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Version

Description

7.35c

• Increased Earth Spike Cooldown from 11 to 14/13/12/11.
• Mana Drain
  • Reduced Movement Slow/Bonus from 20/25/30/35% to 15/20/25/30%.
  • Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • Reduced Magic Resistance bonus from 80% to 60%.
    • Reduced Bonus Break Distance from 400 to 200.
    • Now breaks on secondary targets if Lion loses vision of them.

7.35

• Increased base health regeneration from 0.25 to 0.5.
• Mana Drain now deals 1 * ManaDrained damage per second.

• Talents:
• LVL 25

   

  +150% Mana Drained as damage reduced to +100%.

7.34e

• Increased Earth Spike cast range from 575 to 650.

7.34c

• Reduced Hex cast range from 625 on each level to 550/575/600/625.

7.34

• Mana Drain
  • Added
    ally unit-targeting functionality.
    • Lion no longer loses mana if the targeted ally is at full mana. [?]
    • Now restores 10/20/30/60 mana per second on allies. [?]
    • Grants 10%/12.5%/15%/17.5% ally movement speed bonus while channeling.
  • Reduced mana cost from 10 to 0.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  Mana Drain can target allies to restore their mana ➜ -2 Hex cooldown.

  LVL 20

   

  -3s Hex cooldown ➜  Earth Spike affects a 30° cone. [?]

7.33d

• Increased Earth Spike radius from 125 to 140.
• Increased Hex cast range from 600 to 625.

7.33c

• Increased base intelligence from 18 to 20.
• Earth Spike
  • Increased damage from 100/160/220/280 to 105/170/235/300.
  • Reduced cooldown from 12 to 11.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Increased Mana Drain self bonus magic resistance from 50% to 80%.

7.33

• Reduced base health from 200 to 120.
• Earth Spike
  • Increased projectile speed from 1800 to 2000.
  • Increased damage from 95/150/205/260 to 100/160/220/280.
  • Reduced stun duration from 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6 to 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2.
  • Rescaled mana cost from 85/110/135/160 to 90/110/130/150.
• Hex
  • Increased cast range from 550 to 600.
  • Reduced duration from 2.5/3/3.5/4 to 2/2.4/2.8/3.2.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Mana Drain now grants Debuff Immunity with 50% magic resistance bonus while channeling. [?]

7.32e

• Reduced base agility from 18 to 15.
• Increased base armor from -1 to 0.
• Reduced Finger of Death cooldown from 160/100/40 to 140/90/40.

7.32d

• Increased Earth Spike damage from 80/140/200/260 to 95/150/205/260.

• Talents:
• LVL 20

   

  -2s Hex cooldown increased to -3s.

7.32c

• Increased Hex cast range from 500 to 550.

7.32

• Increased turn rate from 0.6 to 0.8.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +60 attack damage ➜ +65 Earth Spike damage.

  LVL 10

   

  +15 movement speed ➜ +10% Mana Drain movement speed slow.

  LVL 15

   

  -2s Earth Spike cooldown ➜  Mana Drain can target allies to restore their mana.

  LVL 20

   

  Mana Drain can target allies to restore their mana ➜ -2s Hex cooldown.

  LVL 25

   

  +800 Earth Spike cast range/travel distance ➜  Mana Drain deals damage. [?]

7.31d

• Increased Earth Spike projectile speed from 1600 to 1800.
• Reduced Hex cooldown from 30/24/18/12 to 24/20/16/12.

7.31

• Mana Drain now provides True Sight over the target. [?]
• Reduced Finger of Death mana cost from 200/420/650 to 200/400/600.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Reduced Finger of Death cooldown from 100/60/20 to 80/50/20.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • U
    Increased Mana Drain secondary target range buffer from 300 to 400.

7.30e

• Increased Earth Spike mana cost from 70/100/130/160 to 85/110/135/160.

7.30

• Increased base health regeneration from 0 to 0.25.
• Reduced base armor from 0 to -1.
• Reduced Earth Spike spikes range buffer from 350 to 275.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Reduced Finger of Death damage from 725/875/1025 to 700/825/950.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +70 attack damage reduced to +60.

