What changed in Dota 2 in 2022

Fixed Black King Bar and other instant spells being castable using shift queue when doomed after returning from being hidden.

Fixed Outworld Destroyer Astral Imprisonment sometimes dealing damage to magic immune units.

Unboxing 14 treasures grants 36 Battle Levels, with increased odds for bonus rare items.

Fixed Rubick unable to eject allies with Shard Upgraded Dismember if the owner of the stolen spell did not have a Shard.

Fixed Templar Assassin Meld Strike debuff applying to the wrong target if there was an attack already in flight.

Fixed Techies Sticky Bomb sometimes getting stuck and never exploding if the target teleported away.

Fixed Treant turning around when double-tapping Living Armor with the AoE talent.

Fixed Shadow Demon gaining an extra ability point in Demonic Purge if he buys the Shard before upgrading the ability.

The second round of treasure for the Diretide 2022 season is now available for purchase.

Fixed Dawnbreaker losing Luminosity attack buff if the attack was evaded.

Fixed Razor Storm Surge Shard upgrade always activating from Outworld Devourer's Arcane Orb.

Fixed Witch Doctor Aghanims Scepter Ward attack bounce interaction with enemies that have invisibility but are affected by true sight.

Players can recycle unwanted items for 2 Battle Levels.

Both Collector's Caches are available for $2.49 each until January 12, 2023.

Fixed Bounty Hunter Shadow Walk Shard Upgrade not being castable while teleporting.

Fixed Dark Willow projectiles not being visible when targeting runes or items while in Shadow Realm.

Fixed Lion Finger Of Death Scepter interaction with Meepo clones and illusions.

A second Battle Level Bundle sale featuring 120 Battle Levels and various treasures is now available until January 12th.

Fixed Razor's Damage Stolen Static Link talent giving extra damage stolen

Fixed Io's tethered movespeed able to go below minimum movement speed

Fixed Batrider's Sticky Napalm cast range being 550 instead of 600

Fixed Monkey King's Tree Dance sometimes not correctly highlighting all trees in jump range

Fixed Hoodwink Decoy not casting Sharpshooter due to insufficient mana

The Night Stalker Harvest Night set has been replaced with the Frightful Revelries set from the Hallowed Chest of the Diretide, with a new style created for it.

The Lifestealer Cold Rage set is now a second style on the Obsidian Atrocity set, available from both Wintry Treasure 2022 and Battle Pass Collection 2022.

Sets from Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 can now be purchased directly in the Shard Shop for 15,000 Shards each.

New seasonal treasure available for Dota Plus members featuring sets for various heroes and a chance to unlock a new courier.

New Dota Plus quests added, offering up to 115,200 shards, along with updated guild rewards for Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers.

All items in the Cache are untradeable and unmarketable, except for the ultra rare Tiny set.

Players can recycle unwanted items for 2 Battle Levels.

Unboxing 14 treasures will grant you 36 Battle Levels, with increased odds for bonus rare items.

The Diretide 2022 Collector's Cache is now available, featuring the top 18 item sets voted by the community.

The Collector's Cache is available for $2.49 and will be on sale until December 18.

Razor Arcana features a new model, unlockable second style, custom animations, effects, and over 600 new voice lines.

Max Speed increased from 700 to 750.

Knockback Duration decreased from 0.3s to 0.2s.

Damage Per Level increased from 15 to 25.

Knockback Distance decreased from 125 to 75.

Acceleration increased from 150 to 200.

Hop Pause Time increased from 0.5s to 0.85s.

Post Crash Turn Rate is x1.5 normal turn rate for 2 seconds.

Post Crash Speed is now half of pre-crash speed, minimum 100.

Turn Rate decreased from 230 to 150.

Hops 2 more times after dismount.

Impact Radius decreased from 300 to 175.

Hop Time decreased from 0.55s to 0.45s.

Turn Rate Max increased from 120 to 130.

Post Crash Speed is now half of pre-crash speed, minimum 100.

Damage Per Level decreased from 12 to 8.

Post Crash Turn Rate is x1.5 for 2 seconds.

Impact Radius increased from 200 to 250.

Players can preview item sets and vote for their favorites until November 14th.

A new map has been added to the Cavern Crawl feature of the Battle Pass.

