Mask of Madness
ADJUSTEDBerserk now shows the overhead "Silenced" text when active
PATCH NOTES
Dota 2 patch 7.40b
Gameplay update · December 2025 · official patch notes
HEROES
65
ITEMS
4
TOTAL CHANGES
186
MOST CHANGED
Pangolier 11
The big changes
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General
3 changes
Other changes
· Gold Bounty
Other changes
· Experience Bounty
Other changes
· Root Damage per second
Items
4 shown · 4 changed in totalSilver Edge
NERFShadow Walk debuff duration
Spirit Vessel
ADJUSTEDSoul Release will gain charges only for Spirit Vessel if the same hero has both Spirit Vessel and Urn of Shadows
Urn of Shadows
ADJUSTEDSoul Release can no longer gain charges on multiple copies of this item if the copies are on the same hero
Heroes
65 shown · 65 changed in totalPangolier
BUFF7.40b · 11 changes
IN THIS PATCH
11 changes
Base stats
Intelligence gain
Damage gain per level
Base Movement Speed
Swashbuckle
Cast Range and Dash Range
Slash Range
Damage per Strike
Shield Crash
Cooldown
Rolling Thunder
Duration
Damage
Magic Resistance
Roll Up
Magic Resistance
Spectre
BUFF7.40b · 8 changes
IN THIS PATCH
8 changes
Base stats
Base Agility
Damage at level 1
Agility gain
Shadow Step
Cooldown
Cast Range
Illusion Damage
Dispersion
Damage Reflected
Talents
Level 10 Talent Desolate Damage increased from +10 to +12
Brewmaster
BUFF7.40b · 7 changes
IN THIS PATCH
7 changes
Base stats
Base Strength
Damage at level 1
Liquid Courage
Max Speed Increase
Thunder Clap
Radius
Drunken Brawler
Brewed Up extend duration
Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
Primal Split
Earth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance
Clinkz
BUFF7.40b · 6 changes
IN THIS PATCH
6 changes
Base stats
Base Strength
Infernal Shred
Debuff per Clinkz' attack
Strafe
Now also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast
Attack Speed Bonus
Searing Arrows
Bonus Damage
Talents
Level 15 Talent +1 Death Pact Charge replaced with -10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time
Kez
NERF7.40b · 6 changes
IN THIS PATCH
6 changes
Switch Discipline
Katana Base Attack Time worsened from 1.8s to 1.9s
Katana Bonus Agility Base Damage
Can no longer be disabled by Silence
Falcon Rush
Can no longer rush towards buildings or trigger on them
Echo Attack Damage
Talents
Level 20 Talent Attack Speed During Falcon Rush decreased from +60 to +40
Lone Druid
BUFF7.40b · 6 changes
IN THIS PATCH
6 changes
Base stats
Base Strength
Base Movement Speed
Entangle
Root Damage per second
Cooldown
Savage Roar
Cooldown
Talents
Level 10 Talent Entangle Root Damage Per Second increased from +15 to +20
Largo
BUFF7.40b · 5 changes
IN THIS PATCH
5 changes
Catchy Lick
Enemy Pull Distance
Bonus Health Regen
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
Marci
BUFF7.40b · 5 changes
IN THIS PATCH
5 changes
Base stats
Strength gain
Damage gain per level
Rebound
Radius
Unleash
Cooldown
Talents
Level 10 Talent +75 Rebound Landing Radius decreased to +50
Treant Protector
BUFF7.40b · 5 changes
IN THIS PATCH
5 changes
Base stats
Base Armor increased by 1
Nature's Guise
Cooldown
Living Armor
Damage Blocked
Cooldown
Overgrowth
Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown
Broodmother
NERF7.40b · 4 changes
IN THIS PATCH
4 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
Drow Ranger
NERF7.40b · 4 changes
IN THIS PATCH
4 changes
Base stats
Agility gain
Glacier
Cooldown
Facet: Sidestep
Multishot: Movement Speed Penalty
Talents
Level 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%
Huskar
NERF7.40b · 4 changes
IN THIS PATCH
4 changes
Berserker's Blood
HP for Max bonus
Facet: Cauterize
Berserker's Blood: Max HP Heal per Debuff
Talents
Level 15 Talent Lifesteal decreased from +15% to +12%
Level 25 Talent Life Break Damage decreased from +25% to +22%
Legion Commander
ADJUSTED7.40b · 4 changes
IN THIS PATCH
4 changes
Press The Attack
Mana Cost
Bonus Move Speed
Duel
Aghanim's Scepter duration bonus
Total Duration decreased from 6/6.5/7s to 5.5/6/6.5s
Facet: Spoils of War
Duel: Press the Attack duration on allies after Duel win
From 2.5s to 1.25s
Terrorblade
BUFF7.40b · 4 changes
IN THIS PATCH
4 changes
Base stats
Base agility
Damage at level 1
Metamorphosis
Cooldown
Talents
Level 15 Talent Metamorphosis Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 10s
Tidehunter
NERF7.40b · 4 changes
IN THIS PATCH
4 changes
Dead in the Water
No longer deals 100 damage
Facet: Krill Eater
Strength gain
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
Ursa
NERF7.40b · 4 changes
IN THIS PATCH
4 changes
Facet: Bear Down
Duration Bonus
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
Viper
NERF7.40b · 4 changes
IN THIS PATCH
4 changes
Facet: Caustic Bath
Corrosive Skin: Max bonus effect
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
Beastmaster
BUFF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Base stats
Agility gain
Damage gain per level
Wild Axes
Damage Amp per stack
Centaur Warrunner
NERF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Base stats
Base Movement Speed
Work Horse
Total Duration
Talents
Level 15 Talent Strength decreased from +12 to +10
Faceless Void
ADJUSTED7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Base stats
Base Damage decreased by 3
Base Agility
Damage at level 1 unchanged (58–64)
Invoker
NERF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Facet: Mind of Tornarus
Tornado: Aghanim's Scepter Twister Duration decreased by 0.5s
Tornado: 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
Juggernaut
NERF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Healing Ward
Duration
Omnislash
Slashes Rate Multiplier
Talents
Level 25 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal decreased from +50% to +40%
Mars
BUFF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Base stats
Base Agility
