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Invoker: change history

28 changes across 9 patches (Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 15, 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. Nerf
    Cold Snap · Cooldown
    Cooldown on Invoker's Cold Snap increases from 18s to 19s.
    18s→19s
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    Cooldown increased from 18s to 19s
    Adjust
    Ghost Walk
    Aghanim's Shard no longer applies damage to non-Hero units.
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    Aghanim's Shard no longer applies damage to non-Hero units
  2. Nerf
    Ghost Walk · Duration
    Duration on Invoker's Ghost Walk decreases from 60s to 50s.
    60s→50s
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    Duration decreased from 60s to 50s
    Adjust
    Ghost Walk
    Aghanim's Shard no longer increases radius.
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    Aghanim's Shard no longer increases radius
  3. Nerf
    Ghost Walk · Cooldown
    Cooldown on Invoker's Ghost Walk increases from 32s to 40s.
    32s→40s
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    Cooldown increased from 32s to 40s
    Nerf
    Chaos Meteor · Contact Damage
    Contact Damage on Invoker's Chaos Meteor decreases from 55/80/105/130/155/180/205/220/235 to 55/75/95/115/135/155/175/195/215.
    55/80/105/130/155/180/205/220/235→55/75/95/115/135/155/175/195/215
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    Contact Damage decreased from 55/80/105/130/155/180/205/220/235 to 55/75/95/115/135/155/175/195/215
    Adjust
    Ice Wall · Movement Slow
    Movement Slow on Invoker's Ice Wall changes from 20/40/60/80/100/120/140/160/180% to 30/45/60/75/90/105/120/135/150%.
    20/40/60/80/100/120/140/160/180%→30/45/60/75/90/105/120/135/150%
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    Movement Slow rescaled from 20/40/60/80/100/120/140/160/180% to 30/45/60/75/90/105/120/135/150%
  4. Nerf
    Base Movement Speed
    Invoker's Base Movement Speed decreases from 285 to 280.
    285→280
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    Base Movement Speed decreased from 285 to 280
  5. Adjust
    Invoke
    Now grants Invoker an additional Ability Point at hero levels 6, 12, and 18.
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    Now grants Invoker an additional Ability Point at hero levels 6, 12, and 18
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 20 Talent +1 Orb Levels replaced with +50% Forged Spirit Armor Reduction.
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    Level 20 Talent +1 Orb Levels replaced with +50% Forged Spirit Armor Reduction
  6. Buff
    Base Intelligence
    Invoker's Base Intelligence increases from 20 to 22.
    20→22
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    Base Intelligence increased from 20 to 22
    • Damage on level 1 increased from 39–45 to 41–47
    Buff
    Talents · Level 10 Talent Tornado Cooldown Reduction
    Invoker's level 10 talent Tornado Cooldown Reduction increases from 4s to 5s.
    4s→5s
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    Level 10 Talent Tornado Cooldown Reduction increased from 4s to 5s
  7. Dota 2 Patch 7.41Buff 3Adjust 5Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Quas · Max Level
    Max Level on Invoker's Quas increases from 7 to 8.
    7→8
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    Max Level increased from 7 to 8
    Buff
    Wex · Max Level
    Max Level on Invoker's Wex increases from 7 to 8.
    7→8
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    Max Level increased from 7 to 8
    Buff
    Exort · Max Level
    Max Level on Invoker's Exort increases from 7 to 8.
    7→8
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    Max Level increased from 7 to 8
    Adjust
    Tornado · Aghanim's Scepter twister damage
    Invoker's Tornado: Aghanim's Scepter twister damage decreased from 40 + 10 * Wex Level to 30 + 10 * Wex Level.
    40 + 10 * Wex level→30 + 10 * Wex level
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    Aghanim's Scepter twister damage decreased from 40 + 10 * Wex Level to 30 + 10 * Wex Level
    • Info: 60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140/150 to 50/60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140
    Adjust
    Invoke
    Now whenever Invoker gets Aghanim's Scepter or Aghanim's Shard, these items are inert in the inventory until Invoker activates them manually. Upon activation, he will be presented with three upgrades to choose from. Upgrades themselves for both Aghanim's Scepter and Aghanim's Shard are unchanged.
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    Now whenever Invoker gets Aghanim's Scepter or Aghanim's Shard, these items are inert in the inventory until Invoker activates them manually. Upon activation, he will be presented with three upgrades to choose from. Upgrades themselves for both Aghanim's Scepter and Aghanim's Shard are unchanged
    • You can't change selected upgrades. Selling Aghanim's Scepter and buying it again will provide the same upgrade you chose the first time
    Adjust
    Invoke
    Aghanim's Scepter no longer provides +1 level to all three orbs. Now it provides +1 level only to a single orb you choose.
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    Aghanim's Scepter no longer provides +1 level to all three orbs. Now it provides +1 level only to a single orb you choose
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    Talents
    Level 15 Talent +1 Facet Orb Level replaced with +25 Alacrity Speed/Damage.
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    Level 15 Talent +1 Facet Orb Level replaced with +25 Alacrity Speed/Damage
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    Talents
    Level 20 Talent +50 Alacrity Speed/Damage replaced with +1 Orb Levels.
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    Level 20 Talent +50 Alacrity Speed/Damage replaced with +1 Orb Levels
  8. Nerf
    Mind of Tornarus · Tornado · Aghanim's Scepter Twister Duration
    Aghanim's Scepter Twister Duration on Invoker's Mind of Tornarus · Tornado decreases by 0.5s.
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    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
    Nerf
    Mind of Tornarus · E.M.P. · Aghanim's Shard Burn Damage
    Aghanim's Shard Burn Damage on Invoker's Mind of Tornarus · E.M.P. decreases from 90% to 80%.
    90%→80%
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    Aghanim's Shard Burn Damage decreased from 90% to 80%
  9. Dota 2 Patch 7.40Buff 3Nerf 1Adjust 2Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Alacrity · Mana Cost
    Mana Cost on Invoker's Alacrity decreases from 90 to 75.
    90→75
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    Mana Cost decreased from 90 to 75
    Buff
    Alacrity · Cast Range
    Cast Range on Invoker's Alacrity increases from 650 to 700.
    650→700
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    Cast Range increased from 650 to 700
    Adjust
    Ice Wall · Damage
    Invoker's Ice Wall: Damage increased from 25 + 5 * Exort to 24 + 6 * Exort.
    [25 + 5 * Exort]→[24 + 6 * Exort]
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    Damage increased from [25 + 5 * Exort] to [24 + 6 * Exort]
    • Info: From 30/35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70/75 to 30/36/42/48/54/60/66/72/78/84
    Buff
    Talents · Level 15 Talent Cold Snap Cooldown Reduction
    Invoker's level 15 talent Cold Snap Cooldown Reduction increases from 5s to 6s.
    5s→6s
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    Level 15 Talent Cold Snap Cooldown Reduction increased from 5s to 6s
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 20 Talent +35 Alacrity Damage/Speed changed to +50.
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    Level 20 Talent +35 Alacrity Damage/Speed changed to +50
    Nerf
    Mind of Tornarus · E.M.P. · Aghanim's Shard Drag Speed
    Aghanim's Shard Drag Speed on Invoker's Mind of Tornarus · E.M.P. decreases from 150 to 125.
    150→125
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    Aghanim's Shard Drag Speed decreased from 150 to 125

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