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Version History

Version

Description

7.35

• Increased base armor from 2 to 3.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Reduced Shackles Serpent Ward duration from 7 to 6.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  -2s Hex cooldown ➜ +10% Hex incoming damage amplification.

7.34e

• Increased Hex enemy incoming damage amplification from 5%/10%/15%/20% to 10%/15%/20%/25%.

7.34c

• Increased Hex cast range from 500 to 550.
• Reduced Mass Serpent Ward cooldown from 130/120/110 to 110 on each level.

7.34

• Reduced Ether Shock mana cost from 100/115/130/145 to 90/105/120/135.
• Hex
  • Now applies a 5%/10%/15%/20% incoming damage amplification on the affected target for its duration.
  • Increased duration from 1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8 to 2/2.3/2.6/2.9.
  • Increased cooldown from 12 on each level to 24/20/16/12.
  • Increased mana cost from 50/100/150/200 to 110/140/170/200.
• Shackles
  • expr
    ΣShacklesDamage / MaxChannelTime
  • Increased total damage from 60/130/200/270 to 75/150/225/300.
    • Increased damage per second from 25/43.33/55.56/64.29 to 31.25/50/62.5/71.43.
  • Increased total self-heal from 60/130/200/270 to 75/150/225/300.
    • Increased self-heal per second from 25/43.33/55.56/64.29 to 31.25/50/62.5/71.43.

7.33

• Reduced base health from 200 to 120.
• Increased Ether Shock number of targets from 1/3/5/7 to 3/5/7/9.
• Hex
  • Rescaled duration from 1.25/2/2.75/3.5 to 1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8.
  • Reduced cooldown from 13 to 12.
  • Rescaled mana cost from 70/110/150/190 to 50/100/150/200.
• Shackles
  • expr
    ΣShacklesDamage / MaxChannelTime
  • Reduced max channel time from 2.75/3.5/4.25/5 to 2.4/3/3.6/4.2.
    • Increased damage per second from 21.82/37.14/47.06/54 to 25/43.33/55.56/64.29. [?.
    • Increased self-heal per second from 21.82/37.14/47.06/54 to 25/43.33/55.56/64.29.
  • Reduced mana cost from 140/150/160/170 to 125/140/155/170.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Serpent Ward
    • No longer increases attack range by 225.
    • U
      No longer increases acquisition range by 225.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  -3s Hex cooldown reduced to -2s.

  LVL 10

   

  +155 Shackles total damage increased to +170.

  LVL 25

   

  +380 Ether Shock attack damage increased to +400.

7.32e

• Increased Ether Shock max distance from 500 to 600.
• Serpent Ward
  • Reduced gold bounty from 28‒36 to 22‒30.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +120 Serpent Wards attack range increased to +140.

7.32d

• Reduced Ether Shock mana cost from 100/120/140/160 to 100/115/130/145.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +140 Shackles total damage increased to +155.

7.32

• Reduced base attack damage from 46‒53 to 40‒47.
• Increased Shackles cast range from 400 to 450.
• Serpent Ward
  • Increased turn rate from 0.5 to 1.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Reduced Shackles cast range bonus from 125 to 75.

7.31d

• Strength of the Immortal now causes Roshan's attacks to immediately destroy Serpent Ward.

7.31

• Shackles
  • expr
    ΣShacklesDamage / MaxChannelTime
  • Now self heals for the damage dealt over its channel time. [?]
  • Reduced total damage from 60/160/260/360 to 60/130/200/270.
    • Reduced damage per second from 21.82/45.71/61.17/72 to 21.82/37.14/47.06/54.
• Serpent Ward
  • Increased non-hero attacks to destroy from 2 to 4. [?]

7.30c

• Increased base health regeneration from 0.25 to 1.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +100 Serpent Wards attack range increased to +120.

  LVL 25

   

  +370 Ether Shock attack damage increased to +380.

7.30

• Increased base health regeneration from 0 to 0.25.
• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Reduced mana cost from 200/350/600 to 200/350/550.
  • Rescaled cooldown from 120 on each level to 130/120/110.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +175 health ➜ -3s Hex cooldown.

  LVL 10

   

  -5s Hex cooldown ➜ +1s Shackles duration.

  LVL 15

   

  +75 Serpent Wards attack range increased to +100.

  LVL 20

   

  +2s Shackles duration ➜  Hex applies Break.

