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Dota 2 patch 7.40c

Gameplay update · January 2026 · official patch notes

HEROES
38
ITEMS
2
TOTAL
94

The big changes

GENERAL
Other changes
Roots and leashes will now interrupt Return's channeling
Previously they only prevented casting of Return, but had no effect if applied during the channelling
NERF
Phylactery
All Attributes bonus 7 → 6
NERF
Broodmother
5 changes
Max Charges 4/6/8/10 → 3/5/7/9
BUFF
Largo
5 changes
Intelligence gain 2.4 → 2.6
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General

2 changes
Other changes Roots and leashes will now interrupt Return's channeling
Previously they only prevented casting of Return, but had no effect if applied during the channelling
Other changes Duration
0.8/1.2/1.6/2sto1.1/1.4/1.7/2s

Items

2 shown · 2 changed

Khanda

ADJUSTED
Can now be disassembled

Phylactery

NERF
All Attributes bonus
7to6
Mana Regen
2.5to2.25

Heroes

38 shown · 38 changed

Broodmother

NERF
7.40c · 5 changes

Spin Web

Max Charges
4/6/8/10to3/5/7/9

Incapacitating Bite

No longer applied by illusions

Facet: Necrotic Webs

Spin Web: Enemy Restoration Reduction
10/30/50/70%to10/25/40/55%

Talents

Level 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +8 to +6
Level 25 Talent BAT Reduction during Insatiable Hunger decreased from 0.2s to 0.15s

Clinkz

NERF
7.40c · 5 changes

Skeleton Walk

Skeleton Building Damage penalty
25%to75%
Also applies to Burning Army skeletons
No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Now Aghanim's Scepter only provides Burning Army ability without increasing Skeleton Archer Hits to Kill by 1

Talents

Level 15 Talent Attack Range decreased from +60 to +50
Level 25 Talent Searing Arrows Multishot no longer applies to Skeleton Archers

Largo

BUFF
7.40c · 5 changes

Base stats

Added to Captains Mode
Intelligence gain
2.4to2.6

Frogstomp

Damage per stomp
35/45/55/65to36/48/60/72

Amphibian Rhapsody

Now can be toggled while silenced
Radius
750to800

Bloodseeker

NERF
7.40c · 4 changes

Bloodrage

Max Health Damage per second
1.4%to1.2%

Talents

Level 10 Talent Health increased from +175 to +200
Level 20 Talent Agility decreased from +20 to +15
Level 20 Talent Rupture Cast Range decreased from +425 to +400

Grimstroke

BUFF
7.40c · 4 changes

Base stats

Base damage increased by 1
Damage at level 1
46–50to47–51

Ink Swell

Cast Range
500/600/700/800to650/700/750/800

Talents

Level 15 Talent Ink Swell Movement Speed increased from +12% to +15%

Lone Druid

BUFF
7.40c · 4 changes

Base stats

Base Agility
20to22
Damage at level 1
42–46to44–48

Savage Roar

Duration
0.8/1.2/1.6/2sto1.1/1.4/1.7/2s

Talents

Level 25 Talent Slow Resistance during True Form increased from 60% to 70%

Terrorblade

BUFF
7.40c · 4 changes

Conjure Image

Mana Cost
55/65/75/85to50/60/70/80

Sunder

Cooldown
120/80/40sto110/75/40s

Demon Zeal

No longer affects Reflection illusions

Talents

Level 15 Talent Reflection Slow/Damage increased from +10% to +15%

Timbersaw

NERF
7.40c · 4 changes

Base stats

Base Strength
26to23
Damage at level 1
49–53to46–50
Strength gain
3.5to3.6

Talents

Level 15 Talent Whirling Death Stat Loss decreased from +2.5% to +2%

Gyrocopter

BUFF
7.40c · 3 changes

Base stats

Base Attack Speed
125to115
Agility gain
3.2to3.4

Talents

Level 25 Talent Call Down Cooldown Reduction increased from 30s to 40s

Jakiro

NERF
7.40c · 3 changes

Base stats

Base Intelligence
26to25
Damage at level 1
53–61to52–60

Ice Path

Path Duration
3/3.5/4/4.5sto2.6/3.1/3.6/4.1s

Meepo

NERF
7.40c · 3 changes

MegaMeepo

Poof damage factor per additional Meepo
75%to50%

Talents

Level 10 Talent Poof Damage decreased from +50 to +40
Level 20 Talent Ransack Health Steal decreased from +8 to +7

