Dota 2 News

Dota 2 Update - 1/30/2026

[p]Over the past few days we've addressed the following issues:[/p]

[p]Fixed a bug where Clinkz's Skeleton Archers were doing more than the intended amount of damage to buildings.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug where Slark's Depth Shroud was not applying the intended move speed and health regen to allies.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug where Spectre's Shadow Step had an interaction with attack range extension items, which was leading to a longer than intended duration.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug where Muerta's Gunslinger bonus damage talent did not scale when applied to illusions, leading to more damage than intended.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug where Turbo games would sometimes deduct 2 gold on ban phase completion.[/p]
[p]Fixed Largo's Croak of Genius damage proccing other abilities (Batrider's Sticky Napalm, Searing Signet, etc.)[/p]
[p]Fixed a performance issue with network encoding which substantially reduces the number of 'server hitch' frames.[/p]
[p]Restructured how cosmetic items interact with Dota network traffic: Most cosmetic items now take zero network bandwidth after game start, improving both client and server performance.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug where cosmetic items were being created every time a hero spawned, gradually reducing performance.[/p]
[p]Items equipped in only ability effects slots no longer appear as if equipped on the hero in post-game or MVP screens.[/p]

7.40c Gameplay Patch

[p]Patch 7.40c is out now and you can check out the patch notes here. [/p][p][/p][p]As a reminder, the Monster Hunter event ends February 6, 2026, after which you'll no longer be able to earn progress or craft items. Today's update also adds new Universal Material packs for purchase, providing an alternative way to get materials and finish crafting any remaining items before the event ends.[/p][p][/p][p]In addition, we've addressed the following issues: [/p]

[p]Fixed Blood Grenade bonus health not being updated when stack count changes[/p]
[p]Fixed Helm of the Dominator and Helm of the Overlord granting experience to Lone Druid's Spirit Bear, instead of Lone Druid[/p]
[p]Fixed Helm of the Overlord not granting bounty and experience for dominating creeps[/p]
[p]Fixed Illusion Rune not disjointing projectiles upon activating[/p]
[p]Fixed physical lifesteal working when attacking a unit with an all-damage barrier[/p]
[p]Fixed Quick Buy sometimes not removing queued items when recipes are combined[/p]
[p]Fixed Smoke of Deceit being castable from the stash[/p]
[p]Fixed Anti-Mage with Shard and Magebane's Mirror Facet instantly killing Spectre when using Counterspell while walking on a Spectral Dagger path targeted at another unit.[/p]
[p]Fixed Arc Warden's Tempest Double being able to pick talents[/p]
[p]Fixed Bounty Hunter unable to target Spirit Bear with Friendly Shadow[/p]
[p]Fixed Brewmaster's level 25 talent not applying to brewlings[/p]
[p]Fixed Clinkz's Infernal Shred ignoring more armor than intended[/p]
[p]Fixed Doom not getting Ancient Prowler Shaman's Petrify ability when devouring the neutral[/p]
[p]Fixed Largo's Encore sometimes not refreshing an existing buff on yourself or the target[/p]
[p]Fixed Morphling not losing the bonus damage from unused stones when replicating back from Earth Spirit[/p]
[p]Fixed Morphling perpetually spawning Monkey King's Wukong's Command soldiers when replicating Monkey King with Aghanim's Scepter[/p]
[p]Fixed Medusa being able to get infinite health when purchasing a heart while Lifestealer has infested medusa and then using Shadow Demon's Disseminate with the Promulgate Facet targeting Medusa[/p]
[p]Fixed Spectre Arcana's idle and idle rare animations[/p]

Former Dota 2 pro is selling his TI championship ring on Ebay for some serious cash, but it's not because he's "desperate"

I didn't expect my first news article of 2026 to be this one. Former Dota 2 pro Henrik 'AdmiralBulldog' Ahnberg is selling his TI 2013 championship ring on Ebay - yes, I double took, too. But the listing is indeed legitimate, as confirmed by the man himself, who also states that the sale isn't out of "desperation." Instead, it's simply to generate some cash, and going by the current figure, he'll likely make plenty of it.

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7.40b Gameplay Patch

[p]Patch 7.40b is out now and you can check out the patch notes here.