7.29

• Increased turn rate from 0.5 to 0.6.
• Added
  Attribute Bonus.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +140 Shackles total damage ➜ +175 health.

  LVL 10

   

  +175 health ➜ +140 Shackles total damage.

  LVL 15

   

  +100 cast range ➜ +75 Serpent Wards attack range.

  LVL 25

   

  +340 Ether Shock attack damage increased to +370.

7.28c

• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Reduced Shackles cast range bonus from 150 to 125.

7.28a

• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Reduced Shackles wards duration from 8 to 7.

7.28

• Increased Serpent Ward attack damage from 50/80/110 to 50/85/120.
• Added
  Aghanim's Shard upgrade for Shadow Shaman:
  • Shackles
    • Summons 4 Serpent Wards based on its current level around the target that lasts for 8 seconds.
    • Increases cast range by 150.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  -4.5s Hex cooldown increased to -5s.

  LVL 25

   

  +30 Serpent Wards attack damage reduced to +25.

7.27b

• Increased base intelligence from 19 to 25.
• Reduced base attack damage from 52‒59 to 46‒53.
• Serpent Ward
  • Rescaled gold bounty from 26‒38 to 28‒36.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +100 Shackles total damage increased to +140.

  LVL 15

   

  -4s Hex cooldown increased to -4.5s.

  LVL 25

   

  +320 Ether Shock attack damage increased to +34.

7.26c

• Increased base armor from 1 to 2.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +8% spell damage amplification ➜ +100 Shackles total damage.

  LVL 10

   

  +150 health increased to +175.

  LVL 25

   

  +32 Serpent Wards attack damage reduced to +30.

7.26b

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +10% spell damage amplification reduced to +8%.

  LVL 10

   

  +200 health reduced to +175.

  LVL 15

   

  -5s Hex cooldown reduced to -4s.

  LVL 15

   

  +125 cast range reduced to +100.

  LVL 20

   

  +2.5s Shackles duration reduced to +2s.

  LVL 25

   

  +40 Serpent Wards attack damage reduced to +32.

  LVL 25

   

  +400 Ether Shock attack damage reduced to +320.

7.23e

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +20% experience gain ➜ +10% spell damage amplification.

7.23

• Serpent Ward
  • Increased attack damage from 50/75/100 to 50/80/110.

• Talents:
• LVL 25

   

  +50 Serpent Wards attack damage reduced to +40.

7.22c

• Reduced base attack speed from 100 to 90.

7.22

• Increased Ether Shock mana cost from 95/105/135/160 to 100/120/140/160.

7.21d

• Reduced base intelligence from 21 to 19.

7.21c

• Increased Shackles cooldown from 10 on each level to 16/14/12/10.

7.21

• Increased intelligence gain from 3 to 3.5.

• Talents:
• LVL 20

   

  +3s Shackles duration reduced to +2.5s.

7.20

• Increased strength gain from 2.1 to 2.3.
• 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.
• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Added
    a 150 radius targeting cursor for ability.
  • Serpent Ward
    • Changed
      spawn formation from a square with 64 range diameter to a circle with 150 radius.
    • Increased collision size from 8 to 16.

7.19

• Increased base armor from 0 to 1.

7.18

• Serpent Ward
  • Increased attack damage from 40/70/100 to 50/75/100.

7.17

• Increased base intelligence from 19 to 21.
• Reduced Hex mana cost from 110/140/170/200 to 70/110/150/190.

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  -4s Hex cooldown increased to -5s.

  LVL 25

   

  +60 Serpent Wards attack damage reduced to +50.

7.15

• Increased base attack damage from 50‒57 to 52‒59.
• Reduced base intelligence from 21 to 19.

7.14

• Fixed Ether Shock's max distance not being increased by cast range bonuses.

7.13b

• Increased base strength from 21 to 23.

7.08

• Increased Ether Shock cooldown from 8 on each level to 14/12/10/8.
• Shackles
  • expr
    ΣShacklesDamage / MaxChannelTime
  • Reduced total damage from 120/200/280/360 to 60/160/260/360.
    • Reduced damage per second from 43.5/57/66/72 to 21.82/45.71/61.17/72.

7.07

• Increased base health regeneration from 0 to 1.5.
• Increased base mana regeneration from 0.01 to 0.9.
• Increased turn rate from 0.4 to 0.5.
• Hex can no longer dispelled.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +25 movement speed ➜ +20% experience gain.

