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Patch 7.40

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Released 2025-12-15 · 998 changes · Official Valve notes ↗

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PATCH 7.40heroes

Spectre

10 changes
  • Base Damage increased by 2

  • Base attributes unchanged

  • Damage at level 1 unchanged (48–52)

  • Attribute gains unchanged

  • Damage gain per level decreased from +2.8 to +2.1

  • Damage at level 30 decreased by 27 (from 149–153 to 122–126)

  • Base Attack Time worsened from 1.7s to 1.8s

  • Base Attack Speed increased from 90 to 110

  • Removed Forsaken and Twist the Knife facets

  • Removed Spectral innate ability

PATCH 7.40heroes

Spectre › Talents

4 changes
  • Level 10 Talent +5 Health Regen replaced with +10 Desolate Damage

  • Level 15 Talent +15 Desolate Damage replaced with +1s Shadow Step Duration

  • Level 20 Talent Spectral Dagger Slow/Bonus increased from +12% to +15%

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

PATCH 7.40heroes

Spectre › Shadow Step

4 changes
  • Reworked into a basic ability

  • Thrusts an uncontrollable illusion, which follows the target and attacks it for 20/30/40/50% of Spectre's damage. The illusion exists for 3.5/4/4.5/5 seconds, and takes 200% damage. Cast Range: 700/850/1000/1150. Mana Cost: 60/65/70/75. Cooldown: 32/28/24/20s

  • On cast the illusion moves at the speed of 900, then it has 135% of Spectre's movement speed after reaching the target

  • The Reality sub-ability may be used to teleport to the illusion, destroying it

PATCH 7.40heroes

Spectre › Reality

6 changes
  • Can no longer be cast to no effect

  • Now has a distinct sound between casts on Shadow Step and Haunt illusions

  • Mana Cost decreased from 40 to 25

  • Now has a 0.2s travel time to reach the target. The illusion and Spectre are invulnerable during this time

  • Now disabled by roots

  • Now always destroys the target illusion

PATCH 7.40heroes

Spectre › Haunt

8 changes
  • Now Spectre's ultimate ability

  • Mana Cost rescaled from 150 to 125/150/175

  • Duration rescaled from 6s to 5/6/7s

  • Cooldown rescaled from 160s to 180/160/140s

  • Haunt Outgoing Damage decreased from 80% to 30/55/80%

  • Each illusion now spawns from the direction closest to Spectre

  • Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter

  • Reduces Haunt cooldown by 20s. When Reality is used on Haunt illusion for the first time per Haunt cast, enemies are Feared away from Spectre for 1.5s with 50% reduced move speed in a 400 AoE around the targeted illusion

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