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Description

7.35c

• Fixed interactions between Skewer and other forced movement abilities (e.g: Primal Beast Pulverize) causing Skewer to deal damage relative to the distance between the target and the center of the map.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  -7s Skewer Cooldown reduced to -5.

  LVL 20

   

  +375 Skewer Range reduced to +275.

7.35

• Changed
  Skewer damage from 90/180/270/360 to 70/140/210/280 + 6%/9%/12%/15% self moved distance as damage.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +8 all attributes per hero hit with Reverse Polarity increased to +10. [?]

7.34d

• Rescaled Shockwave mana cost from 70/80/90/100 to 75 on each level.

7.34c

• Increased base attack range from 150 to 200.
• Increased Reverse Polarity radius from 410 to 430.

7.34b

• Empower
  • Increased cleave damage from 10%/20%/30%/40% to 16%/24%/32%/40%
  • Increased attack damage bonus from 12%/20%/28%/36% to 16%/24%/32%/40%.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Increased Shockwave returning damage multiplier from 0.5 to 0.75.

7.34

• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Horn Toss now stuns the affected units for its 0.6-second toss duration. [?]

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +6 all attributes per hero hit with Reverse Polarity increased to +8. [?]

7.33c

• Reduced base agility from 15 to 9.
• Reduced self Empower multiplier from 0.75 to 0.5.

7.33c

• Reduced base attack damage from 17‒25 to 9‒17.

7.33b

• Increased strength gain from 3 to 3.1.
• Increased agility gain from 1.9 to 2.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +5 all attributes per hero hit with Reverse Polarity increased to +6. [?]

7.33

• Magnus no longer has Strength as a primary attribute and is now a Universal hero.
• Reduced strength gain from 3.5 to 3.
• Reduced agility gain from 2.5 to 1.9.
• Reduced intelligence gain from 2.1 to 1.6.
• Reduced base health from 200 to 120.
• Reduced base attack damage from 32‒40 to 17‒25.
• Reduced Shockwave mana cost from 80/90/100/110 to 70/80/90/110.
• Reduced Empower mana cost from 45/60/75/90 to 45/55/65/75.
• Reduced Reverse Polarity stun duration from 2.75/3.25/3.75 to 2.5/3/3.5.
• Reworked
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Old
    Shockwave
    • Increases cast range to 1400.
    • Increases wave distance to 1350.
    • Increases wave radius to 250.
    • Erupts 1.5 seconds after cast, dealing 75% of its damage and applying a 5-second 75% movement speed slow, while reducing 75% of the affected enemies' main armor. Enemies regain their movement speed and armor over the debuff's duration.
  • New
    Grants Magnus the Horn Toss ability.
    • Increased damage from 200 to 275.
    • No longer applies a 2-second 100% movement speed slow.
    • U
      No longer applies a 2-second 100 attack speed slow.
    • Now applies 0.75-second stun.
• Reworked
  Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Moved
    granting the Horn Toss ability to Ability Upgrade.
  • New
    Shockwave
    • Increases cast range by 400.
    • Increases wave distance by 400.
    • Increases wave speed by 300.
    • After reaching the max distance, the shockwaves return, dealing 50% damage towards the returning point. [?]

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +16 strength per hero hit with Reverse Polarity ➜ +5 all attributes per hero hit with Reverse Polarity. [?]

  LVL 25

   

  +1s Reverse Polarity stun duration reduced to +0.8s.

7.32c

• Increased Shockwave damage from 75/150/225/300 to 90/160/230/300.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +12 strength per hero hit with Reverse Polarity increased to +16. [?]

7.32

• Increased base mana regeneration from 0 to 0.5.
• Reduced Reverse Polarity cooldown from 130 to 120.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Increased Horn Toss landing slow duration from 1.25 to 2.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +12 strength ➜ +12 strength per hero hit with Reverse Polarity. [?]

7.31d

• Increased Skewer movement speed slow from 10%/20%/30%/40% to 20%/30%/40%/50%. [?]
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Shockwave
    • Increased damage percentage from 50% to 75%.
    • Increased erupt main armor reduction from 50% to 75%.
    • Increased movement speed slow from 50% to 75%.

7.31

• Reworked
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Shockwave
    • Old
      • Now releases 3 waves with one going centered and the other two at 30° angles towards the left and right.
      • After reaching the max distance, the shockwaves return, dealing 75% damage and pulling enemies towards the returning point. [?]
    • New
      • Increases cast range to 1400.
      • Increases wave distance to 1350.
      • Increases wave radius to 250.
      • Now erupts 1.5 seconds after cast, dealing 50% of its damage and applying a 5-second 50% movement speed slow, while reducing 50% of the affected enemies' main armor. Enemies regain their movement speed and armor over the debuff's duration.