  LVL 15

   

  +35% experience gain ➜ -4s Hex cooldown.

  LVL 15

   

  +100 cast range increased to +125.

  LVL 20

   

  +3s Shackles duration ➜ +1 Serpent Wards attacks to destroy.

  LVL 20

   

  +4 Serpent Wards Summoned.

  LVL 25

   

  +350 Ether Shock damage ➜ +60 Serpent Wards attack damage.

  LVL 25

   

  +1 Serpent Wards attacks to destroy ➜ +400 Ether Shock damage.

7.06

• Increased strength gain from 1.8 to 2.1.
• Reduced base health regeneration 0.25 to 0.
• Increased base mana from 50 to 75.
• Increased base attack damage from 44‒51 to 50‒57.
• Serpent Ward
  • Increased attack range from 600 to 650.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Serpent Ward
    • Increased attack range from 825 to 875.

• Talents:
• LVL 25

   

  -30s respawn time ➜ +4 Serpent Wards Summoned.

7.05

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +20 movement speed increased to +25.

  LVL 10

   

  +175 health increased to +200.

  LVL 15

   

  +30% experience gain increased to +35%.

  LVL 20

   

  +20% magic resistance ➜ +3s Shackles duration.

  LVL 25

   

  +3s Shackles duration ➜ +350 Ether Shock damage.

7.03

• Increased base attack damage from 26‒33 to 44‒51.
• Increased base armor from -1 to 0.
• Reduced attack range from 500 to 400.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +15 movement speed increased to +20.

  LVL 10

   

  +150 health increased to +175.

7.02

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  +20% experience gain increased to +30%.

7.00

• Mass Serpent Ward
  • No longer deal 100% splash magical damage in a 175 radius.
  • Serpent Ward
    • Rescaled attack damage from 40-45/60-65/80-85 to 40/70/100.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Serpent Ward
    • No longer increases attack damage.
    • Now increases attack range from 600 to 825.
    • The wards now perform instant attacks on 1 enemy target within their attack range whenever they launch an attack projectile, dealing full damage to both. [?]
• Removed
  Attribute Bonus.

• added
    Talents:
• +15 movement speed

    

  +150 health

  +20% experience gain

    

  +100 cast range

  +20% magic resistance

    

  -30s respawn time

  +3s Shackles duration

    

  +1 Serpent Wards attacks to destroy

6.88

• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Increased splash damage from 75% to 100%.
  • Serpent Wards
    • Increased attack damage from 40-45/55-60/70-75 to 40-45/60-65/80-85.

6.87

• Increased base health from 180 to 200.
• Increased base mana from 0 to 50.
• Reworked
  Mass Serpent Ward's splash damage:
  • Old
    Different splash damage depending on radius.
    • 100% splash damage in a 50/75/85 radius.
    • 40% splash damage in a 75/100/110 radius.
    • 20% splash damage in a 150/200/220 radius.
  • New
    Rescaled to 75% splash damage in a 175 radius.

6.86

• Increased base health from 150 to 180.
• Shackles
  • expr
    ΣShacklesDamage / MaxChannelTime
  • Increased total damage from 120/180/240/300 to 120/200/280/360.
    • Increased damage per second from 43.5/51.5/56.5/60 to 43.5/57/66/72.
• Serpent Ward
  • Now takes 2 attacks to destroy, instead of having 135/150/150 health.

6.85

• Shackles
  • Fixed sometimes not granting True Sight over the target properly.
  • expr
    ΣShacklesDamage / MaxChannelTime
  • Increased total damage from 120/150/180/220 to 120/180/240/300.
    • Increased damage per second from 43 on each level to 43.5/51.5/56.5/60.
  • Reduced cooldown from 16 to 10.

6.84

• Increased base strength and gain from 19 + 1.6 to 21 + 1.8.
• Hex no longer applies Break on the target.

6.82

• Rescaled Shackles mana cost from 110/130/155/185 to 140/150/160/170.
• Increased Mass Serpent Ward cooldown from 110 to 120.

6.80

• Shackles
  • expr
    ΣShacklesDamage / MaxChannelTime
  • Increased max channel time from 2.5/3.25/4/4.75 to 2.75/3.5/4.25/5.
  • Increased total damage from 100/130/160/190 to 120/150/180/220.
    • Increased damage per second from 40 to 43.

