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Brewmaster: change history

51 changes across 6 patches (Dec 15, 2025 to Jun 4, 2026), newest first. Nerf Radar tracks the 10 most recent official updates for Dota 2, back to Dec 15, 2025.
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  1. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41d (Jun 4, 2026)Buff 2Nerf 2Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Liquid Courage · Aghanim's Shard max HP regen per second
    Aghanim's Shard max HP regen per second on Brewmaster's Liquid Courage increases from 2.5% to 3%.
    2.5%→3%
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    Aghanim's Shard max HP regen per second increased from 2.5% to 3%
    Buff
    Thunder Clap · Slow duration
    Slow duration on Brewmaster's Thunder Clap increases from 4s to 4/4.25/4.5/4.75s.
    4s→4/4.25/4.5/4.75s
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    Slow duration increased from 4s to 4/4.25/4.5/4.75s
    Nerf
    Talents · Level 10 Talent Brewlings Base Damage
    Brewmaster's level 10 talent Brewlings Base Damage decreases from +14 to +13.
    +14→+13
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    Level 10 Talent Brewlings Base Damage decreased from +14 to +13
    Nerf
    Talents · Level 20 Talent Primal Split Cooldown Reduction
    Brewmaster's level 20 talent Primal Split Cooldown Reduction decreases from 15s to 12s.
    15s→12s
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    Level 20 Talent Primal Split Cooldown Reduction decreased from 15s to 12s
  2. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41c (May 6, 2026)Adjust 1Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Primal Split
    Cancel Split now has a 3s initial cooldown.
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    Cancel Split now has a 3s initial cooldown
  3. Dota 2 Patch 7.41Nerf 2Adjust 2Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Liquid Courage · Max Status Resist
    Brewmaster's Liquid Courage: Max Status Resist changed from 10.5% + 0.5% per level up to 10% + 0.5% per level.
    10.5% + 0.5% per level up→10% + 0.5% per level
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    Max Status Resist changed from 10.5% + 0.5% per level up to 10% + 0.5% per level
    • Info: Effective values are not changed
    Nerf
    Primal Split · Earth Brewling's Hurl Boulder Stun Duration
    Earth Brewling's Hurl Boulder Stun Duration on Brewmaster's Primal Split decreases from 1.6/1.6/1.6/2s to 1.6/1.6/1.6/1.8s.
    1.6/1.6/1.6/2s→1.6/1.6/1.6/1.8s
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    Earth Brewling's Hurl Boulder Stun Duration decreased from 1.6/1.6/1.6/2s to 1.6/1.6/1.6/1.8s
    Nerf
    Primal Split · Storm Brewling's Cyclone Duration
    Storm Brewling's Cyclone Duration on Brewmaster's Primal Split decreases from 3/4/5/6s to 3/3.75/4.5/5.25s.
    3/4/5/6s→3/3.75/4.5/5.25s
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    Storm Brewling's Cyclone Duration decreased from 3/4/5/6s to 3/3.75/4.5/5.25s
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    Talents
    Level 10 Talent +1s Drunken Brawler Brewed Up / Extend Duration replaced with +2/1s Drunken Brawler Brewed Up / Extend Duration.
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    Level 10 Talent +1s Drunken Brawler Brewed Up / Extend Duration replaced with +2/1s Drunken Brawler Brewed Up / Extend Duration
  4. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.40c (Jan 21, 2026)Buff 2Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Liquid Courage · Aghanim's Shard Max HP Regen per second
    Aghanim's Shard Max HP Regen per second on Brewmaster's Liquid Courage increases from 2% to 2.5%.
    2%→2.5%
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    Aghanim's Shard Max HP Regen per second increased from 2% to 2.5%
    Buff
    Drunken Brawler · Earth Brawler Armor
    Earth Brawler Armor on Brewmaster's Drunken Brawler increases from 2/4/6/8 to 3/5/7/9.
    2/4/6/8→3/5/7/9
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    Earth Brawler Armor increased from 2/4/6/8 to 3/5/7/9
  5. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.40b (Dec 23, 2025)Buff 5Adjust 2Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Base Strength
    Brewmaster's Base Strength increases from 23 to 24.
    23→24
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    Base Strength increased from 23 to 24
    Buff
    Damage at level 1
    Brewmaster's Damage at level 1 increases from 52–59 to 53–60.
    52–59→53–60
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    Damage at level 1 increased from 52–59 to 53–60
    Buff
    Liquid Courage · Max Speed Increase
    Max Speed Increase on Brewmaster's Liquid Courage increases from 25% to 30%.
    25%→30%
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    Max Speed Increase increased from 25% to 30%
    Buff
    Thunder Clap · Radius
    Radius on Brewmaster's Thunder Clap increases from 375 to 400.
