More hero buffs and nerfs have arrived with Dota 2 patch 7.38c.
Another patch has arrived for Dota 2 with patch 7.38c coming on March 27. We've got a full breakdown of the patch notes below including nerfed and buffed heroes, item changes, and a somewhat-large map update.
Here's everything you need to know about Dota 2 patch 7.38c.
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Dota 2 Patch 7.38c overview
Dire receives helpful safe lane buff
The Dire top lane is now as open as the Radiant bot lane. (Screenshot by esports.gg)
Dire safe lanes will be able to breathe a little easier in 7.38c as Valve has opted to adjust the position of the top lane tier one tower. It's now slightly closer to the Dire base, while creep pathing has been adjusted so that it meets closer to the tower.
This gives a little more room for the Dire safe lane to farm, and while Radiant creep blocking can alter this still in the early game, the goal is to give Dire carries a safer avenue to farm.
Other map changes have also arrived such as extra tree lines near safe lane towers, the move of ward cliffs closer to the lane, and a crucial update to the location of the top river ramp leading to the Roshan pit.
Further adjustments see Abaddon, Lifestealer nerfed again
Abaddon has received yet another nerf: will this one work? (Image via Valve)
We've got another round of buffs and nerfs for over two dozen heroes. Once again it's Abaddon and Lifestealer who have copped nerfs with the pair continuing to dominate despite 7.38b attempts to bring them back in line.
Ancient Apparition is also getting adjusted back with the support among the most popular picks in the pro scene. On the flip side, several unwanted heroes have received slight buffs. Batrider's Lasso now can't be interrupted by select other abilities, while Kunkka's Tidebringer does significantly more damage.
Dota 2 patch 7.38c biggest buffs and nerfs
Here's a look at the main hero buffs and nerfs for Dota 2 patch 7.38c. We haven't included every hero here, just the ones we can sort into the categories below.
Buffs Batrider, Hoodwink, Kunkka, Marci, Omniknight, Snapfire, Templar Assassin | Nerfs Abaddon, Ancient Apparition, Dazzle, Lifestealer, Magnus, Night Stalker, Faceless Void |
The full patch 7.38c notes can be found here, but we've included them below.
Dota 2 Patch 7.38c full patch notes
Batrider was a big winner with patch 7.38c. (Image via Valve)
Items
Item | Change(s) |
|---|---|
| Desolator | Damage bonus increased from 50 to 55. |
| Helm of the Dominator Helm of the Overlord | Dominated creep is now considered a creep-hero. |
| Mage Slayer | Mage Slayer damage per second decreased from 25 to 20. |
| Orb of Corrosion | Corrosion armor reduction decreased from 3 to 2. |
| Revenant's Brooch | Spell Lifesteal bonus decreased from 16% to 14%. |
| Spirit Vessel | Soul Release healing, regen and lifesteal reduction increased from 60% to 70%. |
Neutral Items
Neutral Item | Change(s) |
|---|---|
| Mana Draught | Bottoms Up cooldown increased from 40 to 60 seconds. |
| Orb of Destruction | Impeding Corruption Slow (Melee) decreased from 10% to 8%. Impeding Corruption Slow (Range) decreased from 5% to 4%. |
| Pollywog Charm | Ribbit mana cost decreased from 40 to 0. |
| Ripper's Lash | Flay Bonus Damage (Heroes) increased from 12 to 16. |
| Searing Signet | Burn Through duration increased from 5 to 6 seconds. Burn Through total damage decreased from 75 to 72. Burn Through damage is now classified as Health Removal. |
| Nemesis Curse | Glass Cannon self damage amp decreased from 8% to 6%. |
| Crippling Crossbow | Hobble mana cost decreased from 75 to 50. |
| Mind Breaker | Silence Strike cooldown increased from 12 to 16 seconds. |
| Pirate Hat | Plunder steal radius increased from 1,200 to 2,400. |
| Unrelenting Eye | Relentless enemy search radius increased from 300 to 600. |
Neutral Item Enchantments
Enchantment | Change(s) |
|---|---|
| Alert | Attack Speed bonus increased from +10/15/20/25 to +10/17/24/35. |
| Mystical | Mana Regen bonus decreased from +1/2/3/4 to +1/1.75/2.5/3.25. |
| Touch | Damage bonus increased from +5/8/11/14 to +7/10/13/17. |
| Keen-Eyed | Max Mana reduction decreased from 15% to 10%. |
| Vast | Attack Range bonus increased from +60/90 to +75/110. |
| Crude | Intelligence reduction decreased from 15% to 8%. |
| Timeless | Spell Amplification bonus decreased from +10/20% to +8/16%. |
| Titanic | Base Attack Damage bonus decreased from +15/25% to +10/20%. |
| Feverish | Mana Cost/Mana Loss Increase decreased from +10% to +7%. |
| Wise | Experience per Minute bonus increased from +600 to +1,000. |
Heroes
Abaddon
- Mephitic Shroud (Facet)
- Aphotic Shield
- Cooldown increased from 14/12/10/8 to 15/13/11/9 seconds.