6.79

• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Increased number of serpent wards from 8 to 10.
  • The wards are now placed so that the center of the formation is empty (square-like formation).

6.78

• Serpent Ward
  • Increased attack damage from 39-43/54-58/69-73 to 40-45/55-60/70-75.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Serpent Ward
    • Increased attack damage from 53‒59/74‒79/94‒100 to 85‒90/105‒110/125-130.

6.73c

• Fixed ability interactions between Sleight of Fist and Hex.

6.73

• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Updated ability animations.
  • Serpent Ward
    • Updated unit spawn and attack animations.

6.72d

• Fixed the following abilities' interactions with Shackles:
  • Illuminate
  • Illuminate (Spirit Form)

6.72

• Increased base attack damage from 21‒28 to 26‒33.
• Ether Shock
  • Reduced number of targets from 3/4/6/7 to 1/3/5/7.
  • Increased damage from 80/160/240/320 to 140/200/260/320.
• Serpent Ward
  • Fixed unit selection UI.

6.71

• Increased Ether Shock damage from 75/150/225/300 to 80/160/240/320.
• Fixed Serpent Ward instant killing Beetles.

6.70b

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

6.70

• Added
  new Bound Radius mechanic. [?]
  • Shadow Shaman has the DOTA_HULL_SIZE_HERO hull size. [?]
  • This unit has a 27-radius collision size and a 24-radius bound radius respectively.
• Reduced Ether Shock cooldown from 10 to 8.
• Fixed ability interactions between Last Word and other Silence sources (e.g. Hex).

6.64

• Renamed
  Forked Lightning into Ether Shock.
  • Updated ability icon.
  • Updated ability visual effects.
• Reworked
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Old
    Increases Mass Serpent Ward number of serpent wards from 8 to 10.
  • New
    Increases Serpent Ward attack damage from 39‒43/54‒58/69‒73 to 53‒59/74‒79/94‒100.

6.63

• Increased Mass Serpent Ward cooldown from 100/80/60 to 110 on each level.

6.60

• Reduced Hex duration from 1/2/3/4 to 1.25/2/2.75/3.5.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade
  • Reduced Mass Serpent Ward number of serpent wards from 12 to 10.

6.59

• Increased model size of Hexed units a bit.

6.58

• Increased Mass Serpent Ward cast range from 350 to 500.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • No longer increases Mass Serpent Ward cast range.

6.57

• Increased base strength from 16 to 19.
• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Reduced mana cost from 200/350/610 to 200/350/600.
  • Reduced cooldown from 120 on each level to 100/80/60.
  • Increased duration from 40 to 45.

6.55

• Increased base movement speed from 275 to 285.

6.53

• Fixed ability interactions between Berserker's Call and Shackles.

6.50

• Updated Shackles ability effects.

6.44

• Changed
  Hex ability backend operations.

6.42

• Updated Forked Lightning ability toooltips.

6.34

• Updated Forked Lightning ability icon.

6.32

• Fixed Return doing damage to Serpent Ward.

6.27

• Fixed ability interactions between Berserker's Call and Shackles.

6.20

• Increased Hexed unit model slightly.
• Changed
  Shackles ability operations.
  • expr
    ΣShacklesDamage / MaxChannelTime
    • Now deals 40 damage per second, or for a total damage of 100/130/160/190, to the affected target based on max channel time.
    • Deals 4 damage in 0.1-second intervals based on the max channeling time, starting immediately as the channel begins.
  • Reduced max channel time from 3/4/5/6 to 2.5/3.25/4/4.75.

6.17

• Reduced attack range from 550 to 500.
• Reduced base movement speed from 280 to 275.

6.10

• Reduced Hex duration from 2/3/4/5 to 1/2/3/4.
• Increased Mass Serpent Ward cooldown from 100 to 120.

6.09b

• Fixed Fountain not attacking Serpent Ward.

6.05

• Fixed a Hex related issue.

6.04

• Fixed Hexed unit's movement speed.

6.03

• Updated Shackles ability tooltip.
  • Added
    CHANNELED notice.

6.00

• Reduced base mana from 200 to 100.
• Reduced acquisition range from 650 to 600.
• Reduced cast point from 0.5 to 0.3.
• Increased cast backswing from 0.83 to 1.07.