New rewards include an Immortal Treasure II, custom Versus screens, and a Cave Johnson announcer pack.

Reflex decreases click-to-display latency, improving performance in GPU-limited situations.

Players can queue for Diretide: Season's Greevilings to battle for Taffy Wells.

Part II of the Battle Pass introduces the new Diretide game mode, Candyworks, and various rewards.

This is the last major update to support OpenGL; players are encouraged to switch to a newer renderer.

Recap of Tundra Esports' journey to becoming Grand Champions at The International 2022.

Special Champion edition stickers are now available for Tundra Esports players.

A new hero, Muerta, is set to be introduced in early 2023.

Free rewards for all Dota players including Dota Plus, Battle Pass, and Arcana.

Part II of the Battle Pass arriving November 3rd with new content.

The Secret Shop is now open, offering limited edition Dota 2 merchandise for fans worldwide.

A brand new chair design embodying the molten aesthetic will be revealed before the group stage on October 14.

Fans attending the event in Singapore can order merchandise online and pick it up at the Secret Shop.

New partnerships ensure Dota 2 merchandise is accessible in more regions than ever before.

Featuring custom animations and effects, available to Battle Pass owners who reach level 223.

Resolved issue that sometimes allowed using abilities when stunned.

Now both abilities show range indicators on mouse-over.

Now displays additional damage when Alt is held.

Corrected the interaction that incorrectly decreased the bonus.

Corrected interaction in free spells mode.

Resolved issue of providing a permanent spirit buff.

Corrected interaction if the enemy died during the grab.

This fixes the issue with towers sometimes briefly stopping attacking.

Improved HUD teleport indicator appearance.

Corrected interaction with scepter version.

Players who purchased talent sticker capsules will have their stickers continue to function as before.

Players can now directly purchase a talent's voice line with 50% of the revenue going to the talent.

Each primary language will feature a Talent capsule with limited talent stickers, including unique voice lines for Holo or Gold stickers.

Team and Player Stickers for all 6 Regional Qualifier winners and 12 teams competing in the LCQ are now available.

Support your favorite team with Bronze, Silver, and Gold packs containing Sprays, Voice Lines, Emoticons, and Wallpapers.

The update introduces a list of over 150 talents participating in The International 2022 across multiple languages.

New Sticker Store introduced for purchasing Sticker Capsules, with revenue supporting the teams.

New feature in the 2022 Battle Pass with stickers for all teams and players participating in The International 2022.

Players can stick stickers to specific heroes to display their fandom in Versus and MVP Screens.

Players can build Team Collections and redeem Battle Pass levels by completing sticker collections.

New Hero Persona available for Battle Pass owners at level 296, featuring new model, animations, ability effects, and voice performance.

Players earn Battle Points for completing matches, with 200 points for wins and 100 for losses, capped at 2000 points per week.

Dota Plus item suggestions were not working but are now fixed. Players receive a free week of Dota Plus as compensation.

First Bonus Week Battle Chest now available at 2 stars instead of 3 stars.

Weekly Quests now reward 1000 Battle Points at 2/8/15 stars instead of 500/1000/1500 at 4/9/15 stars for non-Bonus weeks.

Regional Qualifiers begin on September 3rd, with teams competing for invitations to The International.

Seasonal refresh for Dota Plus, including Autumnal Treasure and new sets for various heroes.

New quests and rewards for high-scoring guilds, including emoticons, sprays, and chat wheels.

Includes Turbo games, calendar view, and analysis filters for Aghanim’s Shard and Scepter stats.

Regional pricing for the level 1 Battle Pass to increase affordability worldwide.

The 2022 Battle Pass has arrived, featuring new Arcana items, Personas, and a Prestige set.

Introduction of new and reworked hero abilities.

Revisions to hero talents, shards, and scepters.

Changes to neutral items available in the game.

Various adjustments to the in-game economy.

The 2022 Battle Pass will be released on September 1st.

Team Spirit wins the Arlington Major, defeating PSG.LGD in the Grand Finals.

Regional Qualifiers will run from September 3 - 18, with Last Chance Qualifier from October 8 - 12.

12 teams officially qualified for The International, including PSG.LGD, OG, and Team Spirit.

Gameplay Patch 7.32 will arrive before The International Regional Qualifiers.