• Talents:
• LVL 20

   

  +350 health ➜ +125 Shockwave damage.

7.30e

• Reduced Skewer max distance from 900/1000/1100/1200 to 900/975/1050/1125.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Horn Toss
    • Now deals its damage upon cast, instead of upon landing.
    • No longer stuns enemies for 0.75 seconds upon landing.
    • Now slows enemy movement speed by 100% and attack speed by 100 for 1.25 seconds upon landing.

• Talents:
• LVL 20

   

  +425 Skewer max distance reduced to +375.

7.30

• Reduced Empower duration from 40 to 35.
• Increased Skewer damage from 70/150/220/310 to 80/170/260/350.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +20 attack damage ➜ +10s Empower duration.

7.29c

• Increased intelligence gain from 1.7 to 2.1.

7.29b

• Increased Reverse Polarity damage from 50/125/200 to 75/150/225.

7.29

• Reduced Shockwave mana cost from 90/100/110/120 to 80/90/100/110.
• Increased Empower attack damage bonus from 11%/18%/25%/32% to 12%/20%/28%/36%.
• Skewer
  • No longer destroys trees within a 400 radius around Magnus at the end of the charge. [?]
  • Reduced speed from 950 to 900.
  • Increased damage from 70/140/210/280 to 70/150/230/310.
• Reduced Reverse Polarity mana cost from 200/250/300 to 150/225/300.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Increased Horn Toss landing stun duration from 0.25 to 0.75.
• Added
  Attribute Bonus.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +0.3s Shockwave slow duration increased to +0.5s.

  LVL 15

   

  -5s Skewer cooldown increased to -7s.

  LVL 15

   

  +10 strength increased to +12.

7.28b

• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Increased Horn Toss landing damage from 150 to 200.

7.28

• Rescaled Empower duration from 38/42/46/50 to 40 on each level.
• Reworked
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Old
    Skewer
    • Reduces cast point to 0.15.
    • Reduces cooldown to 6.
    • Reduces mana cost to 40.
  • New
    Shockwave
    • Now releases 3 waves with one going centered and the other two at 30° angles towards the left and right.
    • After reaching the max distance, the shockwaves return, dealing 75% damage and pulling enemies towards the returning point. [?]
• Added
  Aghanim's Shard upgrade for Magnus:
  • Grants Magnus the Horn Toss ability.

Horn Toss

Tosses enemies in front of Magnus over his head behind him, dealing damage and stunning them upon landing.

Cast time: 0.2

Radius: 325

Angle: 230

Damage: 150

Toss duration: 0.6

Stun duration: 0.25

Mana cost: 125

Cooldown: 30

Notes: Tosses enemies in an arc, 300 range high. Enemies land between 185 and 207 range behind Magnus. The center of the search area is 75 range offset in front of Magnus. Enemies are fully disabled during the toss. The damage and stun are applied upon landing.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +140 Shockwave damage ➜ -5s Skewer cooldown.

  LVL 25

   

  +0.8s Reverse Polarity stun duration increased to +1s.

  LVL 25

   

  +12% Empower cleave/attack damage reduced to +10%.

7.27d

• Reduced Empower self-cast bonus multiplier from 2 to 1.75.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +200 health ➜ +0.3s Shockwave slow duration.

  LVL 20

   

  +8 armor ➜ +350 health.

7.27b

• Increased Shockwave movement speed slow from 60% to 75%
• Increased Empower attack damage bonus from 10%/15%/20%/25% to 11%/18%/25%/32%.
• Skewer
  • Increased radius from 135 to 145.
  • Reduced cooldown from 26/24/22/20 to 22/20/18/16.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +15 attack speed ➜ +20 attack damage.

  LVL 15

   

  +100 Shockwave damage increased to +140.

7.26c

• Reduced Shockwave cooldown from 14/13/12/11 to 13/12/11/10.

• Talents:
• LVL 20

   

  +400 Skewer max distance increased to +425.

7.26b

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +250 health reduced to +200.

  LVL 10

   

  +20 attack speed reduced to +15.

  LVL 15

   

  +12 strength reduced to +10.

  LVL 20

   

  +500 Skewer max distance reduced to +400.

  LVL 20

   

  +10 armor reduced to +8.

  LVL 25

   

  +1s Reverse Polarity stun duration reduced to +0.8s.

  LVL 25

   

  +15% Empower cleave/attack damage reduced to +12%.

7.25

• Increased Shockwave movement speed slow duration from 0.75 to 0.9.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +200 health increased to +250.

  LVL 15

   

  +75 Shockwave damage increased to +100.

