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Patch notes 1652 records Bristleback › Talents 1 change Level 25 Talent +12% Spell Lifesteal replaced with -25 Bristleback Damage Threshold
Bristleback › Prickly 1 change Damage and debuff duration amplification changed from 10% to 4.5% + 0.5% per level
Bristleback › Viscous Nasal Goo 3 changes Stack Limit increased from 4 to 6
Now has the same duration on all units
Used to have double duration on creeps
Tusk › Talents 2 changes Level 20 Talent -6s Ice Shards Cooldown replaced with -6s Snowball Cooldown
Level 25 Talent -8s Snowball Cooldown replaced with Ice Shards Slow by 50% and Deal 110 DPS (only affects enemies trapped inside)
Tusk › Bitter Chill 3 changes No longer levels with Walrus Punch!
Attack Speed Slow rescaled from 20/40/60/80 to 17 + 3 per level
Now only affects enemy heroes
Tusk › Tag Team 1 change Now always a basic ability for Tusk
Tusk › Ice Shards 1 change No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Tusk › Drinking Buddies 3 changes Now granted by Aghanim's Shard
Tusk reaches out to tag an allied unit, pulling them closer. Once tagged, both Tusk and his tagged ally gain 25% bonus movement speed and 10 bonus armor for 6s. Can be put on alt-cast to only pull Tusk towards his ally with 50% reduced cast range. Cast Range: 1000. Mana Cost: 80. Cooldown: 14s
No longer provides 20/50/80/110 bonus attack damage
Skywrath Mage 1 change Removed Ruin and Restoration innate ability
Skywrath Mage › Shield of the Scion 2 changes New innate ability. Passive
Whenever Skywrath Mage deals magical damage with his abilities to an enemy hero, he gains a magic damage barrier equal to 13.5 + 1.5 per level for 12s. Each instance stacks independently
Skywrath Mage › Concussive Shot 1 change Now considers Spirit Bear as a true hero for prioritization. Creep Heroes are now considered as secondary targets
Abaddon › Talents 2 changes Level 10 Talent +10% Withering Mist Health Restoration Reduction replaced with +25 Curse of Avernus DPS
Level 15 Talent +40 Curse of Avernus DPS replaced with -10s Borrowed Time Cooldown
Abaddon › Withering Mist 2 changes Health Restoration Reduction changed from 35% to 24.5% + 0.5% per level
Now also modifies incoming healing
As a result of Health Restoration changes
Abaddon › Mist Coil 1 change Damage/Heal increased from 95/160/225/290 to 95/170/245/320
Abaddon › Borrowed Time 1 change Cooldown decreased from 90/85/80s to 85/75/65s
Elder Titan 1 change Removed Tip The Scales innate ability
Elder Titan › Talents 3 changes Level 10 Talent +25 Attack Speed replaced with +150 Echo Stomp Wake Damage
Level 15 Talent +25 Astral Spirit Hero Attack replaced with 20% of Bonus Movement Speed as Attack Speed
Level 20 Talent +350 Echo Stomp Wake Damage replaced with +30 Astral Spirit Bonus Damage per Hero
Elder Titan › Momentum 4 changes New innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
Elder Titan's armor increases by 3.6% + 0.4% per level of his bonus movement speed
Only counts movement speed that he has above his base (305) value
This ability can't reduce Elder Titan's armor when he is slowed below the base movement speed value
Elder Titan › Astral Spirit 2 changes No longer provides armor on return
Still grants movement speed, which is then used by the innate ability to provide armor
Elder Titan › Earth Splitter 1 change Cooldown decreased from 100s to 100/95/90s
Legion Commander 1 change Base armor decreased by 1
Legion Commander › Talents 4 changes Level 10 Talent +12% Press the Attack Movement Speed replaced with +1 Outfight Them! Armor
Level 20 Talent +8% Moment of Courage Proc Chance replaced with -1 Moment of Courage Attacks To Trigger
Level 20 Talent 300 AoE Press The Attack replaced with +1s Duel Duration
Level 25 Talent Press the Attack grants 1.5s Debuff Immunity replaced with Duel Refreshes Cooldown on Victory
Legion Commander › Outfight Them! 2 changes Passively grants Legion Commander bonus armor, equal to 1 + 0.1 per level. Whenever Legion Commander casts an ability, she gains the same amount as a stacking bonus for 6s. Whenever allies within 1200 range cast an ability, they also gain a 6s buff with 50% of the value. This bonus stacks independently
Legion Commander › Overwhelming Odds 3 changes Now also applies 100% movement slow upon dealing damage for 0.3s
Aghanim's Shard upgrade reworked
Increases radius by 100. Grants an all damage barrier equal to 50% of the damage dealt with Overwhelming Odds for 6s
Legion Commander › Press The Attack 3 changes Multiple instances can now stack independently
Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Increases bonus movement speed by 12%. Ability becomes cast-point, affecting all allies within the targeted 500 radius area. Legion Commander is always affected, even when outside of the cast area
Legion Commander › Moment of Courage 1 change No longer has a 25% proc chance
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