Version 6.79c

Items

Hand of Midas For the character from Dota 2 lore, see Midas.   Item   Changelogs     Hand of MidasB Preserved through unknown magical means, the Hand of Midas is a weapon of greed, sacrificing animals to

• Recipe cost increased from 1400 to 1550.

Necronomicon   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     NecronomiconB Considered the ultimate in necromancy and demonology, a powerful malefic force is locked within its pages. Cost2650 (1200) Bought FromCaster Active Demonic Summoning Bonus +8/12/16

• Unit night vision from 1300/1400/1500 to 800.
• Gold bounty increased from 100 to 100/125/150 (per unit).

Info

Version 6.79c (Full list) See game build updates. For a list of all updates, see Patches. Versions are successive Dota 2 builds that bring new content and balance changes to the game. Most major versions are
Nerfed: Venomancer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Venomancer 18 + 2.15 22 + 2.8 17 + 1.8 Level Base Earth Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earth Spirit 21 + 3.2 17 + 1.5 18 Balanced other heroes. Balanced items.
Release Date
Dota 2: 2013-12-12 Patches (latest) ← Dec. 11, 2013 Patch Dec. 12, 2013 Patch Dec. 13, 2013 Patch → Contents 1 Sources 2 Patch notes 2.1 Event 2.2 Heroes 2.3 New Features 2.4 Dota 2 Store 2.5 User
DotA: 2013-12-11
← 6.79b Version 6.79b(Full list) Bug fixes. Release Date DotA:2013-11-27  ← 6.796.79c →  Fixed a crash on older versions of Warcraft when picking Slardar. Fixed some performance problems when Bloodseeker was in the game. Fixed Vampiric Aura 6.79d → Version 6.79d(Full list) Bug fixes. Release Date DotA:2014-01-07  ← 6.79c6.79e →  Fixed a bug that caused significant performance loss when Wraith King was in the game. Fixed a bug with Rubick stealing Shadow Dance. See

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Heroes

• Added Slark   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Slark 20 + 1.9 21 + 1.5 16 + 1.7 Level Base to CM.
• Added Huskar   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Huskar 21 + 2.7 15 + 1.4 18 + 1.5 Level Base in CM.

Elder Titan   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Elder Titan 24 + 2.6 14 + 1.8 23

• Astral Spirit vision reduced from 600 to 450.
• Astral Spirit damage reduced from 80/120/160/200 to 60/100/140/180.

Venomancer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Venomancer 18 + 2.15 22 + 2.8 17 + 1.8 Level Base

• Base movement speed reduced from 290 to 285.
• Plague Wards night vision reduced from 1200 to 800.

Earth Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earth Spirit 21 + 3.2 17 + 1.5 18

• Geomagnetic Grip cast range reduced from 1400 to 1100.
• Boulder Smash silence duration reduced from 5 to 3.5/4/4.5/5.
• Boulder Smash unit knockback range rescaled from 800 to 500/600/700/800.

Legion Commander   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Legion Commander 26 + 2.9 18 + 1.7 20 + 2.2 Level

• Dueling units cannot be disarmed or Force Staffed away.

Visage   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Visage 22 + 2.7 11 + 1.3 24 + 2.5 Level Base

• Movement speed reduced from 295 to 290.

Crystal Maiden   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level

• Base Intelligence reduced from 21 to 19 (same base damage as before).

Bug fixes

• Fixed Power Cogs knockback aoe being too big.
• Fixed Whirling Death not restoring enough @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### after the debuff wears off.
• Fixed Stone Remnant counting as a spell (for purposes of Curse of the Silent, Magic Stick, etc).

Crystal Maiden

• Crystal Maiden base Intelligence reduced from 21 to 19 (same base damage)

Earth Spirit

• Geomagnetic Grip cast range reduced from 1400 to 1100
• Boulder Smash silence duration reduced from 5 to 3.5/4/4.5/5
• Boulder Smash unit knockback range rescaled from 800 to 500/600/700/800

Elder Titan

• Astral Spirit vision reduced from 600 to 450
• Astral Spirit damage reduced from 80/120/160/200 to 60/100/140/180

Legion Commander

• Units in a Duel cannot be disarmed or Force Staffed away

Oracle

• Purifying Flames manacost increased from 30/45/60/75 to 55/70/85/100

Venomancer

• Plague Wards night vision reduced from 1200 to 800
• Venomancer base movement speed reduced from 290 to 285

Visage

• Visage movement speed reduced from 295 to 290

Captains Mode

• Added Slark in CM
• Added Huskar in CM
• Added Phoenix in CM

Items

Hand of Midas

• Hand of Midas recipe cost increased from 1400 to 1550

Necronomicon

• Necronomicon night vision from 1300/1400/1500 to 800
• Necronomicon gold bounty increased from 100 to 100/125/150 (per unit)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Earth Spirit not functioning properly when used after Repick
• Fixed a case where you could get vision over the enemy team
• Fixed some lag issues on older PCs
• Fixed Monkey King Bar not being toggleable
• Fixed Tranquil Boots selling for more than it should when disabled