Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.40b (Dec 23, 2025): what changed

Berserk now shows the overhead "Silenced" text when active

Shadow Walk debuff duration decreased from 6s to 5s

Soul Release will gain charges only for Spirit Vessel if the same hero has both Spirit Vessel and Urn of Shadows

Soul Release can no longer gain charges on multiple copies of this item if the copies are on the same hero

Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +12 to +10

Agility gain decreased from 2.9 to 2.8

Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s

Level 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%

Movement Speed Penalty increased from 25% to 35%

Duration decreased from 25s to 18/20/22/24s

Slashes Rate Multiplier decreased from 1.5 to 1.4

Level 25 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal decreased from +50% to +40%

Base armor increased by 1

Base Max Souls increased from 20 to 20/22/24/26

No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter

Magic Resist Reduction rescaled from 5/10/15% to 10%

Damage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280

Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Mana Cost increased from 110 to 120

Strength Increase decreased from 2/4/6 to 2/3/4

Splash Damage increased from 55/70/85/100% to 70/80/90/100%

Slow duration decreased from 4s to 3s

Aghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction decreased from 45% to 35%

Bonus Damage per Hero decreased from 40 to 35

Current HP Damage increased from 2.5/3/3.5/4% to 2.5/3.25/4/4.75%

Level 25 Talent Tidebringer Cleave Damage increased from +120% to +130%

No longer deals 100 damage

Level 10 Talent Anchor Smash Damage Reduction decreased from +20% to +10%

Level 20 Talent Blubber effect triggers Anchor Smash now deals 50% less damage on the triggered Anchor Smash and is now considered reflection damage

Damage decreased from 60/95/130 to 60/90/120

Level 25 Talent Death Ward Damage decreased from +45 to +40

Damage decreased from 55/90/125 to 55/85/115

Agility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.7

Attack Damage rescaled from 30/50/70/90 to 25/50/75/100

Aghanim's Scepter Pull AoE decreased from 1200 to 1000

Now shows the overhead "Blinded" text over affected units

Restoration Amplification rescaled from 45/55/65/75% to 55/60/65/70%

Imp explosion damage decreased from 25/70/115/160/205 to 20/65/110/155/200

Level 20 Talent Upheaval Damage increased from +40 to +45

Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.0

Damage gain per level increased from 3.0 to 3.1

Damage Amp per stack increased from 6/8/10/12% to 7/9/11/13%

Base Damage decreased by 3

Base Agility increased from 21 to 24

Damage at level 1 unchanged (58–64)

Skeleton movement speed decreased from 350 to 340

Level 20 Talent Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal increased from +25 to +30

Now pierces Debuff Immunity

Level 10 Talent Phantom Strike Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s

Mana Cost increased from 100/150/200 to 115/160/205

Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250

Level 10 Talent +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second replaced with +10% Poison Attack Slow/Damage

Level 15 Talent +15% Poison Attack Slow/Damage replaced with +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second

Level 15 Talent Nethertoxin Min/Max Damage decreased from +40 to +30

Max bonus effect decreased from 100% to 75%

Slow decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Level 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s

Base Strength increased from 17 to 18

Now also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast

Attack Speed Bonus increased from 100/140/180/220 to 120/160/200/240

Bonus Damage increased from 18/32/46/60 to 20/35/50/65

Level 15 Talent +1 Death Pact Charge replaced with -10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time

Bonus Strength decreased from 7/14/21/28 to 6/12/18/24

HP for Max bonus decreased from 12% to 10%

Level 15 Talent Lifesteal decreased from +15% to +12%

Level 25 Talent Life Break Damage decreased from +25% to +22%

Max HP Heal per Debuff decreased from 5% to 4%

Level 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +10 to +8

Level 20 Talent Incapacitating Bite Slow/Miss Chance decreased from +25% to +20%

Level 25 Talent Spin Web Move Speed decreased from +14% to +7%

Level 25 Talent BAT Reduction During Insatiable Hunger decreased from 0.25s to 0.2s

Burn Damage decreased from 20/30/40/50 to 15/25/35/45

Impact Damage rescaled from 15/20/25/30 to 8/16/24/32

Mana Cost decreased from 110/115/120/125 to 110

Base Agility increased from 25 to 26

Damage at level 1 increased from 48–52 to 49–53

Agility gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4

Cooldown decreased from 32/28/24/20s to 30/26/22/18s

Cast Range increased from 700/850/1000/1150 to 750/900/1050/1200

Illusion Damage increased from 20/30/40/50% to 32/38/44/50%

Damage Reflected increased from 7/11/15/19% to 8/12/16/20%

Level 10 Talent Desolate Damage increased from +10 to +12

Strength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6

Level 15 Talent +5 Fury Swipes Damage replaced with +0.5% Maul Health as Damage

Level 20 Talent +0.5% Maul Health as Damage replaced with +6 Fury Swipes Damage

Level 20 Talent Earthshock Radius decreased from +400 to +300

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

Aghanim's Shard Burn Damage decreased from 90% to 80%

Level 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25

No longer deals bonus damage to illusions

Aghanim's Scepter barrier duration decreased from 15s to 12s

Base Strength increased from 23 to 24

Damage at level 1 increased from 52–59 to 53–60

Max Speed Increase increased from 25% to 30%

Radius increased from 375 to 400

Brewed Up extend duration increased from 1s to 2s

Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Earth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance

Cast Range decreased from 700/800/900/1000 to 700/775/850/925

Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +10 to +8

Base Strength increased from 18 to 20

Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300

Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90

Cooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 20/19/18/17s

Cooldown decreased from 38/32/26/20s to 29/26/23/20s

Level 10 Talent Entangle Root Damage Per Second increased from +15 to +20

Now has a 0.3s cast point

Poof damage factor per additional Meepo decreased from 100% to 75%

Level 25 Talent Poof Cast Duration Reduction decreased from 1s to 0.75s

Base Armor increased by 1

Cooldown decreased from (50s - 3s per 2 levels ups) to (35s - 1s per level up)

Damage Blocked increased from 100 to 120

Cooldown decreased from 30/25/20/15s to 24/21/18/15s

Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown increased from 80/70/60s to 85/75/65s

Duration increased from 6/8/10/12s to 12s

Stack Regen Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5

Stack Speed Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5

Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Base Movement Speed decreased from 305 to 300

Total Duration decreased from 7s to 6s

Level 15 Talent Strength decreased from +12 to +10

Stat Loss Duration decreased from 12/13/14/15s to 11/12/13/14s

Base Damage decreased from 85/130/175/220 to 75/120/165/210

Aghanim's Scepter effect radius decreased from 600 to 450

Base Movement Slow increased from 10% to 12%

Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen decreased from +10 to +8

Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90

Bonus Move Speed increased from 10/14/18/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Aghanim's Scepter duration bonus decreased from +2s to +1.5s

• Info: Total Duration decreased from 6/6.5/7s to 5.5/6/6.5s

Press the Attack duration on allies after Duel win decreased from 50% to 25%

• Info: From 2.5s to 1.25s

Cast range increased from 400 to 450

Level 15 Talent Firestorm Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 4s

Base agility increased from 22 to 23

Damage at level 1 increased from 48–54 to 49–55

Cooldown decreased from 155/150/145/140s to 145/140/135/130s

Level 15 Talent Metamorphosis Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 10s

Level 10 Talent HP/s Cold Embrace Heal decreased from +25 to +20

Level 15 Talent Splinter Blast Shatter Radius decreased from +300 to +250

Level 25 Talent Splinter Blast Stun Duration decreased from +1.25s to +1s

Duration increased from 13s to 14s

Aghanim's Scepter Soldier Duration increased from 12s to 15s

Intelligence gain increased from 2.2 to 2.5

Damage gain per level increased from 3.6 to 3.8

Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300

Cast Range and Dash Range increased from 400/500/600/700 to 575/650/725/800

Slash Range increased from 700 to 850

Damage per Strike increased from 30/60/90/120 to 35/65/95/125

Cooldown decreased from 16/13/10/7s to 15/12/9/6s

Duration increased from 9/10/11s to 10/11/12s

Damage increased from 75/150/225 to 100/200/300

Magic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%

Magic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%

Base Agility decreased from 20 to 18

Level 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction increased from 2s to 2.5s

Level 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun increased from +0.4 to +0.5s

Level 10 Talent Impalement Arts Impact Damage increased from +75 to +85

Strength gain increased from 3.0 to 3.2

Damage gain per level increased from 3.2 to 3.3

Radius increased from 275 to 300

Cooldown decreased from 90/75/60s to 80/70/60s

Level 10 Talent +75 Rebound Landing Radius decreased to +50

Stun Duration rescaled from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 0.7/1/1.3/1.6s

Level 15 Talent Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast replaced with +6 Uproar Armor Per Stack

Level 20 Talent +7 Uproar Armor Per Stack replaced with Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast

Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Katana Base Attack Time worsened from 1.8s to 1.9s

Katana Bonus Agility Base Damage increased from 12% to 16%

Can no longer be disabled by Silence

Can no longer rush towards buildings or trigger on them

Echo Attack Damage decreased from 35/40/45/50% to 30/35/40/45%

Level 20 Talent Attack Speed During Falcon Rush decreased from +60 to +40

Enemy Pull Distance increased from 210/240/270/300 to 235/265/295/325

Bonus Health Regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/7/10/13

Reverberated damage is now only applied if the target is within 2000 range of the caster

Duration is no longer decreased on Largo from his own abilities

Level 20 Talent Catchy Lick Damage increased from +140 to +170