Comprehensive Breakdown of Dota 2 7.37d Patch Notes: Explore All Changes

2024/10/04

Dota 2 Patch 7.37d has introduced a variety of balance changes that nerf several heroes who performed exceptionally at TI 2024. For instance, Sand King’s Dust Devil ability experienced notable reductions in both radius and duration, while the Lone Druid’s Bear Necessities ability received a comprehensive rework. Additionally, items like Arcane Boots and Bracer also faced significant nerfs.

For a complete overview of the updates, check out the full Dota 2 Patch 7.37d release notes below.

Dota 2 Patch 7.37d Release Notes

The official updates for Dota 2 Patch 7.37d are detailed as follows:

Post-TI 2024 Dota 2 patch notes (Image via Valve)

Item Updates

Arcane Boots

Recipe cost increased from 375 to 475. Total cost increased from 1300 to 1400.
Mana regeneration bonus decreased from +0.5 to +0.25.
Replenish mana restored decreased from 175 to 150.

Brace

No longer doubles its bonuses at 25 minutes.

Crimson Guard

Guard duration decreased from 8s to 7s.

Disperse

Suppress no longer makes the caster or ally unslowable.
Suppress now provides 40% slow resistance for the duration when used on caster or ally.

Gleipnir

Recipe cost increased from 250 to 550. Total cost increased from 5450 to 5750.
Damage bonus decreased from +30 to +25.
Attack speed bonus decreased from +30 to +25.
Health bonus decreased from +300 to +275.
Chain Lightning damage decreased from 160 to 140.

Guardian Greaves

Total cost increased from 4950 to 5050 (due to the increase in Arcane Boots cost).

Null Talisman

No longer doubles its bonuses at 25 minutes.

Pavise

Protect physical damage barrier decreased from 300 to 250.
Protect duration decreased from 8s to 7s.
Protect mana cost increased from 75 to 100.

Pipe of Insight

Barrier duration decreased from 10s to 8s.

Ring of Basilius

Mana regeneration bonus decreased from +0.5 to +0.25.

Solar Crest

Health bonus decreased from +200 to +175.
Shine duration decreased from 8s to 7s.
Shine physical damage barrier decreased from 400 to 350.
Shine bonus attack speed decreased from 70 to 60.

Spirit Vessel

Soul Release health restoration reduction on enemies increased from 50% to 60%.
Soul Release now always gains a charge when the owner dies.

Wraith Band

No longer doubles its bonuses at 25 minutes.

Neutral Item Updates

Seeds of Serenity

Verdurous Dale duration decreased from 14s to 8s.

Hero Updates

Anti-Mage

Facets
Magebane’s Mirror
Counterspell
Reflected Spell Amp increased from 30% to 40%.
Counterspell Ally
Reflected Spell Amp increased from 30% to 40%.
Talents
Level 10 Talent +10% Counterspell Magic Resistance replaced with +3 Health Regen.

Batrider

Talents
Level 20 Talent +4.5s Firefly Duration replaced with +2s Smoldering Resin Duration.

Beastmaster

Abilities
Primal Roar
Stun Duration increased from 2.75/3.25/3.75s to 3/3.5/4s.
Drums of Slom
Heal from Heroes decreased from 25% to 20%.
Talents
Level 10 Talent Inner Beast Magic Resist increased from 5% to 10%.

Bloodseeker

Abilities
Bloodrage
Mana Cost decreased from 25 to 0.

Bounty Hunter

Abilities
Jina
Bonus Damage rescaled from 60/100/140/180 to 70/105/140/175.

Chen

Abilities
Holy Persuasion
Sacrificing creeps with Martyrdom (Aghanim’s Scepter) now triggers On Death effects.

Clockwerk

Facets
Expanded Armature
Power Cogs
Enemy heroes caught are no longer pulled to the center of the formation; now they are placed inside as far away from the center as possible while not touching a cog.

Crystal Maiden

Agility gain increased from 1.6 to 1.8.
Talents
Level 15 Talent Crystal Nova Cooldown Reduction increased from 4s to 4.5s.

Dawnbreaker

Abilities
Celestial Hammer
Mana Cost decreased from 110/120/130/140 to 100/110/120/130.
Projectile speed increased from 1500 to 1600.

Dazzle

Talents
Level 15 Talent Attack Speed increased from +80 to +90.
Level 20 Talent Poison Touch DPS increased from +60 to +75.

Death Prophet

Base Damage increased by 2.
Abilities
Exorcism
Spirit count increased from 8/16/24 to 10/17/24.

