DotA 6.81 - DotA 6.81b Changelogs Released

Hello DotA Gamers. DotA 6.81 Map will be released soon ! We know that DotA 2 is the first priority for IceFrog nowadays, so D2 had a faster update. Right now, Dota 2 already had their map up to 6.81b.  As you know, Dota Warcraft update will have the same changelogs as Dota 2. Here are the complete changelogs for D2(Dota 2) 6.81 and 6.81b maps.

Dota 6.81b Changelogs

HEROES

Ancient Apparition

* Ice Vortex slow decreased from 18/22/26/30% to 15/20/25/30%

Batrider

* Sticky Napalm bonus damage is now halved against non-hero units 

Bounty Hunter

* Shadow Walk duration increased from 15/20/25/30 to 20/25/30/35

Doom

* Devour manacost rescaled from 60/50/40/30 to 60

Drow Ranger

* Gust knockback duration increased from 0.5 to 0.6/0.7/0.8/0.9

Earthshaker

* Turn rate improved from 0.6 to 0.9

* Echo Slam's Initial Damage, Echo Search, Echo Damage AOE increased from 525, 550, 500 to 575, 575, 575

Elder Titan

* Echo Stomp damage increased from 80/85/90/95 to 80/90/100/110

Enigma

* Midnight Pulse duration increased from 8 to 11

Invoker

* Forged Spirits 33% magic resistance removed

* Cold Snap damage reworked from the initial and secondary proc damage of 60/30 to 7xQuasLevel per proc

* Deafening Blast's Disarm is now dispelled when Magic Immunity is applied

Juggernaut

* Omnislash damage per slash rescaled from 175-250 to 200-225

* Base Attack Time improved from 1.5 to 1.4

Leshrac

* Pulse Nova damage increased from 66/100/144 to 80/120/160 (Scepter from 100/150/200 to 100/160/220)

Lina

* Light Strike Array stun duration increased from 1.6 to 1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9

Lycan

* Howl duration decreased from 12 to 10

* Howl bonus damage reduced from 20/30/40/50 to 14/26/38/50

Mirana

* Sacred Arrow minimum stun duration decreased from 0.5 to 0.01 (maximum duration is still 5 seconds growing linearly)

* Sacred Arrow minimum damage reduced by 40 (maximum damage is still 190/280/370/460 growing linearly)

Ogre Magi

* Multicast's passive manacost penalty on Fireblast reduced from 30/70/110 to 20/40/60

* Bloodlust can now be cast on Magic Immune allies

Omniknight

* Degen Aura slow increased from 7/14/21/28% to 10/18/26/34%

Phantom Assassin

* Phantom Strike bonus attack speed increased from 100 to 130

Queen of Pain

* Shadow Strike cast range increased from 435 to 450/475/500/525

Riki

* Smoke Screen cooldown reduced from 13 to 11

Skywrath Mage

* Ancient Seal damage amplification increased from 18/24/30/36% to 30/35/40/45%

Slardar

* Bash bonus damage increased from 40/60/80/100 to 60/80/100/120

Treant Protector

* Leech Seed damage per pulse decreased from 24/36/48/60 to 15/30/45/60

Tusk

* Snowball cooldown reduced from 21 to 21/20/19/18

* Walrus Punch cooldown reduced from 30/24/18 to 25/20/15

Undying

* Intelligence growth increased from 2.0 to 2.5

Windranger

* Focus Fire manacost decreased from 150 to 75/100/125

Zeus

* Lightning Bolt vision and truesight duration increased from 3 to 4.5

* Lightning Bolt search area of effect increased from 250 to 325

ITEMS

Mjollnir

* Recipe cost increased from 600 to 900

* Static Charge duration decreased from 20 to 15

Dota 6.81 Changelogs

GENERAL

Roshan base armor increased by 1

Attack Speed now always continually adjusts based on the latest modifications applied to the unit [?]