7.24

• Reduced base attack damage from 32‒44 to 32‒40.
• Reduced Empower cleave damage from 15%/25%/35%/45% to 10%/20%/30%/40%.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +25 attack speed reduced to +20.

7.23c

• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Skewer
    • Increased cooldown from 4 to 6
    • Increased mana cost from 0 to 40.

7.23

• Increased Shockwave pull distance from 100 to 150.
• Empower
  • Now has a self-cast bonus multiplier of 2.
  • Reduced cleave damage from 14%/34%/54%/74% to 15%/25%/35%/45%.
  • Reduced attack damage bonus from 10%/20%/30%/40% to 10%/15%/20%/25%.
  • Rescaled duration from 40 on each level to 38/42/46/50.
• Reworked
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Old
    Shockwave
    • Increases travel distance to 2000.
    • Increases projectile speed to 1500.
    • Increases slow duration to 2.
    • Now returns toward the original cast location after reaching max length, hitting enemies a second time, and applying a 2-second 60% movement speed slow.
    • Deals half damage to non-hero units upon returning.
  • New
    Skewer
    • Reduces cast point to 0.15.
    • Reduces cooldown to 4.
    • Reduces mana cost to 0.

• Talents:
• LVL 25

   

  +20% Empower cleave/attack damage reduced to +15%.

7.22

• Increased base strength from 23 to 25.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Shockwave
    • Increased cast range from 1725 to 2000.
    • Increased max travel distance from 1725 to 2000.
    • Increased projectile speed from 1200 to 1500.

7.21b

• Reduced strength gain from 3.7 to 3.5.
• Increased Empower mana cost from 30/50/70/90 to 45/60/75/90.
• Skewer
  • Reduced movement speed slow from 25%/30%/35%/40% to 10%/20%/30%/40%.
  • U
    Reduced attack speed slow from 25/30/35/40 to 10/20/30/40.

7.21

• Increased strength gain from 3.2 to 3.7.

7.20e

• Empower
  • Reduced attack damage bonus from 20%/30%/40%/50% to 10%/20%/30%/40%.
  • Reduced cleave damage from 20%/38%/56%/74% to 14%/34%/54%/74%.
• Increased Reverse Polarity cooldown from 120 to 130.

7.20d

• Reduced Empower cleave damage from 30%/45%/60%/75% to 20%/38%/56%/74%.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +15 strength reduced to +12.

  LVL 20

   

  +12 armor reduced to +10.

7.20

• Increased intelligence gain from 1.65 to 1.7.
• Reduced base health regeneration from 2 to 0.5.
• Reduced base mana regeneration from 0.9 to 0.
• Reworked
  Shockwave.
  • Now pulls hit enemies towards the Shockwave center and towards Magnus for up to 100 range, over 0.2 seconds.
  • Now slows enemies' movement speed by 60% for 0.75 seconds.
  • Reduced projectile speed from 1050 to 900.
  • Increased width from 150 to 200.
  • Increased cast range from 1150 to 1200.
  • Increased travel distance from 1150 to 1200.
  • Increased cooldown from 10/9/8/7 to 14/13/12/11.
  • Increased mana cost from 90 on each level to 90/100/110/120.
  • Reduced damage from 90/160/230/300 to 75/150/225/300.
• Empower
  • Cleave damage is now affected by armor value as well. [?]
  • Increased distance from 625 to 650.
  • Increased end radius from 330 to 360.
  • Increased cleave damage from 20%/30%/40%/50% to 30%/45%/60%/75%.
• Rescaled Skewer cooldown from 25 on each level to 26/24/22/20.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Shockwave
    • Now also increases slow duration from 0.75 to 2.
    • Reduced projectile speed from 1700 to 1200.

7.17

• Increased base strength from 22 to 23.
• Increased Shockwave damage from 75/150/225/300 to 90/160/230/300.
• Increased Skewer slow duration from 2.5/2.75/3/3.25 to 3.25 on each level.

7.16

• Empower
  • Increased cleave distance from 460 to 625.
  • Increased cleave end radius from 240 to 330.

7.13b

• Reduced base armor from 2 to 1.
• Reduced base movement speed from 310 to 305.

7.12

• Increased Skewer radius from 125 to 135.
• Increased Reverse Polarity stun duration from 2.25/3/3.75 to 2.75/3.25/3.75.

7.10

• Increased base strength from 21 to 22.

• Talents:
• LVL 25

   

  +0.75s Reverse Polarity stun duration increased to +1s..

7.07

• Increased base health regeneration from 0.5 to 2.
• Increased base mana regeneration from 0.01 to 0.9.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Increased Shockwave projectile speed from 1575 to 1700.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +15% spell damage amplification ➜ +200 health.

