Dota 2 update 7.23e – XP talents removed

RIP XP talents! This is a huge nerf to support heroes, combine this another reduction in the amount of XP Outposts (every 10 mins instead of 5 and 20*Minute-50) provide and there’s going to be alot of heroes who will struggle to gain levels. Icefrog is clearly addressing the current snowball meta by reducing the amount of XP gained, thus extending the game length and balancing the game (slightly more). Will it be successful? Only time will tell…

This patch also sees the removal of the non-Roshan shrines for each team. This is an interesting change as it effects both teams slightly differently. The Dire offlane and Radiant safe lanes no longer have easy access to shrine at 5 minutes (now increased to 7 minutes), but the Dire safe lane and Radiant offlanes still do. We also see a slight reduction to the duration of shrines from 5 to 4 minutes, likely to compensate for only having one shrine available and in all likelihood, having your mid laner taking it at every opportunity to restore their mana, instead of buying Clarities.

Along with XP talents, a few OP heroes got minor nerfs. Of course, I’m talking about Snapfire, Void Spirit, Treant and Ursa (Drow and Venge somewhat surprisingly got slight nerfs also). Nothing huge, but maybe by patch 7.23z we will finally see Void Spirit balanced.

Check out the complete changelog below.

GENERAL

• Outposts XP is now every 10 minutes instead of every 5 (XP is 20*Min-50)
• Removed the two non-Roshan Shrines (initial delay from 5 to 7 minutes, cooldown from 5 to 4)
• Removed all XP talents

HEROES

ABADDON

• XP Talent is now replaced with +10 Strength

BANE

• XP Talent is now replaced with +20% Magic Resistance

BEASTMASTER

• XP Talent is now replaced with +30 Damage

BOUNTY HUNTER

• XP Talent is now replaced with +25 Damage

DAZZLE

• XP Talent is now replaced with +2 Mana Regen

DROW RANGER

MARKSMANSHIP

• Marksmanship agility bonus reduced from 35/40/45% to 28/36/44%

JAKIRO

• XP Talent is now replaced with +350 Health

KEEPER OF THE LIGHT

• XP Talent is now replaced with +6% Spell Amp

LEGION COMMANDER

• XP Talent is now replaced with +2 Mana Regen

OMNIKNIGHT

• XP Talent is now replaced with +30 Movement Speed

ORACLE

• XP Talent is now replaced with +15 Intelligence

PUDGE

• XP Talent is now replaced with +5 Armor

SHADOW DEMON

• XP Talent is now replaced with +100 Cast Range

SHADOW SHAMAN

• XP Talent is now replaced with +10% Spell Amp

SKYWRATH MAGE

• XP Talent is now replaced with +8% Spell Lifesteal

SNAPFIRE

LIL’ SHREDDER

• Lil’ Shredder damage per shot reduced from 40/55/70/85 to 35/50/65/80

MORTIMER KISSES

• Mortimer Kisses movement slow reduced from 25% to 15/20/25%

TECHIES

• XP Talent is now replaced with +25% Magic Resistance

TIDEHUNTER

• XP Talent is now replaced with +4 Mana Regen

TREANT PROTECTOR

• Strength gain reduced from 4.1 to 3.7

OVERGROWTH

• Overgrowth DPS reduced from 100 to 75

TALENTS

• Level 25 Talent reduced from 700 AoE Living Armor to 550

TUSK

• XP Talent is now replaced with +10 Health Regen

URSA

• Strength gain reduced from 3.1 to 2.8

EARTHSHOCK

• Earthshock manacost increased from 75 to 85

VENGEFUL SPIRIT

• Strength gain reduced from 2.6 to 2.4

MAGIC MISSILE

• Magic Missile stun duration reduced from 1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8 to 1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7

VISAGE

• XP Talent is now replaced with -3 Armor Corruption

VOID SPIRIT

• Strength gain reduced from 2.8 to 2.6
• Base armor reduced by 1

ASTRAL STEP

• Astral Step charge restore time increased from 25/20/15 to 30/25/20
• Astral Step mana cost increased from 80/90/100 to 100

WARLOCK

• XP Talent is now replaced with +10 Armor

WEAVER

• XP Talent is now replaced with +8 Agility

ZEUS

• XP Talent is now replaced with +250 Health