Melee illusions created by a Rune of Illusion take 200% instead of 300% damage

Random Draft hero selection pool increased from 22 to 24

Captain's Draft hero selection pool increased from 24 to 27 (8 per type to 9)

Captain's Draft hero bans increased from 4 to 6

Meepo is no longer available in Ability Draft

HEROES

Abaddon

Aghanim's Scepter Borrowed Time now redirects 35% of all damage dealt to nearby allied heroes to Abaddon when active [?]

Ancient Apparition

Chilling Touch attack speed reduction increased from -15 to -20

Anti-Mage

Mana Void's area of effect increased from 450 to 500

Axe

Counter Helix now uses Pseudo Random chance [?]

Batrider

Flaming Lasso mana cost increased from 150 to 225

Beastmaster

Base damage increased by 4

Bloodseeker

Bloodrage cast point improved from 0.6 to 0.4

Bloodrage can no longer be dispelled [?]

Bounty Hunter

Track cast range increased from 900/1050/1200 to 1200

Brewmaster

If you have not attacked for 10 seconds, your next attack will always activate a Drunken Brawler critical hit

If you have not been attacked for 10 seconds, Drunken Brawler will cause you to evade the next attack[?]

Bristleback

Warpath no longer has unique values for the first movement speed stack[?]

Warpath movement speed stack bonus increased from 1/2/3% to 3/4/5% [?]

Broodmother

Spiderling's Poison Sting damage per second increased from 4 to 8

Spin Web's free pathing no longer deactivates when enemy has vision on Broodmother

Spin Web's free pathing is now disabled for 3 seconds when Broodmother takes damage [?]

Insatiable Hunger lifesteal increased from 40/60/80% to 60/80/100%

Centaur Warrunner

Hoof Stomp mana cost increased from 85/100/115/130 to 130

Chaos Knight

Phantasm now has a 50% chance to create one extra illusion when cast

Chen

Penitence cooldown reduced from 14 to 14/13/12/11

Clinkz

Death Pact cooldown reduced from 45 to 45/40/35

Dazzle

Poison Touch no longer causes a ministun[?]

Disruptor

Kinetic Field cooldown reduced from 14 to 14/13/12/11

Doom

Doom damage no longer ignores magic shields [?]

Drow Ranger

Gust knockback duration increased from 0.2 to 0.5

Earth Spirit

Stone Remnant recharge time reduced from 35 to 30

Earthshaker

Creeps no longer try to path around Fissure; they will wait for it to disappear

Echo Slam no longer ignores units that are invisible or in Fog of War

Elder Titan

Echo Stomp mana cost reduced from 100/115/130/145 to 100

Echo Stomp physical and magical damage increased from 80 to 80/85/90/95 each

Ember Spirit

Searing Chains duration reduced from 2/2/3/3 to 1/2/2/3 [?]

Sleight of Fist bonus damage reduced from 30/60/90/120 to 20/40/60/80

Enchantress

Untouchable slow duration increased from 3 to 4

Enigma

Midnight Pulse area of effect increased from 400 to 600

Faceless Void

Base agility increased from 21 to 23

Turn rate improved from 0.5 to 1

Gyrocopter

Homing Missile now hits invisible units

Homing Missile hits required to destroy increased from 3 to 3/3/4/5

Huskar

Burning Spears is no longer a Unique Attack Modifier

Invoker

Ghost Walk slow no longer affects magic immune enemies

EMP delay increased from 2.6 to 2.9

Jakiro

Dual Breath range increased by 50

Liquid Fire level 4 cooldown reduced from 5 to 4

Aghanim's Scepter Macropyre duration increased from 7 to 14

Aghanim's Scepter Macropyre range increased from 1350 to 1800 [?]

Juggernaut

Base attack time improved from 1.6 to 1.5

Keeper of the Light

Added Aghanim's Scepter upgrade: Provides permanent Spirit Form. Additionally, the following effects are active during the day: Keeper of the Light gains unobstructed vision and Illuminate heals allies for 75% of the damage values

Kunkka

Torrent area of effect increased from 215 to 225

X Marks The Spot can now last twice as long on allied heroes

Ghost Ship allied buff duration increased from 8 to 10

Add Ghost Ship AOE indicator for allies

Legion Commander

Overwhelming Odds bonus damage per hero is increased from 14/16/18/20 to 20/35/50/65 [?]

