed Drain decreased from 15/20/25/30% to 12/16/20/24% Black Grimoire
XP per kill/assist decreased from 250 to 200 The Swarm
Attack Interval increased from 1.15/1.0/0.85/0.7s to 1.2/1.05/0.9/0.75s Agility gain increased from 1.7 to 1.9 Shackleshot
Shackle Duration increased from 1.6/2.1/2.6/3.1s to 1.75/2.25/2.75/3.25s Winter's Curse
Cursed target is no longer immune to physical damage from Winter Wyvern and her controlled units Cooldown increased from 85/80/75s to 100/90/80s Recursive
Winter's Curse
No longer amplifies physical, magical, and pure damage taken from Winter Wyvern Zeus 3 changes Base damage decreased by 4 Damage at level 1 decreased by 4 (from 55-63 to 51-59) Lightning Bolt
Sight Radius decreased from 750 to 500 Source: official Dota 2 patch notes (dota2.com).
Abaddon7 changes
Alchemist1 change
Ancient Apparition1 change
Arc Warden1 change
Beastmaster2 changes
Brewmaster2 changes
Broodmother3 changes
Chen1 change
Dark Seer2 changes
Dazzle3 changes
Dragon Knight2 changes
Ember Spirit1 change
Hoodwink1 change
Huskar1 change
Invoker5 changes
Jakiro3 changes
Keeper of the Light4 changes
Kez7 changes
Leshrac3 changes
Lifestealer5 changes
Lina1 change
Lycan1 change
Magnus3 changes
Marci2 changes
Medusa1 change
Meepo1 change
Mirana1 change
Monkey King1 change
Muerta1 change
Nature's Prophet3 changes
Night Stalker3 changes
Phantom Lancer1 change
Primal Beast2 changes
Spectre1 change
Storm Spirit1 change
Tidehunter3 changes
Tiny1 change
Troll Warlord1 change
Tusk1 change
Venomancer1 change
Visage2 changes
Warlock1 change
Weaver1 change
Windranger2 changes
Winter Wyvern3 changes
Zeus3 changes