  LVL 15

   

  +12 strength ➜ +75 Shockwave damage.

  LVL 15

   

  +90 Gold per minute ➜ +15 strength.

  LVL 20

   

  +40 movement speed ➜ +500 Skewer max distance.

  LVL 20

   

  +10% Empower cleave/attack damage ➜ +12 armor.

  LVL 25

   

  +15 armor ➜ +0.75s Reverse Polarity stun duration.

  LVL 25

   

  +500 Skewer max distance ➜ +20% Empower cleave/attack damage.

7.06

• Increased strength gain from 2.9 to 3.2.
• Reduced base health regeneration from 0.75 to 0.5.
• Increased base mana from 50 to 75.
• Reduced base movement speed from 315 to 310.
• Reduced Reverse Polarity non-hero duration from 3/4/5 to 2.25/3/3.75. [?]
• Reworked
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Old
    Adds 900 radius aura to Empower, affecting only ally heroes.
    • Grants halved values to Ranged heroes and their attack damage is considered as splash instead of cleave. Can still be cast on units, but does not stack.
  • New
    Shockwave
    • Increases travel distance to 1725.
    • Increases projectile speed to 1575.
    • Now returns toward the original cast location after reaching max length, hitting enemies a second time, and applying a 2-second 60% movement speed slow.
    • Deals half damage to non-hero units upon returning.

• Talents:
• LVL 25

   

  -4s Shockwave cooldown ➜ +15 armor.

  LVL 25

   

  -35s respawn time ➜ +500 Skewer max distance.

7.05

• Increased Empower mana cost from 30/40/50/60 to 30/50/70/90.

• Talents:
• LVL 20

   

  +15% Empower cleave/attack damage reduced to +10%.

7.04

• Increased base attack time from 1.7 to 1.8.
• Increased Reverse Polarity cooldown from 120/110/100 to 120 on each level.

7.02

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +50 attack damage ➜ +12 strength.

  LVL 15

   

  +15 strength ➜ +15% Empower cleave/attack damage.

  LVL 20

   

  +20 movement speed increased to +40.

7.00

• Empower
  • Cleave damage is no longer affected by spell damage amplification.
  • Cleave damage can no longer spell lifesteal.
  • Cleave now uses a trapezoid-shaped area, instead of a circular area. [?]
  • Empower's trapezoid has the following values:

Starting radius: 150

Distance: 460

End radius: 240

• Skewer
  • Can no longer be cast while rooted.
  • Reduced cooldown from 30 to 25.
• Removed
  Attribute Bonus.

• added
    Talents:
• +15% spell damage amplification

    

  +25 attack speed

  +50 attack damage

    

  +90 Gold per minute

  +20 movement speed

    

  +15 strength

  -4s Shockwave cooldown

    

  -35s respawn time

6.88b

• Increased Empower cleave radius from 225 to 240.

6.88

• Increased strength gain from 2.75 to 2.9.
• Increased Empower cleave radius from 200 to 225.

6.87

• Increased base health from 180 to 200.
• Increased base mana from 0 to 50.
• Increased base health regeneration from 0.25 to 0.75.
• Increased base attack damage from 28‒40 to 32‒44.
• Increased attack range from 128 to 150.

6.86

• Increased base health from 150 to 180.
• Skewer
  • Increased max distance from 750/900/1050/1200 to 900/1000/1100/1200.
  • Reduced movement speed slow from 40% on each level to 25%/30%/35%/40%.
  • Reduced attack speed slow from 40 on each level to 25/30/35/40.
  • Increased slow duration from 2.5 on each level to 2.5/2.75/3/3.25.
• Added
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade for Magnus:
  • Adds 900 radius aura to Empower, affecting only ally heroes.
  • Grants halved values to Ranged heroes and their attack damage is considered as splash instead of cleave. Can still be cast on units, but does not stack.

6.85

• Reduced Empower cooldown from 12 to 8.

6.83

• Empower can now be cast on spell immune allies.

6.82

• Empower
  • Is no longer dispelled by spell immunity.
  • Increased mana cost from 40 on each level to 30/40/50/60.

6.81

• Skewer
  • Increased number of targets from 1/2/3/4 to Infinite on each level.
  • Increased max travel distance from 600/800/1000/1200 to 750/900/1050/1200.

6.80

• Increased base intelligence from 17 to 19.

6.79

• Increased turn rate from 0.5 to 0.8.

6.78

• Reduced Reverse Polarity damage from 150/225/300 to 50/125/200.

6.77

• Skewer
  • Can no longer drag spell immune enemies.
  • Reduced max travel distance from 1200 on each level to 600/800/1000/1200.
• Reduced Reverse Polarity stun duration from 2.5/3.25/4 to 2.25/3/3.75.