Overwhelming Odds area of effect increased from 315 to 330

Overwhelming Odds base damage rescaled from 50/100/150/200 to 60/100/140/180

Moment of Courage now uses Pseudo Random chance [?]

Leshrac

Lightning Storm now slows its targets by 75% for 0.5 seconds

Lich

Frost Armor can now be cast on buildings

Aghanim's Scepter Chain Frost no longer has a bounce limit

Lina

Attack range increased from 650 to 670

Aghanim's Scepter Laguna Blade damage goes through magic immunity [?]

Lion

Hex cooldown reduced from 30/25/20/15 to 30/24/18/12

Lone Druid

Spirit Bear health regeneration increased from 2 to 2/3/4/5

Luna

Base agility reduced from 22 to 18

Lycan

Shapeshift no longer provides 100/200/300 bonus health

Magnus

Removed Skewer maximum target limit

Skewer range increased from 600/800/1000/1200 to 750/900/1050/1200

Medusa

Split Shot reworked from 50/60/70/80% damage with 5 maximum targets, to 80% damage with 2/3/4/5 maximum targets

Mystic Snake no longer requires Fog of War vision to bounce

Mana Shield damage absorption per mana increased from 1/1.5/2/2.5 to 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5

Meepo

Base movement speed increased from 305 to 315

Mirana

Sacred Arrow vision reduced from 800 to 650

Naga Siren

Mirror Image illusion damage dealt reduced from 30/35/40/45% to 20/25/30/35%

Rip Tide area of effect reduced from 350 to 320

Rip Tide negative armor no longer goes through magic immunity

Necrophos

Heartstopper Aura area of effect increased from 1000 to 1200

Reaper's Scythe now adds +30% duration to the respawn timer

Night Stalker

Darkness now also affects the vision of buildings

Nyx Assassin

Impale cooldown increased from 11 to 13

Impale can no longer be blocked by Linken's Sphere

Ogre Magi

Base armor increased by 1

Cast animation improved from 0.56 to 0.45

Omniknight

Purification area of effect increased from 225 to 240

Repel no longer removes positive buffs from allies [?]

Guardian Angel duration increased from 5/6/7 to 6/7/8

Aghanim's Scepter Guardian Angel duration increased from 5/6/7 to 8/9/10

Phantom Assassin

Stifling Dagger cooldown reduced from 8 to 6

Blur evasion chance increased from 20/25/30/40 to 20/30/40/50

Phoenix

Icarus Dive cast point extended from 0.01 to 0.2

Fire Spirits damage reduced from 15/35/55/75 to 10/30/50/70

Fire Spirits health cost increased from 15% to 20%

Pugna

Decrepify mana cost reduced from 100 to 60

Nether Ward duration increased from 25 to 30

Queen of Pain

Shadow Strike cooldown reduced from 20/16/12/8 to 16/12/8/4

Shadow Strike cast range increased from 400 to 435

Razor

Strength gain increased from 1.7 to 2.3

Unstable Current slow duration increased from 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.6 to 0.5/1/1.5/2

Riki

Backstab now works when attacking allied units

Shadow Demon

Added Aghanim's Scepter upgrade: Demonic Purge cooldown replaced with two charges that have a 40 second replenish time

Shadow Fiend

Requiem of Souls' secondary debuff now affects magic immune units

Silencer

Agility growth increased from 2.1 to 3.0

Curse of the Silent cooldown reduced from 20/18/16/14 to 20/16/12/8

Skywrath Mage

Base movement speed increased from 315 to 325

Concussive Shot damage increased from 50/100/150/200 to 60/120/180/240

Sniper

Fixed Sniper's acquisition range not matching his maximum attack range [?]

Spirit Breaker

Nether Strike cast range increased from 400/550/700 to 700 [?]

Nether Strike cooldown rebalanced from 75 to 80/70/60

Sven

Base damage increased by 6

Templar Assassin

Psionic Trap sub-ability now has the same cast point as the ability on the trap itself[?]

