Update 7.28a for Dota 2 Is Live

Valve have released the first balance patch for the earlier launched Update 7.28, also called Mistwood. The changes in the patch are focused on heroes, including their Aghanim’s Shard abilities. The list of changes is below:

Heroes

Mirana

• Level 20 (Right) Talent changed from +10% Spell Amplification to +8% Spell Amplification

Vengeful Spirit

• Attribute strength gain increased from 2.4 to 2.6 (+0.2)

Enigma

• Level 15 (Right) Talent changed from 10% Cooldown Reduction to 8% Cooldown Reduction

Lifestealer

• Attack damage min increased from 21 to 24 (+3)
• Attack damage max increased from 27 to 30 (+3)

Batrider

• Movement speed increased from 290 to 295 (+5)

Outworld Destroyer

• Movement speed increased from 310 to 315 (+5)
• Level 15 (Left) Talent changed from +6 Armor to +8 Armor
• Level 25 (Left) Talent changed from 20% Spell Lifesteal to 30% Spell Lifesteal

Lycan

• Level 15 (Left) Talent changed from 10% Cooldown Reduction to 8% Cooldown Reduction

Ogre Magi

• Attack damage min reduced from 37 to 34 (-3)
• Attack damage max reduced from 43 to 40 (-3)

Arc Warden

• Attribute base strength reduced from 25 to 23 (-2)

Snapfire

• Level 10 (Left) Talent changed from +15 Movement Speed to +20 Movement Speed

Abilities

Juggernaut

• Swiftslash: Ability cast range reduced from 650 to 600 (-50)
• Swiftslash: Ability cooldown increased from 15 to 20 (+5)

Kunkka

• Tidal Wave: Ability cooldown reduced from 16 to 14 (-2)
• Tidal Wave: Ability mana cost reduced from 150 to 75 (-75)

Wraith King

• Mortal Strike: Changed critical damage from 150/190/230/270% to 140/180/220/260%

Zeus

• Static Field: Changed health reduction from 6/8/10/12% to 4/6/8/10%

Vengeful Spirit

• Vengeance Aura: Changed base damage bonus from 8/16/24/32% to 11/18/25/32%
• Wave of Terror: Changed ability damage from 60/80/100/120 to 70/90/110/130
• Nether Swap: Changed ability cooldown from 60/45/30 to 50/40/30

Riki

• Sleeping Dart: Ability cooldown reduced from 20 to 15 (-5)

Tinker

• Defense Matrix: Damage absorb increased from 200 to 275 (+75)
• Defense Matrix: Barrier duration increased from 10 to 12 (+2)

Phantom Assassin

• Phantom Strike: Changed bonus attack speed from 100/125/150/175 to 75/100/125/150

Lifestealer

• Rage: Changed move speed bonus from 15% to 15/16/17/18%
• Open Wounds: Ability mana cost reduced from 125 to 75 (-50)
• Ghoul Frenzy: Changed movement slow from 6/12/18/24% to 10/15/20/25%

Clinkz

• Death Pact: Changed bonus damage from 4/9/14% to 4/8/12%

Omniknight

• Hammer of Purity: Bonus damage increased from 25 to 50 (+25)

Alchemist

• Greevil's Greed: Recent kill window reduced from 40 to 36 (-4)

Outworld Destroyer

• Arcane Orb: Changed ability cooldown from 6/4/2/0 to 4/3/2/0

• Arcane Orb: Changed mana pool to damage from 14% to 16%
• Sanity's Eclipse: Changed radius from 375/475/575 to 400/500/600

Ogre Magi

• Ignite: Ability mana cost increased from 100 to 110 (+10)

Rubick

• Arcane Supremacy: Changed cast range from 75/125/175/225 to 100/150/200/250

Nyx

• Impale: Changed ability mana cost from 95/115/135/155 to 105/120/135/150
• Vendetta: Changed ability mana cost from 140/200/260 to 160/220/280

Keeper of the Light

• Illuminate: Changed max damage from 200/300/400/500 to 225/325/425/525
• Solar Bind: Changed ability cooldown from 22/20/18/16 to 23/20/17/14
• Chakra Magic: Changed mana restore from 80/160/240/320 to 100/180/260/340

Slark

• Fish Bait: Ability cooldown reduced from 20 to 12 (-8)
• Fish Bait: Ability mana cost reduced from 100 to 50 (-50)
• Fish Bait: Slow duration increased from 4 to 6 (+2)

Timbersaw

• Flamethrower: Damage per second increased from 75 to 90 (+15)

Tusk

• Frozen Sigil: Changed movement slow from 20% to 30%

Terrorblade

• Demon Zeal: Berserk bonus movement speed increased from 25 to 50 (+25)
• Demon Zeal: Duration increased from 6 to 7 (+1)

Dota 2 update Mistwood was released last week, introducing a new hero Hoodwink and a new item Aghanim’s Shard, which allows heroes to unlock new ability or update an existing one.