Dota 2

Book of the Dead

Tier 5 neutral item.

Book of the Dead
Tier 5

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Tuned 7 times

21 lines of changes across 7 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.

2 buffs and 9 nerfs in total: trending weaker.

Biggest changes

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    Cooldown reduced from 90 to 80adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
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    Units damage increased from +50% to +75%
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    Demonic Archer health decreased from 1800 to 1300
  • ◆
    Dormant Curio increases Greater Demonic Summoning's duration from 65s to 84.5s
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    Duration reduced from 90 to 75
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    Strength bonus decreased from +30 to +25

Most recent change patch 7.41b, Apr 2026

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    Demonic Warrior no longer has True Sight ability
What it does now
  • Greater Demonic Summoning Active 80s cooldownSummon 2 demonic warriors and 2 demonic archers that last 65 seconds. The Warrior burns mana every hit and deals magical damage to whoever kills it. The Archer has a basic dispel ability with a slow and a passive movement speed aura.

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Every Book of the Dead change, patch by patch

All 21 changes Valve listed for Book of the Dead since patch 7.23a, newest first. Last changed in 7.41b (Apr 2026).

Patch 7.41b

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    Demonic Warrior no longer has True Sight ability

Patch 7.39

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    Greater Demonic Summoning duration decreased from 75s to 65s
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    Demonic Warrior health decreased from 1800 to 1600
  • ◆
    Demonic Warrior damage type changed from Default to Runty
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    Runty units deal 25% less attack damage against heroes
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    Demonic Archer health decreased from 1800 to 1300
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    Demonic Archer damage type changed from Default to Piercing
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    Piercing units deal 50% more attack damage against non-hero units, but also deal 50% less damage to heroes and heavy units (buildings and siege creeps)
  • ◆
    Dormant Curio increases Greater Demonic Summoning's duration from 65s to 84.5s

Patch 7.38

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    Now is a Tier 5 Neutral Artifact
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    Active: Greater Demonic Summoning. Summon 2 demonic warriors and 2 demonic archers that last 75 seconds. The Warrior burns mana every hit, reveals invisible units, and deals magical damage to whoever kills it. The Archer has a basic dispel ability with a slow and a passive movement aura. No Mana Cost. Cooldown: 80s
  • ◆
    Removed mention of a certain removed item. Alt-notes specify warrior's and archer's stats

Patch 7.34

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    Strength bonus decreased from +30 to +25
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    Intelligence bonus decreased from +30 to +25

Patch 7.29

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    Cooldown reduced from 90 to 80
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    Units damage increased from +50% to +75%

Patch 7.24

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    Changed from three sets of Necronomicon units to two sets with 50% more health and damage
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    Strength and Intelligence reduced from 35 to 30

Patch 7.23a

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    Cooldown increased from 75 to 90
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    Duration reduced from 90 to 75
  • ◆
    Fixed previous summons not disappearing