Doom

Facets
Gluttony
Devour
Base Charge Restore Time decreased from 90s to 85s.
Abilities
Lvl? Pain
Now only applies to Doom’s attacks.

Dragon Knight

Facets
Fire Dragon
Wyrm’s Wrath
Cleave Distance decreased from 450 to 400.

Drow Ranger

Base Agility increased from 20 to 22.

Enchantress

Facets
Overprotective Wisps
Nature’s Attendants
Damage threshold increased from 250 to 275.
Abilities
Enchant
Hero move slow duration decreased from 5s to 3.5/4/4.5/5s.
Sproink
Cooldown increased from 8s to 10s.

Grimstroke

Abilities
Ink Swell
Ink Tendrils DPS increased from 25/40/55/70 to 30/45/60/75.
Talents
Level 20 Talent Stroke of Fate Damage increased from +75% to +80%.

Gyrocopter

Base Damage increased by 2.

Hoodwink

Abilities
Hunter’s Boomerang
Cast Range increased from 900 to 1100.

Huskar

Facets
Nothl Transfusion
Life Break
Heal Radius increased from 400 to 550.

Invoker

Abilities
Ghost Walk
Health Regeneration (Quas) decreased from 10/15/20/25/30/35/40/45 to 3/6/9/12/15/18/21/24.
Mana Regeneration (Wex) decreased from 2.5/5/7.5/10/12.5/15/17.5/20 to 2/4/6/8/10/12/14/16.

Juggernaut

Abilities
Duelist
Bonus damage increased from 10% to 12%.
Healing Ward
Mana Cost rescaled from 140/130/120/110 to 120.

The flower

Abilities
Admiral’s Rum
Rum Duration decreased from 10s to 6s.
Ghostship
Damage decreased from 400/500/600 to 350/475/600.
Cooldown increased from 80/70/60s to 90/80/70s.

Lich

Abilities
Frost Shield
Damage Reduction increased from 30/40/50/60% to 45/50/55/60%.

Lifestealer

Abilities
Feast
Max Health Lifesteal increased from 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75% to 1.5/2/2.5/3%.
Max Health Damage increased from 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75% to 1.5/2/2.5/3%.

Lone Druid

Facets
Bear Necessities
Stat Bonus no longer applies to items in the Neutral slot.
Stat Bonus decreased from 50/60/70/80% to 30/45/60/75%.
Talents
Level 15 Talent Savage Roar Cooldown Reduction decreased from 7s to 5s.

Officer

Facets
Moonstorm
Lucent Beam
No longer grants bonus damage when hitting illusions.
Damage Buff per beam decreased from 5/8/11/14 to 4/7/10/13.
Abilities
Lucent Beam
Beam Damage decreased from 80/160/240/320 to 75/150/225/300.

March

Facets
Sidekick
Bonus Base Attack Damage decreased from 12/18/24/30% to 10/15/20/25%.
Ally bonus radius decreased from 2500 to 1750.

Mars

Talents
Level 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun decreased from +0.6s to +0.4s.

Medusa

Abilities
Mana Shield
Absorbing damage with Mana Shield now disables Blink Dagger.

Mirana

Facets
Solar Flare
No longer increases daytime vision.
Max Attack Speed/Damage decreased from 80/120/160 to 70/110/150.
Duration decreased from 18s to 16s.
Abilities
Leap
Aghanim’s Shard no longer allows hitting the same enemy unit with multiple secondary Starstorms in a single cast.

Monkey King

Base Strength increased from 18 to 19.
Facets
Wukong’s Faithful
Wukong’s Command
Disperse time increased from 3s to 4s.
Simian Stride
Tree Dance
Health threshold increased from 90% to 95%.

Dead

Abilities
Pierce the Veil
Duration increased from 6/7/8s to 8s.

Dragon Siren

Facets
Deluge
Mana Cost increased from 45/50/55/60 to 50/60/70/80.
Abilities
Song of the Siren
Max HP Regen per second decreased from 2/4/6% to 2/3/4%.

Nature’s Prophet

Facets
Ironwood Treant
Nature’s Call
Treant Damage decreased from 28-32/44-48/60-64/76-80 to 22-26/40-44/58-62/76-80.
Treant Movespeed decreased from 350 to 335/340/345/350.

Necrophos

Abilities
Ghost Shroud
Movement Slow increased from 10/15/20/25% to 16/19/22/25%.
Reaper’s Scythe
Cooldown decreased from 110s to 100s.