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
Meepo
NERF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Dig
Now has a 0.3s cast point
MegaMeepo
Poof damage factor per additional Meepo
Talents
Level 25 Talent Poof Cast Duration Reduction decreased from 1s to 0.75s
Primal Beast
ADJUSTED7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Onslaught
Stun Duration
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
Shadow Fiend
BUFF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Necromastery
Base Max Souls
No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Requiem of Souls
Magic Resist Reduction
Slark
BUFF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Saltwater Shiv
Duration
Stack Regen Steal
Stack Speed Steal
Timbersaw
NERF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Whirling Death
Stat Loss Duration
Base Damage
Reactive Armor
Aghanim's Scepter effect radius
Warlock
BUFF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Eldritch Summoning
Imp explosion damage
Talents
Level 20 Talent Upheaval Damage increased from +40 to +45
Level 25 Talent Fatal Bonds Targets increased from +3 to +4
Windranger
NERF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Powershot
Slow duration
Windrun
Aghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction
Facet: Tangled
Shackleshot: Bonus Damage per Hero
Winter Wyvern
NERF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 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 Doctor
NERF7.40b · 3 changes
IN THIS PATCH
3 changes
Death Ward
Damage
Facet: Cleft Death
Death Ward: Damage
Talents
Level 25 Talent Death Ward Damage decreased from +45 to +40
Dazzle
NERF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Poison Touch
Slow
Talents
Level 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s
Death Prophet
BUFF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Exorcism
Spirits
Talents
Level 20 Talent Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal increased from +25 to +30
Jakiro
NERF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Liquid Fire
Burn Damage
Liquid Frost
Impact Damage
Monkey King
BUFF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Wukong's Command
Duration
Aghanim's Scepter Soldier Duration
Outworld Devourer
NERF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Sanity's Eclipse
No longer deals bonus damage to illusions
Essence Flux
Aghanim's Scepter barrier duration
Phantom Assassin
BUFF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Fan of Knives
Now pierces Debuff Immunity
Talents
Level 10 Talent Phantom Strike Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s
Phantom Lancer
BUFF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Spirit Lance
Damage
Phantom Rush
Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
Pudge
NERF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Meat Hook
Mana Cost
Facet: Fresh Meat
Dismember: Strength Increase
Pugna
NERF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Life Drain
Mana Cost
Talents
Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250
Shadow Demon
NERF7.40b · 2 changes
IN THIS PATCH
2 changes
Disseminate
Cast Range
Talents
Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +10 to +8
Abaddon
NERF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Talents
Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen decreased from +10 to +8
Axe
NERF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Talents
Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +12 to +10
Batrider
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Flamebreak
Mana Cost
Bristleback
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Viscous Nasal Goo
Base Movement Slow
Doom
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Base stats
Strength gain
Enigma
NERF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Black Hole
Aghanim's Scepter Pull AoE
Kunkka
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Talents
Level 25 Talent Tidebringer Cleave Damage increased from +120% to +130%
Lich
NERF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Base stats
Agility gain
Morphling
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Base stats
Base armor increased by 1
Muerta
ADJUSTED7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Gunslinger
Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
Necrophos
ADJUSTED7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Ghost Shroud
Restoration Amplification
Omniknight
NERF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Repel
Bonus Strength
Riki
ADJUSTED7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Tricks of the Trade
Attack Damage
Ring Master
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Talents
Level 10 Talent Impalement Arts Impact Damage increased from +75 to +85
Silencer
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Talents
Level 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25
Techies
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Proximity Mines
Cast range
Tinker
ADJUSTED7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Laser
Now shows the overhead "Blinded" text over affected units
Tiny
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Tree Grab
Splash Damage
Troll Warlord
ADJUSTED7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Battle Stance
Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
Underlord
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Talents
Level 15 Talent Firestorm Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 4s
Void Spirit
NERF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Aether Remnant
Remnant Lifetime
Wraith King
NERF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Facet: Bone Guard
Skeleton movement speed
Zeus
BUFF7.40b · 1 change
IN THIS PATCH
1 change
Static Field
Current HP Damage
Source: official Dota 2 patch notes 7.40b