Patch 7.41 — major patch

The gist in 30 seconds

• Level 10/15 talents reworked for 62 heroes — emphasis on situational choice rather than obvious standards.
• Roshan can now respawn in either of two pits at random (50/50) — ward control of both zones becomes critical.
• The second Aegis of the Immortal is removed; on the third death Roshan drops Aghanim's Sanctum — a timed buff with a unique effect per hero.
• Shrine mechanic returns in a revised form: two Shrines in base zones grant +6 HP/sec and +3 mana/sec with a 5-minute cooldown.
• New Void Surge rune — spawns in the river every 7 minutes, grants an instant 800-unit blink with a 4-second cooldown for 45 seconds.

Hero buffs

Heroes buffed in patch 7.41. Click a card — a page with scripts and builds opens.

RubickLevel-15 talent reworked: new choice — Spell Steal gains +200 cast range OR the stolen spell lasts +4 extra seconds.

BUFF

LionFinger of Death — cooldown at level 3 from 80 to 60 seconds.

BUFF

DazzleShallow Grave — now triggers at up to 20% HP (previously 15%), cooldown at level 4 from 36 to 30 seconds.

BUFF

InvokerLevel-10 talent adds a new option: Exort sphere gives +4 damage OR Forge Spirits live +8 seconds longer.

BUFF

Phantom AssassinBlur — evasion from 25/30/35/40% to 30/35/40/45%.

BUFF

Hero nerfs

Heroes that got weakened. If these picks were in your meta — time to rethink the draft.

SpectreHaunt — cooldown from 100 to 120 seconds. Post-7.40 dominance brought in check.

NERF

Anti-MageMana Void — damage per missing mana from 1.0 to 0.85.

NERF

Faceless VoidTime Walk — cooldown from 19 to 22 seconds. Mobility toned down for the aggressive 7.41 meta.

NERF

NecrophosDeath Pulse — heal from 105 to 90 HP at level 3.

NERF

AxeBerserker's Call — radius from 315 to 290 units.

NERF

Item changes

• Aghanim's Sanctum — New Roshan drop on his third death — a timed buff unique to each hero, lasting 3 minutes or until the carrier dies.
• Void Surge Rune — New river rune — grants an instant 800-unit blink usable every 4 seconds, effect lasts 45 seconds.
• Aegis of the Immortal — Now drops only on Roshan's first and second deaths; replaced by Aghanim's Sanctum on the third.
• Black King Bar — Base duration on first cast from 8 to 7 seconds (the 7.39b nerf carried forward).
• Refresher Orb — Cooldown from 180 to 160 seconds. A buff in support of the new Shrine mechanic.

The full item catalog with updated stats — /en/items/.

Meta impact

The talent rework creates high draft variance — teams now pick around situational talent paths rather than a fixed template. The dual Roshan pit adds a new dimension to the ward war. Spectre and Anti-Mage are nerfed, but Aghanim's Sanctum opens up unique ultimate combos. Expect a prolonged adaptation period — the 7.41 meta takes 4–6 weeks to settle.

Related materials: "What are counter-picks", the hero scripts library, the item catalog.

Umbrella update after 7.41

Scripts and auto-cast automatically adapt to the new cooldowns and ranges. Software downtime after the 7.41 release — +16 h (the average over the last 12 patches — 6–18 h).

The subscription SLA is 72 hours. If the delay exceeds it, all active users automatically get their subscription extended by the lost time. Details — in the guarantees.