The latest Dota 2 patch notes have dropped – and it looks like there’s a big shake up for the MOBA game’s competitive play on the way, as well as two new heroes to welcome to the Captain’s Mode lineup.
First up in gameplay update 7.24 are some pretty significant tweaks to how neutral items work in the game. Heroes get a new slot dedicated solely to neutral items and there’s a new stash in the fountain (where they’ll now be stored rather than on the fountain floor). In addition to some of the new UI’s features, developer Valve says the neutral item drop count has increased per tier (now 4 rather than 3, with chance changed to 10% from 9%), and ancients neutral drop rates are three times higher.
Void Spirit and Snapfire have come to Captain’s Mode – the standard tournament match format – which should add some exciting new possibilities to competitive, and there are a bunch of other changes in the update, too. Shrines are no more, outposts have been transported to the primary jungles (and have had some further adjustments), and there are pretty big changes to the way Courier works – and that’s not all. Phew.
Read on to see the Dota 2 7.24 patch notes and find out what’s changed in Valve’s MOBA game.
Dota 2 7.24 patch general changes
Neutral Items
- Heroes now have a dedicated neutral items slot. A maximum of one neutral item can be equipped on your Hero
- There is now a Neutral Item Stash in the fountain. Neutral items are now stored there instead of on the fountain floor. Right-clicking on an available item in the new UI will place it in your stash/courier and can be delivered to you. This UI will also show the state and location of all the other items that have dropped
- Neutral items can now be teleported to your Neutral Item Stash at home through a right click context menu (from your backpack or your neutral slot)
- Backpack slot count reduced to 3 from 4
- Neutral item drop count per tier increased to 4 from 3 (chance from to 10% from 9%)
- Ancients neutral drop rates are three times higher
Shrines and Outposts
- Removed Shrines
- Outposts moved to the primary jungles
- Outposts vision reduced from 1400 flying to 700 ground vision (same for truesight)
- Outposts now start as owned by the respective teams, and can be captured at any time (rewards still happen at the 10 minute mark)
- Adjusted tree layout on the map edges near the previous outpost areas
- Moved a medium camp in the Dire Primary Jungle to a nearby location
Courier
- Courier death no longer disables your passive gold income
- Courier bounty increased from 25+5*Level for each player to 30 + 7 * Level
- Courier respawn time changed from 50 + 7 * Level to 60 + 7 * Level
- Courier movement speed increased to 290 from 280
- Courier can no longer plant wards at level 15
- Courier can no longer use items at level 25
Other/General
- Added Void Spirit and Snapfire to Captain’s Mode
- Hero respawn time increased to 12/15/18/21/24 for level 1-5 from 6/8/10/14/16
- Removed all GPM talents
- Implemented custom UI for charged-based abilities rather than using buffs
- Melee attacks now have a bonus 150 range against Observer and Sentry Wards
- Tier 5 items now drop at 60 minutes (item adjustments below)
Dota 2 Patch 7.24 gameplay update Hero Changes
ABADDON
Base damage reduced by 2
MIST COIL
Mist Coil cooldown increased from 4.5 to 5.5
ALCHEMIST
Strength gain increased from 2.4 to 2.7
ANCIENT APPARITION
- ICE BLAST
Ice Blast kill threshold increased from 10/11/12% to 12/13/14% - TALENTS
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +175 Chilling Touch Attack Range
AXE
Movement speed increased by 5
Strength gain increased from 3.4 to 3.6
BOUNTY HUNTER
Base armor increased by 1
BREWMASTER
Base armor increased by 1
CHAOS KNIGHT
- REALITY RIFT
Reality Rift armor reduction increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6 - PHANTASM
Phantasm incoming damage reduced from 350% to 325% - TALENTS
Level 20 Talent changed from +150 Gold/Min to +10s Phantasm Duration
CHEN
- TALENTS
Level 20 Talent changed from +180 Gold/Min to -30s Hand of God cooldown
CLINKZ
- BURNING ARMY