- Aphotic Shield
- Curse of Avernus
- No longer deals damage to buildings.
- Talents
- Level 15 Talent Curse of Avernus DPS decreased from +50 to +40.
- Level 25 Talent Curse of Avernus Attack Speed Bonus decreased from +80 to +65.
Alchemist
- Corrosive Weaponry
- Unstable Concoction stack count per second of brew time now rounds up to the nearest second (minimum one stack).
Ancient Apparition
- Ice Vortex
- Mana Cost increased from 40/50/60/70 to 40/55/70/85.
- Chilling Touch
- Attack Range Bonus decreased from 80/120/160/200 to 60/90/120/150.
Batrider
- Firefly
- Radius increased from 200 to 250.
- Flaming Lasso
- Forced movement from certain abilities no longer cancels lasso:
- Dark Willow's Terrorize
- Death Prophet's Spirit Siphon (Fear from Aghanim's Shard)
- Keeper of the Light's Will-o-Wisp
- Lich's Sinister Gaze
- Lone Druid's (and Spirit Bear's) Savage Roar
- Muerta's Dead Shot
- Pudge's Dismember
- Ringmaster's Wheel of Wonder
- Shadow Fiend's Requiem of Souls
- Terrorblade's Terror Wave
- Tinker's Defense Matrix (blink with Translocator facet)
- Tinker's Warp Flare (still applies damage, but does not move the target)
- Tusk's Walrus Kick (still applies damage, but does not move the target)
- The following abilities continue to break the lasso: Centaur Warrunner's Hitch a Ride, Chaos Knight's Reality Rift, Disruptor's Glimpse, Kunkka's X Marks the Spot, Magnus' Reverse Polarity, Mars' Arena of Blood (created by an ally) and Vengeful Spirit's Nether Swap.
- Forced movement from certain abilities no longer cancels lasso:
- Talents
- Level 20 Talent 2 Flamebreak Charges replaced with -6s Flamebreak Cooldown.
- Level 20 Talent Smoldering Resin Duration increased from +2 to +4 seconds.
- Level 25 Talent Sticky Napalm Damage increased from +15 to +20.
Brewmaster
- Primal Split
- Earth Brewling's Debuff Immunity magic resistance increased from 50% to 80%.
- Void Brewling's Astral Pull Damage increased from 50/100/150 to 75/150/225.
- Void Brewling's Astral Pull Distance increased from 300/500/700 to 450/575/700.
Chen
- Summon Convert (Innate)
- Convert is now considered a creep-hero.
Dark Seer
- Base Damage decreased by 2
- Damage at level 1 decreased from 54–60 to 52–58.
- Heart of Battle (Facet)
- Radius increased from 900 to 1,200.
- Talents
- Level 10 Talent Wall of Replica Illusion Damage decreased from +20% to +15%.
Dazzle
- Shadow Wave
- No longer has increased healing and damage when bouncing on enemies with Aghanim's Scepter.
- Nothl Projection
- Cast Range decreased from 600 to 450.
- Leash pull strength growth increased from 0.5 to 1.5.
- Max Duration decreased from 15 to 12 seconds.
- Talents
- Level 10 Talent Poison Touch Attack Range decreased from +300 to +200.
- Level 15 Talent +90 Attack Speed replaced with +5 seconds Nothl Projection Duration.
Dragon Knight
- Elder Dragon Form
- Bonus Move Speed decreased from 20/25/30/35 to 20.