Pangolier

BUFF
7.40c · 3 changes

Base stats

Base Strength
19to20

Fortune Favors the Bold

Chance Reduction
40%to50%

Swashbuckle

Cooldown
20/17/14/11sto19/16/13/10s

Ring Master

BUFF
7.40c · 3 changes

Base stats

Base Agility
13to11
Agility gain
1.4to1.6

Facet: Carny Classics

Whoopee Cushion: Stink cloud radius
200to250

Slark

BUFF
7.40c · 3 changes

Saltwater Shiv

Stack Restoration Steal
3/4/5/6%to2/4/6/8%
Stack Regen Steal
2/3/4/5to2/4/6/8
Stack Speed Steal
2/3/4/5to2/4/6/8

Spectre

NERF
7.40c · 3 changes

Base stats

Strength gain
2.5to2.4

Talents

Level 20 Talent Health decreased from +350 to +325
Level 25 Talent All Spectre Illusion Damage decreased from +20% to +15%

Viper

ADJUSTED
7.40c · 3 changes

Corrosive Skin

Damage per second
8/16/24/32to10/15/20/25

Talents

Level 20 Talent Predator Damage Per Missing Health increased from +0.25 to +0.3
Level 20 Talent Viper Strike DPS decreased from +80 to +70

Axe

NERF
7.40c · 2 changes

Base stats

Strength gain
2.8to2.7

Talents

Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +10 to +8

Batrider

BUFF
7.40c · 2 changes

Base stats

Agility gain
1.8to2.0
Damage gain per level
3.4to3.5

Brewmaster

BUFF
7.40c · 2 changes

Liquid Courage

Aghanim's Shard Max HP Regen per second
2%to2.5%

Drunken Brawler

Earth Brawler Armor
2/4/6/8to3/5/7/9

Ember Spirit

NERF
7.40c · 2 changes

Searing Chains

Duration
1.5/2/2.5/3sto1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75s
Damage Per Second
50/70/90/110to100

Monkey King

BUFF
7.40c · 2 changes

Jingu Mastery

Bonus Damage
30/75/120/165to30/80/130/180

Talents

Level 10 Talent Primal Spring Max Damage increased from +85 to +90

Phantom Lancer

NERF
7.40c · 2 changes

Illusory Armaments

Min Damage at level 1
18%to17%
Increment value per 3 level ups is still 2%

Doppelganger

Mana Cost
50to70

Slardar

NERF
7.40c · 2 changes

Base stats

Strength gain
3.6to3.4

Talents

Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250

Tidehunter

NERF
7.40c · 2 changes

Base stats

Base Strength
27to26
Damage at level 1
52–58to51–57

Abaddon

ADJUSTED
7.40c · 1 change

Curse of Avernus

No longer applied by illusions

Dark Seer

BUFF
7.40c · 1 change

Base stats

Base Armor increased by 1

Doom

BUFF
7.40c · 1 change

Infernal Blade

Mana Cost
40to35

Drow Ranger

NERF
7.40c · 1 change

Talents

Level 25 Talent Marksmanship Chance decreased from +10% to +8%

Earthshaker

BUFF
7.40c · 1 change

Fissure

Mana Cost
120/125/130/135to115/120/125/130

Huskar

NERF
7.40c · 1 change

Facet: Cauterize

Berserker's Blood: Cooldown
50/40/30/20sto60/50/40/30s

Legion Commander

NERF
7.40c · 1 change

Duel

Aghanim's Scepter Duration
5.5/6/6.5sto5/5.5/6s

Nature's Prophet

BUFF
7.40c · 1 change

Nature's Call

Treant Damage
16/24/32/40to16/25/34/43

Phantom Assassin

BUFF
7.40c · 1 change

Talents

Level 10 Talent Stifling Dagger Cooldown Reduction increased from 1.5s to 2s

Pudge

NERF
7.40c · 1 change

Meat Shield

Mana Cost
50/60/70/80to65/70/75/80

Rubick

BUFF
7.40c · 1 change

Telekinesis

Cooldown
23/20/17/14sto22/19/16/13s

Shadow Demon

NERF
7.40c · 1 change

Facet: Promulgate

Disseminate: Health loss
9/11/13/15%to9/10/11/12%

Treant Protector

ADJUSTED
7.40c · 1 change

Eyes In The Forest

Eyes now have a 50g bounty when killed

Ursa

NERF
7.40c · 1 change

Fury Swipes

Damage per attack
13/21/29/37to12/20/28/36
Source: official Dota 2 patch notes 7.40c