7.29

• Increased turn rate from 0.5 to 0.6.
• Mana Drain
  • Reduced link break distance from 1200 to 1100.
  • Rescaled cooldown from 16/12/8/4 to 15/12/9/6.
• Reworked
  Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Mana Drain
    • No longer grants True Sight over its target.
    • No longer reduces affected target attack speed by 120.
    • Now affects up to 3 enemies within CurrentCastRange + 300.
    • Now grants self spell immunity while channeling. [?]
• Added
  Attribute Bonus.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +15% Mana Drain movement speed slow ➜ +15 movement speed.

  LVL 15

   

  +125 cast range ➜ +70 max health per Finger of Death stack.

  LVL 20

   

  +2 Mana Drain multi-target ➜  Mana Drain can target allies to restore their mana.

7.28a

• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Increased Mana Drain attack speed slow from 90 to 120.

7.28

• Increased base agility from 15 to 18.
• Increased Earth Spike cast range from 500 to 575.
• Reduced Hex set movement speed from 140 to 120.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • No longer reduces Finger of Death mana cost to 200/420/625.
• Added
  Aghanim's Shard upgrade for Lion:
  • Mana Drain [?]
    • Now grants True Sight over the affected target.
    • Applies a 90 attack speed slow on the affected target for its channel duration.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +150 cast range reduced to +125.

  LVL 20

   

  0 Mana Drain multi-target search range increased to 300. [?]

7.27b

• Increased base attack speed from 100 to 115.
• Increased base armor from -1 to 0.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +75 cast range ➜ +15% Mana Drain movement speed slow.

  LVL 15

   

  +15% Mana Drain movement speed slow ➜ +150 cast range.

  LVL 15

   

  +160 Finger of Death damage ➜ -2s Earth Spike cooldown.

  LVL 20

   

  +400 health ➜ +20 Finger of Death damage bonus per kill.

7.26c

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +50 Mana Drain mana drain per second ➜ +15% Mana Drain movement speed slow.

7.26b

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +90 attack damage reduced to +70.

  LVL 10

   

  +100 cast range reduced to +75.

  LVL 15

   

  +60 Mana Drain mana drain per second reduced to +50.

  LVL 15

   

  +200 Finger of Death damage reduced to +160.

  LVL 20

   

  +500 health reduced to +400.

  LVL 25

   

  325 AoE Hex reduced to 250.

  LVL 25

   

  +1000 Earth Spike cast range/travel distance reduced to +800.

7.24

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +150 Gold per minute ➜ +60 Mana Drain mana drain per second.

7.23

• Increased Mana Drain movement speed slow from 20%/24%/28%/32% to 20%/25%/30%/35%.

7.22

• Reduced Finger of Death damage bonus per kill from 50 to 40.

7.21

• Increased intelligence gain from 3 to 3.5.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +75 cast range increased to +100.

  LVL 15

   

  +120 Gold per minute increased to +150.

7.20

• Increased strength gain from 2 to 2.2.
• Reduced base health regeneration from 1.5 to 0.
• Reduced base mana regeneration from 0.9 to 0.
• Hex is now dispellable with strong dispels.
• Increased Mana Drain movement speed slow from 16%/19%/22%/25% to 20%/24%/28%/32%.
• Finger of Death
  • Now place a debuff on the target on cast which lasts 3 seconds.
  • If the target dies while it has the debuff, the ability's damage permanently increases by 50 per kill.

7.15

• Reduced base intelligence from 20 to 18.
• Increased base attack damage from 27‒33 to 29‒35.

7.13b

• Increased base strength from 16 to 18.

7.12

• Reduced Earth Spike mana cost from 100/120/140/160 to 70/100/130/160.

7.10

• Increased Mana Drain movement speed slow from 14%/16%/18%/20% to 16%/19%/22%/25%.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +75 attack damage increased to +90.

  LVL 15

   

  +90 Gold per minute increased to +120.

7.08

• Mana Drain now slows its target's movement speed by 14%/16%/18%/20%.

7.07

• Increased base health regeneration from 0 to 1.5.
• Increased base mana regeneration from 0.01 to 0.9.
• Hex can no longer be dispelled.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +60 attack damage increased to +75.

  LVL 15

   

  +80 Earth Spike damage ➜ +200 Finger of Death damage.

  LVL 20

   

  +300 Finger of Death damage ➜ +2 Mana Drain multi-target. [?]

  LVL 20

   

  +20% magic resistance ➜ +500 health.

  LVL 25

   

  +2 Mana Drain multi-target ➜ 325 AoE Hex. [?]

  LVL 25

   

  +20 all stats ➜ +1000 Earth Spike cast range/travel distance.

