Valve has dropped Dota 2 patch 7.37 (right in the middle of a tournament, no less) on July 31 jam-packed with massive changes to Hero Facets, Innate abilities, and even a hero rework for a hypercarry who has been mediocre of late.
Valve has continued to make huge changes to Dota 2 as Crownfall rolls on, but none have been quite as severe as today’s update which has seen items, Facets, and hero abilities get the chop entirely. Here are the highlights and the full patch notes from 7.37, which is now live on the client.
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Dota 2 7.37 overview
Medusa rework adds new ability, Facet
Everyone’s favorite Gorgon has received an unexpected rework with Dota 2 patch 7.37. Mana Shield is now entirely Innate, meaning it cannot be leveled, and instead boosts Mana Shield’s effectiveness per hero level.
Medusa’s new ability is Gorgon’s Grasp, which sees her fire a volley of arrows into the air that land in three groups in a line, Enemies hit take poison damage over time and are rooted, plus they cannot turn. Her new Facet Venomous Volley plays into this poison-root combination, with every fifth attack enhanced to slow movement speed, attack speed, and even cast speed.
She’s enjoyed a middle-of-the-park 50 percent win rate these past few patches according to Dotabuff, but with a new ability and a focus on building attack speed for the new Facet, expect this to fluctuate in the coming week. Here’s hoping she isn’t quite as scary as her previous few forms.
Numerous Hero Facets, Innates adjusted or removed entirely
We wouldn’t call these next changes a rework like for Medusa, but a few heroes will have new choices pre-game for Hero Facets with 7.37. Nine other heroes apart from the Gorgon have had an old Facet removed and a new one added: Bristleback, Death Prophet, Doom, Earth Spirit, Huskar, Lone Druid, Lycan, Visage, and Void Spirit.
Patch 7.37 also brings 21 new Innate abilities and many Innate adjustments as Valve continues to tinker with the system. Time to hit the books and study up again, Dota players!
Teleport, Break, Block, and Reflect keywords refined
Patch 7.37 also refines a few important keywords and abilities in Dota, and clearly outlines what is affected by interacting with these keywords. Ability tooltips have been updated to reflect these changes, so it’ll be easier to know exactly which passives won’t work when someone applies Break to you, for example.
Abilities applied with attacks will no longer be reflected or blocked either. Valve is making it clear ability attacks shouldn’t be absorbed by Linken’s Sphere or bounced back to sender via a well-timed Lotus Orb, and that most of this interaction is limited to targeted spells instead. The full list of interaction changes can be found in the full official patch notes here.
Below you’ll find the full patch notes for Dota 2 patch 7.37.
All Dota 2 Patch 7.37 patch notes
These patch notes are currently being updated!
General updates
- An Area of Effect icon has been added to all tooltip values that are affected by Bloodstone and other AoE increases.
- The Mines map aura: Mighty Mines health regen aura decreased from seven to five.
- The Well map aura: Well Wishes mana regen aura decreased from 1.5 to 1.2.
- Starting from his second death, Roshan now always drops Roshan’s Banner.
- Starting from his third death, Roshan now drops Refresher Shard and Cheese during daytime or Aghanim’s Blessing during night time.
- Teleport time to Roshan’s outposts decreased from six to four seconds.
- A full rework of the Teleport, Break, Block, and Reflect keywords and their effects can be found here.
Neutral creeps
Harpy Stormcrafter
- No longer always cast Chain Lightning if attacked by lane creeps when pulled.
Giant Wolf
- Intimidate: Total Attack Damage Reduction increased from 50 percent to 60 percent.
Hellbear Smasher
- Death Throe: Power: Base Attack Damage Bonus increased from 50 percent to 60 percent.
Hellbear
- Death Throe: Rush: Attack Speed increased from 100 to 120.
Ancient Granite Golem
- Granite Aura: Bonus HP Percentage increased from 15/16/17/19 percent to 16/17/18/19 percent.
Ancient Rock Golem
- Weakening Aura: Armor Reduction increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6.
Item updates
Roshan’s Banner
Bracer
Bloodstone
Blooodthorn
Crimson Guard
Dagon
Eternal Shroud
Ethereal Blade
Guardian Greaves
Heart of Tarrasque
Heaven’s Halberd
Lotus Orb
Manta Style
Pavise
Pipe of Insight
Solar Crest
Shadow Amulet
Spirit Vessel
Urn of Shadows
Neutral item updates
Trusty Shovel
Fairy’s Trinket
Ironwood Tree
Pig Pole
Iron Talon
Philosopher’s Stone
Pupil’s Gift
Vambrace
Ogre Seal Totem
Martyr’s Plate
Hero updates
Abaddon
Anti-Mage
Arc Warden
Beastmaster
Bloodseeker
Bounty Hunter
Brewmaster
Bristleback
Broodmother
Chaos Knight
Clockwerk
Crystal Maiden
Dark Seer
Dazzle
Death Prophet
Disruptor
Doom
Dragon Knight
Drow Ranger
Earth Spirit
Earthshaker
Elder Titan
Ember Spirit
Enchantress
Enigma
Faceless Void
Grimstroke
Gyrocopter
Hoodwink
Huskar
Jakiro
Juggernaut
Kunkka
Legion Commander
Leshrac
Lifestealer
Lina
Lion
Lone Druid
Luna
Lycan
Magnus
Marci
Medusa
Mirana
Monkey King
Muerta
Naga Siren
Nature’s Prophet
Nyx Assassin
Ogre Magi
Omniknight
Outworld Destroyer
Pangolier
Phantom Assassin
Phantom Lancer
Phoenix
Primal Beast
Puck
Pugna
Queen of Pain
Razor
Riki
Rubick
Sand King
Shadow Demon
Shadow Fiend
Shadow Shaman
Silencer
Skywrath Mage
Slardar
Slark
Snapfire
Sniper
Spectre
Spirit Breaker
Storm Spirit
Sven
Techies
Templar Assasin
Terrorblade
Tidehunter
Timbersaw
Tinker
Tiny
Treant Protector
Troll Warlord
Tusk
Underlord
Undying
Ursa
Venomancer
Viper
Visage
Void Spirit
Warlock
Weaver
Windranger
Witch Doctor
Wraith King
