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Heavily adjusted148 lines of changes across 53 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.
26 buffs and 41 nerfs in total: trending weaker.
Biggest ability changes
- ▼Phase Shift Cast Point increased from 0s to 0.01sadjusted 5 times across 5 patches, net nerf
- ▼Waning Rift Max Distance decreased from 400 to 350adjusted 12 times across 12 patches, net nerf
- ▼Dream Coil Mana Cost increased from 100/150/200 to 125/175/225adjusted 13 times across 11 patches, net nerf
- ▲Illusory Orb Cooldown increased from 11/10/9/8s to 12/11/10/9sadjusted 14 times across 9 patches, net buff
- ▼Puckish Spell Dodge Multiplier decreased from 3.5x to 3xadjusted 10 times across 7 patches, net nerf
- ▼Dream Coil Info Duration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
- ◆Puckish Info Also unified into a single value
Innate
- ◆Puckish Puck restores 2% of its max health and 2% of its max mana every time it disjoints an attack projectile. Disjointing spell projectiles restore 3x more health and manaadjusted 2 times across 1 patch, roughly even
Aghanim’s upgrades
- ▼Scepter Aghanim's Scepter attack speed decreased from 100% of Puck's attack speed to 90%changed 10 times, latest shown
- ▼Shard Aghanim's Shard Bonus Damage decreased from 35 to 20changed 5 times, latest shown
Base stats
- ▲Turn Rate increased from 0.8 to 0.9
- ▼Agility gain decreased from 2.3 to 2.1adjusted 3 times across 3 patches, net nerf
- ▲Intelligence gain increased from 3.5 to 3.8adjusted 3 times across 3 patches, net buff
- ▼Base damage reduced by 2adjusted 3 times across 3 patches, net nerf
- ▼Base Agility decreased from 22 to 14
- ◆Base Armor increased by 3adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
- ◆Base armor reduced by 2adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
- ▲Strength gain increased from 2.2 to 2.4
- ▼Base damage range reduced from 46-57 to 46-54
- ▲Base health regen increased from 0 to 0.5
- ▼Base Damage reduced by 1
- ▲Base Mana Regen increased from 0 to 0.5
Talents changed
- ◆Lv10 talent Illusory Orb Damage decreased from +40 to +35
- ◆Lv15 talent -15s Dream Coil Cooldown replaced with +2% Puckish Health and Mana Restoration
- ◆Lv20 talent Waning Rift Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3s to 2.5s
- ◆Lv25 talent Dream Coil Pierces Debuff Immunity replaced with -30s Dream Coil Cooldown
- ◆Talent +25 Attack Damage replaced with +300 Illusory Orb distance
Facets were part of the game from 7.36 and were removed in 7.41. Puck had 6 facet changes in between.
Most recent change patch 7.41e, Jul 2026
- ▼Illusory Orb Cooldown increased from 11/10/9/8s to 12/11/10/9s
Current abilities
Illusory OrbVector Targeted. Puck launches a magic orb that travels along the path, damaging enemy units along the way. The orb deals an additional 3% of its impact damage every 0.5s in its area of effect, but if it exceeds the max cast range it will be destroyed. At any point, Puck may teleport to the orb's location using Ethereal Jaunt. Can be put on alt-cast to launch the Orb straight ahead.
Waning RiftPuck teleports to the target location and releases a burst of faerie dust that deals damage and silences enemy units nearby.
Phase ShiftCHANNELED - Puck briefly shifts into another dimension where it is immune from harm.
Ethereal JauntTeleports Puck to a flying Illusory Orb.- PUPuckish innateWhenever Puck disjoints an attack, it restores 3% of its max health and mana. Dodging a targeted spell projectile restores 3x that amount. Does not apply to attacks by Towers.
Dream CoilCreates a coil of volatile magic that latches onto enemy Heroes, damaging and leashing them. If the enemy hero stretches the coil by moving too far away, it snaps, stunning and dealing additional damage.
What players buy on Puck
Early game
- Power Treads 1400g
Speed to get into fights quickly, plus attack damage while laning
- Null Talisman 505g
Mid game
Late game
- Octarine Core 5100g
Cooldown reduction so strong spells come back sooner
- Linken's Sphere 4800g
- Overwhelming Blink 6800g
- Aeon Disk 3000g
Saves the hero from burst damage once per fight
- Aghanim's Scepter 4200g
Most bought first, from item purchases in recent professional matches (OpenDota, Nov 2026). Public games can differ.