Gameplay Update 7.16

General

• The upcoming patches will be mostly focused on balance tweaks in preparation for The International. There are a few more biweekly patches planned, with the primary ones scheduled around the final Major and the TI Qualifiers. After TI, we expect the first half of the new season to have longer periods between gameplay updates.
• Bounty Runes team gold reduced from 40 + 3/min to 40 + 2/min
• Melee Barracks health increased from 1800 to 2000
• Roshan attack damage upgrade over time increased from 2.5/min to 4/min

Item changes

[[blades_of_attack]]

• Cost increased from 420 to 430

[[bottle]]

• Fixed Bounty Runes not being storable when the Bottle is full

[[enchanted_mango]]

• HP regen reduced from 0.6 to 0.5

[[hand_of_midas]]

• Cooldown reduced from 100 to 95

[[moon_shard]]

• Attack Speed increased from 130 to 140

[[nullifier]]

• Projectile speed reduced from 900 to 750

[[rod_of_atos]]

• Recipe cost reduced from 1100 to 1000

[[ward_sentry]]

• Duration increased from 4 to 6 minutes

[[shadow_amulet]]

• Cost increased from 1300 to 1400

[[silver_edge]]

• Recipe cost reduced from 700 to 600

[[basher]]

• Recipe cost reduced from 1150 to 1000

[[vladmir]]

• Mana regeneration increased from 0.65 to 1.0

Heroes

[[alchemist]]

• Greevil's Greed bounty rune multiplier increased from 3 to 3.5

[[antimage]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75
• Base attack rate improved from 1.45 to 1.4

[[arc_warden]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75
• Base damage increased by 2
• Magnetic Field manacost reduced from 80/90/100/110 to 50/70/90/110

[[bane]]

• Level 20 talent reduced from 75 to 65 movement speed
• Enfeeble duration reduced from 14/16/18/20 to 8/12/16/20

[[beastmaster]]

• Level 10 talent reduced from 30 to 25 movement speed

[[bloodseeker]]

• Level 10 Talent increased from +4 Armor to +8 Armor
• Level 20 Talent increased from +14% Rupture Damage to +18%

[[bounty_hunter]]

• Level 10 talent reduced from 30 to 25 movement speed

[[bristleback]]

• Level 25 Talent increased from +20 Warpath Damage Per Stack to +30

[[broodmother]]

• Spiderlings health increased from 250 to 280

[[centaur]]

• Base damage increased by 4
• Hoof Stomp manacost reduced from 130 to 115/120/125/130

[[chaos_knight]]

• Base intelligence increased by 2

[[clinkz]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75
• Intelligence increased from 16 + 1.55 to 18 + 1.7
• Strafe dodge no longer has a count limit

[[rattletrap]]

• Level 10 talent reduced from 25 to 20 movement speed
• Power Cogs manacost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 80

[[crystal_maiden]]

• Arcane Aura self mana regeneration increased from 1.3/2.2/3.1/4.0 to 1.6/2.4/3.2/4.0
• Base Damage increased by 2

[[dark_willow]]

• Level 15 talent reduced from 40 to 35 movement speed
• Bedlam cooldown reduced from 40/35/30 to 30
• Bedlam duration increased from 4 to 5

[[dazzle]]

• Strength gain increased from 2.15 to 2.3
• Poison Touch count rescaled from 4/5/6/7 to 2/4/6/8
• Poison Touch cooldown reduced from 35/30/25/20 to 27/24/21/18

[[death_prophet]]

• Base movement speed reduced from 310 to 305
• Spirit Siphon manacost increased from 70/65/60/55 to 70
• Level 10 Talent reduced from +50 Damage to 40

[[disruptor]]

• Thunder Strike cooldown increased from 12/11/10/9 to 15/13/11/9

[[doom_bringer]]

• Infernal Blade base damage reduced from 25/30/35/40 to 25
• Scorched Earth movement speed reduced from 14% to 11/12/13/14%

[[dragon_knight]]

• Base movemend speed reduced from 285 to 280
• Elder Dragon Form bonus movement speed increased from 25 to 30

[[drow_ranger]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75
• Base Damage increased by 4

