Dota 2 patch 7.21b arrived on live servers Saturday, bringing balance changes to 33 heroes and a single item. Check out the full list of changes below.
Dota 2 Patch 7.21: Everything You Need to Know
General Changes
- XP earned when being denied increased from 25% to 30%
Item Changes
Hand of Midas
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Hero Changes
Anti-Mage
- Base agility increased by two
Bane
- Strength Gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6
- Agility Gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6
- Intelligence gain reduced from 2.8 to 2.6
Chaos Knight
Chaos Strike
- Lifesteal rescaled from 40/50/60/70 percent to 25/40/55/70
Crystal Maiden
Freezing Field
- Armor increased from 10 to 20
Dark Seer
- Base armor reduced by two
- Agility gain increased from 1.2 to 1.8
Grimstroke
Ink Swell
- Stun duration reduced from 1.4/2.2/3.0/3.8 to 1.0/1.9/2.8/3.7
Soulbind
- Slow reduced from 15/30/45 percent to 10/20/30
IO
Tether
- No longer makes you unslowable
Spirits
- No longer has a toggle cooldown
- Minimum range increased from 100 to 200
- Rotation interval increased from 2.4 seconds to 2.7
- No longer performs a micro animation when initally casting
Overcharge
- Damage reduction dropped from 15/20/25/30 percent to 5/10/15/20 percent
Relocate
- Mana cost increased from 100 to 175
Talents
- Level 15 Talent changed from Tether Grants Scepter Bonus to Plus Eight Health Regen
- Level 20 Talent changed from Plus 16 Health Regen to Tether Grants Scepter Bonus
Juggernaut
Omnislash
- Attack rate multiplier reduced from 1.8 to 1.7
Keeper of the Light
Will-o-Wisp
- Casting a second time will follow the same tick interval as the first
Leshrac
- Agility gain increased from 1.7 to 2.3
Lich
- Movement speed reduced from 305 to 295
Sinister Gaze
- Duration reduced from 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5 to 1.3/1.7/2.1/2.5
Lifestealer
- Strength gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.2
Feast
- Reduced from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4 percent to 1.5/2.25/3/3.75
Lina
- Base intelligence increased by two
Lycan
- Base armor increased by one
Magnus
- Strength gain reduced from 3.7 to 3.5
Skewer
- Slow reduced from 25/30/35/40 percent to 10/20/30/40
Empower
- Mana cost increased from 30/50/70/90 to 45/60/75/90
Night Stalker
- Strength gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.2
Omniknight
Heavenly Grace
- Duration increased from 10 to 12
Phantom Lancer
Phantom Rush
- Agility bonus increased from 6/14/22/30 to 9/18/27/36
Riki
- Base health regen increased by 1.5
Shadow Fiend
- Base strength increased by one
Slark
- Base armor increased by one
Sniper
- Base strength increased by two
Talents
- Level 15 Talent changed from Plus 15 percent Shrapnel Slow to Plus 20 percent
Spectre
- Base strength increased by two
Talents
- Level 10 Talent increased from Plus Four All Stats to Plus Five
Storm Spirit
Static Remnant
- Mana cost reduced from 100 to 70/80/90/100
Electric Vortex
- Cooldown reduced from 22/20/18/16 to 16
Sven
Great Cleave
- Reduced from 45/60/75/90 percent to 30/50/70/90
Warcry
- Bonus speed reduced from 8/12/16/20 percent to 5/10/15/20
- Shield base capacity reduced from 80/110/140/170 to 60/90/120/150
God's Strength
- Cooldown increased from 80 to 100
Templar Assassin
Meld
- Debuff now stacks
Timbersaw
- Base intelligence increased by two
Whirling Death
- Stat loss increased from 12/13/14/15 percent to 13/14/15/16
Tiny
Tree Grab
- Bonus damage reduced from 25/30/35/40 percent to 10/20/30/40
Treant Protector
Living Armor
- Damage block increased from 25/50/75/100 to 40/60/80/100
Ursa
Base armor reduced by two
Overpower
- Cooldown increased from 10 to 16/14/12/10
Visage
- Strength reduced from 24 plus three to 22 plus 2/8
Summon Familiars
- Attack damage reduced from 30/45/60 to 20/40/60
Warlock
- Base intelligence increased by three
Upheaval
- Mana cost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 70/90/110/130
Weaver
Germinate Attack
- Now deals 10/20/30/40 bonus physical damage on the second hit
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