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7.40bReleased December 23, 2025
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Dota 2 Patch 7.40b Notes

Every change in Dota 2 patch 7.40b, straight from Valve's official notes: 66 heroes, 4 items and 0 neutral items changed. Hero and item names link to their current stats.

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Items4

Mask of Madness

  • Berserk now shows the overhead "Silenced" text when active

Silver Edge

  • Shadow Walk debuff duration decreased from 6s to 5s

Spirit Vessel

  • Soul Release will gain charges only for Spirit Vessel if the same hero has both Spirit Vessel and Urn of Shadows

Urn of Shadows

  • Soul Release can no longer gain charges on multiple copies of this item if the copies are on the same hero

Heroes66

Abaddon1 change

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen decreased from +10 to +8

Axe1 change

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +12 to +10

Batrider1 change

Flamebreak

  • Mana Cost decreased from 110/115/120/125 to 110

Beastmaster3 changes

  • Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.0
  • Damage gain per level increased from 3.0 to 3.1

Wild Axes

  • Damage Amp per stack increased from 6/8/10/12% to 7/9/11/13%

Brewmaster7 changes

  • Base Strength increased from 23 to 24
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 52–59 to 53–60

Liquid Courage

  • Max Speed Increase increased from 25% to 30%

Thunder Clap

  • Radius increased from 375 to 400

Drunken Brawler

  • Brewed Up extend duration increased from 1s to 2s
  • Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Primal Split

  • Earth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance

Bristleback1 change

Viscous Nasal Goo

  • Base Movement Slow increased from 10% to 12%

Broodmother4 changes

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +10 to +8
  • Level 20 Talent Incapacitating Bite Slow/Miss Chance decreased from +25% to +20%
  • Level 25 Talent Spin Web Move Speed decreased from +14% to +7%
  • Level 25 Talent BAT Reduction During Insatiable Hunger decreased from 0.25s to 0.2s

Centaur Warrunner3 changes

  • Base Movement Speed decreased from 305 to 300

Work Horse

  • Total Duration decreased from 7s to 6s

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Strength decreased from +12 to +10

Clinkz6 changes

  • Base Strength increased from 17 to 18

Infernal Shred

  • Debuff per Clinkz' attack increased from 2% to 3%

Strafe

  • Now also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast
  • Attack Speed Bonus increased from 100/140/180/220 to 120/160/200/240

Searing Arrows

  • Bonus Damage increased from 18/32/46/60 to 20/35/50/65

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent +1 Death Pact Charge replaced with -10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time

Dazzle2 changes

Poison Touch

  • Slow decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s

Death Prophet2 changes

Exorcism

  • Spirits increased from 10/17/24 to 10/18/26

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal increased from +25 to +30

Doom1 change

  • Strength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6

Drow Ranger4 changes

  • Agility gain decreased from 2.9 to 2.8

Glacier

  • Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s

Sidestep

Multishot

  • Movement Speed Penalty increased from 25% to 35%

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%

Enigma1 change

Black Hole

  • Aghanim's Scepter Pull AoE decreased from 1200 to 1000

Faceless Void3 changes

  • Base Damage decreased by 3
  • Base Agility increased from 21 to 24
  • Damage at level 1 unchanged (58–64)

Hero #19613 changes

  • Gold Bounty changed from 300 to 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up
  • Experience Bounty changed from 300 to 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up

Entangling Claws

  • Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90

Huskar4 changes

Berserker's Blood

  • HP for Max bonus decreased from 12% to 10%

Cauterize

Berserker's Blood

  • Max HP Heal per Debuff decreased from 5% to 4%

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Lifesteal decreased from +15% to +12%
  • Level 25 Talent Life Break Damage decreased from +25% to +22%

Invoker3 changes

Mind of Tornarus

Tornado

  • Aghanim's Scepter Twister Duration decreased by 0.5s
  • From 3.2/3.4/3.6/3.8/4/4.2/4.4/4.6/4.8/5s to 2.7/2.9/3.1/3.3/3.5/3.7/3.9/4.1/4.3/4.5s

E.M.P.