    375→400
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    Radius increased from 375 to 400
    Buff
    Drunken Brawler · Brewed Up extend duration
    Brewed Up extend duration on Brewmaster's Drunken Brawler increases from 1s to 2s.
    1s→2s
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    Brewed Up extend duration increased from 1s to 2s
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    Drunken Brawler
    Toggling is no longer disabled by silence.
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    Toggling is no longer disabled by silence
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    Primal Split
    Earth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance.
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    Earth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance
  6. Dota 2 Patch 7.40Buff 9Nerf 2Adjust 18New 1Removed 3Official notes ↗
    Nerf
    Strength gain
    Brewmaster's Strength gain decreases from 3.7 to 3.2.
    3.7→3.2
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    Strength gain decreased from 3.7 to 3.2
    Buff
    Intelligence gain
    Brewmaster's Intelligence gain increases from 1.6 to 1.9.
    1.6→1.9
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    Intelligence gain increased from 1.6 to 1.9
    Removed
    Removed Roll Out The Barrel and Drunken Master facets.
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    Removed Roll Out The Barrel and Drunken Master facets
    Removed
    Removed Primal Companion ability.
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    Removed Primal Companion ability
    Removed
    Removed Belligerent innate ability.
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    Removed Belligerent innate ability
    New
    Liquid Courage
    New innate ability. Passive, improves with Brewmaster's level.
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    New innate ability. Passive, improves with Brewmaster's level
    • When Brewmaster drops below 50% Health he gains a Status Resistance buff and his movement speed alternates every 1 second between being faster and being slower. The effect becomes stronger at lower health, scaling from 0 up to max values at 20% Health. Max Status Resistance is 10.5% + 0.5% per Brewmaster's level up, Max Speed Increase is 25%, Max Speed Slow is 10%
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    Liquid Courage
    Upgraded with Aghanim's Shard.
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    Upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
    • Brewmaster may activate the ability to toss a strong drink to himself or a teammate, granting the max effects of his innate for 5 seconds, and also providing 2% Max HP Regen per second. Cast Range: 800. Mana Cost: 50. Cooldown: 20s
    Buff
    Thunder Clap · Cast point
    Cast point on Brewmaster's Thunder Clap decreases from 0.35s to 0.3s.
    0.35s→0.3s
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    Cast point improved from 0.35s to 0.3s
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    Thunder Clap · Mana Cost
    Mana Cost on Brewmaster's Thunder Clap changes from 90/100/110/120 to 100.
    90/100/110/120→100
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    Mana Cost rescaled from 90/100/110/120 to 100
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    Thunder Clap · Radius
    Radius on Brewmaster's Thunder Clap changes from 325/350/375/400 to 375.
    325/350/375/400→375
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    Radius rescaled from 325/350/375/400 to 375
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    Cinder Brew
    Now rolls a barrel of ale that deals 40/70/100/130 physical damage to enemies in its path and drenches enemies along the way and around the target location.
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    Now rolls a barrel of ale that deals 40/70/100/130 physical damage to enemies in its path and drenches enemies along the way and around the target location
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    Drunken Brawler
    Moved Brewed Up effect from Cinder Brew to Drunken Brawler.
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    Moved Brewed Up effect from Cinder Brew to Drunken Brawler
    • When Brewmaster casts any ability, he becomes Brewed Up for 5 seconds, gaining +150% to his stance bonuses. If he is already Brewed Up, the duration is extended by 1s. After Brewed Up ends, Brewmaster is hungover and cannot become Brewed Up again for 9 seconds
    Buff
    Drunken Brawler · Earth Stance Magic Resistance
    Earth Stance Magic Resistance on Brewmaster's Drunken Brawler increases from 5/10/15/20% to 8/12/16/20%.
    5/10/15/20%→8/12/16/20%
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    Earth Stance Magic Resistance increased from 5/10/15/20% to 8/12/16/20%
    Buff
    Drunken Brawler · Fire Stance Attack Speed
    Fire Stance Attack Speed on Brewmaster's Drunken Brawler increases from 10/15/20/25 to 10/20/30/40.
    10/15/20/25→10/20/30/40
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    Fire Stance Attack Speed increased from 10/15/20/25 to 10/20/30/40
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    Drunken Brawler
    Void Stance removed.
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    Void Stance removed
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    Drunken Brawler
    Stance visual indicator is now always present around Brewmaster.
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    Stance visual indicator is now always present around Brewmaster
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    Drunken Brawler
    Stances can now be switched without cancelling channeling or invisibility.
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    Stances can now be switched without cancelling channeling or invisibility
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    Primal Split
    Void Brewling removed.