5.72

• Reduced base health regeneration from 0.5 to 0.25.
• Increased Mass Serpent Ward mana cost from 200/325/560 to 200/350/610.

5.58

• Rescaled base strength and gain from 17 + 1.5 to 16 + 1.6.
• Rescaled base agility and gain from 17 + 1.5 to 16 + 1.6.
• Increased base attack damage from 21‒27 to 21‒28.
• Rescaled Forked Lightning mana cost from 95/115/135/150 to 95/105/135/165.
• Increased Mass Serpent Ward cooldown from 90/90/72 to 90 on each level.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • No longer reduces Mass Serpent Ward cooldown.

5.55

• Increased Forked Lightning mana cost from 90/105/120/135 to 95/115/135/150.
• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Increased mana cost from 200/300/500 to 200/325/560.
  • Increased cooldown from 90/90/30 to 90/90/72.
  • Serpent Ward
    • Reduced attack damage from 41‒45/56‒60/76‒80 to 39‒43/54‒58/69‒73.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Now also reduces Mass Serpent Ward cooldown to 90/90/65.

5.53

• Hex
  • Reduced cast range from 600 to 500.
  • Increased mana cost from 100/125/150/175 to 110/140/170/200.
  • Reduced duration from 3/4/5/6 to 2/3/4/5.
• Shackles
  • Reduced cast range from 550 to 450.
  • Increased mana cost from 110/130/150/170 to 110/130/155/185.
• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Reduced cast range from 500 to 350.
  • Increased mana cost from 200/300/450 to 200/300/500.
  • Serpent Ward
    • Reduced attack damage from 41‒45/61‒65/81‒85 to 41‒45/56‒60/76‒80.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
  • Now also increases Mass Serpent Ward cast range to 400.

5.50

• Increased base health from 100 to 150.
• Forked Lightning
  • Increased cast range from 550 to 600.
  • Increased starting radius from 125 to 200.
  • Reduced max distance from 900 to 700.
  • Rescaled number of targets from 4 on each level to 3/4/6/7.
  • Reduced damage from 80/150/210/275 to 75/150/225/300.
  • Rescaled mana cost from 105/115/125/135 to 90/105/120/135.
  • Increased cooldown from 8 to 10.
• Reduced Shackles mana cost from 120/140/160/180 to 110/130/150/170.
• Increased Mass Serpent Ward mana cost from 200/270/380 to 200/300/450.

5.40

• Added
  Aghanim's Scepter upgrade for Shadow Shaman:
  • Increases Mass Serpent Ward number of serpent wards to 12.

5.36

• Increased Mass Serpent Ward mana cost from 200/250/350 to 200/270/380.

5.31

• Reduced Forked Lightning mana cost from 150 to 105/115/125/135.
• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Rescaled mana cost from 250 on each level to 200/250/350.
  • Reduced cooldown from 90 on each level to 90/90/30.
  • Serpent Ward
    • Changed
      attack type from Chaos/Piercing/Piercing to Piercing on each level.

5.10

• Rescaled Shackles mana cost from 120 on each level to 120/140/160/180.
• Serpent Ward
  • Changed
    attack type from Piercing on each level to Chaos/Piercing/Piercing.

4.1beta01

• Reduced base strength from 19 to 17.
• Rescaled Hex mana cost from 125/130/135/140 to 100/125/150/175.

4.0beta10

• Increased base attack damage from 19‒25 to 21‒27.

4.0beta6

• Increased base attack damage from 16‒22 to 19‒25.

4.0beta5

• Increased Hex mana cost from 125 on each level to 125/130/135/140.

4.0beta3

• Increased Mass Serpent Ward cooldown from 80 to 90.

4.0beta2

• Added
  a 4th level to all basic abilities
• Forked Lightning.
  • Reduced number of targets from 3/4/5 to 4.
  • Rescaled damage from 85/160/250 to 80/150/210/275.
  • Reduced cast range from 600 to 550.
  • Increased mana cost from 110 to 150.
  • Reduced cooldown from 11 to 8.
• Hex
  • Rescaled duration from 3/4.5/6 to 3/4/5/6.
  • Reduced cast range from 800 to 600.
  • Reduced cooldown from 13.5/14.5/14.5 to 13.
  • Increased mana cost from 80 to 125.
• Shackles
  • Reduced cast range from 625 to 550.
  • Increased mana cost from 75 to 120.
  • Rescaled max channel time from 5/7/9 to 3/4/5/6.
  • Reduced cooldown from 30/40/50 to 16.
• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Increased mana cost from 125 to 250.
  • Reduced cooldown from 130 to 80.
  • Serpent Ward
    • Changed
      attack type from Piercing/Chaos/Chaos to Piercing.
    • Increased attack damage from 41‒45/51‒55/61‒65 to 41‒45/61‒65/81‒85.