7.06f

• Increased Earth Spike stun duration from 1.1/1.6/2.1/2.6 to 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6.

• Talents:
• LVL 20

   

  +8% spell damage amplification ➜ +300 Finger of Death damage.

7.06

• Increased strength gain from 1.7 to 2.
• Reduced base health regeneration from 0.25 to 0.
• Increased base mana from 50 to 75.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  -30s respawn time ➜ +75 cast range.

7.03

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +45 attack damage increased to +60.

  LVL 10

   

  -25s respawn time increased to -30.

7.02

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +175 health ➜ -25s respawn time.

  LVL 15

   

  -30s respawn time ➜ +80 Earth Spike damage.

7.00

• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Increased Finger of Death radius 300 to 325.
• Removed
  Attribute Bonus.

• added
    Talents:
• +45 attack damage

    

  +175 health

  -30s respawn time

    

  +90 Gold per minute

  +8% spell damage amplification

    

  +20% magic resistance

  +2 Mana Drain multi-target [?]

    

  +20 all stats

6.87d

• Reduced base intelligence from 22 to 20.

6.87

• Increased base health from 180 to 200.
• Increased base mana from 0 to 50.

6.86

• Increased base health from 150 to 180.
• Earth Spike
  • U
    Changed
    travel distance from a fixed 825 to CurrentCastRange + 325.
  • Increased stun duration from 1.02/1.52/2.02/2.52 to 1.1/1.6/2.1/2.6.
  • Reduced knocked up duration from 0.52 to 0.5.
  • Reduced mana cost from 100/120/145/170 to 100/120/140/160.
• Reduced Mana Drain cooldown from 20/15/10/5 to 16/12/8/4.

6.85

• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Increased Finger of Death radius from 200 to 300.

6.84

• Earth Spike no longer ignores ancient creeps, Roshan and creep-heroes.
• Hex no longer applies Break on the target.

6.83c

• Increased Hex set movement speed from 100 to 140.

6.83

• Increased base attack damage from 20‒26 to 27‒33.
• Reduced Mana Drain drain interval from 0.25 to 0.1. [?]

6.82

• Increased Earth Spike damage from 60/130/200/260 to 80/140/200/260.

6.81

• Reduced Hex cooldown from 30/25/20/15 to 30/24/18/12.

6.80

• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Adds an area-targeting functionality to Finger of Death, damaging units within 200 radius around the primary target.

6.79

• Hex
  • Increased duration from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4 to 2.5/3/3.5/4.
  • Increased cooldown from 15 on each level to 30/25/20/15.
• Increased Mana Drain duration from 4 to 5.

6.78

• Mana Drain
  • Increased cast range from 750 to 850.
  • Increased link break distance from 1100 to 1200.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Reduces Finger of Death cooldown from 160/100/40 to 100/60/20.

6.76

• Increased Mana Drain link break distance from 850 to 1100.
• Finger of Death
  • Increased cast range from 700 to 900.
  • Reduced cooldown from 170/105/40 to 160/100/40.

6.75

• Mana Drain
  • Increased cast range from 600/650/700/750 to 750 on each level.
  • Increased link break distance from 800 to 850.
  • Reduced cooldown from 25/20/15/10 to 20/15/10/5.
• Finger of Death
  • Increased damage from 500/650/850 to 600/725/850.
  • Rescaled cooldown from 150/90/55 to 170/105/40.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Finger of Death
    • No longer reduces cooldown.
    • Increased damage from 600/800/1025 to 725/875/1025.

6.74

• Hex
  • Increased duration from 1.25/2/2.75/3.5 to 1.75/2.5/3.25/4.
  • Increased mana cost from 110/140/170/200 to 125/150/175/200.
  • Increased cooldown from 13 to 15.

6.73c

• Fixed ability interactions between Sleight of Fist and Hex.

6.73

• Mana Drain
  • Reduced drain interval from 1 to 0.25. [?]
  • Increased mana drain per second from 20/40/60/100 to 20/40/60/120.

6.71

• Finger of Death can no longer be cast on spell immune units. [?]

6.70b

• Fixed ability interactions between Sun Ray and Hex sources (e.g. Hex).

6.70

• Added
  new Bound Radius mechanic. [?]
  • Lion has the DOTA_HULL_SIZE_HERO hull size. [?]
  • This unit has a 27-radius collision size and a 24-radius bound radius respectively.
• Fixed ability interactions between Last Word and other Silence sources (e.g. Hex).