6.76

• Shockwave
  • Increased travel distance from 700 to 1000.
  • Reduced cooldown from 11/10/9/8 to 10/9/8/7.
• Skewer
  • Changed
    from affecting all enemy units to only affecting enemy heroes.
  • Increased unit search radius from 95 to 125.
  • Increased max travel distance from 800 to 1200.

6.75

• Increased agility gain from 1.8 to 2.5.
• Empower
  • Increased attack damage bonus from 15%/25%/35%/45% to 20%/30%/40%/50%.
  • Increased cleave damage from 15%/25%/35%/45% to 20%/30%/40%/50%.
• Increased Skewer slow duration from 2 to 2.5.

6.74

• Skewer
  • Increased cast range from 800 to Global.
  • Now charges towards the targeted point for up to 800 range when targeting beyond the max distance.

6.73

• Increased Empower duration from 30 to 40.
• Reduced Skewer cooldown from 35 to 30.

6.72d

• Changed
  Magnus hull type from DOTA_HULL_SIZE_HERO_SMALL to DOTA_HULL_SIZE_HERO. [?]
  • Increased collision size from 18 to 27.
  • Increased bound radius from 12 to 24.

6.72c

• Changed
  Magnus hull type from DOTA_HULL_SIZE_HERO to DOTA_HULL_SIZE_HERO_SMALL.
  • Reduced collision size from 27 to 18.
  • Reduced bound radius from 24 to 12.
• Fixed Reverse Polarity ability exploits.

6.72

• Reduced cast point from 0.51 to 0.3.
• Increased attack range from 100 to 128.
• Increased Empower cast range from 500 to 800.
• Increased Skewer number of affected units from 2 on each level to 1/2/3/4.

6.71

• Fixed Empower ability status buff icon.
• Reduced Skewer cooldown from 45 to 35.

6.70

• Added
  new Bound Radius mechanic. [?]
  • Magnus has the DOTA_HULL_SIZE_HERO hull size. [?]
  • This unit has a 27-radius collision size and a 24-radius bound radius respectively.
• Updated the following abilities' icon:
  • Empower
  • Skewer
  • Reverse Polarity

6.69

• Added
  to Captain's Mode.
• Skewer
  • Increased damage from 50/100/150/200 to 70/140/210/280.
  • Fixed ability issues.

6.67c

• Fixed Empower from instantly killing Beetles.
• Fixed various casting distance exploit with Skewer.

6.67

• Removed
  from Captain's Mode.
• Reworked
  Empower.

Old

Empower

Increases attack damage for a friendly unit.

Cast range: 500

Attack damage bonus: 15%/30%/45%/60%

Duration: 30

Mana cost: 30

Cooldown: 7

Notes: Has Autocast functionality.

New

Empower

Increases attack damage and provides cleave for a friendly unit.

Cast range: 500

Attack damage bonus: 15%/25%/35%/45%

Cleave damage: 15%/25%/35%/45%

Cleave radius: 200

Duration: 30

Mana cost: 40

Cooldown: 12

Notes: Only melee units can cleave. Only grants attack damage bonus for Ranged units.

• Replaced
  Mighty Swing with Skewer.

Old

Mighty Swing

Magnus' halberd swings in a mighty arc, damaging all enemies in a fairly wide circle. Targets beside the primary take less damage.

Cleave radius: 225

Cleave damage: 12%/25%/37%/50%

New

Skewer

Magnus rushes forward up to 800 range, goring up to 2 enemies on his massive tusks. This drags those two units along with him and damages them. Upon reaching his destination, the two units are slowed.

Cast range: 800

Max distance: 800

Speed: 950

Unit search radius: 95

Damage: 50/100/150/200

Movement speed slow: 40%

Attack speed slow: 40

Slow duration: 2

Mana cost: 80

Cooldown: 45

Notes: Damage and slow are applied at the end of the drag. Magnus cannot act during Skewer and it cannot be canceled. Can skewer over and pull units over impassable terrain. Destroys trees.

6.63

• Reduced Empower cooldown from 12 to 7.
• Increased Reverse Polarity stun duration from 2/3/4 to 2.5/3.25/4.

6.61

• Reverse Polarity now pulls units 120‒170 range in front of Magnus, instead of randomly around him.

6.60

• Reduced attack point from 0.56 to 0.5.
• Reduced Reverse Polarity cooldown from 120 on each level to 120/110/100.

6.55

• Updated hero movement animations.

6.52

• Reduced Reverse Polarity radius from 500 to 410.

6.50

• Increased Reverse Polarity cooldown from 120/100/80 to 120 on each level.

