Dota 2

Phylactery

Shop item, 2,600 gold. Built from Perseverance and Diadem plus a 200 gold recipe.

Phylactery
2,600g

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New in 7.33

Phylactery was added in 7.33, after you last played. Here is what it does now.

7 buffs and 7 nerfs in total: roughly even.

Cost and recipe

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    Recipe cost decreased from 300 to 200. Total cost increased from 2500 to 2600changed 7 times across 5 patches, net buff

Biggest changes

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    Empower Spell cooldown decreased from 10s to 9sadjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
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    Empower Spell slow duration increased from 1.5s to 3s
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    Empower Spell movement slow decreased from 50% to 30%
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    Health Regen bonus decreased from +6.5 to +5.5
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    Mana Regen decreased from 2.5 to 2.25
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    Empower Spell Bonus Damage increased from 125 to 150

Most recent change patch 7.41, Mar 2026

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    Health Regen bonus decreased from +6.5 to +5.5
What it does now
  • + 6 All Attributes
  • + 5.5 Health Regeneration
  • + 2.25 Mana Regeneration

Cooldown: 9s

  • Empower Spell PassiveThe next Unit Target spell you cast on an enemy deals a separate 150 bonus damage to the target and slows them by 30% for 3s.

Built from Perseverance, Diadem plus a 200 gold recipe.

Every Phylactery change, patch by patch

All 28 changes Valve listed for Phylactery since patch 7.33, newest first. Last changed in 7.41 (Mar 2026).

Patch 7.41

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    Health Regen bonus decreased from +6.5 to +5.5

Patch 7.40c

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    All Attributes bonus decreased from 7 to 6
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    Mana Regen decreased from 2.5 to 2.25

Patch 7.40

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    Recipe changed
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    Now requires Perseverance (1400) instead of Point Booster (1200)
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    Recipe cost decreased from 300 to 200. Total cost increased from 2500 to 2600
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    No longer provides +200 Health and +200 Mana
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    Now also provides +6.5 Health Regen and +2.5 Mana Regen

Patch 7.39d

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    Empower Spell cooldown decreased from 10s to 9s

Patch 7.39c

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    Recipe cost decreased from 400 to 300. Total cost decreased from 2600 to 2500

Patch 7.39

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    Empower Spell Cooldown decreased from 12s to 10s

Patch 7.38

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    Empower Spell cooldown increased from 6s to 12s
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    Empower Spell movement slow decreased from 50% to 30%
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    Empower Spell slow duration increased from 1.5s to 3s

Patch 7.36c

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    Recipe cost increased from 200 to 400. Total cost increased from 2400 to 2600

Patch 7.35

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    Recipe changed. Now requires a 200g recipe instead of a Sage's Mask (175). Total cost increased from 2375 to 2400
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    No longer provides +0.7 Mana Regen

Patch 7.33b

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    Recipe Changed: Recipe (200) replaced with Sage's Mask (175), Total Cost decreased from 2400 to 2375
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    Now provides +0.7 Mana Regen
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    Empower Spell Bonus Damage increased from 125 to 150
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    Empower Spell Slow Duration increased from 1.2s to 1.5s

Patch 7.33 Added

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    Requires Diadem (1000), Point Booster (1200), Recipe (200). Total Cost 2400
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    +7 All Attributes
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    +200 Health
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    +200 Mana
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    Passive: Empower Spell. The next single target spell you cast on an enemy deals a separate 125 bonus damage to the target and slows them by 50% for 1.2 seconds. Cooldown: 6s
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    Passive effect doesn't proc on spells that don't give Magic Stick charges (such as Hand of Midas) and doesn't stack from multiple sources
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    Passive is applied when the spell connects with its target