Patches

Patches are updates to the game that fix known bugs, glitches, or exploits within the game, and often add new features or balance changes to items, levels, or other game elements.

Although each patch is usually paired with notes detailing what has been altered, some alterations are not mentioned. These undocumented changes rely on the community to notice their existence and therefore report them to others. As such, the exact date of undocumented change implementation will be an estimate.

2012
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January

 * rowspan="2" |January 26 (2 patches)
 * Added Clinkz.
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * January 20
 * Bug fixes for Batrider, Invoker and Silencer.
 * January 19
 * Enabled Invoker.
 * Added Dota Profile page to the main menu.
 * January 12
 * Added Spirit Breaker and Silencer.
 * 6.73 Parity.
 * Removed spectator limit.
 * }
 * Enabled Invoker.
 * Added Dota Profile page to the main menu.
 * January 12
 * Added Spirit Breaker and Silencer.
 * 6.73 Parity.
 * Removed spectator limit.
 * }
 * 6.73 Parity.
 * Removed spectator limit.
 * }

2011
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December
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 * December 21
 * Added Bounty Hunter.
 * December 16
 * Added Ursa.
 * Added Suggested Item Editor.
 * December 08
 * Added Death Prophet.
 * December 02
 * Re-enabled Alchemist.
 * Visual bug fixes.
 * December 01
 * Added Lifestealer.
 * Added Death Prophet.
 * December 02
 * Re-enabled Alchemist.
 * Visual bug fixes.
 * December 01
 * Added Lifestealer.
 * December 01
 * Added Lifestealer.
 * Added Lifestealer.
 * Added Lifestealer.

November
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 * November 23
 * Added save/load functionality.
 * November 18
 * Misc file changes.
 * November 17
 * Enabled Alchemist.
 * November 11
 * Fixed replay bugs.
 * November 10
 * Enabled Warlock.
 * Enabled SEA and US East/West regions.
 * November 04
 * Item bugfixes.
 * November 03
 * Added Dragon Knight and Omniknight.
 * Added leaver MM pool.
 * November 10
 * Enabled Warlock.
 * Enabled SEA and US East/West regions.
 * November 04
 * Item bugfixes.
 * November 03
 * Added Dragon Knight and Omniknight.
 * Added leaver MM pool.
 * Item bugfixes.
 * November 03
 * Added Dragon Knight and Omniknight.
 * Added leaver MM pool.
 * Added Dragon Knight and Omniknight.
 * Added leaver MM pool.

October
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 * October 27
 * Added Batrider, Huskar and Jakiro.
 * October 20
 * Added Broodmother, Queen of Pain and Skeleton King.
 * Added player pause support.
 * October 13
 * Enabled Riki.
 * October 06
 * Enabled Kunkka and Bloodseeker.
 * Enabled Bot Support.
 * October 13
 * Enabled Riki.
 * October 06
 * Enabled Kunkka and Bloodseeker.
 * Enabled Bot Support.
 * Enabled Kunkka and Bloodseeker.
 * Enabled Bot Support.
 * Enabled Bot Support.

September
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 * September 30
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * September 29
 * Enabled Juggernaut.
 * September 23
 * Introduced new matchmaker system.
 * September 16
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * September 15
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * September 09
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * September 16
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * September 15
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * September 09
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * September 09
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * September 09
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.

August
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 * August 13 (2 patches)
 * Re-added stats tooltip / buyback cost while alive.
 * August 11
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 09 (2 patches)
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 07
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 06
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 05
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 04
 * Enabled passwords in private lobbies.
 * August 03
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 02
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 05
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 04
 * Enabled passwords in private lobbies.
 * August 03
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 02
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Enabled passwords in private lobbies.
 * August 03
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 02
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * August 02
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.

July
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 * July 29
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * July 22
 * 6.72d parity.
 * July 16
 * New model for Lina and Leshrac.
 * July 08
 * Re-added Vengeful Spirit, Morphling, Mirana and Tinker.
 * July 01
 * Added Chen.
 * New model for Lina and Leshrac.
 * July 08
 * Re-added Vengeful Spirit, Morphling, Mirana and Tinker.
 * July 01
 * Added Chen.
 * Re-added Vengeful Spirit, Morphling, Mirana and Tinker.
 * July 01
 * Added Chen.
 * Added Chen.
 * Added Chen.

June
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 * June 28
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * June 24
 * Added Doom Bringer.
 * June 17
 * Added Ancient Apparition and Spectre.
 * June 11
 * Enabled Night Stalker.
 * June 10
 * Enabled Weaver.
 * June 02
 * Enabled Tinker.
 * June 11
 * Enabled Night Stalker.
 * June 10
 * Enabled Weaver.
 * June 02
 * Enabled Tinker.
 * Enabled Weaver.
 * June 02
 * Enabled Tinker.
 * June 02
 * Enabled Tinker.
 * Enabled Tinker.

May
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 * May 28
 * Visual updates.
 * May 26
 * Added Shadow Fiend, Enchantress and Leshrac.
 * May 20
 * Enabled Pugna and Beastmaster.
 * May 13
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * May 05
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Enabled Pugna and Beastmaster.
 * May 13
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * May 05
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * May 05
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.

April
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 * April 30
 * Added Sniper and Dark Seer.
 * April 20 April 14
 * Added Clockwerk and Nature's Prophet.
 * Added day/night indicator.
 * April 09
 * Added Venomancer.
 * Added Clockwerk and Nature's Prophet.
 * Added day/night indicator.
 * April 09
 * Added Venomancer.
 * Added Venomancer.
 * Added Venomancer.

March
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 * March 22
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * March 17
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * March 12
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * March 03 (2 patches)
 * Matchmaking enabled.
 * Enabled new shop.
 * March 12
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * March 03 (2 patches)
 * Matchmaking enabled.
 * Enabled new shop.
 * Matchmaking enabled.
 * Enabled new shop.
 * Enabled new shop.

February
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 * February 19
 * Added Faceless Void, Viper, and Tiny.
 * February 12
 * Added Enigma.
 * February 09
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * February 04
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * February 01
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * February 04
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * February 01
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * February 01
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * Misc bugfixes.

January

 * January 30
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * January 27
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * January 22
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * January 18
 * Added Slardar.
 * 6.70 parity.
 * }
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * January 18
 * Added Slardar.
 * 6.70 parity.
 * }
 * Added Slardar.
 * 6.70 parity.
 * }

2010
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December

 * December 17
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * }
 * Misc bugfixes.
 * }

Full list of Dota 2 Test patches

 * None to date.