Dota 2

Mars

Strength melee hero, often played as a carry, initiator or disabler.

Mars
Strength

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New hero, released Mar 2019

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Current abilities
  • Spear of MarsMars throws his legendary Spear with deadly precision, damaging each enemy unit it strikes. The first enemy hero it hits is skewered on the spear, pushing it back. If a skewered hero hits a tree, building, or cliff, they will be impaled to it and stunned.
  • God's RebukeMars smashes enemies in front of him with his shield, knocking them back and damaging them with a critical hit based on his attack. Bonus damage is added when hitting heroes. Has True Strike.
  • BulwarkMars wields his massive shield to block a portion of each physical attack when hit from the front or sides. Can be toggled, granting phased movement, removing Mars's ability to attack, and locking the direction he is facing. When active, reduces movement speed and re-directs 70% of the attack projectiles aimed at allies towards himself.
  • DA
    Dauntless innateMars gets more HP Regen the more he is outnumbered by enemy heroes in 900 radius.
  • Arena Of BloodAfter a short formation time, Mars summons an arena lined with the undead warriors of the Ash Legion, who block enemy attacks and movement. Enemy heroes near the inside edge of the arena will be attacked by spears, dealing damage and knocking them back.

What players buy on Mars

Starting items

Early game

Mid game

Late game

Most bought first, from item purchases in recent professional matches (OpenDota, Nov 2026). Public games can differ.

Every Mars change, patch by patch

All 125 changes Valve listed for Mars since patch 7.21d, newest first. Last changed in 7.41f (Sep 2026). Released Mar 2019.

Patch 7.41f

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    Base stats Base Armor increased by 1

Patch 7.41e

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    Base stats Intelligence gain increased from 2.2 to 2.4

Patch 7.41d

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    Dauntless Radius increased from 700 to 900
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    God's Rebuke Now turns Mars in the cast direction when cast with Bulwark toggled on
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    Arena Of Blood Spear Damage increased from 80/160/240 to 80/170/260

Patch 7.41c

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    Dauntless HP Regen per extra enemy increased from 40% to 50%
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    Spear of Mars Mana Cost decreased from 100/110/120/130 to 90/100/110/120

Patch 7.41

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    Dauntless No longer considers Mars's allies when determining if Mars is outnumbered
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    Dauntless HP Regen per extra enemy decreased from 70% to 40%
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    Bulwark Now a point targeted ability. Mars will face towards the targeted direction when toggled on
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    Bulwark No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
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    Arena Of Blood Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
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    Arena Of Blood Lowers cooldown by 10s and increases duration from 5.5s to 6.5s. If an enemy is killed in the Arena, Mars and all of his allies inside the Arena restore 35% of their max health and mana and get a 35% attack damage buff for 20s. This effect stacks
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent +20% Dauntless Regen Per Enemy replaced with +1.5 Mana Regen
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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent -16s Arena Of Blood Cooldown replaced with +70 Arena of Blood Spear Damage

Patch 7.40b

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    Base stats Base Agility decreased from 20 to 18
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    Lv15 talent Level 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction increased from 2s to 2.5s
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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun increased from +0.4 to +0.5s

Patch 7.40

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    God's Rebuke Bonus Damage vs Heroes decreased from 10/15/20/25 to 5/10/15/20
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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent Arena of Blood Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 16s

Patch 7.39e

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    Arena Of Blood Duration rescaled from 5/6/7s to 5.5s

Patch 7.39

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    Dauntless HP Regen per extra enemy increased from 50% to 70%
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    Dauntless Radius decreased from 900 to 700
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent Dauntless Regen Per Enemy increased from +10% to +20%

Patch 7.38

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    Facet Now provides 50% of the bonuses to all allies that are in the arena when an enemy dies inside of it
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    Dauntless Now affects only Mars himself
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    Dauntless Radius decreased from 2000 to 900
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    Dauntless HP Regen per Extra Enemy increased from 30% to 50%
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent +10/5% Bulwark Front/Side Damage Reduction replaced with +10% Dauntless Regen Per Enemy

Patch 7.37d

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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun decreased from +0.6s to +0.4s