Burning Army base damage increased from 24/26/28% to 28%
CRYSTAL MAIDEN
- TALENTS
Level 15 Talent changed from +150 Gold/Min to -2s Crystal Nova Cooldown
DARK SEER
- SURGE
Surge speed changed from 25/40/55/70% to 70%
Surge duration reduced from 6 to 3/4/5/6
DARK WILLOW
- TALENTS
Level 15 Talent changed from +120 Gold/Min to +40 Bedlam Damage
DEATH PROPHET
Base armor increased by 1
Base movement speed increased by 5
- SPIRIT SIPHON
Spirit Siphon charge restore time reduced from 60/52/44/36 to 45/40/35/30
DISRUPTOR
- THUNDER STRIKE
Thunder Strike manacost increased from 130 to 130/140/150/160 - STATIC STORM
Static Storm Scepter no longer increases duration from 5 to 7 - TALENTS
Level 20 Talent changed from +180 Gold/Min to Kinetic Field Grants True Sight
DOOM
Strength gain reduced from 4.0 to 3.7
- SCORCHED EARTH
Scorched Earth movement speed reduced from 12/13/14/15% to 9/11/13/15% - DEVOUR
Devour HP regen reduced from 3/8/13/18 to 3/7/11/15
DRAGON KNIGHT
Base movement speed increased by 10
- ELDER DRAGON FORM
Elder Dragon Form movement speed bonus reduced from 30 to 25
DROW RANGER
- MULTISHOT
Multishot damage reduced from 90/115/140/165% to 85/110/135/160%
EARTH SPIRIT
- STONE REMNANT
Stone Remnant charge replenish time reduced from 30 to 25 - TALENTS
Level 20 Talent changed from +150 Gold/Min to +3.5s Geomagnetic Grip Silence
ENIGMA
- MALEFICE
Malefice damage increased from 30/50/70/90 to 30/55/80/105 - TALENTS
Level 15 Talent changed from +150 Gold/Min to +40 Malefice Instance Damage
GRIMSTROKE
Base intelligence increased by 2
- TALENTS
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +100 Ink Swell Max Damage
Level 15 Talent increased from +125 Cast Range to +175
Level 15 Talent increased from +12% Spell Amplification to +15%
IO
- OVERCHARGE
Overcharge heal reduced from 0.6/0.8/1/1.2% to 0.55/0.7/0.85/1%
Overcharge cooldown increased from 16 to 22/20/18/16 - TALENTS
Level 15 Talent changed from +120 Gold/Min to +400 Spirits Max Distance
JAKIRO
- DUAL BREATH
Dual Breath now does its first damage instance immediately - TALENTS
Level 20 Talent changed from +150 Gold/Min to +400 Dual Breath Range
JUGGERNAUT
Base damage increased by 4
Base movement speed increased by 5
LICH
Base damage reduced by 2
- FROST BLAST
Frost Blast manacost increased from 105/130/155/180 to 115/140/165/190 - SINISTER GAZE
Sinister Gaze duration reduced from 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5 to 1.4/1.7/2.0/2.3
LION
- TALENTS
Level 15 Talent changed from +150 Gold/Min to +60 Mana Drain
LUNA
- LUNAR BLESSING
Lunar Blessing now affects base armor instead of total armor
Lunar Blessing increased from 10/15/20/25% to 15/20/25/30%
LYCAN
Base intelligence increased by 4
SHAPESHIFT
Shapeshift transformation time from 1.5 to 1.25
MAGNUS
Max damage reduced by 4
- EMPOWER
Empower cleave reduced from 15/25/35/45 to 10/20/30/40 - TALENTS
Level 10 Talent reduced from +25 Attack Speed to +20
MARS
Strength gain increased from 3.2 to 3.4
- GOD’S REBUKE
God’s Rebuke slow duration increased from 1.5 to 2
God’s Rebuke hero attack damage increased from 25 to 35
MEDUSA
Intelligence gain increased from 3.4 to 4.0
- STONE GAZE
Stone Gaze speed bonus increased from 35% to 50%
NYX ASSASSIN
- VENDETTA
Vendetta bonus damage changed from physical to pure damage
Vendetta damage reduced from 250/400/550 to 250/375/500 - TALENTS
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +0.3s Impale Stun Duration
OGRE MAGI
- TALENTS
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +20 Ignite DPS
OMNIKNIGHT
Base armor reduced by 1
Strength gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.4
- PURIFICATION
Purification cooldown increased from 17/15/13/11 to 18/16/14/12 - TALENTS
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +10 Heavenly Grace HP Regen
ORACLE
- TALENTS
Level 15 Talent changed from +120 Gold/Min to -1s Purifying Flames Cooldown
PANGOLIER
- SHIELD CRASH
Shield Crash casts in-place when rooted
PHANTOM ASSASSIN
Base damage increased by 3
PHANTOM LANCER
- TALENTS
Level 15 Talent reduced from +275 Health to +250
Level 25 Talent reduced from -6s Doppelganger Cooldown to -5s
