Albion Online Dota 2

Dec 23, 2025

Patch 7.40b

66 heroes, 4 items and 0 neutral items changed. Every line below is Valve’s own patch note, grouped so you can jump to what you play.

Hero changes 66

Talents

Level 15 Talent Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +12 to +10

Agility gain decreased from 2.9 to 2.8

Glacier

Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s

Talents

Level 10 Talent Frost Arrows Mana Cost Reduction decreased from 25% to 18%

Healing Ward

Duration decreased from 25s to 18/20/22/24s

Omnislash

Slashes Rate Multiplier decreased from 1.5 to 1.4

Talents

Level 25 Talent Blade Dance Lifesteal decreased from +50% to +40%

Base armor increased by 1

Necromastery

Base Max Souls increased from 20 to 20/22/24/26
No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter

Requiem of Souls

Magic Resist Reduction rescaled from 5/10/15% to 10%

Spirit Lance

Damage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 100/160/220/280

Phantom Rush

Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Meat Hook

Mana Cost increased from 110 to 120

Tree Grab

Splash Damage increased from 55/70/85/100% to 70/80/90/100%

Powershot

Slow duration decreased from 4s to 3s

Windrun

Aghanim's Scepter physical damage reduction decreased from 45% to 35%

Static Field

Current HP Damage increased from 2.5/3/3.5/4% to 2.5/3.25/4/4.75%

Talents

Level 25 Talent Tidebringer Cleave Damage increased from +120% to +130%

Dead in the Water

No longer deals 100 damage

Talents

Level 10 Talent Anchor Smash Damage Reduction decreased from +20% to +10%
Level 20 Talent Blubber effect triggers Anchor Smash now deals 50% less damage on the triggered Anchor Smash and is now considered reflection damage

Death Ward

Damage decreased from 60/95/130 to 60/90/120

Talents

Level 25 Talent Death Ward Damage decreased from +45 to +40

Agility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.7

Tricks of the Trade

Attack Damage rescaled from 30/50/70/90 to 25/50/75/100

Black Hole

Aghanim's Scepter Pull AoE decreased from 1200 to 1000

Laser

Now shows the overhead "Blinded" text over affected units

Ghost Shroud

Restoration Amplification rescaled from 45/55/65/75% to 55/60/65/70%

Eldritch Summoning

Imp explosion damage decreased from 25/70/115/160/205 to 20/65/110/155/200

Talents

Level 20 Talent Upheaval Damage increased from +40 to +45
Level 25 Talent Fatal Bonds Targets increased from +3 to +4

Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.0
Damage gain per level increased from 3.0 to 3.1

Wild Axes

Damage Amp per stack increased from 6/8/10/12% to 7/9/11/13%

Base Damage decreased by 3
Base Agility increased from 21 to 24
Damage at level 1 unchanged (58–64)

Exorcism

Spirits increased from 10/17/24 to 10/18/26

Talents

Level 20 Talent Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal increased from +25 to +30

Phantom Assassin

Fan of Knives

Now pierces Debuff Immunity

Talents

Level 10 Talent Phantom Strike Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.6s

Life Drain

Mana Cost increased from 100/150/200 to 115/160/205

Talents

Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +300 to +250

Talents

Level 10 Talent +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second replaced with +10% Poison Attack Slow/Damage
Level 15 Talent +15% Poison Attack Slow/Damage replaced with +20 Corrosive Skin Damage Per Second
Level 15 Talent Nethertoxin Min/Max Damage decreased from +40 to +30

Poison Touch

Slow decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Talents

Level 20 Talent Shallow Grave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s

Base Strength increased from 17 to 18

Infernal Shred

Debuff per Clinkz' attack increased from 2% to 3%

Strafe

Now also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast
Attack Speed Bonus increased from 100/140/180/220 to 120/160/200/240

Searing Arrows

Bonus Damage increased from 18/32/46/60 to 20/35/50/65

Talents

Level 15 Talent +1 Death Pact Charge replaced with -10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time

