6.88 Update Notes
6.88 Gameplay Update
General
Heroes
Abaddon
- Mist Coil cast point reduced from 0.452 to 0.35
Anti-Mage
- Mana Void ministun duration increased from 0.15 to 0.3
Arc Warden
- Flux cooldown reduced from 20 to 18
- Tempest Double duration increased from 12/13/14 to 12/14/16
- Tempest Double cooldown reduced from 50/40/30 to 40/35/30
Bane
- Brain Sap cooldown reduced from 14 to 14/13/12/11
Beastmaster
- Primal Roar damage reduced from 200/250/300 to 150/225/300
Bloodseeker
- Rupture damage increased from 20/40/60% to 26/42/60%
- Blood Rite cooldown reduced from 30/25/20/15 to 25/21/17/13
Bounty Hunter
- Track self gold reduced from 170/260/350 to 150/250/350
Brewmaster
- Brewmaster's Earth attack range increased from 128 to 150
- Brewmaster's Fire attack increased range from 128 to 150
- Brewmaster's Fire armor increased from 0 to 0/3/6
- Primal Split duration increased from 15/17/19 to 16/18/20
Centaur Warrunner
- Double Edge cooldown reduced from 6 to 5
- Centaur Strength gain increased from 3.8 to 4.0
Chaos Knight
- Phantasm cooldown reduced from 140 to 130
Clinkz
- Attack range increased from 630 to 640
Clockwerk
- Rocket Flare radius increased from 575 to 600
- Power Cogs cast point improved from 0.3 to 0.2
- Power Cogs radius increased from 200 to 215
Crystal Maiden
- Crystal Nova radius increased from 400 to 425
- Frost Bite cast range increased from 500 to 525
Death Prophet
- Spirit Siphon base health drain reduced from 25 to 16
Disruptor
- Static Storm silence no longer lingers for 0.5 seconds after the duration is over
Doom
- Doom cooldown increased from 140 to 145
Drow Ranger
- Turn rate improved from 0.6 to 0.7
- Frost Arrows slow increased from 15/30/45/60% to 16/32/48/64%
Earth Spirit
- Magnetize cooldown increased from 80 to 100/90/80
Earthshaker
- Echo Slam radius increased from 575 to 600
Enigma
- Black Hole damage type from Magical to Pure and pierces Spell Immunity
- Black Hole damage reduced from 55/110/165 to 50/100/150
Gyrocopter
- Gyrocopter's Scepter Side Gunner attack interval improved from 1.4 to 1.2
Invoker
- Forge Spirit damage decreased from 29/38/47/56/65/74/83 to 22/32/42/52/62/72/82
Io
- Tether movement speed bonus reduced from 14/15/16/17 to 13/14/15/16%
Jakiro
- Ice Path duration increased from 1/1.4/1.8/2.2 to 1/1.5/2/2.5
Keeper of the Light
- Chakra Magic cooldown reduced from 19/18/17/16 to 17/16/15/14
- Intelligence increased from 22 to 25
Kunkka
- Torrent slow duration increased from 1/2/3/4 to 1.75/2.5/3.25/4
- Tidebringer bonus damage increased from 25/40/55/70 to 25/45/65/85
Legion Commander
- Overwhelming Odds damage per hero increased from 20/35/50/65 to 20/40/60/80
- Moment of Courage cooldown reduced from 2.6/2/1.4/0.8 to 2.3/1.8/1.3/0.8
Lich
- Scepter now improves Chain Frost slow from 30 to 50%
- Ice Armor attack speed slow from 20 to 30 (matches movement slow)
Lifestealer
- Base attack time increased from 1.7 to 1.85
Lina
- Dragon Slave cooldown reduced from 8.5 to 8
Luna
- Lucent Beam stun duration increased from 0.6 to 0.8
- Movement speed increased from 330 to 335
Magnus
- Empower cleave radius increased from 200 to 225
- Strength gain increased from 2.75 to 2.9
Medusa
- Intelligence gain increased from 1.85 to 2.1
Meepo
- Geostrike damage per second increased from 8/16/24/32 to 10/20/30/40
Morphling
- Hybrid cooldown reduced from 70 to 60
- Agility gain increased from 3.4 to 3.7
Naga Siren
- Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.5
Necrophos
- Heartstopper Aura range reduced from 1200 to 900
- Heartstopper HP drain increased from 0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5 to 0.6/1/1.4/1.8%
Nyx Assassin
- Movement speed increased from 300 to 305
Ogre Magi
- Ignite manacost reduced from 95/105/115/125 to 90
- Multicast interval increased from 0.4 to 0.5
Omniknight
- Strength increased from 20 + 2.65 to 22 + 2.8
Oracle
- Purifying Flames cast range increased from 750 to 800