6.48b

• Increased Reverse Polarity cooldown from 120/100/80 to 120/110/100.

6.44b

• Fixed cleave sources (e.g. Empower) affecting Psionic Traps.
• Reverse Polarity
  • Reduced mana cost from 200/275/400 to 200/250/300.
  • Reduced cooldown from 120 on each level to 120/100/80.

6.44

• Reduced cast point from 0.66 to 0.51.
• Fixed Shockwave affecting wards.

6.42

• Reduced Reverse Polarity cooldown from 120/160/160 to 120 on each level.

6.40

• Reduced Shockwave cooldown from 12 on each level to 11/10/9/8.

6.38

• Increased Shockwave travel distance from 600 to 700.

6.35

• Increased base armor from 0 to 2.

6.29b

• Reduced Shockwave mana cost from 110 to 90.

6.20

• Shockwave
  • Updated ability tooltips.
  • Reduced mana cost from 100/120/140/160 to 110 on each level.
• Empower
  • Reduced attack damage bonus from 20%/40%/60%/80% to 15%/30%/45%/60%.
  • Rescaled mana cost from 25/30/40/65 to 30 on each level.

6.17

• Updated hero description.

6.16

• Fixed Reverse Polarity not pulling units to the center.

6.10

• Changed
  the following abilities' Legacy Keys:
  • Shockwave from E to W.
  • Empower hotkey from W to E.
• Reverse Polarity
  • Updated ability tooltips.
  • No longer moves Roshan. [?]

6.04

• Reduced Reverse Polarity cooldown from 120/160/200 to 120/160/160.

6.03

• Restored the previous hero running animations.

6.00

• Increased attack point from 0.46 to 0.66.
• Increased attack backswing from 0.54 to 0.84.
• Increased cast point from 0.4 to 0.66.
• Reduced cast backswing from 1.1 to 0.84.
• Shockwave no longer damages buildings.

5.84

• Increased Mighty Swing cleave radius from 225 to 250.

5.80

• Increased Shockwave cooldown from 9 to 12.
• Replaced
  Thorns Aura with Mighty Swing.

Old

Thorns Aura

An aura that gives friendly nearby units a damage shield, which returns a percentage of melee attacker's damage back to it.

Radius: 300

Returned damage: 10/20/30/40%

Aura linger duration: 0.5

New

Mighty Swing

Magnus' halberd swings in a mighty arc, damaging all enemies in a fairly wide circle. Targets beside the primary take less damage.

Cleave radius: 225

Cleave damage: 12%/25%/37%/50%

5.78

• Reduced Reverse Polarity cooldown from 200 on each level to 120/160/200.

5.74

• Reduced Reverse Polarity cooldown from 300 to 200.

5.72

• Changed Magnus' base regeneration type from only regenerate at blight to always regenerate. [?]
• Reduced base health regeneration from 1 to 0.25.

5.68

• Reduced Shockwave mana cost from 100/115/130/145 to 90/100/110/120.

5.62

• Reverse Polarity
  • Increased cooldown 120/90/60 to 300 on each level.
  • Reduced stun radius from 515 to 460.
  • Increased damage radius from 515 to 460.
  • Reduced pull radius from 500 to 460.

5.58

• Reduced strength gain from 3.6 to 2.75.
• Reduced base agility and gain from 16 + 2.75 to 15 + 1.8.
• Reduced base intelligence and gain 19 + 2 to 17 + 1.65.
• Reduced base attack damage from 28‒42 to 28‒41.
• Shockwave
  • Increased mana cost from 100/115/130/150 to 100/115/130/145.
  • Reduced cooldown from 10 to 9.
• Empower
  • Increased cooldown from 5 to 12.
  • Reduced mana cost from 75/85/95/110 to 20/30/40/65.
• Increased Reverse Polarity damage from 100/175/250 to 150/225/300.

5.57

• Increased Reverse Polarity stun duration from 1/2/3 to 2/3/4.

5.55

• Reverse Polarity
  • Increased damage from 100/125/150 to 100/175/250.
  • Reduced stun duration from 3/4/5 to 1/2/3.
• Reduced Thorns Aura radius from 900 to 300
• U
  Removed
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade for Magnus.
  • No longer increases Reverse Polarity damage to 100/175/250 and stun duration to 4/5/6.

5.50

• Increased base health from 100 to 150.
• Reverse Polarity
  • Reduced stun and damage radius from 725 to 515.
  • Reduced pull radius from 730 to 500.

5.40

• Reverse Polarity
  • Increased damage from 100 to 100/125/150.
  • Reduced stun duration from 4/5/6 to 3/4/5.
• Added
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade for Magnus:
  • Reverse Polarity
    • Increases damage to 100/175/250.
    • Increases stun duration to 4/5/6.