Earth Spirit
- Boulder Smash
- Damage rescaled from 120/180/240/300 to 110/180/250/320.
- Talents
- Level 10 Talent Geomagnetic Grip Cooldown Reduction increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
- Level 20 Talent Rolling Boulder Damage increased from +160 to +180.
Ember Spirit
- Sleight of Fist
- Bonus Hero Damage decreased from 40/80/120/160 to 25/70/115/160.
Enchantress
- Intelligence gain increased from 3.8 to 4.0.
Faceless Void
- Time Zone (Facet)
- Time Zone
- Movement, Cast and Turn Speed manipulation decreased from 60% to 50%.
- No longer leashes enemies.
- Time Zone
Hoodwink
- Acorn Shot
- Bonus Damage increased from 40/80/120/160 to 45/90/135/180.
- Sharpshooter
- Max Damage increased from 550/900/1,250 to 600/975/1,350.
- Hunter's Boomerang
- Movement Slow increased from 20% to 25%.
- Incoming Spell Damage Amp increased from 20% to 25%.
Jakiro
- Ice Breaker (Facet)
- Ice Path
- Secondary Damage decreased from 75/125/175/225 to 50/100/150/200.
- Ice Path
- Dual Breath
- Mana Cost increased from 125/140/155/170 to 135/150/165/180.
Juggernaut
- Omnislash
- Slash Jump Radius is no longer increased by AoE bonuses.
Keeper of the Light
- Chakra Magic
- Self-cast bonus increased from 25% to 30%.
Kez
- Talents
- Level 25 Talent Shodo Sai Mark Critical Strike increased from +75% to +100%.
Kunkka
- Tidebringer
- Damage Bonus increased from 30/60/90/120 to 35/70/105/140.
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Legion Commander
- Spoils of War (Facet)
- Duel
- Press the Attack duration on allies after duel win is now decreased by 50%.
- Duel
Lifestealer
- Fleshfeast (Facet)
- Feast
- Max HP per hero kill decreased from 20/25/30/35 to 15/20/25/30.
- Feast
- Open Wounds
- Mana Cost increased from 75 to 100.
Lina
- Light Strike Array
- Mana Cost decreased from 100/115/130/145 to 100/110/120/130.
Luna
- Moon Glaives
- No longer bounces to attack-immune targets.
Lycan
- Base Strength increased from 26 to 28.
- Damage at level one increased from 50–55 to 52–57.
Magnus
- Base Strength decreased from 25 to 23.
- Damage at level one decreased from 55–63 to 54–62.
- Shockwave
- Damage decreased from 90/160/230/300 to 75/150/225/300.
- Empower
- Self bonus decreased from 50% to 30%.
Marci
- Buddy System (Facet)
- Bodyguard
- Now also increases duration from 6 to 7 seconds.
- Bodyguard
- Pick-Me-Up (Facet)
- Rebound
- Ally damage increased from 25% to 35%.
- Rebound
Medusa
- Venomous Volley (Facet)
- No longer slows cast speed.
Meepo
- Codependent (Facet)
- Divided We Stand
- Armor bonus decreased from 2 to 1.
- Divided We Stand
Muerta
- Ofrenda (Facet)
- Ofrenda
- Attack Speed Bonus increased from 15/25/35/45 to 20/30/40/50.
- Ofrenda
Nature's Prophet
- Ironwood Treant (Facet)
- Nature's Call
- Treant Health decreased from 800/1,050/1,300/1,550 to 750/950/1,150/1,350.
- Nature's Call
- Spirit of the Forest (Innate)
- Bonus damage per tree decreased from 4% to 3%.
Night Stalker
- Heart of Darkness (Innate)
- Bonus health regen at night decreased from 40% to 20%.
- Talents
- Level 15 Talent Hunter in the Night Status Resistance decreased from 30% to 20%.
Nyx Assassin
- Mind Flare
- Cooldown decreased from 13/11/9/7 to 11/9.5/8/6.5 seconds.
Omniknight
- Omnipresent (Facet)
- Damage increase interval decreased from 0.3 to 0.25 seconds.
- Purification
- Cooldown decreased from 18/16/14/12 to 15/14/13/12 seconds.