  • Aghanim's Shard Burn Damage decreased from 90% to 80%

Jakiro2 changes

Liquid Fire

  • Burn Damage decreased from 20/30/40/50 to 15/25/35/45

Liquid Frost

  • Impact Damage rescaled from 15/20/25/30 to 8/16/24/32

Juggernaut3 changes

Healing Ward

  • Duration decreased from 25s to 18/20/22/24s

Omnislash

  • Slashes Rate Multiplier decreased from 1.5 to 1.4

Talents

  • Level 25 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal decreased from +50% to +40%

Kez6 changes

Switch Discipline

  • Katana Base Attack Time worsened from 1.8s to 1.9s
  • Katana Bonus Agility Base Damage increased from 12% to 16%
  • Can no longer be disabled by Silence

Falcon Rush

  • Can no longer rush towards buildings or trigger on them
  • Echo Attack Damage decreased from 35/40/45/50% to 30/35/40/45%

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent Attack Speed During Falcon Rush decreased from +60 to +40

Kunkka1 change

Talents

  • Level 25 Talent Tidebringer Cleave Damage increased from +120% to +130%

Largo5 changes

Catchy Lick

  • Enemy Pull Distance increased from 210/240/270/300 to 235/265/295/325
  • Bonus Health Regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/7/10/13

Croak of Genius

  • Reverberated damage is now only applied if the target is within 2000 range of the caster
  • Duration is no longer decreased on Largo from his own abilities

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent Catchy Lick Damage increased from +140 to +170

Legion Commander4 changes

Press The Attack

  • Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
  • Bonus Move Speed increased from 10/14/18/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Duel

  • Aghanim's Scepter duration bonus decreased from +2s to +1.5s

Spoils of War

Duel

  • Press the Attack duration on allies after Duel win decreased from 50% to 25%

Lich1 change

  • Agility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.7

Lone Druid6 changes

  • Base Strength increased from 18 to 20
  • Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300

Entangle

  • Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90
  • Cooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 20/19/18/17s

Savage Roar

  • Cooldown decreased from 38/32/26/20s to 29/26/23/20s

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Entangle Root Damage Per Second increased from +15 to +20

Marci5 changes

  • Strength gain increased from 3.0 to 3.2
  • Damage gain per level increased from 3.2 to 3.3

Rebound

  • Radius increased from 275 to 300

Unleash

  • Cooldown decreased from 90/75/60s to 80/70/60s

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent +75 Rebound Landing Radius decreased to +50

Mars3 changes

  • Base Agility decreased from 20 to 18

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction increased from 2s to 2.5s
  • Level 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun increased from +0.4 to +0.5s

Meepo3 changes

Dig

  • Now has a 0.3s cast point

MegaMeepo

  • Poof damage factor per additional Meepo decreased from 100% to 75%

Talents

  • Level 25 Talent Poof Cast Duration Reduction decreased from 1s to 0.75s

Monkey King2 changes

Wukong's Command

  • Duration increased from 13s to 14s
  • Aghanim's Scepter Soldier Duration increased from 12s to 15s

Muerta1 change

Gunslinger

  • Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Necrophos1 change

Ghost Shroud

  • Restoration Amplification rescaled from 45/55/65/75% to 55/60/65/70%

Omniknight1 change

Repel

  • Bonus Strength decreased from 7/14/21/28 to 6/12/18/24

Outworld Devourer2 changes

Sanity's Eclipse

  • No longer deals bonus damage to illusions

Essence Flux

  • Aghanim's Scepter barrier duration decreased from 15s to 12s

Pangolier11 changes

  • Intelligence gain increased from 2.2 to 2.5
  • Damage gain per level increased from 3.6 to 3.8
  • Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300

Swashbuckle

  • Cast Range and Dash Range increased from 400/500/600/700 to 575/650/725/800
  • Slash Range increased from 700 to 850
  • Damage per Strike increased from 30/60/90/120 to 35/65/95/125

Shield Crash

  • Cooldown decreased from 16/13/10/7s to 15/12/9/6s

Rolling Thunder

  • Duration increased from 9/10/11s to 10/11/12s
  • Damage increased from 75/150/225 to 100/200/300
  • Magic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%

Roll Up

  • Magic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%

Phantom Assassin2 changes

Fan of Knives

  • Now pierces Debuff Immunity

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Phantom Strike Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s

Phantom Lancer2 changes

Spirit Lance

  • Damage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280

Phantom Rush

  • Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Primal Beast3 changes

Onslaught

  • Stun Duration rescaled from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 0.7/1/1.3/1.6s

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast replaced with +6 Uproar Armor Per Stack
  • Level 20 Talent +7 Uproar Armor Per Stack replaced with Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast

Pudge2 changes

Meat Hook

  • Mana Cost increased from 110 to 120

Fresh Meat

Dismember

  • Strength Increase decreased from 2/4/6 to 2/3/4

Pugna2 changes

Life Drain

  • Mana Cost increased from 100/150/200 to 115/160/205

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250

Riki1 change

Tricks of the Trade

  • Attack Damage rescaled from 30/50/70/90 to 25/50/75/100

Ring Master1 change

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Impalement Arts Impact Damage increased from +75 to +85

Shadow Demon2 changes

Disseminate

  • Cast Range decreased from 700/800/900/1000 to 700/775/850/925

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +10 to +8

Shadow Fiend3 changes

Necromastery

  • Base Max Souls increased from 20 to 20/22/24/26
  • No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter

Requiem of Souls

  • Magic Resist Reduction rescaled from 5/10/15% to 10%

Silencer1 change

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25

Slark3 changes

Saltwater Shiv

  • Duration increased from 6/8/10/12s to 12s
  • Stack Regen Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5
  • Stack Speed Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5

Spectre8 changes

  • Base Agility increased from 25 to 26
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 48–52 to 49–53
  • Agility gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4

Shadow Step

  • Cooldown decreased from 32/28/24/20s to 30/26/22/18s
  • Cast Range increased from 700/850/1000/1150 to 750/900/1050/1200
  • Illusion Damage increased from 20/30/40/50% to 32/38/44/50%

Dispersion

  • Damage Reflected increased from 7/11/15/19% to 8/12/16/20%

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Desolate Damage increased from +10 to +12

Techies1 change

Proximity Mines

  • Cast range increased from 400 to 450

Terrorblade4 changes

  • Base agility increased from 22 to 23
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 48–54 to 49–55

Metamorphosis

  • Cooldown decreased from 155/150/145/140s to 145/140/135/130s

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Metamorphosis Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 10s

Tidehunter4 changes

Dead in the Water

  • No longer deals 100 damage

Krill Eater

  • Strength gain decreased from 4.1 to 3.9

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent Anchor Smash Damage Reduction decreased from +20% to +10%
  • Level 20 Talent Blubber effect triggers Anchor Smash now deals 50% less damage on the triggered Anchor Smash and is now considered reflection damage

Timbersaw3 changes

Whirling Death

  • Stat Loss Duration decreased from 12/13/14/15s to 11/12/13/14s
  • Base Damage decreased from 85/130/175/220 to 75/120/165/210

Reactive Armor

  • Aghanim's Scepter effect radius decreased from 600 to 450

Tinker1 change

Laser

  • Now shows the overhead "Blinded" text over affected units

Tiny1 change

Tree Grab

  • Splash Damage increased from 55/70/85/100% to 70/80/90/100%

Treant Protector5 changes

  • Base Armor increased by 1

Nature's Guise

  • Cooldown decreased from (50s - 3s per 2 levels ups) to (35s - 1s per level up)

Living Armor

  • Damage Blocked increased from 100 to 120
  • Cooldown decreased from 30/25/20/15s to 24/21/18/15s

Overgrowth

  • Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown increased from 80/70/60s to 85/75/65s

Troll Warlord1 change

Battle Stance

  • Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Underlord1 change

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent Firestorm Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 4s

Ursa4 changes

Bear Down

  • Duration Bonus rescaled from 14/16/18/20% to 15%

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent +5 Fury Swipes Damage replaced with +0.5% Maul Health as Damage
  • Level 20 Talent +0.5% Maul Health as Damage replaced with +6 Fury Swipes Damage
  • Level 20 Talent Earthshock Radius decreased from +400 to +300

Viper4 changes

Caustic Bath

Corrosive Skin

  • Max bonus effect decreased from 100% to 75%

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second replaced with +10% Poison Attack Slow/Damage
  • Level 15 Talent +15% Poison Attack Slow/Damage replaced with +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second
  • Level 15 Talent Nethertoxin Min/Max Damage decreased from +40 to +30

Void Spirit1 change

Aether Remnant

  • Remnant Lifetime decreased from 20s to 17s

Warlock3 changes

Eldritch Summoning

  • Imp explosion damage decreased from 25/70/115/160/205 to 20/65/110/155/200

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent Upheaval Damage increased from +40 to +45
  • Level 25 Talent Fatal Bonds Targets increased from +3 to +4

Windranger3 changes

Powershot

  • Slow duration decreased from 4s to 3s

Windrun

  • Aghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction decreased from 45% to 35%

Tangled

Shackleshot

  • Bonus Damage per Hero decreased from 40 to 35

Winter Wyvern3 changes

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent HP/s Cold Embrace Heal decreased from +25 to +20
  • Level 15 Talent Splinter Blast Shatter Radius decreased from +300 to +250
  • Level 25 Talent Splinter Blast Stun Duration decreased from +1.25s to +1s

Witch Doctor3 changes

Death Ward

  • Damage decreased from 60/95/130 to 60/90/120

Cleft Death

Death Ward

  • Damage decreased from 55/90/125 to 55/85/115

Talents

  • Level 25 Talent Death Ward Damage decreased from +45 to +40

Wraith King1 change

Bone Guard

Bone Guard

  • Skeleton movement speed decreased from 350 to 340

Zeus1 change

Static Field

  • Current HP Damage increased from 2.5/3/3.5/4% to 2.5/3.25/4/4.75%

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