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Source: Update Notes - October 25, 2012

Patch Notes

Added Centaur Warrunner
Implemented 6.76b gameplay changes

UI

Fixed XP going the other way if you're leveled up with a command.
Fixed scoreboard not updating properly after a hero swap
Added party invite ignore options to the party invite dialog and settings screen
Visual updates to spell button states
Fixed Show Dota Profile not working properly

BUGS

Fixed a recent bug that caused Zombies to get Deathlust sooner than intended
Fixed how Meepo attribute sharing was calculated

VISUALS & AUDIO

Fixed several "missing lane" line bugs for Puck, Mirana, Meepo, Lina, Keeper of the Light, Shadow Demon, and Windranger.
Fixed spell button sounds triggering on mouse clicks only and not hotkey press
Fixed certain effects on workshop items that were incorrect or missing

Gameplay

Heroes

Alchemist
- Unstable Concoction now explodes around you if you are killed while charging it up
- Goblin's Greed cap increased from 26 to 30
Ancient Apparition
- Chilling Touch attack count increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6
Bane
- Enfeeble cooldown decreased from 12 to 10
- Bane can now wake himself up from Nightmare with a subability
Batrider
- Strength gain decreased from 2.7 to 2.4
Chen
- Hand of God cooldown increased from 120 to 140/130/120
- Penitence damage amplify increased from 7/14/21/28% to 8/16/24/32% (matches the slow values now)
Clockwerk
- Hookshot
  - now pulls Clockwerk to allies instead of getting blocked by them
  - Aghanim's upgraded cooldown decreased from 15 to 12
Crystal Maiden
- Arcane Aura has twice the effect on Crystal Maiden
Dark Seer
- Vacuum cooldown increased from 19 to 22
Doom
- Doom duration increased from 13 to 15 (and scepter from 14 to 16)
Drow Ranger
- Precision Aura mechanics reworked
  - Global Aura. Gives you and all allied ranged units a portion of your agility as bonus damage.
  - Bonus Damage: 14/18/22/26% of your agility as damage
  - Note: Can be toggled on and off to affect creeps or not
- Changed how Marksmanship bonus agility is granted
  - Passively provides bonus agility. If there are no nearby enemy heroes, your focus improves and the bonus agility is doubled.
  - Bonus Agility: 20/30/40 Agility
  - AOE: 375 (for double bonus)
Gyrocopter
- Homing Missile
  - distance required for max damage reduced from 2000 to 1500
  - stun duration rescaled from 2.5 to 2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8
- Rocket Barrage damage increased from 11/14/17/20 to 11/15/19/23
Jakiro
- Ice Path
  - creation delay increased from 0.4 to 0.5
  - mana cost increased from 75 to 90
Death Prophet
- Exorcism base ghost count increased from 4/10/18 to 4/12/21
Kunkka
- Tidebringer level 4 AoE increased from 500 to 600
Lina
- Laguna Blade cooldown rescaled from 90/70/50 to 70/60/50
Lion
- Mana Drain break threshold range increased from 850 to 1100
- Finger of Death
  - cooldown rescaled from 170/105/40 to 160/100/40
  - cast range increased from 700 to 900
Luna
- Lunar Blessing bonus damage increased from 14/20/26/32 to 14/22/30/38
Magnus
- Shockwave
  - distance increased from 700 to 1000
  - cooldown decreased from 11/10/9/8 to 10/9/8/7
  - cast range increased to match its travel distance (visual thing only)
- Skewer
  - AoE increased from 95 to 125
  - range increased from 800 to 1200
  - now only considers heroes a valid target for dragging in consideration with its unit cap
Meepo
- Poof cooldown decreased from 14/12/10/8 to 12/10/8/6
- Divided We Stand Aghanims upgrade now gives clones 100% stat sharing
Mirana
- Sacred Arrow cooldown decreased from 20 to 17
- Moonlight Shadow mana cost decreased from 175 to 75
Morphling
- Cast animation time improved from 0.45 to 0.4
Naga Siren
- Rip Tide cooldown rescaled from 10 to 19/16/13/10
Necrophos
- Heartstopper Aura damage increased from 0.6/0.8/1/1.2% to 0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5%
Nyx Assassin
- Vendetta damage increased from 225/375/525 to 250/400/550
Weaver
- Base Damage increased by 4
Outworld Devourer
- Movement speed increased from 300 to 310
Ogre Magi
- Multicast now increases cast range of Ignite by 150 per level, this is in addition to the existing AoE increase
Omniknight
- Purification cooldown decreased from 12 to 10
- Movement speed increased from 300 to 305
Phantom Lancer
- Collision size decreased from 24 to 8
Puck
- Base Damage increased by 5
Pugna
- Life Drain break threshold range increased from 900 to 1100
- Nether Ward AoE increased from 700/1000/1300/1600 to 1600
Razor
- Eye of the Storm strike interval decreased from 0.85/0.75/0.6 to 0.75/0.65/0.55 (Scepter 0.65/0.55/0.45)
Rubick
- Fade Bolt damage decreased from 75/150/225/300 to 70/140/210/280
Silencer
- Global Silence
  - cooldown decreased from 160 to 140
  - duration increased from 3/4.5/6 to 4/5/6
- Base Intelligence increased by 6
- Base Damage reduced by 6
- Curse of the Silent
  - duration rescaled from 5/6/7/8 to 6
  - hp drain rescaled from 20/30/40/50 to 20/35/50/65
  - mana drain rescaled from 10/15/20/25 to 8/16/24/32
- Int Steal moved from Last Word back to Glaives of Wisdom
- Glaives of Wisdom now steals Intelligence from outside of the AoE if Silencer gets the kill
Int Steal AoE increased from 850 to the standard 900 AoE range
- Last Word replaced with new active skill
  - Targets an enemy unit placing a debuff on it. While the debuff is active, casting any spell casuses the target to become silenced and take damage. If the duration of the debuff runs out without the target casting a spell, it will still take damage and be silenced but also be disarmed.
  - Debuff Duration: 5
  - Damage: 150/200/250/300
  - Silence/Disarm Duration: 3/4/5/6
  - Cast Range: 900
  - Cooldown: 36/28/20/12
  - Mana cost: 100
  - Note: You have basic vision over the last word target while the initial buff is on them
Sniper
- Assassinate cast range increased from 1500/2000/2500 to 2000/2500/3000
- Headshot
  - procs cannot be evaded (the entire attack gets through)
  - chance from 25/30/35/40 to 40
  - damage from 30/45/60/75 to 15/40/65/90
  - ministun from 0.01/0.1/0.2/0.2 to 0.25
- Shrapnel
  - provides vision in the targeted area
  - cast range increased from 1200 to 1800
Templar Assassin
- Psionic Trap now requires a buildup time to reach it's maximum slow. Starts at 30% and increases by 5% each second until it reaches 50%
Tidehunter
- Ravage damage decreased from 250/350/450 to 200/325/450
Treant Protector
- Strength growth increased from 2.8 to 3.3
- Living Armor HP regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/7/10/13
Venomancer
- Venomous Gale
  - mana cost rescaled from 90/105/120/135 to 125
  - initial damage rescaled from 50/70/70/100 to 25/50/75/100
  - damage per tick increased from 10/20/40/50 to 15/30/45/60
- Poison Sting duration rescaled from 7 to 6/7/8/9
Warlock
- Warlock Golem attack damage increased from 50/75/100 to 75/100/125
Witch Doctor
- Death Ward
  - Aghanim's upgrade changed from 3 target split attack to 5 target bounce
  - multi attack bounce AoE increased from 550 to 650
  - cooldown decreased from 90 to 80
Zeus
- Thundergod's Wrath
  - damage increased from 210/335/460 to 225/350/475
  - Aghanim's damage increased from 400/500/600 to 440/540/640