5.35

• Increased agility gain from 2.25 to 2.75.
• Increased Empower mana cost from 75/85/95/95 to 75/85/95/110.
• Reverse Polarity
  • Increased damage radius from 675 to 725.
  • Increased stun radius from 675 to 725.
  • Increased pull radius from 700 to 730.

5.32

• Increased base strength and gain from 16 + 3.2 to 21 + 3.6.

5.31

• Reduced base intelligence from 20 to 19.
• Increased base attack time from 1.5 to 1.7.
• Reduced base armor from 2 to 1.
• Reverse Polarity
  • Reduced stun duration from 4/5/7 to 4/5/6.
  • Increased mana cost from 200/225/200 to 200/275/400.
  • Reduced cooldown from 120 to 120/90/60.

5.10

• Increased strength gain from 2.75 to 3.2.
• Increased agility gain from 2 to 2.25.

4.1beta01

• Increased base attack damage from 27‒40 to 28‒42

4.0beta10

• Empower
• Reduced mana cost from 95 on each level to 75/85/95/95.
• Increased duration from 20 to 30.

4.0beta9

• Reverse Polarity
  • Increased pull radius from 500 to 700.
  • Increased stun duration from 2/4/6 to 4/5/7.
  • Increased damage radius from 350 to 675.
  • Increased stun radius from 350 to 675.
  • Increased mana cost from 200 on each level to 200/225/200.

4.0beta6

• Increased base attack damage from 22‒27 to 27‒40.
• Reduced base armor from 2 to 1.

4.0beta5

• Rescaled Shockwave mana cost from 150 on each level to 100/115/130/150.
• Reduced Empower mana cost from 100 to 95.

4.0beta2

• Added
  a 4th level to all basic abilities.
• Changed
  primary attribute from agility to strength.
• Increased strength gain from 1.75 to 2.75.
• Reduced agility gain from 3 to 2.
• Changed
  attack range type from Ranged to Melee.
• Reduced attack range from 600 to 100.
• Increased base attack damage from 22‒22 to 22‒27.
• Increased base armor from 0 to 3.
• Shockwave
  • Reduced wave distance from 800 to 600.
  • Reduced cast range from 700 to 500.
  • Reduced wave radius from 150 to 140.
  • Rescaled damage from 100/200/300 to 75/150/225/300.
  • Increased mana cost from 100 to 150.
  • Rescaled cooldown from 10/12/14 to 10.
• Replaced
  Frost Arrows with Empower.

Old

Frost Arrows

Add a cold effect to each attack, slowing down the attack and the movement of the selected enemy unit.

Cast range: 700

Bonus damage: 5/10/15

Move speed slow: 30/50/70%

Attack speed slow: 30/50/70%

Hero slow duration: 6

Mana cost: 11

Cooldown: 0

New

Empower

Increases attack damage for a friendly unit.

Attack damage bonus: 20%/40%/60%/80%

Cast Range: 500

Duration: 2

Mana cost: 100

Cooldown: 5

• Rescaled Thorns Aura returned damage from 15%/30%/45% to 10%/20%/30%/40%.
• Replaced
  Stampede with Reverse Polarity.

Old

Stampede

Calls waves of Goblin Sappers to explode upon their enemies. Last 15 seconds.

Cast range: 500

Spawn radius: 1000

Goblin sapper collision radius: 55

Goblin sapper explosion radius: 275

Goblin sapper explosion damage: 100/150/200

Spawn duration: 15

Mana cost: 200

Cooldown: 180

New

Reverse Polarity

Through some unknown property of matter, the Magnataur sucks all nearby enemies to his position and stuns them with a powerful slam.

Radius: 350

Pull radius: 500

Damage: 100

Stun duration: 2/4/6

Mana cost: 200

Cooldown: 120

3.0d

• Reduced base attack damage from 34-34 to 22-22.

2.60

• Changed
  primary attribute from intelligence to agility.
• Increased base strength and gain from 14 + 1.6 to 16 + 1.75.
• Increased base agility and gain from 14 + 1 to 16 + 3.
• Reduced intelligence gain from 3 to 2.
• Increased base attack damage from 30‒30 to 34‒34.
• Reduced base attack time from 2.5 to 1.5.
• Reduced base movement speed from 400 to 315.
• Increased Frost Arrows mana cost from 8 to 11.
• Stampede
  • Increased number of ability level from 1 to 3.
  • Increased cast range from 300 to 500.
  • Rescaled goblin explosion damage from 150 to 100/150/200.
  • Increased mana cost from 150 to 200.

