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Treant Protector: change history

49 changes across 8 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. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41f (Sep 15, 2026)Nerf 2Adjust 3Official notes ↗
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    Base Intelligence
    Treant Protector's Base Intelligence decreases from 20 to 17.
    20→17
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    Base Intelligence decreased from 20 to 17
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    Leech Seed
    Now costs 35 mana.
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    Now costs 35 mana
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    Leech Seed · Damage to Healing
    Damage to Healing on Treant Protector's Leech Seed changes from 20% to 10/15/20/25%.
    20%→10/15/20/25%
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    Damage to Healing rescaled from 20% to 10/15/20/25%
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    Living Armor · Minimum damage block
    Minimum damage block on Treant Protector's Living Armor decreases from 20 to 10.
    20→10
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    Minimum damage block decreased from 20 to 10
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    Talents
    Level 10 Talent +3 Living Armor Heal per Second replaced with +3s Living Armor Duration.
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    Level 10 Talent +3 Living Armor Heal per Second replaced with +3s Living Armor Duration
  2. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41e (Jul 30, 2026)Nerf 3Official notes ↗
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    Base Attack Speed
    Treant Protector's Base Attack Speed decreases from 100 to 90.
    100→90
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    Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90
    Nerf
    Leech Seed · Root duration
    Root duration on Treant Protector's Leech Seed decreases from 0.9/1.1/1.3/1.5s to 0.75/1.0/1.25/1.5s.
    0.9/1.1/1.3/1.5s→0.75/1.0/1.25/1.5s
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    Root duration decreased from 0.9/1.1/1.3/1.5s to 0.75/1.0/1.25/1.5s
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    Living Armor · Mana Cost
    Mana Cost on Treant Protector's Living Armor increases from 65/70/75/80 to 80.
    65/70/75/80→80
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    Mana Cost increased from 65/70/75/80 to 80
  3. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41c (May 6, 2026)Nerf 1New 1Official notes ↗
    New
    Eyes In The Forest
    Added AoE indicator to cast.
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    Added AoE indicator to cast
    Nerf
    Talents · Level 10 Talent Living Armor Heal Per Second
    Treant Protector's level 10 talent Living Armor Heal Per Second decreases from +4 to +3.
    +4→+3
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    Level 10 Talent Living Armor Heal Per Second decreased from +4 to +3
  4. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41b (Apr 7, 2026)Nerf 1Official notes ↗
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    Nature's Grasp · Cooldown
    Cooldown on Treant Protector's Nature's Grasp increases from 20/19/18/17s to 23/21/19/17s.
    20/19/18/17s→23/21/19/17s
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    Cooldown increased from 20/19/18/17s to 23/21/19/17s
  5. Dota 2 Patch 7.41Buff 2Nerf 4Adjust 1Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Nature's Guise · Cooldown
    Treant Protector's Nature's Guise: Cooldown changed from 35s — 1s per level up to 36s -1s per level.
    35s - 1s per level up→36s -1s per level
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    Cooldown changed from 35s - 1s per level up to 36s -1s per level
    • Info: Effective values are not changed
    Nerf
    Living Armor · Mana Cost
    Mana Cost on Treant Protector's Living Armor increases from 40/45/50/55 to 65/70/75/80.
    40/45/50/55→65/70/75/80
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    Mana Cost increased from 40/45/50/55 to 65/70/75/80
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    Living Armor · Max Damage Blocked
    Max Damage Blocked on Treant Protector's Living Armor decreases from 120 to 60/80/100/120.
    120→60/80/100/120
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    Max Damage Blocked decreased from 120 to 60/80/100/120
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    Living Armor · Damage Block Decrease
    Damage Block Decrease on Treant Protector's Living Armor decreases from 35/30/25/20 to 20.
    35/30/25/20→20
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    Damage Block Decrease improved from 35/30/25/20 to 20
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    Eyes In The Forest · Charge Restore Time
    Charge Restore Time on Treant Protector's Eyes In The Forest increases from 55s to 135s.
