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General changes: change history

17 changes across 2 patches (Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 24, 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 Patch 7.41Nerf 1Adjust 1Official notes ↗
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    Tier 1 availability
    Tier 1 availability on General changes decreases from 5:00 to 0:00.
    5:00→0:00
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    Tier 1 availability changed from 5:00 to 0:00
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    Madstone crafting cost for Tier 1 items
    Madstone crafting cost for Tier 1 items on General changes increases from 5 to 6.
    5→6
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    Madstone crafting cost for Tier 1 items increased from 5 to 6
  2. Dota 2 Patch 7.40Adjust 15Official notes ↗
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    Talents no longer require a skill point to level.
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    Talents no longer require a skill point to level
    • Now talents are learned by using their own talent points available at levels 10, 15, 20, 25, 27, 28, 29, and 30
    • This results in all +2 All Attributes bonuses skilled by level 22
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    All Facets that used to have 6 All Attributes bonuses now have 7 bonuses again.
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    All Facets that used to have 6 All Attributes bonuses now have 7 bonuses again
    • Info: Batrider's Arsonist, Magnus' Diminishing Return, Meepo's More Meepo, Monkey King's Simian Stride, Night Stalker's Voidbringer, and Silencer's Synaptic Split
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    Tier 4 Towers now have a Barracks Reinforcement buff. Each allied barracks that has not been destroyed provides +4 armor to both Tier 4 towers.
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    Tier 4 Towers now have a Barracks Reinforcement buff. Each allied barracks that has not been destroyed provides +4 armor to both Tier 4 towers
    • Bonus is for each individual building, totaling in +24 Armor for 6 Barracks
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    Assist Gold Formula Reworked.
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    Assist Gold Formula Reworked
    • OLD: 60 + ( ( VictimNetworth * 0.037 ) / NumHeroes )
    • NEW: 15 + ( ( 50 + ( VictimNetworth * 0.037 ) ) / NumHeroes )
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    Melee Creep: Gold Bounty now increases by 1 per lane creep upgrade interval (every 7:30).
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    Melee Creep: Gold Bounty now increases by 1 per lane creep upgrade interval (every 7:30)
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    Flagbearer Creep: Gold Bounty now increases by 1 per lane creep upgrade interval.
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    Flagbearer Creep: Gold Bounty now increases by 1 per lane creep upgrade interval
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    Flagbearer Creep: AoE Bounty Radius
    Flagbearer Creep: AoE Bounty Radius increases from 1200 to 1500.
    1200→1500
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    Flagbearer Creep: AoE Bounty Radius increased from 1200 to 1500
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    Flagbearer Creep: When killed by a player controlled unit, the Flagbearer Creep always grants Bonus Bounty to the killer's hero regardless of the hero's proximity to the Flagbearer Creep.
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    Flagbearer Creep: When killed by a player controlled unit, the Flagbearer Creep always grants Bonus Bounty to the killer's hero regardless of the hero's proximity to the Flagbearer Creep
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    Flagbearer Creep: Bonus Gold from killing Flagbearers is now classified as creep gold instead of ability gold.
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    Flagbearer Creep: Bonus Gold from killing Flagbearers is now classified as creep gold instead of ability gold
    • Info: Has no gameplay effect, but makes a post game gold breakdown more accurate
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    Flagbearer Creep: Inspiration Aura no longer affects heroes.
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    Flagbearer Creep: Inspiration Aura no longer affects heroes
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    Flagbearer Creep: Inspiration Aura now also provides a magic resistance bonus to affected creeps starting with 0% and improving by 4% with every lane creep upgrade interval, up to a maximum of 15 upgrades.
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    Flagbearer Creep: Inspiration Aura now also provides a magic resistance bonus to affected creeps starting with 0% and improving by 4% with every lane creep upgrade interval, up to a maximum of 15 upgrades
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    Courier respawn time
    Courier respawn time decreased from (60s + 6s per Hero Level) to (45s + 5s per Hero Level).
    (60s + 6s per Hero level)→(45s + 5s per Hero level)
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    Courier respawn time decreased from (60s + 6s per Hero Level) to (45s + 5s per Hero Level)
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    Courier no longer has a 15% movement speed penalty while carrying a Clarity, Enchanted Mango, Faerie Fire, Healing Salve, or Tango.
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    Courier no longer has a 15% movement speed penalty while carrying a Clarity, Enchanted Mango, Faerie Fire, Healing Salve, or Tango
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    Flying Courier will now go to a more obscure shopping area within range of the Secret Shop when using Go To Secret Shop.
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    Flying Courier will now go to a more obscure shopping area within range of the Secret Shop when using Go To Secret Shop
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    All illusions now have 800 daytime vision and 400 nighttime vision.
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    All illusions now have 800 daytime vision and 400 nighttime vision

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