Primal Beast is now available for Workshop Contributors.

Customers that already have the Form of the Abyssal Kin will receive a copy of Abyssal Kin Legs.

The Form of the Abyssal Kin item is now split into two separate items: shoulders and boots.

Queen of Pain's boots are now an independent item slot in-game and on the workshop.

Marci is now available for Workshop Contributors.

Now applies correctly when Wraith King's Arcana is equipped.

UI would incorrectly prevent selection of both low ping and higher ping regions.

Sound effect plays when allies share an item with your hero.

Fixed a bug that caused Razor's Static Link to only be applied to the secondary target when cast on two heroes affected by Grimstroke's Soul Bind.

Full parties may now all chat 'gg' to surrender a match after 30 minutes of game time with a 10 second countdown and cancel UI.

Adjusted matchmaking tuning to make finding a game as a full party faster.

Full parties are now permitted to match against any valid opposing team, and are no longer required to match against a full party in ranked.

Resolved an issue when relaying popular matches to many spectators.

Players can now target a different unit after stopping Focus Fire if directly clicked on.

Focus fired unit is prioritized for target selection even when illusions are created.

Fixed the interaction to require the Arc Warden original to own a Helm for the active to work.

The Darkclaw Emissary item for Dazzle has had an animation fix applied.

Crimson Gates of Nothl item for Dazzle can now be equipped correctly for effects.

Changed Focus Fire auto-target logic to disable when illusions are spawned.

Players can sell the treasure on the market instead of opening it.

Chance to unwrap Rare Witch Doctor set, Very Rare Hoodwink set, or Ultra Rare Kid Invoker set.

A key is required to open the Chest of Endless Days, available for purchase at $2.49.

Item sets for Luna, Templar Assassin, Weaver, Nature's Prophet, Viper, Drow Ranger, Wraith King, Pangolier, Winter Wyvern, and Lycan.

A new treasure drop featuring thirteen all-new item sets for various heroes.

Marci and Primal Beast will soon be added to the Dota 2 Workshop for new set submissions.

Workshop contributors are invited to submit new sets for heroes by October 23rd, 2022.

Significant performance improvement to remove hitching when using the Vulkan renderer.

Dive deep into your match performance with the new Battle Report feature, customized for Dota Plus members.

Check out 8 all-new sets found in the Summer Seasonal Treasure.

Learn about changes to your favorite heroes in the 7.31d Gameplay Update.

The Battle Pass release will be adjusted to run throughout The International and for a significant time afterwards.

Customize your hero loadout further with Unlocked Immortal Spell Effects.

The International will be hosted in Singapore, featuring 30 teams over four weekends.

Experimenting with a new schedule that includes more breaks and a greater build to Finals.

A larger than normal gameplay update scheduled for June 8th.

Participate in Fantasy Dota during the Major with daily lineups and rewards.

New gameplay changes introduced in patch 7.31c ahead of the Major.

Opening card packs temporarily disabled until EEU tournament finishes to ensure cards reflect all teams qualified for the Major.

Supporters Clubs are now on sale for 50% off, with proceeds going directly to the teams.

An EEU qualifier tournament will take place starting April 27th, allowing winners to join the Major in Stockholm.

The Stockholm Major hosted by ESL One kicks off on May 12, with tickets available for the Main Event from May 20 - May 22.

Refined muting controls for better player experience.

Various bug fixes to improve game stability and performance.

Improved functionality for searching items in the shop.

Upgrades to the Demo Hero mode for a better testing experience.

Enhanced clarity and information in Aghanim's tooltips.

Game State Integration now requires the command-line option '-gamestateintegration' to function due to potential per-frame performance impact.

Dota Plus now includes a Rune Spawn Indicator visible when pressing Alt, along with Neutral Item Upgrade Recommendations.

New Dota Plus quests offering up to 115,200 shards and updated guild rewards including emoticons, sprays, and chat wheels.

Exclusive treasure for Dota Plus members featuring new sets for various heroes and a chance to unlock Leafy the Seadragon courier.