3.2j

• Hex
  • Increased cooldown from 13.5 to 13.5/14.5/14.5.
  • Increased mana cost from 70 to 80.
  • Rescaled duration from 4/5/6 to 3/4.5/6.
• Increased Mass Serpent Ward cooldown from 80 to 130.

3.2h

• Increased Hex cooldown from 12 to 13.5.

3.2e

• Rescaled base attack damage from 20‒20 to 16‒22.

3.0a

• Increased Shackles cast range from 550 to 625.
• Reduced Hex cooldown from 10/12/14 to 12.

2.60

• Increased base attack damage from 10‒10 to 20‒20.
• Reduced base attack time from 2.5 to 1.7.
• Reduced base movement speed from 300 to 280.
• Increased Forked Lightning number of targets from 3 to 3/4/5.
• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Increased number of skill points from 1 to 3.
  • Updated ability tooltip.
  • Changed
    attack type from Piercing to Piercing/Chaos/Chaos.
• Serpent Ward
  • Increased health from 135 to 135/150/150.
  • Increased attack damage from 41‒45 to 41‒45/51‒55/61‒65.
  • Increased 100% splash damage radius from 50 to 50/75/85.
  • Increased 40% splash damage radius from 75 to 75/100/110.
  • Increased 20% splash damage radius from 150 to 150/200/220.

0.95

• Reduced base agility from 18 to 17.
• Increased base intelligence from 19 to 22.

0.60

• Created

Patch History

Patch

Description

27 Sep 2023

• Typing Rhasta in the hero selection now highlights Shadow Shaman.

30 Aug 2023

• Reduced versus scale from 0.92 to 0.91.
• Added
  new Adjectives attributes. [?]
  • Shadow Shaman has the following values: BadTeeth 1, Legs 2 and Nose 1.

21 Jun 2023

• Updated Ether Shock ability backend strings.

01 Dec 2022

• Updated Mass Serpent Ward ability tooltips.

14 Sep 2022

• Updated Hex ability tooltips.

12 Jul 2022

• Updated default hero model.

11 Jul 2022

• Updated default hero model.

24 Mar 2022

• Updated default hero model.
• Fixed Hex ability tooltip adding 1 second to its duration when the Break talent is learned.

07 Mar 2022

• Updated Hex ability modifiers.

14 Jul 2020

• Updated default hero model.

08 Aug 2019

• Right Click on wards that are not deniable with force right-click attack (A+ Right Click) will now issue a move order rather than attack.

28 Nov 2017

• Serpent Ward
  • Added LOD0 support at 750 polygons.
  • Reduced LOD1 from 800 to 500.

20 Nov 2017

• Added Arcane Rune responses.

01 Nov 2017

• UPDATE 2
  • Fixed Hex granting -3s cooldown instead of -4s.

21 Dec 2016

• UPDATE 2
  • Updated default item build.

12 Dec 2016

• UPDATE 9
  • Fixed Shackles channeling time not being updated visually.

06 Oct 2016

• Fixed rendering issues with Ether Shock in local lobbies.

20 May 2016

• Fixed Serpent Ward animations.

24 Mar 2016

• Fixed a visual effects bug with Echo Shell reflecting Shackles.

16 Oct 2015

• Added Russian voiceover lines.

15 Sep 2015

• Fixed a bug where Serpent Ward particles would not render when in Fog of War.

19 Aug 2015

• Fixed some cases where the Serpent Ward did not allow placement in very small spaces.

14 Aug 2015

• Fixed a bug where sometimes the Serpent Ward portrait would be empty after selecting the unit.

30 Apr 2015

• UPDATE 7 (TEST)
  • Fixed ability interactions between Shackles and Echo Shell.
  • Fixed Shadow Walk debuff affecting Serpent Ward.

17 Dec 2014

• UPDATE 5
  • Fixed the damage source of the Mass Serpent Wards splash damage to be the wards, instead of Shadow Shaman.