Patch 7.37b

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    Facet Buff duration increased from 15s to 20s
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent +30% Bulwark Active Redirect Chance replaced with +10/5% Bulwark Front/Side damage reduction
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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent +14/+7% Bulwark Front/Side damage reduction replaced with -20s Arena of Blood Cooldown

Patch 7.36c

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    Facet Health Restored increased from 20% to 30%

Patch 7.36b

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    Dauntless HP Regen per extra enemy increased from 25% to 30%

Patch 7.36

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    Dauntless New Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
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    Dauntless Mars and his allied heroes within 2000 radius gain increased Health Regen when they are outnumbered by the enemy in the same area. Each extra enemy hero provides 25% bonus Health Regen
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    Dauntless Example: Mars and 1 ally VS 4 enemies = 50% bonus health regen. Mars alone VS 5 enemies = 100% bonus health regen. Mars and 2 allies VS 3 enemies or less = No bonus
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    Facet If Mars is in the Arena when an enemy dies inside of it, he heals 20% of his max health and max mana, and gets a 20% attack damage buff for 15s
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    Facet Arena walls obscure vision, and enemies that are inside don't have the shared vision with their allies
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    Facet Doesn't affect Debuff Immune enemies
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    Bulwark Aghanim's Scepter soldiers can no longer knock enemies out of leashes (such as Arena of Blood)
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    Lv15 talent Level 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3s to 2s
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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent Bulwark Front/Side Damage Reduction increased from +12/6% to +14/7%

Patch 7.35d

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    Arena Of Blood Cooldown increased from 90s to 100/95/90s
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    Lv15 talent Level 15 Talent God's Rebuke Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s

Patch 7.35

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    Spear of Mars Backswing decreased from 1.03s to 0.15s
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    Spear of Mars No longer toggles off Bulwark if cast while Bulwark is active
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    God's Rebuke Critical Damage increased from 150/190/230/270% to 150/200/250/300%
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    Bulwark Active now grants Mars phased movement
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    Bulwark Active projectile redirection now also protects allies that are up to 200 range in front of Mars
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    Arena Of Blood Formation Time decreased from 0.3s to 0.1s

Patch 7.34b

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    Arena Of Blood Spear Damage increased from 75/150/225 to 80/160/240

Patch 7.34

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    Bulwark Aghanim's Scepter soldiers are now placed in a wall formation with 2 of them on either side of Mars. Soldiers attack only enemies in front of them in 275 range and knock back any enemy they hit. The enemies are pushed to the 325 range from the formation

Patch 7.33c

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    Spear of Mars Cooldown decreased from 15/14/13/12s to 14/13/12/11s
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    Spear of Mars Aghanim's Shard Damage per second increased from 35 to 40
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    God's Rebuke Bonus Damage vs Heroes increased from 5/10/15/20 to 10/15/20/25

Patch 7.33

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    Spear of Mars Stun Duration decreased from 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6s to 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2s
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    Spear Info Duration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent Spear of Mars Stun Duration decreased from +0.8s to +0.6s

Patch 7.32d

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    Bulwark Speed Penalty When Active decreased from 20% to 18%
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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent Bulwark Front/Side Damage Reduction increased from 10%/5% to 12%/6%

Patch 7.32b

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    God's Rebuke Bonus Damage against Heroes decreased from 20/25/30/35 to 5/10/15/20
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    Bulwark Scepter Soldiers no longer attack while Mars is stunned or disarmed
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    Arena Of Blood Mana Cost increased from 150/175/200 to 150/200/250

Patch 7.32

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    Spear of Mars Mana Cost decreased from 110/120/130/140 to 100/110/120/130
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    God's Rebuke Slow duration increased from 2s to 2.5s
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    Bulwark Active redirect no longer uses a radius centered around Mars. Now only works if projectile targets are in a cone behind Mars or are within 100 range of him
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    Bulwark Redirect range increased from 800 to 900
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    Arena Of Blood Spear damage rescaled from 100/150/200 to 75/150/225
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    Arena Of Blood Fixed flying units sometimes being able to escape from arena
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent -10% Bulwark Movement Speed Penalty replaced with +30% Bulwark Active Redirect Chance
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent +1.5s God's Rebuke Slow Duration replaced with +100 God's Rebuke Distance