PHOENIX
Attack range increased from 500 to 525
Base health regen increased by 0.5
- TALENTS
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +18% Icarus Dive Slow
PUCK
Base damage reduced by 3
- TALENTS
Level 25 Talent changed from +420 Gold/Min to +425 Waning Rift AoE and Range
PUDGE
- DISMEMBER
Dismember tick rate changed from every 1 to every 0.5 seconds (same total damage) - TALENTS
Level 20 Talent changed from +180 Gold/Min to +1s Dismember Duration
PUGNA
Base agility increased by 8
QUEEN OF PAIN
Intelligence gain increased from 2.9 to 3.4
- SONIC WAVE
Sonic Wave damage increased from 340/430/520 to 340/450/560
RUBICK
- ARCANE SUPREMACY
Arcane Supremacy debuff amplification reduced from 20/28/36/44% to 16/24/32/40%
SHADOW DEMON
- DEMONIC PURGE
Demonic Purge damage increased from 200/300/400 to 250/350/450
SILENCER
- TALENTS
Level 15 Talent changed from +120 Gold/Min to +12% Arcane Curse Slow
SKYWRATH MAGE
- TALENTS
Level 25 Talent changed from +300 Gold/Min to Arcane Bolt Pierces Spell Immunity
SLARDAR
Base movement speed increased by 10
BASH OF THE DEEP
Bash of the Deep damage rescaled from 75/125/175/225 to 60/115/170/225
SLARK
- POUNCE
Pounce scepter replenish time increased from 20/16/12/8 to 10
Pounce scepter range reduced from 1400 to 1200 - TALENTS
Level 15 Talent reduced from +30 Attack Speed to +25
SNAPFIRE
Added to Captain’s Mode
Base damage reduced by 4
Fixed Firesnap Cookie moving units affected by Kinetic Field, Black Hole, and Chronosphere
SPECTRE
Base health regen increased from 0 to 1.5
SPIRIT BREAKER
- BULLDOZE
Bulldoze cooldown reduced from 22 to 22/20/18/16
SVEN
- STORM HAMMER
Storm Hammer damage increased from 80/160/240/320 to 110/180/250/320 - WARCRY
Warcry self movement bonus increased from 6/10/14/18% to 10/14/18/22%
Warcry cooldown reduced from 36/32/28/24 to 32/28/24/20
TECHIES
Blast Off self damage changed from Pure to Magical
- TALENTS
Level 20 Talent changed from +150 Gold/Min to -28s Blast Off Cooldown
TERRORBLADE
Movement speed increased from 310 to 315
REFLECTION
Reflection slow increased from 20% to 25%
TIDEHUNTER
Base intelligence increased by 2
TINKER
- TALENTS
Level 15 Talent changed from +150 Gold/Min to +2s March of the Machines Duration
TINY
- AVALANCHE
Avalanche duration reduced from 1.8 to 1.4 seconds
TREANT PROTECTOR
Strength gain reduced from 3.5 to 3.4
- NATURE’S GRASP
Nature’s Grasp manacost increased from 60/70/80/90 to 75/80/85/90 - LIVING ARMOR
Living Armor reduced from 4/6/8/10 to 5/6/7/8 - TROLL WARLORD
Min base damage increased by 4
TUSK
Base health regen increased from 0.5 to 1
- TALENTS
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +0.5s Walrus Punch Stun Duration
UNDERLORD
- TALENTS
Level 15 Talent reduced from +7 Atrophy Permanent Damage to +6
Level 15 Talent increased from +150 Cast Range to +200
Level 20 Talent reduced from +70 Attack Speed to +60
UNDYING
Fixed Helm of the Dominator not working on Zombies
Level 15 Zombie damage talent is now base damage
- TOMBSTONE
Tombstone Deathlust health thresholds is now always 40%
Tombstone Deathlust movement speed bonus from 50% to 35/40/45/50%
Tombstone Deathlust attack speed values from 75 to 50/60/70/80 - FLESH GOLEM
Flesh Golem debuff duration increased from 5 to 6
Flesh Golem duration increased from 30 to 40
Flesh Golem now grants +30 Movement Speed
VENOMANCER
- TALENTS
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +15s Plague Wards Duration
VISAGE
- SOUL ASSUMPTION
Soul Assumption gather damage threshold reduced from 110 to 100
Soul Assumption manacost from 170/160/150/140 to 150
VOID SPIRIT
Added to Captain’s Mode
WARLOCK
- SHADOW WORD
Shadow Word cooldown reduced from 16 to 14
WEAVER
- THE SWARM
The Swarm attack rate improved from 1.25/1.1/0.95/0.8 to 1.15/1.0/0.85/0.7
WINTER WYVERN
Base strength reduced from 26 to 24
- COLD EMBRACE
Cold Embrace percentage heal reduced from 3/4/5/6% to 2/3/4/5%
Cold Embrace base heal increased from 14/18/22/26 to 20/26/32/38 - TALENTS
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +1% Cold Embrace Heal
WITCH DOCTOR
Base armor increased by 1
