Dota 2 Patch 7.38c patch notes and summary

More hero buffs and nerfs have arrived with Dota 2 patch 7.38c.

adjustments to several heroes (some have been weakened while others have been strengthened), tweaks to items, and a notable modification to the map. The details are outlined in the patch notes below.

Here’s everything you need to know about Dota 2 patch 7.38c.

Table of contents

• Dota 2 Patch 7.38c overview
  • Dire receives helpful safe lane buff
  • Further adjustments see Abaddon, Lifestealer nerfed again
  • Dota 2 patch 7.38c biggest buffs and nerfs
• Dota 2 Patch 7.38c full patch notes
  • Items
  • Neutral Items
  • Neutral Item Enchantments
  • Heroes

Dota 2 Patch 7.38c overview

Dire receives helpful safe lane buff

7.38c will offer some relief on safe lanes as Valve has decided to reposition the top lane tier one tower in Dire. Now, it sits a bit nearer to the Dire base, and the creep path has been modified to intersect closer to the tower.

This creates a bit of extra space for the Dire’s safe lane to gather resources, and although the Radiant side’s creep blockade could influence this during the initial phase, the aim is to provide a relatively secure path for the Dire’s carry characters to collect resources.

Additionally, some adjustments have been made to the map including new rows of trees close to the safe lane towers, the relocation of ward cliffs towards the lanes, and an important shift in the position of the top river ramp that now leads directly to the Roshan pit.

Further adjustments see Abaddon, Lifestealer nerfed again

In this update, we’ve made adjustments (buffs and nerfs) for over two dozen characters. Once more, it’s Abaddon and Lifestealer who have received reductions (nerfs). Despite our efforts in patch 7.38b to balance them out, these heroes remain too powerful and maintain their dominance in the gameplay.

In professional gaming circles, Ancient Apparition is finding its way back as a highly favored support. Conversely, certain characters that are not well-liked have received minor boosts. The Lasso of Batrider can no longer be disrupted by specific abilities, while Kunkka’s Tidebringer delivers substantially increased damage.

Dota 2 patch 7.38c biggest buffs and nerfs

A peek at the primary buffs and adjustments made to several heroes in Dota 2’s Patch 7.38c. We haven’t detailed every hero, only those that fit into the following categories:

1. Buffed Heroes: These heroes have received power boosts in this patch.
– Tidehunter: Ankrish, his Kraken Shell ability now provides more armor to allies within a larger radius.
– Invoker: His Empower Storm and Empowered Alacrity abilities have been enhanced, providing more attack speed and movement speed buffs.

2. Nerfed Heroes: These heroes have been weakened in this patch.
– Crystal Maiden: The cooldown on her Frostbite ability has been increased, making it harder for her to control the battlefield.
– Earthshaker: His Fissure ability now deals less damage over time, making it harder for him to clear waves and push lanes effectively.

The full patch 7.38c notes can be found here, but we’ve included them below.

Dota 2 Patch 7.38c full patch notes

Items

Neutral Items

Neutral Item Enchantments

Heroes

Abaddon

• Mephitic Shroud (Facet)
  • Aphotic Shield
    • Cooldown increased from 14/12/10/8 to 15/13/11/9 seconds.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

Legion Commander

• Spoils of War (Facet)
  • Duel
    • Press the Attack duration on allies after duel win is now decreased by 50%.

Lifestealer

• Fleshfeast (Facet)
  • Feast
    • Max HP per hero kill decreased from 20/25/30/35 to 15/20/25/30.
• 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.
• Pick-Me-Up (Facet)
  • Rebound
    • Ally damage increased from 25% to 35%.

Medusa

• Venomous Volley (Facet)
  • No longer slows cast speed.

Meepo

• Codependent (Facet)
  • Divided We Stand
    • Armor bonus decreased from 2 to 1.

Muerta

• Ofrenda (Facet)
  • Ofrenda
    • Attack Speed Bonus increased from 15/25/35/45 to 20/30/40/50.

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.
• 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.

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