6.69

• Updated hero icon.

6.60

• Earth Spike is now properly blocked by Spellblock.
• Reduced Hex duration from 1/2/3/4 to 1.25/2/2.75/3.5.

6.59

• Increased model size of Hexed units a bit.

6.58

• Updated hero attack projectile.

6.51

• Fixed the following abilities' interactions with Earth Spike:
  • Fixed affecting Juggernaut during Blade Fury.
  • Voodoo Restoration

6.50

• Changed
  Earth Spike ability operations.
  • No longer turns hit enemies invulnerable during the air time.
  • No longer causes hit enemy units to instantly face towards Lion.
  • No longer requires channeling in order for the spikes to reach max distance.
  • No longer conflicts with the following abilities:
    • Impale
    • Burrowstrike
    • Ravage
    • Earth Spike from other Lions
  • No longer fails to stun and damage enemies when the targeted point was a cliff.

6.49

• Updated hero description.
• Fixed Fissure conflicting with Impale-based abilities (i.e. Earth Spike).
• Mana Drain
  • Increased mana drain per second from 15/30/50/80 to 20/40/60/100.
  • Reduced duration from 5 to 4.

6.47

• Increased base movement speed from 280 to 290.

6.44

• Changed
  Hex ability backend operations.

6.41

• Added visual effects with Aghanim's Scepter equipped on the hero.
• Mana Drain
  • Increased cast range from 600 on each level to 600/650/700/750.
  • Increased mana drain per second from 15/30/50/70 to 15/30/50/80.
  • Reduced cooldown from 25 on each level to 25/20/15/10.

6.35

• Updated hero icon.

6.20

• Increased Hexed unit model slightly.

6.17

• Fixed Finger of Death being castable on wards.

6.10

• Reduced Hex duration from 2/3/4/5 to 1/2/3/4.

6.05

• Fixed a Hex related issue.

6.04

• Fixed Hexed unit's movement speed.

6.00

• Reduced attack point from 0.46 to 0.43.
• Increased attack backswing from 0.54 to 0.74.
• Reduced cast point from 1.1 to 0.51.
• Reduced cast backswing from 0.4 to 0.3.

5.72

• Changed Lion's base regeneration type from only regenerate at blight to always regenerate [?].
• Reduced base health regeneration from 1.25 to 0.25.

5.58

• Rescaled base strength and gain from 18 + 1.6 to 16 + 1.7.
• Reduced base agility from 17 to 15.
• Increased base attack damage from 20‒25 to 20‒26.
• Reduced night vision from 1500 to 800.

5.55

• Earth Spike
  • Reduced cast range from 500 to 400.
  • Reduced projectile speed from 3000 to 2500.
  • Increased spikes travel distance from 400 to 500.
  • Reduced damage from 80/150/220/290 to 60/130/200/260.
• Finger of Death
  • Reduced damage from 500/700/1000 to 500/650/850.
  • Increased cooldown from 150/90/30 to 150/90/55.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Finger of Death
    • Reduced damage from 600/800/1225 to 600/800/1025.
    • Increased cooldown from 150/90/25 to 150/90/55.

5.53

• Hex
  • Reduced cast range from 600 to 500.
  • Reduced duration from 3/4/5/6 to 2/3/4/5.
  • Increased mana cost from 100/125/150/175 to 110/140/170/200.

5.50

• Increased base health from 100 to 150.
• Earth Spike
  • Reduced cast range from 550 to 500
  • Reduced spikes travel distance from 600 to 400.
  • Increased damage from 60/110/170/230 to 80/150/220/290.
  • Reduced stun duration from 1/1.75/2.5/3.25 to 0.5/1/1.5/2.
  • Reduced mana cost from 120/145/180/215 to 100/120/145/170.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Increased Finger of Death damage from 600/800/1200 to 600/800/1225.

5.40

• Increased Earth Spike mana cost from 100/120/145/170 to 120/145/180/215.
• Added
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade for Lion:
  • Finger of Death
    • Increases damage to 600/800/1200.
    • Reduces cooldown to 150/90/25.
    • Reduces mana cost 200/420/625.

5.35

• Earth Spike
  • Increased cast range from 400 to 550.
  • Increased projectile speed from 2000 to 3000.
  • Increased spikes travel distance from 400 to 600.

5.32

• Increased Finger of Death cooldown from 9 on each level to 150/90/30.

