Valve launched a letter patch to deliver hero adjustments ahead of The International 2024. Full 7.37b patch notes below!
As teams prepare for the prestigious The International 2024 (TI13), Valve quietly launched a patch today, August 15th, that adjusted some heroes and items. More than half of Dota 2 heroes are affected. Take a look at our summary and TLDR below! We have also included the full patch notes ahead.
New Dota 2 update overview: Biggest buffs and nerfs
The biggest item update in Patch 7.37b nerfs Kaya pretty significantly. Kaya's perks no longer stack with other items that require Kaya in the recipe. For example, the Mana Regen Amplification and Spell Lifesteal Amplification do not stack if you purchase both Kaya and Meteor Hammer.
Only one neutral item is adjusted and it is the Ironwood Tree, a returning neutral item. The Plant Tree cast range massively decreases by half from 800 to 400.
Next, here is a list of the most notable hero buffs and nerfs in Patch 7.37b:
BUFFS NERFS | Alchemist Brewmaster | Ancient Apparition Centaur Warrunner | Anti-Mage Ember Spirit | Bane Legion Commander | Beastmaster Omniknight | Clockwerk Sven | Death Prophet Tinker | Enchantress Venomancer | Magnus | Mirana | Troll Warlord | Witch Doctor |
Mirana has massive buffs to her abilities among most other heroes in this update. Starstorm now deals 80% damage instead of 75% and the secondary strike's radius is also increased from 650 to 675. Her Sacred Arrow's Aghanim's Scepter buff is increased by 5%. On top of that, her Level 10 Talent Tree also increases her Leap Distance from +125 to +150.
Ember Spirit sees a lot of nerfs to his spell kit. His Immolation Innate no longer gives his damage debuff the linger duration. The damage is also decreased for the higher levels. His Sleight of Fist has an increased cooldown by 1s for each level. The nerf hammer also affected Ember Spirit's Talent Tree, nerfing his Level 10 Flame Guard Barrier Amount and Level 20 Sleight of Fist Hero Damage.
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The 7.37b patch also targeted recent stars of the support category. Lately, we've seen Sven support trending even among the professional scene. This update nerfed his Warcry ability and increased its cooldown by 5s on each level.
Patch 7.37b also hit Tinker with plenty of nerfs on his abilities. The Repair Bots Facet reduced March of Machines' heal per second to make it weaker as Tinker's level scales. This ability received a Mana cost nerf by 10 on each level. Valve also increased the Mana cost for Defense Matrix, making it costlier as he levels up.
Patch 7.37b: Full patch notes
Hero/Item Changes in Patch 7.37b | Gleipnir Eternal Chains radius decreased from 375 to 350 | Kaya Mana Regen Amplification no longer stacks with other Kaya-based items Spell Lifesteal Amplification no longer stacks with other Kaya-based items | Yasha and Kaya Mana Regen Amplification no longer stacks with other Kaya-based items Spell Lifesteal Amplification no longer stacks with other Kaya-based items | Kaya and Sange Mana Regen Amplification no longer stacks with other Kaya-based items Spell Lifesteal Amplification no longer stacks with other Kaya-based items | Meteor Hammer Mana Regen Amplification no longer stacks with other Kaya-based items Spell Lifesteal Amplification no longer stacks with other Kaya-based items | Ironwood Tree Plant Tree cast range decreased from 800 to 400 | Abaddon Mist Coil Mana Cost increased from 50 to 50/55/60/65 Curse of Avernus DPS increased from 10/20/30/40 to 15/25/35/45 Talents Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regeneration decreased from +15 to +12 Level 15 Talent Mist Coil Heal/Damage decreased from +40 to +35 Level 25 Talent Mist Coil AoE decreased from 400 to 350 | Alchemist Greevil's Greed Recent Kill Window increased from 36s to 40s Berserk Potion Duration increased from 10s to 15s | Ancient Apparition Innate - Death Rime Movement Slow per stack increased from 1.5% to 2.0% | Anti-Mage Talents Level 10 Talent Mana Void Radius increased from +150 to +200 Level 15 Talent Persecutor Max Movement Slow increased from +10% to +15 | Arc Warden Talents Level 15 Talent Magnetic Field Attack Speed/Bonus Damage decreased from +20 to +16 Level 20 Talent Spark Wraith Damage increased from +35% to +40% | Axe Counter Helix Radius decreased from 300 to 275 Talents Level 15 Talent +20 Counter Helix Damage replaced with +10 Berserker's Call Armor Level 20 Talent +12 Berserker's Call Armor