Patch 7.38c released in Dota 2

On March 27 Valve released patch 7.38c. The update affected the balance of heroes and item characteristics. Popular heroes Faceless Void, Dazzle, Magnus, Abaddon, and Tinker have been nerfed.

Notable buffs were given to Templar Assassin, Snapfire, and Chen, who now, like Helm of the Dominator and its upgraded version Helm of the Overlord, turns a controlled creep into a creep-hero. The map landscape has also undergone changes.

General Updates

Dire Safe Lane Jungle

• The Dire Safe Lane Tier 1 tower has been moved forward, away from the Dire base and closer to where the creeps initially meet
• The Top Lane creep paths have been slightly adjusted so the creeps meet closer to the Dire tower
• The tree lines above and below the tower have been reworked
• The Dire Safe Lane hard camp has been moved away from the Dire Safe Lane Tier 1 tower, and had its tree line reduced and rotated to face the river
• The cliff above the Dire Safe Lane small camp has been extended slightly towards the Dire Safe Lane Tier 1 tower, and the small camp has been moved and had its tree line adjusted
• The ramp leading to the river and the Roshan Pit from the Dire Safe Lane pull area has been moved towards the Pit slightly
• Several additional tree and visual adjustments have been made to this area

Top Roshan Pit

• Fixed a spot at the north side of the pit that had incorrect vision rules
• Fixed some areas that visually looked pathable but were not

Bottom Lane

• Trees have been added around the Dire Bottom Tier 1 tower, and several tree positions adjusted
• A tree near the Radiant Safe Lane hard camp has been removed
• The Watcher above the secret shop has been repositioned between the ramps from Dire Mid Tier 1 and the bottom Roshan Pit
• Fixed unnecessary pathing blockers at the left of the entrance to the Dire Base through the team only gate
• Several trees have been removed from the Radiant high ground leading to the Bottom Roshan Pit
• Several additional tree and visual adjustments have been made to this area

Item Updates

Desolator

• Damage bonus increased from +50 to +55

Helm of the Dominator

• Dominated creep is now considered a creep-hero

Helm of the Overlord

• Dominated creep is now considered a creep-hero

Mage Slayer

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• 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 Item Updates

Mana Draught

• Bottoms Up cooldown increased from 40s to 60s

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 5s to 6s
• 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 12s to 16s

Pirate Hat

• Plunder steal radius increased from 1200 to 2400

Unrelenting Eye

• Relentless enemy search radius increased from 300 to 600

Зміни чар

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

Mystical

• 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 +1000

The changes to heroes in patch 7.38c can be found on the official Dota 2 website or in the game client.

As CyberScore previously reported, Valve has changed the rules of Immortal Draft mode.