5.31

• Increased base attack time from 1.68 to 1.7.
• Finger of Death
  • Increased damage from 500/600/700 to 500/700/1000.
  • Increased mana cost from 200 on each level to 200/420/650.
  • Reduced cast range from 800 to 700.
  • Reduced cooldown from 190 to 9.

5.10

• Earth Spike
  • Reduced cast range from 600 to 400.
  • Reduced projectile speed from 3000 to 2000.
  • Reduced spikes travel distance from 600 to 400. [?]
  • Reduced spikes radius from 250 to 200.

4.1beta01

• Earth Spike
  • Increased mana cost from 90/110/130/150 to 100/120/145/170.
  • Reduced stun duration from 1/2/3/4 to 1/1.75/2.50/3.25.
• Rescaled Hex mana cost from 125/130/135/140 to 100/125/150/175.

4.0beta9

• Earth Spike
  • Reduced stun duration from 1.25/2.50/3.75/5.00 to 1/2/3/4.
  • Increased mana cost from 90/105/130/140 to 90/110/130/150.

4.0beta6

• Rescaled base attack damage from 22‒22 to 20‒25.

4.0beta5

• Rescaled Earth Spike mana cost from 120 on each level to 90/105/130/140.
• Increased Hex mana cost from 125 on each level to 125/130/135/140.

4.0beta2

• Added
  a 4th level to all basic abilities.
• Reduced base attack damage from 25‒25 to 22‒22.
• Earth Spike
  • Reduced cast range from 700 to 600.}
  • Rescaled damage from 75/150/225 to 60/110/170/230.
  • Rescaled stun duration from 2/3/4 to 1.25/2.5/3.75/5.
  • Increased mana cost from 100 to 120.
  • Reduced cooldown from 13 to 12.
• Hex
  • Reduced cast range from 800 to 600.
  • Rescaled duration from 3/4.5/6 to 3/4/5/6.
  • Increased mana cost from 80 to 125.
  • Rescaled cooldown from 13.5/14.5/14.5 to 13.
• Mana Drain
  • Rescaled mana drained per second from 15/30/45 to 15/30/50/70.
  • Reduced duration from 6 to 5.

3.2j

• Increased Earth Spike cooldown from 12 to 13.
• Hex
  • Reduced duration from 4/5/6 to 3/4.5/6.
  • Increased cooldown from 13.5 to 13.5/14.5/14.5.
  • Increased mana cost from 70 to 80.

3.2h

• Increased Hex cooldown from 12 to 13.5.

3.0a

• Increased Earth Spike cooldown from 9 to 12.
• Reduced Hex cooldown from 12/14/16 to 12 on each level.
• Rescaled Mana Drain cooldown from 20/25/30 to 25 on each level.

2.60

• Increased base attack damage from 20‒20 to 25‒25.
• Reduced base attack time from 2.5 to 1.68.
• Reduced base movement speed from 300 to 280.
• Finger of Death
  • Increased number of ability levels from 1 to 3.
  • Rescaled damage from 500 to 500/600/700.
  • Increased cooldown from 180 to 190.

0.95

• Reduced base agility from 18 to 17.

0.60

• Created

Patch History

Patch

Description

12 Oct 2023

• UPDATE 2
  • Fixed ability interactions between X Marks the Spot and Earth Spike.

05 Oct 2023

• UPDATE 2
  • Fixed the following abilities' interaction with debuff immune sources (e.g. Mana Drain):
    • Cyclone
    • Cyclone
    • Spirit Siphon
    • Parting Shot

27 Sep 2023

• Typing Demon Witch in the hero selection now highlights Lion.

08 Sep 2023

• Updated Hex ability tooltips.

30 Aug 2023

• Reduced versus scale from 0.75 to 0.7.
• Reduced loadout scale from 0.82 to 0.7.
• Added
  new Adjectives attributes. [?]
  • Lion has the following values: Cape 1, Demon 1, Legs 2 and Nose 1.

20 Jul 2023

• Updated Finger of Death ability effects.

26 Jun 2023

• Fixed ability interactions between Mana Drain with True Sight and invisibility sources.

22 May 2023

• Updated Earth Spike ability backend strings.

13 May 2023

• Updated Mana Drain ability tooltips.

25 Apr 2023

• Fixed the following ability interactions with Mana Drain:
  • False Promise
  • Forced movement sources (e.g. Force) granting unobstructed movement.