29 Apr 2014

• Mass Serpent Ward
  • Fixed ability sound effects not respecting the Fog of War.
  • Fixed when multiple Serpent Wards were told to attack a target that was out of range to some of the wards, none of the wards would attack that target.
    • Now the in-range wards will attack the target properly.

04 Jun 2013

• Fixed level 2 Serpent Ward damage.

28 Mar 2013

• Fixed Shackles doing a little less damage than intended.

28 Feb 2013

• Updated attack sound.
• Updated Ether Shock visual effects and sound.
• UPDATE 3
  • Fixed Shackles cast backswing behavior.

08 Nov 2012

• Fixed Mass Serpent Ward having no cast point.

02 Aug 2012

• U
  Added teleport animations.
• U
  Added spawn animations.

25 Jul 2012

• UPDATE 4 (TEST)
  • Fixed not being able to ⇱⇲ Drag-select Serpent Wards by dragging over their models.
• UPDATE 5 (TEST)
  • Fixed abilities with 0 cast point (i.e. Hex) missing its ability effects.

12 Jul 2012

• Fixed Ether Shock ignoring Spellblock.

04 Jul 2012

• Update 2
  • Fixed Soul Rip being able to target on Serpent Ward.

14 Jun 2012

• Coup de Grace no longer works on Serpent Ward.

17 May 2012

• Fixed having 1 more armor than intended.
• Serpent Ward
  • Fixed Arcane Orb working against unit.
  • The Experience_XP bar is now used to show the remaining duration.

26 Apr 2012

• Fixed damage done to Serpent Ward not showing up in combat log.

19 Apr 2012

• Fixed Corrosive Skin affecting Serpent Ward.

12 Apr 2012

• U
  Added a Haste Rune run animation.

22 Mar 2012

• Fixed Serpent Ward having instant attack point instead of 0.3.

08 Mar 2012

• U
  Added idle injured animations.
• Fixed being able to transfer Nightmare to Serpent Ward.

16 Feb 2012

• U
  Added injured animations.
• U
  Added chase animations.

12 Jan 2012

• Fixed Ether Shock hitting units in the Fog of War.
• Summoned units now draw larger on the minimap.

01 Dec 2011

• Fixed the following abilities from affecting Serpent Ward:
  • Heartstopper Aura
  • Bash

17 Nov 2011

• Fixed the following abilities working on Serpent Ward:
  • Burning Spear
  • Tidebringer
  • Backstab
  • Chain Lightning and Chain Lightning proccing
  • Critical strike item sources

17 Nov 2011

• Fixed Ether Shock hitting invisible units.

10 Nov 2011

• Fixed Hex not being blocked by Linken's Sphere.

06 Aug 2011

• Serpent Ward now uses the smaller collision size. This should prevent them from blocking narrow paths.

05 Aug 2011

• Added duration indictator for Serpent Ward.

03 Aug 2011

• Fixed dispel interactions with Shackles.
• Fixed Serpent Ward unable to attack Roshan.

02 Aug 2011

• Fixed Serpent Ward not drawing.

16 Jul 2011

• Updated Serpent Ward model.

01 Jul 2011

• Hex now disable the following mechanics:
  • Auras
  • Bash
  • Critical Strike
  • Damage Block
  • Evasion
  • Lifesteal
  • True Sight

24 Jun 2011

• Shadow Shaman can now get assists with Serpent Ward.

10 Jun 2011

• Fixed cast point issues.

26 May 2011

• Serpent Ward
  • Fixed the following abilities working against unit:
    • Lifesteal sources
    • Damage Return
  • Fixed attack damage from unit being blocked by damage block sources.

20 May 2011

• Added Ctrl as a modifier key to test sending an order to all controllable units, excluding the hero.
  • Shadow Shaman can now use Ctrl and issue an order to all Serpent Wards.

12 Mar 2011

• Fixed ability interactions between Elder Dragon Form and Hex.

03 Mar 2011

• Fixed more bugs with Ether Shock search area.

12 Feb 2011

• Added voiceover lines.

09 Feb 2011

• Fixed Ether Shock search distance.

04 Feb 2011

• Added duration tooltips to the following abilities:
  • Shackles
  • Mass Serpent Ward
• Hex
  • Updated ability tooltip.
  • Fixed being able to use items while affected by Hex.
• Fixed Thirst working on Serpent Ward.