Last-minute changes to 11 of Dota's hero lineup could have an impact on the first Dota Pro Circuit event of the year.
First Published January 7, 2020, 17:44
Patch 5.23f has dropped in Dota 2 just one day ahead of the WePlay! Bukovel Minor 2020.
While the change that Gold bonus for the team that is behind is no longer considered if the difference is only 1k or less is relatively small, significant changes have gone live on numerous heroes in the game.
The full patch notes can be found below for the latest gameplay update:
Heroes
Doom
- Starting strength reduced by 2
Scorched Earth
- Scorched Earth damage reduced from 20/35/50/65 to 15/30/45/60
- Scorched Earth manacost increased from 60/65/70/75 to 60/70/80/90
Drow Ranger
![drow_ranger_hphover.png](https://cdn-cf.ginx.tv/imgcdn/gNREKLcBWhYjI8jd6klx93dFehoLgNiDkv5vuvheiQc/rs:fill:0:0:1/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Nkbi5kb3RhMi5jb20vYXBwcy9kb3RhMi9pbWFnZXMvL2hlcm9lcy9kcm93X3Jhbmdlcl9ocGhvdmVyLnBuZw)
Multishot
- Multishot manacost from 50/60/70/80 to 50/70/90/110
- Multishot arrow slow duration rescaled from 1/2/3/4 to 1.25/2/2.75/3.5
Lone Druid
- Spirit Bear level 1 base damage reduced by 5
Outworld Devourer
![obsidian_destroyer_hphover.png](https://cdn-cf.ginx.tv/imgcdn/Dil0PmjlGQcdepf49Nsb4u-HvqpOgSpgO-wuQjpVzJw/rs:fill:0:0:1/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Nkbi5kb3RhMi5jb20vYXBwcy9kb3RhMi9pbWFnZXMvL2hlcm9lcy9vYnNpZGlhbl9kZXN0cm95ZXJfaHBob3Zlci5wbmc)
Sanity's Eclipse
- Sanity's Eclipse damage multipler reduced from 0.5 to 0.4
Puck
![puck_hphover.png](https://cdn-cf.ginx.tv/imgcdn/4uJzzsPJviCIZL_DpVz2OhCGYqQ4QkPbDQI8atiIkjU/rs:fill:0:0:1/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Nkbi5kb3RhMi5jb20vYXBwcy9kb3RhMi9pbWFnZXMvL2hlcm9lcy9wdWNrX2hwaG92ZXIucG5n)
- Base damage reduced by 2
- Fixed Ethereal Jaunt attacking Zombies
Waning Rift
- Waning Rift no longer moves your hero if you are rooted on cast (but still casts the spell)
Talents
- Level 10 Talent changed from Phase Shift Attacks to +30 Damage
- Level 15 Talent changed from +90 Damage to Phase Shift Attacks
Snapfire
![snapfire_hphover.png](https://cdn-cf.ginx.tv/imgcdn/oUCArGHXltwW3KVW-8cGoifawVPjAoF3RbmG1Ifa0e0/rs:fill:0:0:1/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Nkbi5kb3RhMi5jb20vYXBwcy9kb3RhMi9pbWFnZXMvL2hlcm9lcy9zbmFwZmlyZV9ocGhvdmVyLnBuZw)
Mortimer Kisses
- Mortimer Kisses cooldown increased from 90 to 110
Tiny
![tiny_hphover.png](https://cdn-cf.ginx.tv/imgcdn/ackJJtIZzSEcNiRbbgpYPcLqC3LkaZFPpHW0VaYpd7Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Nkbi5kb3RhMi5jb20vYXBwcy9kb3RhMi9pbWFnZXMvL2hlcm9lcy90aW55X2hwaG92ZXIucG5n)
- Base attack speed reduced from 100 to 90
- Strength gain reduced from 4.1 to 3.8
Toss
- Toss cast range reduced from 1300 to 1000/1100/1200/1300
Tree Grab
- Tree Grab movement speed penalty increased from 25 to 30
Treant Protector
![treant_hphover.png](https://cdn-cf.ginx.tv/imgcdn/3DFMTHtjU8M71hnM-8Oqi2bPhGjb6FYwEI1ZvvrFgqA/rs:fill:0:0:1/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Nkbi5kb3RhMi5jb20vYXBwcy9kb3RhMi9pbWFnZXMvL2hlcm9lcy90cmVhbnRfaHBob3Zlci5wbmc)
- Strength gain reduced from 3.7 to 3.5
Leech Seed
- Leech Seed slow reduced from 26/34/42/50% to 18/24/30/36%
Overgrowth
- Overgrowth manacost increased from 150/175/200 to 200/250/300
Ursa
![ursa_hphover.png](https://cdn-cf.ginx.tv/imgcdn/Gwm9fvTgRycVwmwx9CZ2lgFF3hPx_IJNKHMZbBnuz3g/rs:fill:0:0:1/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Nkbi5kb3RhMi5jb20vYXBwcy9kb3RhMi9pbWFnZXMvL2hlcm9lcy91cnNhX2hwaG92ZXIucG5n)
Earthshock
- Earthshock no longer moves your hero if you are rooted on cast (but still casts the spell)
Vengeful Spirit
![vengefulspirit_hphover.png](https://cdn-cf.ginx.tv/imgcdn/o4I6H0qBXU1xcQ0i4uVT3U2gO9rn-Nr2pu1dO-TdwB8/rs:fill:0:0:1/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Nkbi5kb3RhMi5jb20vYXBwcy9kb3RhMi9pbWFnZXMvL2hlcm9lcy92ZW5nZWZ1bHNwaXJpdF9ocGhvdmVyLnBuZw)
Magic Missile
- Magic Missile cooldown increased from 9 to 12/11/10/9
Nether Swap
- Nether Swap cast point increased from 0.3 to 0.4
Viper
![viper_hphover.png](https://cdn-cf.ginx.tv/imgcdn/bO4M8dN1m59XNffhYTq709KX8xeuDdz4xQzz4SUqMOE/rs:fill:0:0:1/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Nkbi5kb3RhMi5jb20vYXBwcy9kb3RhMi9pbWFnZXMvL2hlcm9lcy92aXBlcl9ocGhvdmVyLnBuZw)
Poison Attack
- Poison Attack manacost increased from 20 to 25