- TALENTS
Level 15 Talent changed from +120 Gold/Min to +100 Maledict AoE
DOTA 2 PATCH 7.24 GAMEPLAY UPDATE Item CHANGES
IRONWOOD TREE
Now drops the full item rather than a recipe
All stats reduced from +7 to +6
ARCANE RING
Intelligence increased from +8 to +10
IRON TALON
No longer has the Quell passive
Now provides +15 Attack Speed
KEEN OPTIC
Mana regen increased from 1 to 1.25
MANGO TREE
Vision range reduced from 1200 to 1000
Mangoes now fall a little further out
POOR MAN’S SHIELD
Blocked damage from 20/10 for melee/range to 30/20
TRUSTY SHOVEL
Health reduced from 150 to 100
OCEAN HEART
Health/Mana regen increased from 6/3 to 8/4
DRAGON SCALE
Afterburn damage increased from 12 to 18
CLUMSY NET
Cast range reduced from 900 to 650
No longer pierces immunity on yourself
ESSENCE RING
Now increases current/max health directly and is not considered a heal (does not get amplified/triggered by heal related abilities)
VAMBRACE
Now drops the full item rather than a recipe
can now be toggled between the different attributes
from 12/6 primary/secondary stats to 10/5
VAMPIRE FANGS
Spell Lifesteal reduced from 8% to 6%
ENCHANTED QUIVER
Bonus magic damage increased from 270 to 300
Fixed it working with Wukong’s Command
ORB OF DESTRUCTION
Slow reduced from 30/15% to 20/10%
CRAGGY COAT
Armor reduced from 13 to 12
MIND BREAKER
Silence duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds
TELESCOPE
Attack range bonus reduced from 150 to 125
REPAIR KIT
Building Repair no longer has multishot
Health regen increased from 13 to 17
HAVOC HAMMER
Havoc base damage increased from 175 to 225
FLICKER
Movement speed increased from +30 to +40
MAGIC LAMP
Health threshold increased from 15% to 20%
APEX
Changed to a fixed +75 Primary Attribute instead of a percentage increased
FUSION RUNE
Removed
BALLISTA
Attack range reduced from +400 to +250
Now deals +30 Pure Damage
FORCE BOOTS
Cooldown increased from 6 to 9 seconds
Movement speed reduced from +50% to +40%
Push distance/duration from 800/0.65 to 600/0.5
EX MACHINA
Reset Item Cooldowns increased from 30 to 45 seconds
Armor reduced from 25 to 20
Now has a 100 mana cost
MIRROR SHIELD
Cooldown increased from 4 to 8 seconds
PIRATE HAT
Attack speed reduced from +250 to +150
No longer drops a bounty rune on hero kills
You now steal 300 Gold from heroes you kill
SEER STONE
Cast and Vision range reduced from 450 to 350
PHOENIX ASH
Removed
DESOLATOR 2
Damage reduced from 100 to 75
Armor reduction reduced from 12 to 10
Armor reduction duration reduced from 15 to 7
WOODLAND STRIDERS
Health regen reduced from 70 to 50
Tree duration reduced from 60 seconds to 15
FALLEN SKY
Has the same Blink rules with regards to damage
Now drops the full item rather than a recipe
TRIDENT
All bonuses reduced from 33% to 30%
BOOK OF THE DEAD
Changed from three sets of Necronomicon units to two sets with 50% more health and damage
Strength and Intelligence reduced from 35 to 30
ENCHANTED MANGO
Mana restore reduced from 125 to 110
QUELLING BLADE
No longer kills wards (same for Iron Talon and Battle Fury)
TANGO
No longer kills wards
VLADMIR’S OFFERING
Mana regeneration reduced from 1.5 to 1.25
VOID STONE
Mana regeneration increased from 1.75 to 2.25
PERSEVERANCE
Mana regeneration increased from 2 to 2.25
BATTLE FURY
Damage increased from 54 to 60
Cleave damage against heroes increased from 60% to 70%
Cleave damage against creeps decreased from 60% to 50%
MAELSTROM
Chain Lightning damage reduced from 150 to 140
NECRONOMICON
Mana regeneration increased from 2/2.5/3 to 3/3.5/4
DESOLATOR
Armor reduction duration reduced from 15 to 7
RADIANCE
Damage reduced from 65 to 60
BLADE MAIL
Damage increased from +22 to +28
SILVER EDGE
Damage increased from 40 to 45
MASK OF MADNESS
Damage increased from 10 to 15
ARMLET OF MORDIGGIAN
Damage increased from 9 to 15
CRYSTALYS
Damage increased from 38 to 45
Critical strike reduced from 175% to 160%
DAEDALUS
Damage increased from 80 to 88
Critical strike reduced from 235% to 225%
BLOODTHORN
Damage increased from 68 to 75
Critical strike reduced from 175% to 160%
Soul Rend critical strike reduced from 140% to 130%