[[earthshaker]]

• Base armor increased by 1

[[enchantress]]

• Base strength increased by 1
• Nature's Attendants manacost reduced from 140 to 110/120/130/140

[[enigma]]

• Demonic Conversion Eidolon bounty reduced from 29 to 23

[[gyrocopter]]

• Level 20 talent reduced from 50-to5 movement speed
• C all Down Missile One damage reduced from 200/275/350 to 150/250/350
• Level 10 Talent reduced from +25 Damage to +20

[[huskar]]

• Life Break increased from 34/38/42% to 34/39/44%
• Inner Vitality manacost reduced from 170 to 140/150/160/170
• Inner Vitality base regen increased from 10 to 12

[[invoker]]

• Invoke manacost removed

[[wisp]]

• Base movement speed reduced from 290 to 280
• Level 15 Talent reduced from +90 Spirits Damage to +75
• Level 20 Talent changed from Attacks Tether Ally's Target to +20 Health Regen
• Level 25 Talent changed from +50 Health Regen to Attacks Tether Ally's Target

[[kunkka]]

• Level 25 Talent changed from +50% Tidebringer Cleave to -1.5s Tidebringer Cooldown

[[legion_commander]]

• Level 20 talent reduced from 60-to0 movement speed

[[leshrac]]

• Level 15 talent reduced from 40-to0 movement speed
• Base Intelligence reduced by 2 (base damage unchanged)
• Lightning Storm cast range reduced from 800 to 650/700/750/800

[[lich]]

• Chain Frost damage increased from 280/370/460 to 300/400/500 (Scepter from 370/460/550 to 400/500/600)

[[life_stealer]]

• Level 15 talent reduced from 35 to 30 movement speed

[[lycan]]

• Intelligence gain reduced from 1.55 to 1.4
• Shapeshift critical strike reduced from 160/180/200% to 150/175/200%

[[magnataur]]

• Empower cleave distance increased from 460 to 625 (matching Battle Fury)
• Empower cleave end radius increased from 240 to 330 (matching Battle Fury)

[[meepo]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75
• Earthbind projectile speed increased from 857 to 900
• Earthbind now fully affects invisible units

[[mirana]]

• Leap attack speed increased from 40/60/80/100 to 60/80/100/120
• Moonlight Shadow duration increased from 15 to 18 seconds

[[monkey_king]]

• Wukong's Command armor increased from 8/14/20 to 12/18/24

[[morphling]]

• Morph now only dispels on initial cast, rather than on all toggles

[[furion]]

• Level 10 talent reduced from 40 to 35 movement speed

[[necrolyte]]

• Attack Point improved from 0.53 to 0.4
• Base damage increased by 2
• Death Pulse Mana Regen per stack from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75 to 2.25/2.5/2.75/3

[[night_stalker]]

• Level 20 talent reduced from 50 to 45 movement speed
• Void no longer applies a ministun during the day
• Darkness no longer sets enemy vision to a fixed amount
• Darkness now reduces enemy unit and ward vision by 25% (doesn't affect buildings)

[[ogre_magi]]

• Multicast 2x chance from 40/50/60 to 60/60/60%
• Multicast 3x chance from 0/20/25% to 0/30/30%
• Multicast 4x chance from 0/0/12.5% to 0/0/15%
• Level 10 Talent increased from +60 Gold/Min to +90

[[oracle]]

• Level 20 talent reduced from 75 to 65 movement speed

[[obsidian_destroyer]]

• Level 15 talent reduced from 40 to 35 movement speed

[[pangolier]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75
• Level 15 Talent changed from +30 Attack Speed to +2s Rolling Thunder Duration
• Level 20 Talent improved from +30 Swashbuckle Damage to +40
• Level 25 Talent improved from -16s Rolling Thunder Cooldown to -35

[[phantom_assassin]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75
• Blur now only triggers on real heroes
• Blur now always triggers on Invisible and Spell Immune enemies

[[phantom_lancer]]

• Doppelganger can no longer be cast while rooted

[[phoenix]]

• Fire Spirits damage increased from 10/30/50/70 to 20/40/60/80

[[pudge]]