Items

Boots of Speed
- Price decreased from 500 to 450
- Move speed bonus from 55 to 50
Arcane Boots
- Move speed bonus decreased form 65 to 60
Phase Boots
- Move speed bonus decreased from 60 to 55
Power Treads
- Move speed bonus decreased from 60 to 55
Tranquil Boots
- Move speed bonus decreased from 80 to 75
Armlet of Mordiggian
- cooldown increased from 1 to 2 seconds
Force Staff
- Recipe reworked
  - Old Force Staff:
    - Requires:
      - Staff of Wizardry (1000)
      - Quarterstaff (900)
      - Recipe (500)
      - Total: 2400
    - Grants:
      - +10 Intelligence
      - +10 Damage
      - +10 Attack Speed
      - Force (600 units forward, 25 mana, 20 cd, 800 cast range)
  - New Force Staff:
    - Requires:
      - Staff of Wizardry (1000)
      - Ring of Regeneration (350)
      - Recipe (1000)
      - Total: 2350
    - Grants:
      - +10 Intelligence
      - +3 Regeneration
      - Force (600 units forward, 25 mana, 20 cd, 800 cast range)
Null Talisman
- Recipe cost decreased from 155 to 145
Rod of Atos
- Cast range increased from 800 to 1200
- Slow increased from 50 to 60%
Shadow Amulet
- Fade time decreased from 2.75 to 2.6