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Venomancer: change history

19 changes across 5 patches (Dec 15, 2025 to Jul 30, 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 7.41e (Jul 30, 2026)Buff 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Snakebite · Initial Damage
    Initial Damage on Venomancer's Snakebite increases from 40/60/80/100 to 40/70/100/130.
    40/60/80/100→40/70/100/130
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    Initial Damage increased from 40/60/80/100 to 40/70/100/130
  2. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41d (Jun 4, 2026)Buff 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Intelligence gain
    Venomancer's Intelligence gain increases from 1.8 to 1.9.
    1.8→1.9
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    Intelligence gain increased from 1.8 to 1.9
    • Damage gain per level increased from 3.0 to 3.1
  3. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41c (May 6, 2026)Buff 1Nerf 1Adjust 2Official notes ↗
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    Poison Sting · Movement Slow
    Movement Slow on Venomancer's Poison Sting decreases from 10% to 8%.
    10%→8%
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    Movement Slow decreased from 10% to 8%
    Adjust
    Snakebite · Damage per second
    Damage per second on Venomancer's Snakebite changes from 20/25/30/35 to 10/20/30/40.
    20/25/30/35→10/20/30/40
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    Damage per second rescaled from 20/25/30/35 to 10/20/30/40
    Buff
    Talents · Level 15 Talent Poison Sting Slow
    Venomancer's level 15 talent Poison Sting Slow increases from +7% to +10%.
    +7%→+10%
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    Level 15 Talent Poison Sting Slow increased from +7% to +10%
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 20 Talent +40% Snakebite Damage replaced with +100 Snakebite Initial Damage.
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    Level 20 Talent +40% Snakebite Damage replaced with +100 Snakebite Initial Damage
  4. Dota 2 Patch 7.41Buff 1Adjust 8New 1Removed 1Official notes ↗
    Removed
    Removed Septic Shock innate ability.
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    Removed Septic Shock innate ability
    Adjust
    Poison Sting
    Now an innate ability.
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    Now an innate ability
    • Imbues Venomancer's attack with poison, which deals damage per second equal to 9 + 1 per level and slows movement by 10%. Duration: 4.5s + 0.5s per level
    Adjust
    Venomous Gale
    Aghanim's Shard upgrade reworked.
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    Aghanim's Shard upgrade reworked
    • Increases cast range and projectile speed by 25%. Creates 2 Plague Wards around every enemy hero hit
    New
    Snakebite
    New Basic Ability.
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    New Basic Ability
    • Venomancer summons a Spawn of Aktok to sink its fangs into an enemy, dealing 40/60/80/100 magic damage and applying a deadly toxin which does 20/25/30/35 magical damage per second for 6 seconds. When the target attacks, they take the initial magic damage again. Cast Range: 600. Mana Cost: 70/80/90/100. Cooldown: 20/18/16/14s
    Adjust
    Noxious Plague
    Ability reworked.
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    Ability reworked
    • No longer has AoE effect, now affects only the host
    • Now when the plague spreads, it also carries all debuffs placed by Venomancer
    • Doesn't stack. Applying plague to an already plague-infected unit will deal projectile damage again, but won't affect the remaining debuff duration. Duration of carried debuffs is fixed and cannot be altered with Status Resistance or Debuff Amplification
    • Mana Cost decreased from 200/300/400 to 200/250/300
    • Duration decreased from 5s to 4s
    • Initial Damage decreased from 200/300/400 to 150/200/250
    • Initial Damage is now non-lethal
    • Now spreads a second time, but all spreads after the first one deal no initial damage
    • Spread Radius decreased from 800 to 700
    • Max HP as damage decreased from 3/4/5% to 2/3/4%
    Adjust
    Noxious Plague
    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter.
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    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
    • Decreases cooldown by 35s. Reduces Magic Resistance of affected units by 20% and allows additional spreads to deal initial damage
    Buff
    Talents · Level 15 Talent Poison Sting Slow
    Venomancer's level 15 talent Poison Sting Slow increases from +5% to +7%.
    +5%→+7%
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    Level 15 Talent Poison Sting Slow increased from +5% to +7%
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    Talents
    Level 15 Talent -1s Plague Ward Cooldown replaced with +75 Noxious Plague Spread Radius.
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    Level 15 Talent -1s Plague Ward Cooldown replaced with +75 Noxious Plague Spread Radius
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    Talents
    Level 20 Talent +50 Base Damage replaced with -2s Plague Ward Cooldown.
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    Level 20 Talent +50 Base Damage replaced with -2s Plague Ward Cooldown
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 20 Talent +1% Noxious Plague Max HP Damage replaced with +40% Snakebite Damage (applies to both initial damage and damage per second).
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    Level 20 Talent +1% Noxious Plague Max HP Damage replaced with +40% Snakebite Damage (applies to both initial damage and damage per second)
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    Talents
    Level 25 Talent Noxious Plague Aura reduces 200 Attack Speed replaced with Snakebite Undispellable.
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    Level 25 Talent Noxious Plague Aura reduces 200 Attack Speed replaced with Snakebite Undispellable
  5. Dota 2 Patch 7.40Nerf 1Adjust 1Official notes ↗
    Nerf
    Septic Shock: Base Damage per Debuff
    Venomancer's Septic Shock: Base Damage per Debuff decreases from 10% to 8%.
    10%→8%
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    Septic Shock: Base Damage per Debuff decreased from 10% to 8%
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    Plague Carrier · Venomous Gale
    Plague Wards created by Venomous Gale have 75% health and damage.
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    Plague Wards created by Venomous Gale have 75% health and damage

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