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Tuned 21 times35 lines of changes across 21 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.
13 buffs and 11 nerfs in total: roughly even.
Cost and recipe
- ◆Total cost decreased from 5800 to 5700 due to Shadow Amulet cost decreasechanged 8 times across 8 patches, roughly even
Biggest changes
- ▲Shadow Walk Break duration increased from 5s to 6sadjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net buff
- ▼Shadow Walk bonus movement speed decreased from 22% to 20%adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net nerf
- ◆Cooldown increased from 18 to 20 secondsadjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
- ▼Shadow Walk cooldown increased from 22s to 23sadjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net nerf
- ▲Shadow Walk bonus damage increased from 175 to 300
- ▲Intelligence bonus increased from 10 to 15
- ▲Mana regen increased from 3 to 4
- ▼Break duration decreased from 5 to 4 seconds
- ▲Shadow Walk Duration increased from 14s to 17s
- ▼Shadow Walk debuff duration decreased from 6s to 5s
- ▲Bonus Damage increased from +60 to +70
- ▼Attack Damage reduced from +60 to +52
- ▲Damage bonus increased from +52 to +60
- ▼Attack Speed reduced from +40 to +35
- ▲Damage increased from 40 to 45
- ▲Bonus damage increased from 36 to 40
- ◆Debuff now reduces regen and heals by 50%
- ▼No longer reduces regen
- ▲Now provides +40 Damage, +45 Attack Speed, +12 Strength, +10 Intelligence and +1.5 Mana Regen (keeps the other benefits from components)
- ▲Now Grants +60 damage, +40 Attack Speed, and a 30% chance of 160% critical damage.
- ◆Attacks breaking out of invisibility now deal a guaranteed 160% crit with 175 bonus damage
- ▼No longer provides critical hits neither passively nor from Shadow Walk
- ◆Shadow Walk debuff now caps the target's movement speed to 200. This debuff is not dispellable and does not pierce debuff immunity
Most recent change patch 7.41f, Sep 2026
- ▼Shadow Walk bonus movement speed decreased from 22% to 20%
- ▼Shadow Walk cooldown increased from 22s to 23s
What it does now
- + 70 Damage
- + 35 Attack Speed
- Shadow Walk Active 23s cooldownMakes you invisible for 17 seconds, or until you attack or cast a spell. While invisible, you move 20% faster and can move through units. Attacking to end the invisibility will deal 300 bonus physical damage, disable their passive abilities for 5 seconds, and cap their movement speed to 200.
Built from Shadow Blade, Demon Edge plus a 250 gold recipe.
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