Dota 2

Essence Ring

Tier 2 neutral item.

Essence Ring
Tier 2

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Full history

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Since you last played

Returned in 7.38

Essence Ring came back in 7.38, after you last played. Here is what it does now.

0 buffs and 1 nerf in total: trending weaker.

Cost and recipe

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    Life Essence mana cost increased from 150 to 160

Biggest changes

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    Life Essence duration decreased from 15s to 10s
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    Dormant Curio increases Life Essence's health gained from 240 to 312

Most recent change patch 7.39, May 2025

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    Dormant Curio increases Life Essence's health gained from 240 to 312
What it does now
  • Life Essence Active 25s cooldownIncreases your current and max health by 240 for 10 seconds.

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Every Essence Ring change, patch by patch

All 9 changes Valve listed for Essence Ring since patch 7.23c, newest first. Last changed in 7.39 (May 2025).

Patch 7.39

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    Dormant Curio increases Life Essence's health gained from 240 to 312

Patch 7.38b

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    Life Essence duration decreased from 15s to 10s
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    Life Essence mana cost increased from 150 to 160

Patch 7.38 Returned

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    Active: Life Essence. Increases current and maximum health by 240 for 15 seconds. Mana Cost: 150. Cooldown: 25s

Patch 7.31

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    Bonus mana regen reduced from 2.5 to 2

Patch 7.27

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    Cooldown increased from 20 to 25

Patch 7.24

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    Now increases current/max health directly and is not considered a heal (does not get amplified/triggered by heal related abilities)

Patch 7.23c

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    Health increased from 375 to 425
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    Cooldown reduced from 25 to 20