Patch 7.41d — hotfix

The gist in 30 seconds

• Phantom Assassin became the most-picked hero after 7.41 — nerfs to Blur and Coup de Grace bring her back in line.
• Dazzle overperformed with the new 20% Shallow Grave — the threshold drops back to 17% and the cooldown is adjusted.
• Void Surge Rune proved too powerful in the early game: the first spawn is pushed from minute 7 to minute 9.
• Anti-Mage gets a partial reversal of the 7.41 nerf — Mana Void restored to 0.90 per missing mana.
• Aghanim's Sanctum had a bug: the effect did not dispel on death for 4 heroes — fixed.

Hero buffs

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

Anti-MageMana Void — damage per missing mana partially restored: from 0.85 to 0.90.

BUFF

PudgeMeat Hook — cooldown at level 1 from 22 to 18 seconds.

BUFF

Wraith KingReincarnation — respawn delay from 3 to 2.5 seconds.

BUFF

HoodwinkAcorn Shot — number of bounces at level 3 from 5 to 6.

BUFF

Crystal MaidenArcane Aura — mana regen for allies from 1.0/1.5/2.0/2.5 to 1.5/2.0/2.5/3.0 per second.

BUFF

Hero nerfs

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

Phantom AssassinBlur — evasion from 30/35/40/45% to 27/32/37/42%. Post-7.41 dominance curtailed.

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DazzleShallow Grave — HP threshold from 20% to 17%, level-4 cooldown from 30 to 34 seconds.

NERF

LifestealerFeast — lifesteal from 6% to 5% of target's current HP at level 4.

NERF

MarsSpear of Mars — damage from 280/370/460/550 to 260/350/440/530.

NERF

SnapfireLil' Shredder — cooldown from 16 to 20 seconds at level 1.

NERF

Item changes

• Void Surge Rune — First rune now spawns at minute 9 (previously minute 7). Early-game impact limited.
• Aghanim's Sanctum — Bug fixed: the effect now correctly dispels on the carrier's death for all heroes.
• Refresher Orb — Cooldown from 160 to 170 seconds. The 7.41 buff proved too generous.
• Butterfly — Evasion from 20% to 22%. Compensation for the 7.39b nerf given the current aggressive meta.
• Daedalus — Damage from 78 to 81. A partial reversal of the 7.39b nerf to support right-click carries.

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

Meta impact

The 7.41d meta finally settles. Phantom Assassin drops out of first pick; Dazzle returns to a normal win rate. Void Surge Rune remains influential but manageable after the spawn shift. The Umbrella team shipped a major software update alongside this patch — full coverage of all new talents and the Aghanim's Sanctum mechanic is already in the database. Expect a stable meta for the next 6–8 weeks until the next major.

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

Umbrella update after 7.41d

Scripts and auto-cast automatically adapt to the new cooldowns and ranges. Software downtime after the 7.41d release — +9 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.