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Patch 7.40c

Jan 22, 2026 · 217 days ago · 29d after older patch · 62d duration

This update weakens several popular heroes by reducing their stats and talent bonuses. It also adjusts key item mechanics and adds one hero to Captains Mode for competitive play.

39 Heros 2 Items

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Role Meta

Top picked heroes by role for Pub 7000+ matches. Hover changed heroes for patch notes.

Carry

Carry

Top 5 picked heroes

Shadow Fiend

PR 16.5% +8.9% WR 50.9% -0.9%

Slark

PR 14.1% +4.1% WR 52.6% +3.1%

Drow Ranger

PR 9.9% -1.5% WR 51.9% +0.9%

Ursa

PR 9.5% -1.1% WR 51.0% +0.3%

Clinkz

PR 9.4% -6.1% WR 54.4% -0.8%

Mid

Mid

Top 5 picked heroes

Invoker

PR 15.6% +1.5% WR 54.0% +0.9%

Queen of Pain

PR 13.6% ±0.0% WR 49.6% -0.3%

Ember Spirit

PR 10.1% -2.5% WR 48.5% -3.9%

Storm Spirit

PR 9.6% +1.0% WR 50.1% +0.5%

Puck

PR 8.6% +1.8% WR 50.2% -0.1%

Offlane

Offlane

Top 5 picked heroes

Mars

PR 13.8% +0.6% WR 48.0% -0.1%

Razor

PR 12.9% +10.8% WR 54.6% +4.7%

Axe

PR 11.4% -3.9% WR 48.5% -1.8%

Underlord

PR 10.3% +6.2% WR 48.9% -1.5%

Legion Commander

Legion Commander 1

PR 10.1% -2.6% WR 52.3% -1.0%

Support

Support

Top 5 picked heroes

Rubick

PR 11.7% +0.8% WR 48.6% +0.3%

Pudge

PR 10.9% +0.3% WR 49.7% +0.1%

Spirit Breaker

PR 9.8% +0.1% WR 52.7% -0.2%

Skywrath Mage

PR 8.1% -0.8% WR 48.5% -0.9%

Lion

PR 7.0% -0.1% WR 51.2% -0.3%

Hard Support

Hard Support

Top 5 picked heroes

Jakiro

PR 13.0% +0.6% WR 47.7% -0.3%

Lion

PR 11.3% +0.5% WR 50.4% +0.1%

Warlock

PR 10.2% +2.2% WR 47.4% -1.5%

Disruptor

PR 8.4% -0.4% WR 51.1% +0.3%

Treant Protector

Treant Protector 1

PR 8.3% +3.3% WR 55.5% +2.2%

Section

Overview

Quick icon overview for heroes, items and neutral items touched in patch 7.40c.

Pub 7000+ rates

Hero Changes 38

Largo

+4.0

Lone Druid

+3.8

Pangolier

+3.6

Slark

+3.2

Batrider

+2.9

Treant Protector

+2.7

Phantom Assassin

+2.0

Monkey King

+1.6

Brewmaster

+1.1

Drow Ranger

+0.9

Earthshaker

+0.7

Doom

+0.4

Ringmaster

+0.3

Rubick

+0.2

Grimstroke

+0.2

Bloodseeker

+0.1

Ursa

+0.1

Jakiro

-0.0

Dark Seer

-0.1

Clinkz

-0.2

Pudge

-0.3

Phantom Lancer

-0.3

Gyrocopter

-0.3

Huskar

-0.4

Shadow Demon

-0.5

Terrorblade

-0.8

Viper

-0.9

Legion Commander

-1.0

Nature's Prophet

-1.1

Abaddon

-1.1

Tidehunter

-1.5

Spectre

-1.6

Meepo

-1.6

Broodmother

-1.6

Axe

-1.8

Timbersaw

-1.8

Slardar

-2.1

Ember Spirit

-3.8

Item Changes 2

Phylactery

2

Khanda

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Full changelog cards

Expanded view with notes visible without hovering. Hero cards include current mode rates where available.

Buffs 40 Nerfs 48 Changes 4

Heroes

38 changed

Broodmother

PR 4.2% WR 54.0% WR Δ -1.6%

5

Talent 2

Level 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +8 to +6

Level 25 Talent BAT Reduction during Insatiable Hunger decreased from 0.2s to 0.15s

Broodmother Spin Web 2

Max Charges decreased from 4/6/8/10 to 3/5/7/9

Enemy Restoration Reduction decreased from 10/30/50/70% to 10/25/40/55%

Broodmother Incapacitating Bite

No longer applied by illusions

Clinkz

PR 10.9% WR 53.4% WR Δ -0.2%

5

Talent 2

Level 15 Talent Attack Range decreased from +60 to +50

Level 25 Talent Searing Arrows Multishot no longer applies to Skeleton Archers

Clinkz Wind Walk 3

Skeleton Building Damage penalty increased from 25% to 75%

No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter

Now Aghanim's Scepter only provides Burning Army ability without increasing Skeleton Archer Hits to Kill by 1