0.60

• Created

Patch History

Patch

Description

30 Aug 2023

• Increased versus scale from 0.8 to 0.92.
• Increased loadout scale from 0.9 to 0.92.
• Added
  new Adjectives attributes. [?]
  • Magnus has the following values: Fuzzy 1, Horns 1, Legs 4 and Nose 1.

21 Jun 2023

• Updated Empower ability backend strings.

20 Jun 2023

• Updated Empower ability backend strings.

15 Jun 2023

• Empower
  • Updated ability descriptions.
  • Updated ability backend strings.

11 Nov 2022

• Updated Reverse Polarity ability backend strings.

27 Sep 2022

• Updated Shockwave ability tooltips.

14 Sep 2022

• Updated Shockwave ability descriptions.
• Updated Skewer ability tooltips.

07 Mar 2022

• Updated the following ability descriptions:
  • Shockwave
  • Horn Toss
• Updated Skewer ability tooltips.

23 Feb 2022

• UPDATE 3
  • Shockwave
    • Added eruption particles.
    • Added eruption sound effects.

26 Aug 2021

• Fixed Empower mana cost being wrongly reduced from 45/60/75/90 to 35/45/55/65 in the 7.30 gameplay patch.

05 Aug 2021

• Removed outdated Skewer ability tooltips.

17 Dec 2020

• Updated default hero model and animations.

14 Jul 2020

• Updated default hero model and animations.

18 Sep 2020

• Increased max polygon counts.

03 Jan 2020

• Fixed Shockwave still listing Aghanim's Scepter slow values.

03 Dec 2019

• UPDATE 2
  • Fixed Empower and Skewer referring to Magnus as Magnataur.

07 Dec 2018

• Skewer now uses a variable for its allowed targets, instead of being hardcoded.

15 Nov 2017

• Fixed Reverse Polarity stun duration not being updated when the talent is chosen.

15 May 2017

• UPDATE 2
  • Fixed movement speed not being updated to 7.06.

13 Apr 2017

• Fixed Empower not benefiting from the ability's talent.

17 Feb 2017

• Added Arcane Rune responses.

21 Dec 2016

• UPDATE 2
  • Updated default item build.

13 Jun 2016

• UPDATE 2
  • Fixed Empower splash radius still being 200, instead of 225.

22 Dec 2015

• Fixed ability interactions between Time Dilation and abilities that swap index (i.e. Reverse Polarity).

16 Dec 2015

• UPDATE 2
  • Fixed ability interactions between the following abilities and Aethereal Focus:
    • Shockwave
    • Skewer
• UPDATE 3
  • Empower
    • Fixed ability aura tooltip.
    • Fixed Ranged heroes not doing half-cleave damage as splash.

20 Nov 2014

• Increased weapon texture size from 128px x 128px to 256px x 256px.

29 Apr 2014

• Broken down hero model for cosmetics.
• Fixed Skewer continuing to pull units affected by Tether after being Relocated.

05 Jun 2013

• UPDATE 2
  • Fixed a crash between Skewer and Pounce ability interactions.

19 Apr 2013

• Fixed a rare crash involving Skewer.

28 Mar 2013

• Fixed Shockwave hitting units behind you.

14 Feb 2013

• Fixed Shockwave wave speed issues.

13 Dec 2012

• Fixed Shadow Walk ability interactions with Empower.

06 Dec 2012

• Fixed Empower buff remaining after casting Avatar.
• Fixed being able to cast and attack while using Skewer.

24 Oct 2012

• UPDATE 2 (TEST)
  • Fixed Shockwave cast range indicator.

18 Oct 2012

• Increased default hero model size.
• Fixed enemies being able to cast and attack while in Skewer pull.

11 Oct 2012

• Added
  to Captain's Mode.
• Reverse Polarity
  • Fixed ability not pulling units from the right location.
  • Fixed stunning cycloned units.

04 Oct 2012

• Added
  Magnus.

03 Oct 2012

• UPDATE 2 (TEST)
  • Fixed default hero portrait not animating.
  • Fixed missing recommendation items.
  • Skewer
    • Fixed ability having a cast range.
    • Fixed units not teleporting with Magnus if he is teleported while Skewering them.
    • Fixed ability killing Roshan instantly.
    • Fixed ability not destroying trees.
• UPDATE 3 (TEST)
  • Fixed Empower granting cleave attack to Ranged units.
  • Skewer
    • Fixed ability not affecting spell immune units.
    • Fixed ability not destroying trees at a larger radius when it finishes.
    • Fixed ability not interrupting targets it hits.
    • Fixed ability animation getting stuck when being interrupted.
  • Reverse Polarity
    • Fixed ability not being centered on the pull location.
    • Fixed ability against ancient creeps.

19 Jan 2012

• U
  Updated default hero textures.