    55s→135s
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    Charge Restore Time increased from 55s to 135s
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    Eyes In The Forest · Duration
    Duration on Treant Protector's Eyes In The Forest increases from 300s to 360s.
    300s→360s
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    Duration increased from 300s to 360s
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    Eyes In The Forest · Max Charges
    Max Charges on Treant Protector's Eyes In The Forest decrease from 3 to 2.
    3→2
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    Max Charges decreased from 3 to 2
  6. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.40c (Jan 21, 2026)Adjust 1Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Eyes In The Forest
    Eyes now have a 50g bounty when killed.
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    Eyes now have a 50g bounty when killed
  7. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.40b (Dec 23, 2025)Buff 3Nerf 1Adjust 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Base Armor
    Treant Protector's Base Armor increases by 1.
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    Base Armor increased by 1
    Adjust
    Nature's Guise · Cooldown
    Treant Protector's Nature's Guise: Cooldown decreased from (50s — 3s per 2 levels ups) to (35s — 1s per level up).
    (50s - 3s per 2 levels ups)→(35s - 1s per level up)
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    Cooldown decreased from (50s - 3s per 2 levels ups) to (35s - 1s per level up)
    Buff
    Living Armor · Damage Blocked
    Damage Blocked on Treant Protector's Living Armor increases from 100 to 120.
    100→120
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    Damage Blocked increased from 100 to 120
    Buff
    Living Armor · Cooldown
    Cooldown on Treant Protector's Living Armor decreases from 30/25/20/15s to 24/21/18/15s.
    30/25/20/15s→24/21/18/15s
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    Cooldown decreased from 30/25/20/15s to 24/21/18/15s
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    Overgrowth · Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown
    Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown on Treant Protector's Overgrowth increases from 80/70/60s to 85/75/65s.
    80/70/60s→85/75/65s
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    Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown increased from 80/70/60s to 85/75/65s
  8. Dota 2 Patch 7.40Buff 8Nerf 2Adjust 14Removed 1Official notes ↗
    Removed
    Removed Primeval Power and Sapling facets.
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    Removed Primeval Power and Sapling facets
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    Nature's Guise
    No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard.
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    No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
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    Nature's Guise
    Now can be activated while tree walking to make Treant Protector invisible until he attacks or loses the Nature's Guise buff.
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    Now can be activated while tree walking to make Treant Protector invisible until he attacks or loses the Nature's Guise buff
    • Linger time: 2s. No Mana Cost. Cooldown: 50s. Cooldown is reduced by 3s per 2 Treant Protector's level ups
    • Info: Down to 8 seconds on level 29
    • Cooldown starts when the invisibility ends
    Adjust
    Nature's Grasp
    No longer does 50% more damage and slow when touching a tree.
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    No longer does 50% more damage and slow when touching a tree
    Buff
    Nature's Grasp · Damage per second
    Damage per second on Treant Protector's Nature's Grasp increases from 30/40/50/60 to 35/50/65/80.
    30/40/50/60→35/50/65/80
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    Damage per second increased from 30/40/50/60 to 35/50/65/80
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    Nature's Grasp · Movement Slow
    Movement Slow on Treant Protector's Nature's Grasp increases from 20/25/30/35% to 25/30/35/40%.
    20/25/30/35%→25/30/35/40%
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    Movement Slow increased from 20/25/30/35% to 25/30/35/40%
    Buff
    Nature's Grasp · Creep penalty
    Creep penalty on Treant Protector's Nature's Grasp decreases from 50% to 35%.
    50%→35%
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    Creep penalty decreased from 50% to 35%
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    Leech Seed
    Ability Reworked.
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    Ability Reworked
    • Passive, auto-cast attack modifier
    • Treant Protector's attack plants a life-sapping seed in an enemy unit, dealing an extra 20/40/60/80 magic damage. The enemy is bound for 0.9/1.1/1.3/1.5s and emits two healing pulses, one upon application and one upon expiration, healing up to 5 allies within 650 units for 15/25/35/45 + 20% of the damage dealt by the attack. No Mana Cost. Cooldown: 15/12/9/6s. Breakable
    • Now only sends out a maximum of 5 heals per pulse, prioritizing heroes
    • No longer has a creep penalty for healing
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    Living Armor
    No longer grants bonus armor.