Outworld Devourer
- Essence Aura mana bonus increased from 75/150/225/300 to 125/200/275/350
- Arcane Orb Intelligence steal duration increased from 50 to 60
Phantom Assassin
- Phantom Strike can now target Spell Immune heroes
Phoenix
- Sunray base damage reduced from 15/20/25/30 to 10/15/20/25
Pudge
- Rot slow increased from 27% to 30%
- Dismember cooldown reduced from 30 to 30/25/20
Pugna
- Intelligence growth increased from 4 to 4.5
- Nether Blast cooldown reduced from 5.5 to 5
Razor
- Eye of the Storm damage per strike increased from 37/50/63 to 40/55/70
Riki
- Smoke Screen manacost increased from 75/80/85/90 to 90
Sand King
- Epicenter cooldown reduced from 140/120/100 to 120/110/100
- Strength increased from 21 to 22
Shadow Demon
- Disruption illusion duration increased from 6/8/10/12 to 8/10/12/14
Shadow Fiend
- Movement speed increased from 305 to 310
- Necromastery Max Souls increased from 15/22/29/36 to 18/24/30/36
Shadow Shaman
- Mass Serpent Wards splash radius increased from 75% to 100%
- Mass Serpent Wards attack damage increased from 40-45/55-60/70-75 to 40-45/60-65/80-85
Silencer
- Agility increased from 16 to 22
Skywrath Mage
- Concussive Shot impact AoE increased from 200 to 250
Slardar
- Movement speed reduced from 295 to 290
Slark
- Pounce damage reduced from 50/100/150/200 to 40/80/120/160
Sniper
- Shrapnel damage increased from 15/30/45/60 to 15/35/55/75
Spirit Breaker
- Greater Bash increased damage from 22/28/34/40% to 22/30/38/46%
Storm Spirit
- Overload damage increased from 30/50/70/90 to 40/60/80/100
- Overload AoE increased from 275 to 300
Templar Assassin
- Psi Blades Spill Width increased from 68 to 75
- Psionic Trap max movement slow increased from 50% to 60%
Terrorblade
- Conjure Image manacost reduced from 80 to 70
- Conjure Image duration increased from 32 to 34
Tiny
- Toss cooldown reduced from 9 to 8
Treant Protector
- Base damage increased by 6
Troll Warlord
- Berserker's Rage no longer provides 100 Health Bonus
- Strength increased from 17 to 20
- Berserker's Rage armor bonus increased from 3 to 6
- Berserker's Rage base attack time improved from 1.55 to 1.5
- Ranged Whirling Axes travel distance increased from 945 to 1000
Undying
- Intelligence gain increased from 2.5 to 2.8
- Decay cast range increased from 625 to 650
- Decay duration increased from 40 to 45
Ursa
- Fury Swipes debuff duration increased from 15 to 20
- Base HP Regen increased from 0.25 to 0.75
Venomancer
- Intelligence increased from 15 + 1.75 to 17 + 1.8
- Plague Wards damage increased from 10/19/29/38 to 13/22/31/40
Viper
- Viper Strike Scepter cooldown reduced from 12 to 10
- Strength gain increased from 1.9 to 2.1
Visage
- Gravekeeper's Cloak armor bonus per layer increased from 1/2/3/5 to 1.5/3/4.5/6
- Gravekeeper's Cloak magic resistance bonus per layer increased from 3/6/12/16% to 5/10/15/20%
Warlock
- Golem HP increased from 900/1200/1500 to 900/1350/1800
- Fatal Bonds no longer gets reduced by Damage Block
Weaver
- Base damage increased by 2
Windranger
- Windrun cooldown reduced from 15 to 14
Winter Wyvern
- Winter's Curse cooldown reduced from 90 to 80
Wraith King
- Wraithfire Blast damage over time increased from 15/30/40/50 to 20/35/50/65
Zeus
- Arc Lightning cooldown reduced from 1.75 to 1.6
Items
Armlet of Mordiggian
- Recipe cost increased from 500 to 550
Bloodthorn
- Critical Strike multiplier increased from 1.35 to 1.45
Butterfly
- Agility increased from 30 to 35
Crimson Guard
- Cooldown reduced from 50 to 46
Dragon Lance
- Strength and Agility reduced from 15 to 14
- Attack Range bonus increased from 130 to 140
Hurricane Pike
- Attack Range bonus increased from 130 to 140
- Active now grants 100 Attack Speed for the 4 attacks it provides on the target
Rod of Atos
- Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10
Smoke of Deceit
- Now has a 1 second cooldown on use (to prevent accidental usage)