Terrorblade

Strength gain reduced from 1.9 to 1.4

Reflection slow no longer persists through magic immunity

Reflection duration rebalanced from 5 to 2.5/3.5/4.5/5.5

Tidehunter

Anchor Smash damage reduction increased from 40 to 60%

Anchor Smash now works on Ancient creeps[?]

Tinker

Heat Seeking Missile is no longer blocked by Ethereal

Tiny

Craggy Exterior stun duration rescaled from 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 to 1/1.25/1.5/1.75

Troll Warlord

Melee Whirling Axes cast point improved from 0.2 to 0

Tusk

Reworked Snowball into a two-part ability: one which creates the snowball, and a sub-ability to launch the snowball. You have up to 4 seconds to use the sub-ability. The area that automatically pulls allies in has been reduced. [?]

You can now load an ally into your snowball within 400 range by right clicking on them

Snowball moves 75 MS faster for each allied hero inside it

Snowball deals 20/30/40/50 extra damage for each additional hero in it

Undying

Soul Rip area of effect increased from 975 to 1300

Tombstone Zombie Deathlust's Max % health threshold increased from 5/10/15/20% to 20/25/30/35%

Tombstone Zombies no longer give any experience or gold [?]

Tombstone Bounty increased from 70/90/110/130 to 75/100/125/150

Flesh Golem's Plague Aura now affects magic immune units

Ursa

Fury Swipes is no longer a Unique Attack Modifier

Vengeful Spirit

When Vengeful Spirit is slain, her killer is inflicted with a negative Vengeance Aura, which decreases the damage of her killer and their nearby allies, until she revives [?]

Visage

Grave Chill cooldown increased from 10 to 16/14/12/10

Warlock

Shadow Word duration increased from 9 to 11

Upheaval cooldown reduced from 50 to 50/46/42/38

Windranger

Activating Windrun now disjoints incoming attack projectiles

Aghanim's Scepter Focus Fire damage reduction decreased from -50/-40/-30 to -30/-15/0, and no longer has special rules for procs

Witch Doctor

Maledict cooldown reduced from 35 to 20

Death Ward base attack time improved from 0.25 to 0.22

Wraith King

Mortal Strike damage ratio increased from 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75 to 1.5/2/2.5/3

Base armor reduced by 1

Zeus

Arc Lightning cast point improved from 0.4 to 0.2

Lightning Bolt true sight range reduced from 900 to 750

Lightning Bolt flying vision range reduced from 1000 to 750

Lightning Bolt can now be cast on the ground, affecting the closest enemy hero in a 250 range

ITEMS

Animal Courier

Ground Courier respawn time reduced from 180 seconds to 140 seconds

Bloodstone

Bloodpact heal increased from 400 HP + 30 HP/charge to 500 HP + 30 HP/charge

Clarity

Mana regeneration from 100 over 30 seconds to 135 over 40 seconds

Eul's Scepter of Divinity

Cyclone now deals 50 damage to enemy units when they land

You can now cast Cyclone on yourself while you are magic immune

Manta Style

Mirror Image now resets the current attack and spell targeting priority [?]

Mjollnir

Chain Lightning damage reduced from 160 to 150

Static Shock area of effect is now centered around the unit with the Static Charge, rather than around the attacker

Fixed Chain Lightning not functioning properly when it procs while a previous proc is still bouncing [?]

Necronomicon

Necronomicon Warrior's movement speed rescaled from 330/360/390 to 350

Necronomicon units XP bounty increased from 59 to 100/150/200

Observer and Sentry Wards

Sharing wards with allies now requires a Control key override.[?]

Wards can no longer be placed in the fountain areas

Pipe of Insight

Pipe health regeneration reduced from 11 to 8

Pipe now provides Insight Aura, which grants 4 health regeneration to nearby allies

Pipe's active buff is no longer dispellable

Rod of Atos

Cripple ability cooldown reduced from 12 to 10

Scythe of Vyse

Hexed units' base movement speed increased from 100 to 140[?]

Shadow Amulet

Fade no longer requires the target to remain stationary [?]

Shadow Blade

Shadow Walk duration increased from 12 to 14

Town Portal Scroll

Added an option to require a halt command to in order to cancel a Town Portal Scroll

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