22 Dec 2022

• Fixed ability interactions between Finger of Death and Divided We Stand. [?]

01 Dec 2022

• Updated Mana Drain ability modifiers.

01 Oct 2022

• Fixed ability interactions between Pulverize and upward-movement-based damaging abilities (e.g. Earth Spike).

14 Sep 2022

• Updated Mana Drain ability descriptions.

26 May 2022

• Fixed Finger of Death sometimes not granting its kill credit and kill bonuses when the target is affected by Ice Blast.

07 Mar 2022

• Updated Hex ability modifiers.

23 Feb 2022

• Updated default loadout item icons.

19 Nov 2020

• Updated Hex model animations.

25 May 2020

• Updated default hero model and animations.

08 Aug 2019

• Added a sound limiter to Hex cast sound event, to prevent it from getting too loud when cast with the area of effect talent.

27 Nov 2018

• UPDATE 2
  • Fixed Finger of Death damage delay being affected by status resistance.

24 May 2018

• Tweaked a couple of cosmetics to prevent clipping/clashing with the Hell-Spar Anathema.

17 Feb 2017

• Added Arcane Rune responses.

21 Dec 2016

• UPDATE 2
  • Updated default item build.

12 Dec 2016

• UPDATE 4
  • Fixed Mana Drain link break behavior with multiple targets.

24 Mar 2016

• Fixed Aethereal Focus interaction with Mana Drain break distance.

16 Dec 2015

• UPDATE 6
  • Fixed Earth Spike ability visuals with Aethereal Focus bonus.

25 Sep 2014

• UPDATE 4 (TEST)
  • Hex no longer disables evasion.

28 Aug 2013

• Adjusted default hero cloth settings.

03 Jul 2013

• Updated default hero head.

07 Feb 2013

• Fixed some ability backswing timing issues.

17 Jan 2013

• Earth Spike can now be dispeled by Dark Pact.

03 Oct 2012

• UPDATE 3 (TEST)
  • Fixed Finger of Death cooldown changing with Aghanim's Scepter equipped.

25 Jul 2012

• UPDATE 5 (TEST)
  • Fixed abilities with 0 cast point (i.e. Hex) missing its ability effects.

24 May 2012

• Updated hero selection icon to reflect his new texture.

17 May 2012

• Fixed having 1 more armor than intended.

10 May 2012

• Updated minimap icon to match his new texture.

26 Apr 2012

• Updated visual style.

12 Apr 2012

• Fixed Mana Drain missing its last $\tfrac{1}{ 4 }$ tick.

28 Feb 2013

• UPDATE 3 (TEST)
  • Fixed cast backswing behaviors for the following abilities:
    • Earth Spike
    • Mana Drain

26 Nov 2013

• Updated default workshop model and texture files.

04 Aug 2011

• Updated default hero portrait. It now has lesser clown colors.

03 Aug 2011

• Fixed dispel interactions with Mana Drain.

02 Aug 2011

• Earth Spike no longer uses a frontal cone.

08 Jul 2011

• Earth Spike
  • Fixed ability's timing.
  • Fixed ability to not affect ancient creeps.
• Mana Drain
  • Ability will now cancel itself if the affected target goes into the Fog of War.
  • Now kill illusions in the 1st-second interval instead of 2nd-second interval.

01 Jul 2011

• Hex now disable the following mechanics:
  • Auras
  • Bash
  • Critical Strike
  • Damage Block
  • Evasion
  • Lifesteal
  • True Sight
• Mana Drain
  • Now is properly blocked by Spellblock, cancelling the channel.
  • Now ticks once per second over 4 seconds.
  • No longer can be dispeled.
• Finger of Death damage is now delayed by 0.25 seconds.

24 Jun 2011

• Updated new shape model and animations.
  • Textures and details not updated yet.
• Fixed being able to cast Mana Drain on units without mana.

10 Jun 2011

• Fixed cast point issues.

12 Mar 2011

• Fixed ability interactions between Elder Dragon Form and Hex.

17 Mar 2011

• Fixed Earth Spike starting too far away from Lion.

04 Feb 2011

• Fixed attacks missing units during mid-air when affected by Earth Spike.
• Fixed being able to use items while affected by Hex.
• Fixed Mana Drain working on units with no remaining mana.

30 Jan 2011

• Fixed cases where creating a linear projectile directly on yourself would cause it to get stuck.
  • Fixes to Earth Spike.