• Meat Hook cooldown increased from 14/13/12/11 to 17/15/13/11
• Meat Hook damage increased from 90/180/270/360 to 150/220/290/360

[[pugna]]

• Nether Ward damage per mana increased from 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 to 1.25/1.5/1.75/2.0

[[queenofpain]]

• Level 25 Talent improved from 20s Spell Block to 15s

[[riki]]

• Base HP regen increased from 1.5 to 3.0
• Blink Strike can now be cast on Spell Immune enemies
• Tricks of the Trade cooldown increased from 40/35/30 to 50/45/40
• Cloak and Dagger fade delay increased from 6/5/4/3 to 7.5/6/4.5/3

[[sand_king]]

• Level 10 talent reduced from 30 to 25 movement speed
• Caustic Finale slow reduced from 30% to 21/24/27/30%

[[shadow_demon]]

• Level 15 talent reduced from 40 to 35 movement speed

[[nevermore]]

• Level 15 talent reduced from 35-to0 movement speed
• Level 20 Talent changed from +20% Evasion to +2 Damage Per Soul
• Level 25 Talent changed from +3 Damage Per Soul to -5 Presence Aura

[[silencer]]

• Last Word cooldown reduced from 30/24/18/12 to 28/22/16/10
• Arcane Curse damage increased from 14/22/30/38 to 16/24/32/40

[[slardar]]

• Bash of the Deep damage increased from 60/80/100/120 to 80/100/120/140

[[slark]]

• Pounce damage reduced from 40/80/120/160 to 30/60/90/120

[[sniper]]

• Nigh t vision increased from 1100 to 1400

[[spirit_breaker]]

• Base HP regen increased from 1 to 1.5

[[sven]]

• Level 20 Talent increased from -5s Storm Hammer Cooldown to -6s
• Level 25 Talent increased from +0.75s Storm Hammer Stun Duration to +1.25s

[[techies]]

• Level 20 talent reduced from 75 to 60 movement speed

[[templar_assassin]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75

[[tiny]]

• Tree Grab building bonus damage increased from 60/80/100/120% to 90/120/150/180%
• Tree Throw splash damage increased from 100 to 130%

[[treant]]

• Living Armor regen increased from 4/7/10/13 to 4/8/12/16

[[troll_warlord]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75

[[tusk]]

• Ice Shards cooldown increased from 21/18/15/12 to 23/20/17/14

[[undying]]

• Soul Rip manacost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 80/95/110/125

[[ursa]]

• Level 15 Talent changed from -1s Earthshock Cooldown to +25s Fury Swipes Reset Time
• Level 20 Talent changed from +25s Fury Swipes Reset Time to +12 Fury Swipes Damage
• Level 25 Talent changed from +14 Fury Swipes Damage to Enrage gains 80% Status Resistance

[[vengefulspirit]]

• Increased Base HP regen to 1.75
• Magic Missile cooldown reduced from 13/12/11/10 to 10
• Wave of Terror manacost reduced from 40 to 25/30/35/40

[[weaver]]

• Shukuchi damage increased from 75/100/125/150 to 80/110/140/170

[[winter_wyvern]]

• Splinter Blast slow increased from 25% to 30%
• Splinter Blast manacost reduced from 120/130/140/150 to 90/110/130/150

[[skeleton_king]]

• Mortal Strike no longer has a chance to kill creeps
• Mortal Strike now gains skeleton charges for every 2 enemy units you kill
• Mortal Strike skeleton count rescaled from 4/5/6/7 to 2/4/6/8
• Mortal Strike skeletons bounty reduced from 15/15 XP/Gold to 5/5
• Mortal Strike manacost reduced from 75 to 30/45/60/75

[[zuus]]

• Level 15 talent reduced from 40 to 30 movement speed
• Base damage increased by 5
• Strength gain reduced from 2.6 to 2.3
• Arc Lightning damage rescaled from 85/100/115/145 to 70/95/120/145
• Lightning Bolt cast range increased from 700 to 700/750/800/850
• Lightning Bolt damage increased from 100/175/275/350 to 125/200/275/350