replaced with +25 Counter Helix Damage | Bane | Batrider Base Strength decreased from 28 to 25 Strength Gain increased from 2.2 to 2.6 Talents Level 25 Talent Sticky Napalm Damage increased from +10 to +15 | Beastmaster Facets - Wild Hunt [Inner Beast] Bonus Attack Speed per unit increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6 | Brewmaster Facets - Drunken Master Max self movement slow decreased from 20% to 15% | Centaur Warrunner Facets - Horsepower Strength as movement speed decreased from 35% to 30% | Clockwerk Facets - Hookup [Hookshot] Now refunds Clockwerk 75% of the mana spent Now grants allies and Clockwerk 15/20/25 armor instead of a barrier | Dark Seer Normal Punch Max Damage decreased from 450 to 400 | Dark Willow Facets - Throwing Shade [Shadow Realm] Aura radius increased from 600 to 700 | Death Prophet Facets - Suppress [Silence] Movement Slow increased from 15/20/25/30% to 20/24/28/32% Facets - Spirit Collector [Exorcism] Hero Spirit Damage increased from 84-90/92-98/100-106 to 88-94/96-102/104-110 | Elder Titan Facets - Momentum Attack Speed Penalty increased from 75 to 85 | Ember Spirit Innate Immolation Damage debuff no longer has a linger duration Damage decreased from 10/20/30/40 to 10/18/26/34 Sleight of Fist Cooldown increased from 12/10/8/6s to 13/11/9/7s Talents Level 10 Talent Flame Guard Barrier Amount decreased from +200 to +165 Level 20 Talent Sleight of Fist Hero Damage decreased from +55 to +50 | Enchantress Facets - Spellbound [Enchant] Now also increases attack range for units under Enchantress' control against the target Talents Level 15 Talent +45 Damage replaced with +30 Attack Speed for Enchantress and her units Level 20 Talent +150 Health / +25 Damage for Enchanted Creeps replaced with +150 Health and 25 Damage for Enchantress and her units | Faceless Void Time Lock Bonus Damage increased from 10/15/20/25 to 12/18/24/30 | Hoodwink Facets - Go Nuts [Scurry] Now increases duration to 3.5/4/4.5/5s Scurry Duration decreased from 3.5/4/4.5/5s to 2/2.5/3/3.5s | Huskar Facets - Incendiary [Burning Spear] Duration is no longer reduced Max Health Burn decreased from 1% to 0.75% Talents Level 25 Talent Burning Spear Duration increased from +4s to +6s | Invoker Facets - Elitist [Exort] Spell Amplification per instance increased from 2/3/4/5/6/7/8% to 3/4/5/6/7/8/9% Quas, Wex, Exort, Invoke Can now be cast during channeling and does not break invisibility Talents Level 15 Talent +50 Forged Spirit Attack Speed replaced with +1 Forged Spirit | Jakiro Facets - Liquid Frost Bonus Damage decreased from 15/20/25/30 to 12/18/24/30 | Juggernaut Base damage increased by 2. | Legion Commander Facets - Stonehall Plate [Overwhelming Odds] Barrier Duration decreased from 8s to 6s (same as Overwhelming Odds speed bonus duration) | Lina Facets - Thermal Runaway [Laguna Blade] Supercharge Stacks decreased from 12 to 10/11/12 | Magnus Innate - Solid Core Now also provides 20/30/40/50% slow resistance, scales with Reverse Polarity Talents Level 15 Talent All Stats per hero hit with Reverse Polarity duration increased from 15s to 20s Level 15 Talent All Stats per hero hit with Reverse Polarity now stacks instead of refreshing | Mars Facets - Victory Feast Buff duration increased from 15s to 20s Talent Level 10 Talent +30% Bulwark Active Redirect Chance replaced with +10/5% Bulwark Front/Side damage reduction Level 20 Talent +14/+7% Bulwark Front/Side damage reduction replaced with -20s Arena of Blood Cooldown | Mirana Facets - Solar Flare Time to max damage/attack speed decreased from 8s to 6s (total duration unchanged) Starstorm Secondary strike damage increased from 75% to 80% Secondary strike radius increased from 650 to 675 (same as base radius) Sacred Arrow Aghanim's Scepter Primary Hit Starstorm Damage increased from 75% to 80% Talent Level 10 Talent Leap Distance increased from +125 to +150 | Monkey King Primal Spring Max Channel Time increased from 1.5s to 1.75s Jingu Mastery Bonus Damage rescaled from 40/80/120/160 to 30/75/120/165 | Muerta Facets - Offrenda Effect Radius rescaled from 450 to 400/450/500/550 The Calling Mana Cost decreased from 145/160/175/190 to 140/155/170/185 | Naga Siren Facets - Deluge Duration increased from 3s to 4s | Necrophos Base Intelligence increased by 1 Facets - Rapid Decay Movement Speed Steal increased from 40% to 50% | Night Stalker Hunter in the Night Aghanim's Shard Cooldown increased from 30s to 35s | Nyx Assassin Impale Cooldown rescaled from 17/16/15/14s to 