Omniknight

Base Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 310.
Base Strength decreased from 23 to 22.
Facets
Healing Hammer
Damage as Healing decreased from 25% to 20%.
Abilities
Purification
Mana Cost increased from 80/95/110/125 to 90/105/120/135.
Repel
Mana Cost increased from 80/95/110/125 to 90/105/120/135.

Pangolier

Facets
Thunderbolt
Rolling Thunder
Duration increased from 8s to 9s.

Phantom Lancer

Abilities
Illusory Armaments
Effects that percentually change the base damage now also affect base damage bonus provided by Illusory Armaments.
Bonus to Base Damage for illusions increased from 65% to 70%.

Puck

Abilities
Puckish
Base health restored decreased from 20 to 15.
Base mana restored decreased from 20 to 15.
Dream Coil
Duration decreased from 6s to 5/5.5/6s.

Fight

Facets
Siphoning Ward
Nether Ward
Damage to Mana increased from 30% to 40%.

Leek

Abilities
Cloak and Dagger
Toggling items no longer breaks invisibility.

Ringmaster

Base Strength decreased from 23 to 21.
Strength gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.1.
Abilities
Tame the Beasts
Cast Range decreased from 700/750/800/850 to 700.
Escape Act
Can now be dispelled.
Wheel of Wonder
Radius decreased from 600 to 500.
Automatic explosion time decreased from 6s to 4s.

Sand King

Facets
Dust Devil
Sand Storm
Radius decreased from 450/500/550/600 to 350/400/450/500.
Duration decreased from 20/25/30/35s to 16/20/24/28s.
Talents
Level 15 Talent Sand Storm Damage Per Second decreased from +25 to +20.

Shadow Demon

Facets
Promulgate
Health loss decreased from 14/16/18/20% to 9/11/13/15%.
Abilities
Shadow Poison
Vision radius decreased from 400 to 300.

Shadow Shaman

Abilities
Fowl Play
Invulnerability duration increased from 0.75s to 1s.

Snapfire

Facets
Full Bore
Scatterblast
Cast Range decreased from 1400 to 1300.
Talents
Level 10 Talent Mortimer Kisses Debuff DPS increased from +20 to +25.
Level 25 Talent Mortimer Kisses Launched increased from +6 to +8.

Sniper

Facets
Scattershot
Shrapnel
Damage decreased from 120/180/240/300 to 90/160/230/300.
Abilities
Headshot
Slow Duration decreased from 0.5s to 0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5s.

Techies

Abilities
Proximity Mines
Base Charge Restore Time decreased from 19/17/15s to 15s.

Tidehunter

Abilities
Blubber
Damage threshold for dispel decreased from 500 to 450.
Ravage
Damage increased from 250/350/450 to 275/375/475.

Timbersaw

Base Strength decreased from 27 to 26.

Treant Protector

Abilities
Nature’s Guise
Movement Speed bonus decreased from 12% to 10%.
Leech Seed
Damage/Heal per second decreased from 20/35/50/65 to 15/30/45/60.
Now heals creeps for 50% effectiveness.

Troll Warlord

Talents
Level 10 Talent Whirling Axes Debuff Duration increased from +2s to +2.5s.
Level 20 Talent Berserker’s Rage Armor increased from +8 to +9.

Tusk

Facets
Tag Team
Bonus Damage increased from 20/45/70/95 to 25/50/75/100.
Drinking Buddies
Movement Bonus decreased from 25% to 10/15/20/25%.
Alt cast behavior now has 50% of base spell’s cast range.

Underlord

Facets
Abyssal Horde
Warrior Damage rescaled from 18/32/46 to 20/30/40.
Warrior Last Will Damage decreased from 300/400/500 to 200/300/400.
Abilities
Atrophy Aura
Duration decreased from 35/45/55/65s to 30/40/50/60s.

Vengeful Spirit

Abilities
Nether Swap
Cooldown decreased from 50/40/30s to 46/38/30s.

Venomancer

Abilities
Noxious Plague
Minimum Movement Slow increased from 0% to 15%.

Face

Facets
Death Toll
Soul Assumption
No longer provides extra gold if the target dies before the projectile reaches them.
Abilities
Summon Familiars
Recalling is now canceled if Familiars are in stone form.

Windranger

Facets
Whirlwind
Focus Fire
Cooldown increased from 70/50/30s to 70/60/50s.
Windranger can no longer shoot arrows while channeling.
Damage Reduction increased from 30% to 35%.
Duration decreased from 9s to 8s.
Abilities
Windrun
Aghanim’s Scepter invisibility buff is now dispelled if the base Windrun buff is dispelled.

Winter Wyvern

Facets
Essence of the Blueheart
Healing Converted to Mana increased from 20% to 24%.

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