Repel

Bonus Strength decreased from 7/14/21/28 to 6/12/18/24

Berserker's Blood

HP for Max bonus decreased from 12% to 10%

Talents

Level 15 Talent Lifesteal decreased from +15% to +12%
Level 25 Talent Life Break Damage decreased from +25% to +22%

Talents

Level 15 Talent Incapacitating Bite Attack Bonus decreased from +10 to +8
Level 20 Talent Incapacitating Bite Slow/Miss Chance decreased from +25% to +20%
Level 25 Talent Spin Web Move Speed decreased from +14% to +7%
Level 25 Talent BAT Reduction During Insatiable Hunger decreased from 0.25s to 0.2s

Liquid Fire

Burn Damage decreased from 20/30/40/50 to 15/25/35/45

Liquid Frost

Impact Damage rescaled from 15/20/25/30 to 8/16/24/32

Flamebreak

Mana Cost decreased from 110/115/120/125 to 110

Base Agility increased from 25 to 26
Damage at level 1 increased from 48–52 to 49–53
Agility gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4

Shadow Step

Cooldown decreased from 32/28/24/20s to 30/26/22/18s
Cast Range increased from 700/850/1000/1150 to 750/900/1050/1200
Illusion Damage increased from 20/30/40/50% to 32/38/44/50%

Dispersion

Damage Reflected increased from 7/11/15/19% to 8/12/16/20%

Talents

Level 10 Talent Desolate Damage increased from +10 to +12

Strength gain increased from 3.5 to 3.6

Talents

Level 15 Talent +5 Fury Swipes Damage replaced with +0.5% Maul Health as Damage
Level 20 Talent +0.5% Maul Health as Damage replaced with +6 Fury Swipes Damage
Level 20 Talent Earthshock Radius decreased from +400 to +300

Talents

Level 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25

Outworld Destroyer

Sanity's Eclipse

No longer deals bonus damage to illusions

Essence Flux

Aghanim's Scepter barrier duration decreased from 15s to 12s

Base Strength increased from 23 to 24
Damage at level 1 increased from 52–59 to 53–60

Liquid Courage

Max Speed Increase increased from 25% to 30%

Thunder Clap

Radius increased from 375 to 400

Drunken Brawler

Brewed Up extend duration increased from 1s to 2s
Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Primal Split

Earth Brewling's Earth Element now also provides 80% Slow Resistance

Disseminate

Cast Range decreased from 700/800/900/1000 to 700/775/850/925

Talents

Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +10 to +8

Base Strength increased from 18 to 20
Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300

Entangle

Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90
Cooldown decreased from 24/22/20/18s to 20/19/18/17s

Savage Roar

Cooldown decreased from 38/32/26/20s to 29/26/23/20s

Talents

Level 10 Talent Entangle Root Damage Per Second increased from +15 to +20

Dig

Now has a 0.3s cast point

MegaMeepo

Poof damage factor per additional Meepo decreased from 100% to 75%

Talents

Level 25 Talent Poof Cast Duration Reduction decreased from 1s to 0.75s

Treant Protector

Base Armor increased by 1

Nature's Guise

Cooldown decreased from (50s - 3s per 2 levels ups) to (35s - 1s per level up)

Living Armor

Damage Blocked increased from 100 to 120
Cooldown decreased from 30/25/20/15s to 24/21/18/15s

Overgrowth

Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown increased from 80/70/60s to 85/75/65s

Saltwater Shiv

Duration increased from 6/8/10/12s to 12s
Stack Regen Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5
Stack Speed Steal rescaled from 3 to 2/3/4/5

Battle Stance

Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Centaur Warrunner

Base Movement Speed decreased from 305 to 300

Work Horse

Total Duration decreased from 7s to 6s

Talents

Level 15 Talent Strength decreased from +12 to +10

Whirling Death

Stat Loss Duration decreased from 12/13/14/15s to 11/12/13/14s
Base Damage decreased from 85/130/175/220 to 75/120/165/210

Reactive Armor

Aghanim's Scepter effect radius decreased from 600 to 450

Viscous Nasal Goo

Base Movement Slow increased from 10% to 12%

Talents

Level 10 Talent Aphotic Shield HP Regen decreased from +10 to +8

Legion Commander

Press The Attack

Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
Bonus Move Speed increased from 10/14/18/22% to 13/16/19/22%

