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Warlock: change history

15 changes across 5 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. Buff
    Base Attack Speed
    Warlock's Base Attack Speed increases from 90 to 95.
    90→95
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    Base Attack Speed increased from 90 to 95
  2. Buff
    Upheaval · Cooldown
    Cooldown on Warlock's Upheaval decreases from 60/50/40/30s to 45/40/35/30s.
    60/50/40/30s→45/40/35/30s
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    Cooldown decreased from 60/50/40/30s to 45/40/35/30s
  3. Adjust
    Eldritch Summoning
    No longer levels with Chaotic Offering.
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    No longer levels with Chaotic Offering
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    Eldritch Summoning · Minor Imp Health
    Warlock's Eldritch Summoning: Minor Imp Health changed from 50/130/210/290 to 5 + 15 per level.
    50/130/210/290→5 + 15 per level
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    Minor Imp Health rescaled from 50/130/210/290 to 5 + 15 per level
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    Eldritch Summoning · Minor Imp Explosion Damage
    Warlock's Eldritch Summoning: Minor Imp Explosion Damage changed from 25/70/115/160 to 20 + 20 per 3 hero levels.
    25/70/115/160→20 + 20 per 3 hero levels
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    Minor Imp Explosion Damage rescaled from 25/70/115/160 to 20 + 20 per 3 hero levels
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    Eldritch Summoning · Minor Imp movement speed
    Warlock's Eldritch Summoning: Minor Imp movement speed changed from 300/315/330/345 to 297 + 3 per level.
    300/315/330/345→297 + 3 per level
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    Minor Imp movement speed rescaled from 300/315/330/345 to 297 + 3 per level
    Adjust
    Eldritch Summoning · Minor Imp attack damage
    Minor Imp attack damage on Warlock's Eldritch Summoning changes from 10-11/14-15/18-19/22-23/26-27 to 20-21.
    10–11/14–15/18–19/22–23/26–27→20–21
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    Minor Imp attack damage rescaled from 10-11/14-15/18-19/22-23/26-27 to 20-21
    Adjust
    Eldritch Summoning
    Aghanim's Shard now increases health of minor imps by 80 and explosion damage by 45.
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    Aghanim's Shard now increases health of minor imps by 80 and explosion damage by 45
    • Info: Same values as before, but explicitly stated now
  4. Nerf
    Eldritch Summoning · Imp explosion damage
    Imp explosion damage on Warlock's Eldritch Summoning decreases from 25/70/115/160/205 to 20/65/110/155/200.
    25/70/115/160/205→20/65/110/155/200
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    Imp explosion damage decreased from 25/70/115/160/205 to 20/65/110/155/200
    Buff
    Talents · Level 20 Talent Upheaval Damage
    Warlock's level 20 talent Upheaval Damage increases from +40 to +45.
    +40→+45
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    Level 20 Talent Upheaval Damage increased from +40 to +45
  5. Dota 2 Patch 7.40Nerf 1Adjust 4Official notes ↗
    Nerf
    Chaotic Offering · Cooldown
    Cooldown on Warlock's Chaotic Offering increases from 160s to 165s.
    160s→165s
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    Cooldown increased from 160s to 165s
    Adjust
    Talents · Level 15 Talent Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies
    Warlock's level 15 talent Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies decreases from +10 to +8.
    +10→+8
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    Level 15 Talent Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies decreased from +10 to +8
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    Talents
    Level 20 Talent Summons a Golem on Death replaced with +25% Damage Resistance for Chaotic Offering Golems.
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    Level 20 Talent Summons a Golem on Death replaced with +25% Damage Resistance for Chaotic Offering Golems
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    Talents
    Level 25 Talent +80% Golem Magic Resistance replaced with +3 Fatal Bonds targets.
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    Level 25 Talent +80% Golem Magic Resistance replaced with +3 Fatal Bonds targets
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    Talents
    Level 25 Talent +20 Chaotic Offering Golems Armor replaced with Summons a Golem on Death.
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    Level 25 Talent +20 Chaotic Offering Golems Armor replaced with Summons a Golem on Death

Each step links to the full patch breakdown and to Valve's official notes. Changes listed under a general heading such as "Bug fixes" are not included here; search to find every mention.