18/16/14/12s | Omniknight Facet - Healing Hammer Damage as Healing decreased from 30% to 25% | Oracle Rain of Destiny Damage/Heal per second decreased from 40 to 35 | Outworld Destroyer Essence Flux Aghanim's Scepter damage barrier decreased from 70% to 65% of maximum mana | Phantom Lancer Innate - Illusory Armaments 100% of bonus damage is converted to base damage for Phantom Lancer. Phantom Lancer illusions still convert 65% of the bonus damage Juxtapose Illusion Damage Taken decreased from 650% to 625% | Primal Beast Facets - Romp N Stomp [Trample] No longer provides passive +5% Self Bonus Move Speed Now provides +10% Self Bonus Move Speed when activated | Puck Innate - Puckish Now also restores a flat 20 health and mana per dodge, multiplied if dodging a targeted spell | Queen of Pain Shadow Strike Cast Point improved from 0.4s to 0.3s | Riki Tricks of the Trade Agility Bonus increased from 40/60/80/100 to 55/70/85/100 | Rubick Base intelligence decreased by 1 Fade Bolt Mana Cost increased from 110/120/130/140 to 110/125/140/155 | Slardar Talents Level 15 Talent Health increased from +275 to +300 | Snapfire | Sven Warcry Cooldown increased from 35/30/25/20s to 40/35/30/25s | Terrorblade Talents Level 10 Talent Reflection Cooldown Reduction increased from 4s to 5s | Tinker Facet - Repair Bots [March of the Machines] Heal per second decreased from 15/25/35/45 to 14/21/28/35 March of the Machines Mana Cost increased from 90/110/130/150 to 100/120/140/160 Defense Matrix Mana Cost increased from 70/80/90/100 to 80/95/110/125 | Troll Warlord Facet - Bad Influence [Battle Trance] Attack speed increased from 30% to 40% | Tusk Snowball Stun Duration now increases by 0.2s per ally in Snowball Talents Level 10 Talent Walrus Punch Stun Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.75s | Ursa Maul Health as Damage decreased from 1.5% to 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5%, scales with Enrage Earthshock Aghanim's Shard Enrage duration decreased from 1.5s to 1.4s Talents Level 15 Talent Earthshock Applies 2 Fury Swipes replaced with +7 Fury Swipes damage Level 20 Talent +10 Fury Swipes Damage replaced with Earthshock Applies 2 Fury Swipes | Venomancer Innate - Septic Shock Now counts one debuff per unique ability/item (e.g. Shiva's Guard will count as 1 debuff instead of 3) | Viper Innate - Predator Bonus damage is now decreased by the illusion damage reduction amount if applied by illusions Damage per missing health decreased from 0.25 + 0.05 per Viper's level to 0.15 + 0.05 per Viper's level Talents Level 15 Talent +20 Corrosive Skin Attack Speed Slow replaced with +15% Poison Attack slow/damage Level 20 Talent +20% Poison Attack slow/damage replaced with +0.2 Predator Damage per missing health | Visage Innate - Lurker Max stacks decreased from 10 to 8 | Void Spirit Facet - Call of the Void [Dissimilate] Remnant Effectiveness increased from 60% to 70% | Warlock Fatal Bonds Shared Damage increased from 12/16/20/24% to 15/18/21/24% Cooldown increased from 36/30/24/18s to 42/34/26/18s Shadow Word Cooldown rescaled from 14s to 15/14/13/12s Mana Cost decreased from 120/130/140/150 to 110/120/130/140 Cast Range rescaled from 600/700/800/950 to 650/700/750/800 Chaotic Offering Golem Permanent Immolation Damage decreased from 30/50/70 to 30/45/60 | Weaver Facet - Hivemind [The Swarm] XP per attack increased from 4/6/8/10 to 5/8/11/14 | Windranger Facet - Whirlwind [Focus Fire] Bonus Attack Range decreased from +150 to +125 | Winter Wyvern Talent Level 10 Talent Damage decreased from +35 to +30 | Witch Doctor Facet - Cleft Death [Death Ward] Now has a primary and secondary target Damage to primary target increased from 45/70/95 to 55/90/125 Damage to secondary target is equal to 65% of the primary Talent Level 15 Talent Maledict AoE increased from +100 to +125 | Wraith King Facet - Spectral Blade Base Damage decreased from 15/30/45/60 to 10/25/40/55 | Zeus Talents Level 10 Talent -4s Heavenly Jump Cooldown replaced with +1.75 Mana Regen Level 15 Talent +25 Movement Speed after Heavenly Jump replaced with +75 Thundergod's Wrath Damage Level 25 Talent +150 Thundergod's Wrath Damage replaced with +1% Static Field Damage |
This patch went live ahead of The International 2024, which is set to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark this September 4th. We have about two more weeks before the high-profile tournament begins. It'll be interesting to see how this relatively minor patch affects the current meta.