Duel

Aghanim's Scepter duration bonus decreased from +2s to +1.5s

Proximity Mines

Cast range increased from 400 to 450

Talents

Level 15 Talent Firestorm Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 4s

Base agility increased from 22 to 23
Damage at level 1 increased from 48–54 to 49–55

Metamorphosis

Cooldown decreased from 155/150/145/140s to 145/140/135/130s

Talents

Level 15 Talent Metamorphosis Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 10s

Talents

Level 10 Talent HP/s Cold Embrace Heal decreased from +25 to +20
Level 15 Talent Splinter Blast Shatter Radius decreased from +300 to +250
Level 25 Talent Splinter Blast Stun Duration decreased from +1.25s to +1s

Wukong's Command

Duration increased from 13s to 14s
Aghanim's Scepter Soldier Duration increased from 12s to 15s

Intelligence gain increased from 2.2 to 2.5
Damage gain per level increased from 3.6 to 3.8
Base Movement Speed increased from 295 to 300

Swashbuckle

Cast Range and Dash Range increased from 400/500/600/700 to 575/650/725/800
Slash Range increased from 700 to 850
Damage per Strike increased from 30/60/90/120 to 35/65/95/125

Shield Crash

Cooldown decreased from 16/13/10/7s to 15/12/9/6s

Rolling Thunder

Duration increased from 9/10/11s to 10/11/12s
Damage increased from 75/150/225 to 100/200/300
Magic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%

Roll Up

Magic Resistance increased from 60% to 80%

Aether Remnant

Remnant Lifetime decreased from 20s to 17s

Base Agility decreased from 20 to 18

Talents

Level 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction increased from 2s to 2.5s
Level 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun increased from +0.4 to +0.5s

Talents

Level 10 Talent Impalement Arts Impact Damage increased from +75 to +85

Strength gain increased from 3.0 to 3.2
Damage gain per level increased from 3.2 to 3.3

Rebound

Radius increased from 275 to 300

Unleash

Cooldown decreased from 90/75/60s to 80/70/60s

Talents

Level 10 Talent +75 Rebound Landing Radius decreased to +50

Onslaught

Stun Duration rescaled from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 0.7/1/1.3/1.6s

Talents

Level 15 Talent Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast replaced with +6 Uproar Armor Per Stack
Level 20 Talent +7 Uproar Armor Per Stack replaced with Basic Self-Dispel on Uproar Cast

Gunslinger

Toggling is no longer disabled by silence

Switch Discipline

Katana Base Attack Time worsened from 1.8s to 1.9s
Katana Bonus Agility Base Damage increased from 12% to 16%
Can no longer be disabled by Silence

Falcon Rush

Can no longer rush towards buildings or trigger on them
Echo Attack Damage decreased from 35/40/45/50% to 30/35/40/45%

Talents

Level 20 Talent Attack Speed During Falcon Rush decreased from +60 to +40

Catchy Lick

Enemy Pull Distance increased from 210/240/270/300 to 235/265/295/325
Bonus Health Regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/7/10/13

Croak of Genius

Reverberated damage is now only applied if the target is within 2000 range of the caster
Duration is no longer decreased on Largo from his own abilities

Talents

Level 20 Talent Catchy Lick Damage increased from +140 to +170

Hero 1961

Gold Bounty changed from 300 to 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up
Experience Bounty changed from 300 to 175 + 8 per Spirit Bear level up

Ability 1344

Root Damage per second increased from 60/70/80/90 to 90

Item changes 4

Mask of Madness

Berserk now shows the overhead "Silenced" text when active

Silver Edge

Shadow Walk debuff duration decreased from 6s to 5s

Spirit Vessel

Soul Release will gain charges only for Spirit Vessel if the same hero has both Spirit Vessel and Urn of Shadows

Urn of Shadows

Soul Release can no longer gain charges on multiple copies of this item if the copies are on the same hero

Official patch notes on dota2.com