Largo

PR 11.5% WR 52.9% WR Δ +4.0%

5

Base stats 2

Added to Captains Mode

Intelligence gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6

Largo Frogstomp

Damage per stomp increased from 35/45/55/65 to 36/48/60/72

Largo Amphibian Rhapsody 2

Now can be toggled while silenced

Radius increased from 750 to 800

Bloodseeker

PR 2.0% WR 50.4% WR Δ +0.1%

4

Talent 3

Level 10 Talent Health increased from +175 to +200

Level 20 Talent Agility decreased from +20 to +15

Level 20 Talent Rupture Cast Range decreased from +425 to +400

Bloodseeker Bloodrage

Max Health Damage per second decreased from 1.4% to 1.2%

Grimstroke

PR 3.3% WR 49.4% WR Δ +0.2%

4

Base stats 2

Base damage increased by 1

Damage at level 1 decreased from 46–50 to 47–51

Talent

Level 15 Talent Ink Swell Movement Speed increased from +12% to +15%

Grimstroke Spirit Walk

Cast Range increased from 500/600/700/800 to 650/700/750/800

Lone Druid

PR 2.1% WR 51.7% WR Δ +3.8%

4

Base stats 2

Base Agility increased from 20 to 22

Damage at level 1 increased from 42–46 to 44–48

Talent

Level 25 Talent Slow Resistance during True Form increased from 60% to 70%

Lone Druid Savage Roar

Duration increased from 0.8/1.2/1.6/2s to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s