Oracle
- Rain of Destiny
- Damage/Heal per second decreased from 35 to 30.
- Talents
- Level 15 Talent -1s Purifying Flames Cooldown replaced with +25% Purifying Flames Enemy Damage.
- Level 20 Talent +30% Purifying Flames Enemy Damage replaced with -1s Purifying Flames Cooldown.
Phantom Assassin
- Phantom Strike
- Cast Range decreased from 1000 to 650/750/850/950.
Primal Beast
- Provoke The Beast (Facet)
- Uproar
- Now also provides stacks upon being Silenced.
- Uproar
- Uproar
- Max Stacks increased from 5 to 6.
Ringmaster
- Sideshow Secrets (Facet)
- Crystal Ball
- Now indicates the exact position of each enemy hero in the area without revealing their identity.
- Unicycle
- No longer gets knocked off if the damage taken is below 20.
- No longer gets knocked off from any damage for 1.5 seconds after mounting the unicycle.
- Can now cast non-channeling spells and pick up runes without dismounting the unicycle.
- Weighted Pie
- Now also slows movement of the affected enemy by 45%. Similarly to vision, movement speed is recovering over the debuff time.
- Crystal Ball
Silencer
- Brain Drain (Innate)
- If Silencer is out of range, Intelligence will now be stolen only if the dying enemy is debuffed by Silencer the moment they die.
Skywrath Mage
- Arcane Bolt
- Mana Cost decreased from 85 to 70.
Snapfire
- Lil' Shredder
- Base Damage per shot increased from 20/35/50/65 to 25/40/55/70.
- Mortimer Kisses
- No longer interrupted when Snapfire uses items/abilities that can be cast while channeling (Glimmer Cape, etc.).
Templar Assassin
- Refraction
- Cooldown decreased from 16s to 14 seconds.
- Number of instances increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6.
- Meld
- Fixed not applying to both attacks if Meld was used twice in quick succession.
- Talents
- Level 25 Talent Refraction Instances increased from +3 to +4.
Terrorblade
- Conjure Image
- Illusion Damage Taken decreased from 275% to 250%.
Tidehunter
- Krill Eater (Facet)
- Starting attack range and Anchor Smash penalties increased from 50 to 60.
- Dead In The Water
- Cooldown increased from 25 to 35 seconds.
Timbersaw
- Timber Chain
- Damage rescaled from 50/95/140/185 to 45/100/155/210.
- Reactive Armor
- Bonus HP Regen increased from 0.3/0.4/0.5/0.6 to 0.4/0.5/0.6/0.7.
Tinker
- Laser
- Aghanim's Scepter size and health reductions decreased from 15% to 13%.
- Defense Matrix
- Mana Cost increased from 80/95/110/125 to 90/105/120/135.
- Talents
- Level 15 Talent Defense Matrix Damage Barrier decreased from +75 to +60.
Tiny
- Crash Landing (Facet)
- Toss
- Movement Slow increased from 15/20/25/30% to 20/25/30/35%.
- Attack Slow increased from 10/20/30/40 to 15/25/35/45.
- Toss
- Grow
- Bonus Damage decreased from 60/120/180 to 55/110/165.
- Movement Speed Bonus rescaled from 10/20/30 to 15.
Warlock
- Eldritch Summoning (Innate)
- Imp explosion delay increased from 0.2 to 0.3 seconds.
Weaver
- The Swarm
- Bugs are now destroyed if the host unit becomes invulnerable.
Windranger
- Base Damage increased by 3.
- Damage on level 1 increased from 44–56 to 47–59.
- Killshot (Facet)
- Powershot
- Execute no longer goes through any death denial effects (Dazzle's Shallow Grave, Oracle's False Promise, etc.).
- Powershot
Wraith King
- Bone Guard (Facet)
- Bone Guard
- Cooldown decreased from 50 to 42 seconds.
- Skeleton Duration increased from 40 to 46 seconds.
- Talents
- Level 10 Talent +25%/-25% Bone Guard Duration / Cooldown replaced with +2s Wraithfire Blast Slow Duration.
- Bone Guard
- Wraithfire Blast
- Cooldown decreased from 17/14/11/8 to 14/12/10/8 seconds.
- Reincarnation
- Mana Cost increased from 200 to 225.
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