Dota 2

Urn of Shadows

Shop item, 825 gold. Built from Sage's Mask, Ring of Protection, Circlet and plus a 320 gold recipe.

Urn of Shadows
825g

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Tuned 12 times

25 lines of changes across 12 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.

2 buffs and 11 nerfs in total: trending weaker.

Cost and recipe

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    Recipe cost increased from 280 to 320. Total Cost decreased from 880 to 825changed 6 times across 4 patches, net nerf

Biggest changes

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    Soul Release charges can now be gained by both Urn of Shadows and Spirit Vessel from the same hero deathadjusted 2 times across 1 patch, roughly even
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    Mana regen reduced from 1.5 to 1.4
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    Soul Release cooldown increased from 7s to 10s
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    Bonus Mana Regen decreased from +1.4 to +1.25
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    Soul Release Cast Range decreased from 950 to 750
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    Mana Regen bonus decreased from +1.25 to +1

Most recent change patch 7.41e, Jul 2026

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    Mana Regen bonus decreased from +1.25 to +1
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    When in Stash, no longer grants charges from nearby hero deaths
What it does now
  • + 1.0 Mana Regeneration
  • + 2 All Attributes
  • + 2 Armor
  • Soul Release Active 10s cooldownProvides 30 health regeneration when cast on allies, and deals 25 damage per second when cast on enemies. Lasts 8 seconds. Gains charges every time an enemy hero dies within 1500 units.

Built from Sage's Mask, Ring of Protection, Circlet, plus a 320 gold recipe.

Heroes that buy Urn of Shadows

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Every Urn of Shadows change, patch by patch

All 25 changes Valve listed for Urn of Shadows since patch 7.19b, newest first. Last changed in 7.41e (Jul 2026).

Patch 7.41e

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    Mana Regen bonus decreased from +1.25 to +1
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    When in Stash, no longer grants charges from nearby hero deaths

Patch 7.40b

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    Soul Release can no longer gain charges on multiple copies of this item if the copies are on the same hero

Patch 7.40

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    Bonus Mana Regen decreased from +1.4 to +1.25
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    Soul Release charge gain radius increased from 1400 to 1500
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    Soul Release charges can now be gained by all copies of Urn of Shadows item
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    This change is exclusive to Urn of Shadows and doesn't affect Spirit Vessel
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    Soul Release charges can now be gained by both Urn of Shadows and Spirit Vessel from the same hero death
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    Example to show the result of these two changes:
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    Two allied heroes. Both of them have both Urn of Shadows and Spirit Vessel. An enemy hero dies within 1500 range from them. Both Urns of Shadows will gain a charge. Spirit Vessel will also gain a charge as well, but only for the ally that was closer to the dying enemy

Patch 7.39

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    Recipe changed
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    Now requires Circlet (155) instead of Fluffy Hat (250)
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    Recipe cost increased from 280 to 320. Total Cost decreased from 880 to 825
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    No longer provides +125 Health
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    Now provides +2 All Attributes

Patch 7.37

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    Recipe changed. Now requires Sage's Mask, Ring of Protection, Fluffy Hat and a 280g Recipe (Total cost unchanged)
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    No longer provides +2 All Attributes. Now provides +125 Health
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    Soul Release cooldown increased from 7s to 10s

Patch 7.36c

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    Charges are no longer added when item is duplicated (Meepo's Pack Rat, Arc Warden's Tempest Double)

Patch 7.33

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    If the owner dies with Urn having 0 charges, it now gains one

Patch 7.32b

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    Soul Release Cast Range decreased from 950 to 750

Patch 7.31c

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    Recipe cost increased from 335 to 375

Patch 7.29

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    Mana regen reduced from 1.5 to 1.4

Patch 7.27

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    Recipe cost increased from 310 to 345 (total price remains 840)

Patch 7.19b

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    Heal rate reduced from 35 to 30