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Tuned 8 times13 lines of changes across 8 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.
4 buffs and 3 nerfs in total: roughly even.
Cost and recipe
- ▲Force Mana Cost increased from 100 to 150changed 4 times across 3 patches, net buff
Biggest changes
- ▲Time it takes for the full distance to be traveled increased from 0.4 to 0.5
- ▼Health regen reduced from 5 to 2
- ▲Cooldown decreased from 20s to 19sadjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net buff
- ▼Cast range reduced from 750 to 550 (850 for enemies)
- ▲Bonus Health increased from 150 to 175
- ◆Can now override Slark's Pounce
- ▼No longer undispellable
- ◆Ring of Regeneration replaced with Fluffy Hat (+150 Health instead of regen)
Most recent change patch 7.32e, Mar 2023
- ▼Force Mana Cost increased from 100 to 150
What it does now
- + 10 Intelligence
- + 175 Health
- Force Active 19s cooldownPushes any target unit 600 units in the direction it is facing.
Built from Staff of Wizardry, Fluffy Hat plus a 950 gold recipe.
Heroes that buy Force Staff
- KO
Keeper of the Lightmid game - LI
Lionlate game - EN
Enchantressmid game - WW
Winter Wyvernlate game - SI
Silencermid game - JA
Jakiromid game - LI
Linamid game - TP
Treant Protectorlate game - BA
Batridermid game - SS
Shadow Shamanlate game - TE
Terrorblademid game - VE
Venomancermid game - WD
Witch Doctorlate game - GY
Gyrocoptermid game - BH
Bounty Huntermid game - AA
Ancient Apparitionmid game
Most bought first, from item purchases in recent professional matches (OpenDota). Public games can differ.