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    Void Brewling removed
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    Primal Split · Duration
    Duration on Brewmaster's Primal Split increases from 16/18/20s to 16/20/24s.
    16/18/20s→16/20/24s
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    Duration increased from 16/18/20s to 16/20/24s
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    Primal Split
    All Brewlings now receive their respective Drunken Brawler stances.
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    All Brewlings now receive their respective Drunken Brawler stances
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    Primal Split
    Earth Brewling's Debuff Immunity ability renamed to Earth Element as it no longer grants Debuff Immunity. Now it provides 80% Status Resistance and 60% Magic Resistance instead.
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    Earth Brewling's Debuff Immunity ability renamed to Earth Element as it no longer grants Debuff Immunity. Now it provides 80% Status Resistance and 60% Magic Resistance instead
    Nerf
    Primal Split · Earth Brewling's Demolish Bonus Building Damage
    Earth Brewling's Demolish Bonus Building Damage on Brewmaster's Primal Split decreases from 50/100/150 to 40/80/120.
    50/100/150→40/80/120
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    Earth Brewling's Demolish Bonus Building Damage decreased from 50/100/150 to 40/80/120
    Buff
    Primal Split · Earth Brewling's movement speed
    Earth Brewling's movement speed on Brewmaster's Primal Split increases from 330/350/370 to 330/355/380.
    330/350/370→330/355/380
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    Earth Brewling's movement speed increased from 330/350/370 to 330/355/380
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    Primal Split · Earth Brewling's damage
    Earth Brewling's damage on Brewmaster's Primal Split increases from 25/60/95 to 35/70/105.
    25/60/95→35/70/105
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    Earth Brewling's damage increased from 25/60/95 to 35/70/105
    • Info: From 20–30/55–65/90–100 to 30–40/65–75/100–110
    Buff
    Primal Split · Storm Brewling's damage
    Storm Brewling's damage on Brewmaster's Primal Split increases from 20/40/60 to 30/50/70.
    20/40/60→30/50/70
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    Storm Brewling's damage increased from 20/40/60 to 30/50/70
    • Info: From 15–25/35–45/55–65 to 25–35/45–55/65–75
    Adjust
    Primal Split
    No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard.
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    No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
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    Primal Split
    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter.
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    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
    • Allows Brewmaster to cancel the ability early and provides Brewed Up bonus to all Brewlings on cast. Also increases ability's level to 4, improving Brewlings' stats and abilities
    • Earth: 4100 Health, 8 Health Regen, 135–145 Damage, 9 Armor. Other base stats are unchanged
    • Hurl Boulder: 200 Damage and 2s Stun Duration
    • Demolish: 160 Bonus Building Damage
    • Storm: 2500 Health, 8 Health Regen, 85–95 Damage. Other base stats are unchanged
    • Wind Walk: 320 Bonus Damage and 55% Bonus Movement Speed
    • Cyclone: 6s Hero Duration and 100 Damage on Landing
    • Fire: 1750 Health, 8 Health Regen, 215–225 Damage, 24 Armor. Other base stats are unchanged
    • Permanent Immolation: 100 Damage per second
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    Talents
    Level 10 Talent +1.5s Thunder Clap Duration replaced with +1s Drunken Brawler Brew Up / Extend Duration.
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    Level 10 Talent +1.5s Thunder Clap Duration replaced with +1s Drunken Brawler Brew Up / Extend Duration
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    Talents
    Level 10 Talent +10 Brewlings Damage replaced with +14 Brewlings Base Damage.
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    Level 10 Talent +10 Brewlings Damage replaced with +14 Brewlings Base Damage
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    Talents · Level 15 Talent Cinder Brew Damage/Duration
    Brewmaster's level 15 talent Cinder Brew Damage/Duration increases from +30% to 40%.
    +30%→40%
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    Level 15 Talent Cinder Brew Damage/Duration increased from +30% to 40%
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    Talents
    Level 15 Talent +1x Brewed Up multiplier for Drunken Brawler replaced with +600 Brewlings Health.
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    Level 15 Talent +1x Brewed Up multiplier for Drunken Brawler replaced with +600 Brewlings Health
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    Talents
    Level 20 Talent +1200 Brewlings Health replaced with -15s Primal Split Cooldown.
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    Level 20 Talent +1200 Brewlings Health replaced with -15s Primal Split Cooldown
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    Talents
    Level 25 Talent Brewlings Gain Drunken Brawler Passive replaced with 1.5x Drunken Brawler Stance Bonuses.
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    Level 25 Talent Brewlings Gain Drunken Brawler Passive replaced with 1.5x Drunken Brawler Stance Bonuses

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