Terrorblade

PR 2.9% WR 45.5% WR Δ -0.8%

4

Talent

Level 15 Talent Reflection Slow/Damage increased from +10% to +15%

Terrorblade Conjure Image

Mana Cost decreased from 55/65/75/85 to 50/60/70/80

Terrorblade Sunder

Cooldown decreased from 120/80/40s to 110/75/40s

Terrorblade Demon Zeal

No longer affects Reflection illusions

Timbersaw

PR 7.9% WR 46.6% WR Δ -1.8%

4

Base stats 3

Base Strength decreased from 26 to 23

Damage at level 1 decreased from 49–53 to 46–50

Strength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6

Talent

Level 15 Talent Whirling Death Stat Loss decreased from +2.5% to +2%

Gyrocopter

PR 6.3% WR 46.0% WR Δ -0.3%

3

Base stats 2

Base Attack Speed decreased from 125 to 115

Agility gain increased from 3.2 to 3.4

Talent

Level 25 Talent Call Down Cooldown Reduction increased from 30s to 40s

Jakiro

PR 17.7% WR 47.4% WR Δ ±0.0%

3

Base stats 2

Base Intelligence decreased from 26 to 25

Damage at level 1 decreased from 53–61 to 52–60

Jakiro Ice Path

Path Duration decreased from 3/3.5/4/4.5s to 2.6/3.1/3.6/4.1s

Meepo

PR 2.4% WR 53.7% WR Δ -1.6%

3

Talent 2

Level 10 Talent Poof Damage decreased from +50 to +40

Level 20 Talent Ransack Health Steal decreased from +8 to +7

Meepo Megameepo

Poof damage factor per additional Meepo decreased from 75% to 50%

Pangolier

PR 2.0% WR 48.9% WR Δ +3.6%

3

Base stats

Base Strength increased from 19 to 20

Pangolier Fortune Favors The Bold

Chance Reduction increased from 40% to 50%

Pangolier Swashbuckle

Cooldown decreased from 20/17/14/11s to 19/16/13/10s

Ringmaster

PR 6.1% WR 49.5% WR Δ +0.3%

3

Base stats 2

Base Agility decreased from 13 to 11

Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.6

Ringmaster Whoopee Cushion

Stink cloud radius increased from 200 to 250

Slark

PR 16.6% WR 52.1% WR Δ +3.2%

3

Slark Saltwater Shiv 3

Stack Restoration Steal rescaled from 3/4/5/6% to 2/4/6/8%

Stack Regen Steal increased from 2/3/4/5 to 2/4/6/8

Stack Speed Steal increased from 2/3/4/5 to 2/4/6/8

Spectre

PR 3.2% WR 49.1% WR Δ -1.6%

3

Base stats

Strength gain decreased from 2.5 to 2.4

Talent 2

Level 20 Talent Health decreased from +350 to +325

Level 25 Talent All Spectre Illusion Damage decreased from +20% to +15%

Viper

PR 9.5% WR 49.4% WR Δ -0.9%

3

Talent 2

Level 20 Talent Predator Damage Per Missing Health increased from +0.25 to +0.3

Level 20 Talent Viper Strike DPS decreased from +80 to +70

Viper Corrosive Skin

Damage per second rescaled from 8/16/24/32 to 10/15/20/25

Axe

PR 12.7% WR 48.1% WR Δ -1.8%

2

Base stats

Strength gain decreased from 2.8 to 2.7

Talent

Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +10 to +8

Batrider

PR 5.4% WR 49.6% WR Δ +2.9%

2

Base stats 2

Agility gain increased from 1.8 to 2.0

Damage gain per level increased from 3.4 to 3.5

Brewmaster

PR 3.1% WR 51.3% WR Δ +1.1%

2

Brewmaster Liquid Courage

Aghanim's Shard Max HP Regen per second increased from 2% to 2.5%

Brewmaster Drunken Brawler

Earth Brawler Armor increased from 2/4/6/8 to 3/5/7/9

Ember Spirit

PR 11.0% WR 48.1% WR Δ -3.8%

2

Ember Spirit Searing Chains 2

Duration decreased from 1.5/2/2.5/3s to 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75s

Damage Per Second rescaled from 50/70/90/110 to 100

Monkey King

PR 5.6% WR 47.1% WR Δ +1.6%

2

Talent

Level 10 Talent Primal Spring Max Damage increased from +85 to +90

Monkey King Jingu Mastery

Bonus Damage increased from 30/75/120/165 to 30/80/130/180

Phantom Lancer

PR 6.6% WR 52.2% WR Δ -0.3%

2

Phantom Lancer Illusory Armaments

Min Damage at level 1 decreased from 18% to 17%

Phantom Lancer Doppelwalk

Mana Cost increased from 50 to 70

Slardar

PR 8.4% WR 49.3% WR Δ -2.1%

2

Base stats

Strength gain decreased from 3.6 to 3.4

Talent

Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250

Tidehunter

PR 8.6% WR 49.0% WR Δ -1.5%

2

Base stats 2

Base Strength decreased from 27 to 26

Damage at level 1 decreased from 52–58 to 51–57

Abaddon

PR 3.7% WR 49.3% WR Δ -1.1%

1

Abaddon Frostmourne

No longer applied by illusions

Dark Seer

PR 2.7% WR 50.4% WR Δ -0.1%

1

Base stats

Base Armor increased by 1

Doom

PR 2.9% WR 47.6% WR Δ +0.4%

1

Doom Bringer Infernal Blade

Mana Cost decreased from 40 to 35

Drow Ranger

PR 10.2% WR 51.7% WR Δ +0.9%

1

Talent

Level 25 Talent Marksmanship Chance decreased from +10% to +8%

Earthshaker

PR 8.9% WR 48.7% WR Δ +0.7%

1

Earthshaker Fissure

Mana Cost decreased from 120/125/130/135 to 115/120/125/130

Huskar

PR 8.9% WR 50.6% WR Δ -0.4%

1

Huskar Berserkers Blood

Cooldown increased from 50/40/30/20s to 60/50/40/30s

Legion Commander

Legion Commander

PR 10.9% WR 51.9% WR Δ -1.0%

1

Legion Commander Duel

Aghanim's Scepter Duration decreased from 5.5/6/6.5s to 5/5.5/6s

Nature's Prophet

Nature's Prophet

PR 6.7% WR 44.8% WR Δ -1.1%

1

Furion Force Of Nature

Treant Damage increased from 16/24/32/40 to 16/25/34/43

Phantom Assassin

Phantom Assassin

PR 6.3% WR 46.5% WR Δ +2.0%

1

Talent

Level 10 Talent Stifling Dagger Cooldown Reduction increased from 1.5s to 2s

Pudge

PR 28.3% WR 50.7% WR Δ -0.3%

1

Pudge Flesh Heap

Mana Cost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 65/70/75/80

Rubick

PR 20.9% WR 48.7% WR Δ +0.2%

1

Rubick Telekinesis

Cooldown decreased from 23/20/17/14s to 22/19/16/13s

Shadow Demon

PR 6.1% WR 50.0% WR Δ -0.5%

1

Shadow Demon Disseminate

Health loss decreased from 9/11/13/15% to 9/10/11/12%

Treant Protector

Treant Protector

PR 10.3% WR 55.3% WR Δ +2.7%

1

Treant Eyes In The Forest

Eyes now have a 50g bounty when killed

Ursa

PR 10.2% WR 50.6% WR Δ +0.1%

1

Ursa Fury Swipes

Damage per attack decreased from 13/21/29/37 to 12/20/28/36

Items and neutrals

2 changed

Phylactery

Phylactery

Item

2

All Attributes bonus decreased from 7 to 6

Mana Regen decreased from 2.5 to 2.25

Khanda

Khanda

Item

1

Can now be disassembled