Patch 7.31d

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    Base stats Base damage reduced by 3
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    Spear of Mars Stun duration reduced from 1.6/2.0/2.4/2.8 to 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6

Patch 7.31

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    Base stats Strength gain increased from 3.4 to 3.7
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    Spear of Mars Cooldown increased from 14/13/12/11 to 15/14/13/12
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    Arena Of Blood Spear damage reduced from 100/160/220 to 100/150/200
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    Arena Of Blood Can no longer be escaped vertically

Patch 7.30d

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    God's Rebuke Mana Cost increased from 80 to 90

Patch 7.30

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    Spear of Mars Cooldown decreased from 14 to 14/13/12/11
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    Arena Of Blood Cooldown increased from 90/75/60 to 90
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent +15 Damage replaced with +1.5s God's Rebuke Slow
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent +20 Movement Speed replaced with -10% Bulwark Movement Penalty
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    Lv15 talent Level 15 Talent +8 Armor replaced with +100 Spear of Mars Damage
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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent +160 Spear of Mars Damage replaced with +10%/5% Bulwark Front/Side Damage Reduction

Patch 7.29

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    Base stats Intelligence gain increased from 1.6 to 2.2
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    Base stats Agility gain reduced from 1.9 to 1.7
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    God's Rebuke Damage vs heroes reduced from 35 to 20/25/30/35
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    Bulwark Scepter attack slow increased from 20% to 30%
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    Arena Of Blood Damage reduced from 100/175/250 to 100/160/220
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20
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    Lv15 talent Level 15 Talent increased from +6 Armor to +8
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    Lv25 talent Level 25 Talent increased from +120 HP Regen Arena of Blood to +180

Patch 7.27d

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    Base stats Intelligence from 20 + 1.4 to 21 + 1.6
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    Base stats Base mana regen increased from 0 to 0.5

Patch 7.27b

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    Base stats Base intelligence increased from 17 to 20
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    Arena Of Blood Formation time improved from 0.6 seconds to 0.3
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent increased from -2s Spear Cooldown to -3s

Patch 7.26c

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    Spear of Mars Manacost increased from 100 to 110/120/130/140
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    Bulwark Toggle will now be turned off when casting Spear of Mars
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent changed from +6 Strength to +15 Damage
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    Lv10 talent Level 10 Talent changed from +15 Movement Speed to -2s Spear of Mars Cooldown
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    Lv15 talent Level 15 Talent changed from +20 Damage to +20 Movement Speed

Patch 7.25

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    God's Rebuke Scepter now always lowers the cooldown rather than just during Arena of Blood
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    God's Rebuke Scepter cooldown from 1.4 to 3.5

Patch 7.24

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    Base stats Strength gain increased from 3.2 to 3.4
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    God's Rebuke Slow duration increased from 1.5 to 2
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    God's Rebuke Hero attack damage increased from 25 to 35

Patch 7.23c

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    Bulwark Front damage reduction increased from 25/40/55/70% to 40/50/60/70%
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    Bulwark Side damage reduction increased from 12/20/27/35% to 20/25/30/35%

Patch 7.22f

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    Base stats Base damage reduced by 2
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    God's Rebuke Critical strike reduced from 160/200/240/280% to 150/190/230/270%

Patch 7.22d

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    Lv15 talent Level 15 Talent reduced from +30 Damage to +25

Patch 7.22

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    Added to Captains Mode
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    Base stats Base damage reduced by 4
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    Base stats Base armor reduced by 1
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    Aghanim's upgrade Added Scepter upgrade. God's Rebuke cooldown is now 1.4 seconds during Arena of Blood. Resets God's Rebuke cooldown when Arena of Blood is cast.
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    Arena Of Blood Damage rescaled from 150/200/250 to 120/185/250
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    Arena Of Blood Cast point increased from 0.1 to 0.2
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    Lv15 talent Level 15 Talent reduced from +35 Damage to +30

Patch 7.21d

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    Base stats Strength gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.2
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    Spear of Mars Vision AoE reduced from 500 to 300
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    God's Rebuke Manacost increased from 55/60/65/70 to 65/70/75/80
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    Lv20 talent Level 20 Talent reduced from +1.5s Spears of Mars Stun to +1s