From 16/34/52/70 to 16/32/48/64

From 4s to 3s

From 22/20/18/16s to 20/18/16/14s

From +5 to +4

From 2.1 to 2.4

Total cost of Bloodthorn increased by 300

Reduced from 2s to 1.5s

From 13 + 1.6 to 10 + 1.5

Enemies hit by multiple rip tides only receive 1 instance of damage

Reduced from +25 to +20

From 250/400/550 to 150/300/450

From 275/350/425/500 to 200/300/400/500

From 0.6 to 0.7

Now deals 20/50/75/100 damage

From 50/45/40/35% to 35/30/25/20%

From 3 to 2.4/2.7/3.0/3.3s

From 12/18/24 to 10/15/20

From -10s to -8s

From 50 to 35/40/45/50

From 24-28/32-36/40-44/48-52 to 17-20/23-26/29-32/35-38

From 80/130/180/230 to 100/150/200/250

From 5 to 6

From 155s to 150s

Now deals self damage based on Techies' current HP, rather than max HP

From 280 to 285

From 14/13/12/11 to 17/15/13/11

From 175/200/225 to 150/175/200

From 0.8 to 0.9

From 50 to 50/55/60/65

Now slows enemies within the explosion radius by 15/25/35/45% for 2 seconds

From 300 to 400

From 45/40/35/30 to 39/36/33/30

From +50% to +40%

With +125 Sticky Bomb Latch/Explosion Radius

From +20 to +30

From 320% to 300%

From 0 to 0.5

From 2.4 to 2.2

From 44-48 to 33-36

From 40/50/60/70 to 40/45/50/55

From 50% to 40/45/50%

From 3.7 to 3.8

Now has a 50% chance

From 48-52 to 35-38

From 475 to 500

With 1.6x Flesh Heap Stack Str and Damage Block bonuses

From 7 to 5/6/7/8

From 320 to 315

From 30/25/20/15 to 20/18/16/14

From 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20%

Increased from 300 to 310

Run speed increased from 1150 to 1200

Turn rate increased from 0.5 to 0.6

Cooldown decreased from 30/28/26/24 to 30/27/24/21

Pulverize now works with items that increase cast range

Mana cost decreased from 90/95/100/105 to 90/85/80/75

Stack duration increased from 15s to 20s

Level 20 Trample damage talent increased from +20% to +30%

Base damage increased from 20/30/40/50 to 20/35/50/65

New treasure recognizing strategic excellence in Fantasy play for the DPC 2021-2022 Winter Tour.

Regional Finals will take place in various regions from February 11-20, offering a chance to earn Fantasy Levels.

The schedule for matches is now accessible for players.

Deadline to finalize Fantasy lineups is set for February 10th at 4:00pm PST.

Rewards increased to 12 Fantasy Levels for top 10%, 9 for top 25%, and 6 for top 50% performers.

Purchase includes 60 levels and various treasures, available for a limited time.

Gameplay Patch 7.31 is set to arrive on February 23, 2022.

Sales end on February 9th, 2022.

Fixed damage reduction not applying to all auto attack sources

Fixed inconsistency in applying attack speed

Fixed it failing to restore mana

Fixed it not proccing on allies

Fixed it reducing the damage of the primary Epicenter

Fixed it not properly reducing cooldown and not reducing by correct stated value

Fixed not applying correct amount of Essence Shift stacks

Fixed secondary blades not dealing damage

Fixed it not healing correctly

Fixed units previously affected by Pounce Leash not being able to be affected again for the duration

Fixed attacks from skeletons not taking minor shards into account

Fixed it being castable on enemy units

Decreased bounce range bonus when bouncing to or from allies from 600 to 300

Fixed fire not dealing damage

Fixed a bug where it did not slow movement speed

Fixed secondary sources not dealing full damage

Fixed bug where Torrent could increase enemy speed

Fixed Decay not doing damage if Tombstone ability was not skilled

Fixed minor mana cost reduction shards increasing rather than decreasing mana cost

Six Regional Finals tournaments will take place over two weekends with a $100,000 prize pool.

Patch 7.31 will be released soon after the Regional Finals end.

Revisiting the TI Qualifiers format to offset bias from Regional Finals placements.

Prize distribution for Regional Finals: 1st place $50,000 + 250 DPC points, 2nd place $25,000 + 130 DPC points, etc.

The first Major of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021-2022 season has been canceled due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Points from the canceled first Major will be redistributed to the second and third Majors to maintain balance.

An update was made to correct the point distribution for the Dota Pro Circuit.