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    No longer grants bonus armor
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    Living Armor
    Now grants 100 damage block from player-controlled sources. Each time this spell blocks damage the effect is decreased by 35/30/25/20.
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    Now grants 100 damage block from player-controlled sources. Each time this spell blocks damage the effect is decreased by 35/30/25/20
    • Damage block affects any types of damage
    • The heal ends earlier if the damage block is reduced to 0
    • Instances of less than 20 damage are ignored by Living Armor. They are neither blocked nor counted towards block decrease
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    Living Armor · Duration
    Duration on Treant Protector's Living Armor decreases from 18/22/26/30s to 12s.
    18/22/26/30s→12s
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    Duration decreased from 18/22/26/30s to 12s
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    Living Armor · Heal per second
    Heal per second on Treant Protector's Living Armor increases from 3/4/5/6 to 4/7/10/13.
    3/4/5/6→4/7/10/13
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    Heal per second increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/7/10/13
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    Overgrowth
    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter.
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    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
    • Decreases cooldown from 110/100/90 to 80/70/60s. When casting Overgrowth, Treant Protector draws power from the earth, becoming massive for 16 seconds, gaining +100% Strength, Phased Movement, and a Splashing Attack that deals 60% of attack damage in a 300 unit radius. While large, he has a fixed movement speed of 345. Buff is undispellable
    Adjust
    Eyes In The Forest
    Now granted by Aghanim's Shard.
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    Now granted by Aghanim's Shard
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    Eyes In The Forest · Mana Cost
    Mana Cost on Treant Protector's Eyes In The Forest decreases from 100 to 30.
    100→30
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    Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 30
    Buff
    Eyes In The Forest · Cast Range
    Cast Range on Treant Protector's Eyes In The Forest increases from 160 to 350.
    160→350
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    Cast Range increased from 160 to 350
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    Eyes In The Forest
    Overgrowth is no longer applied around enchanted trees.
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    Overgrowth is no longer applied around enchanted trees
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    Eyes In The Forest
    Enchanted trees now have the same health as Observer Wards, and they expire after 5 minutes.
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    Enchanted trees now have the same health as Observer Wards, and they expire after 5 minutes
    • Trees can be attacked when revealed by True Sight. Attacks will remove the ability effect from the tree without destroying the tree itself
    Nerf
    Eyes In The Forest · Charge Restore Time
    Charge Restore Time on Treant Protector's Eyes In The Forest increases from 40s to 55s.
    40s→55s
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    Charge Restore Time increased from 40s to 55s
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 10 Talent +2.5% Nature's Guise Movement Speed replaced with +50 Base Damage.
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    Level 10 Talent +2.5% Nature's Guise Movement Speed replaced with +50 Base Damage
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    Talents · Level 10 Talent Living Armor Heal Per Second
    Treant Protector's level 10 talent Living Armor Heal Per Second increases from +2 to +4.
    +2→+4
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    Level 10 Talent Living Armor Heal Per Second increased from +2 to +4
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    Talents
    Level 15 Talent +18% Leech Seed Movement Slow replaced with +10% Leech Seed Damage to Healing.
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    Level 15 Talent +18% Leech Seed Movement Slow replaced with +10% Leech Seed Damage to Healing
    Buff
    Talents · Level 20 Talent Leech Seed Bonus Damage
    Treant Protector's level 20 talent Leech Seed Bonus Damage increases from +45 to +80.
    +45→+80
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    Level 20 Talent Leech Seed Bonus Damage increased from +45 to +80
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    Talents
    Level 20 Talent +8 Living Armor Bonus Armor replaced with +20 Living Armor Damage Block.
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    Level 20 Talent +8 Living Armor Bonus Armor replaced with +20 Living Armor Damage Block
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    Talents
    Level 25 Talent -35s Overgrowth Cooldown replaced with -3s Leech Seed Cooldown.
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    Level 25 Talent -35s Overgrowth Cooldown replaced with -3s Leech Seed Cooldown

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