In addition, over the last few days we've addressed the following issues:

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[p]Fixed Dota+ Talent Pickrates and Winrates not properly aggregating[/p]
[p]Fixed "Learn Ability" toggle not closing automatically after level 24[/p]
[p]Fixed incorrect hitboxes for multiple Observer and Sentry ward cosmetics[/p]
[p]Fixed Smoke of Deceit not working from the backpack if it started in the backpack[/p]
[p]Fixed Rattlecage damage not being classified as reflection[/p]
[p]Fixed Rattlecage not working if crafted while dead[/p]
[p]Fixed Bloodseeker's Scepter upgrade not having the correct cooldown[/p]
[p]Fixed Bounty Hunter revealing his location if casting Track while invisible in the fog of war[/p]
[p]Fixed Brewmaster's Aghanim's Shard Health Regen always being active below 50% health, even if the strong drink wasn't drunk[/p]
[p]Fixed Skeletons summoned by Clinkz having incorrect attack priority[/p]
[p]Fixed Clockwerk Cogs not bouncing enemies properly with the Expanded Armature Facet[/p]
[p]Fixed Enchantress Rabble Rouser not applying to skeletons summoned by Dark Troll Summoner and Shard Golems[/p]
[p]Fixed Juggernaut's Omnislash and other abilities that require continuous vision over their target not functioning during Mars' Arena of Blood and other abilities that conditionally remove vision sharing between allies[/p]
[p]Fixed Kez Bleed Stack getting removed if the impale was a backstab[/p]
[p]Fixed Kez impale failing causing it trigger incorrectly later[/p]
[p]Fixed Kez being unable to trigger Raven's Veil mark with his first attack after casting if it was at his maximum attack range[/p]
[p]Fixed Kez being able to trigger Marks twice during Raptor Dance with specific settings and items configuration[/p]
[p]Fixed Largo's Catchy Lick not dispelling allies if they are under the effect of Black King Bar[/p]
[p]Fixed Largo's Catchy Lick dispelling High Five[/p]
[p]Fixed Largo's Amphibian Rhapsody HUD not showing for people who have disabled map_enable_portrait_worlds[/p]
[p]Fixed Largo's Froglings blocking neutral camp respawns[/p]
[p]Fixed Lotus Orb not dispelling when copied by Largo's Aghanim's Shard[/p]
[p]Fixed Linken's Sphere not being copied by Largo's Aghanim's Shard[/p]
[p]Fixed Lina's Combustion also combusting Croak of Genius damage[/p]
[p]Fixed Spirit Bear not breaking Phantom Assassin's Blur[/p]
[p]Fixed Oracle's Fate's Edict interactions with Debuff Immunity[/p]
[p]Fixed Oracle being unable to dispel the disarm portion of Fate's Edict on allies[/p]
[p]Fixed Phantom Lancer's shard illusion not benefting from Illusory Armaments[/p]
[p]Fixed Rubick losing abilities when dying or stealing another ability while casting Amphibian Rhapsody with Aghanim's Scepter[/p]
[p]Fixed Shadow Demon Disruption effects not being visible if Shadow Demon himself is in Fog of War[/p]
[p]Fixed Spectre's level 25 talent not applying to all types of illusions[/p]
[p]Fixed Tiny's Avalanche lasting 0.2s longer than intended[/p]
[p]Fixed Troll Warlord's Battle Trance dispelling Ice Blast when Ice Blast's kill threshold is triggered while Troll Warlord is stunned and Troll Warlord has Battle Trance cast queued[/p]
[p]Fixed Ursa roaring when casting Earthshock with Aghanim's Shard[/p]
[p]Fixed Visage Familiar recall ability not working[/p]

Dota 2 patch 7.40 adds new hero Largo, whose ultimate has one of the coolest mechanics I've seen in ages

In a surprise to absolutely no one, my favorite Dungeons and Dragons class is Bard. As both a musician and support main, it's the perfect blend of buffs and damage, with a dash of charisma on the side. Dota 2 has always kept itself pretty close to its fantasy roots, with characters like Dragon Knight, Drow Ranger, and Enchantress, but now it's got Largo, who may as well be 'Frog Bard.' Performing (pun intended) exactly as expected, his focus is on buffing allies and bestowin' mighty fine curses on his foes, while his adorable little froglings help to deal damage. As someone who's just got back into League of Legends, I can feel Valve's MOBA calling to me.

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