Dota 2 Update – August 18th, 2017
- Patch notes
- Added Siltbreaker Act II.
- Added Siltbreaker achievements to The International 2017 Battle Pass.
- Added Siltbreaker Act II trophies.
- Siltbreaker
- Introduced Adventure Mode, available in Act 1 and Act 2: players start and gain more lives, and enemies have less health and deal less damage. Star rewards, achievements, and Artifacts are disabled in this mode.
- 9 new Heroes have been added to the pool of available heroes.
- Abaddon has been removed from the pool of available heroes.
- Significantly increased the drop rate of many Artifacts.
- Artifact drops in game now ensure that all players have a received an Artifact this session and that the Artifact is not a duplicate for that player before switching to a random distribution (was previously entirely random).
- Introduced a new type of currency, Artifact Coins. Artifact Coins are persistent between play sessions and are consumed to activate your existing Artifacts in game. They are earned for completing zones and can be found as drops from enemies. Artifacts found during a game do not require a cost in that game, and there is no Act restriction on Artifacts.
- Siltbreaker heroes
- Quelling Shot (Drow Ranger) arrow spread lowered from 40 to 35.
- Quelling Shot (Drow Ranger) damage reduction increased from 40% to 50%.
- Laguna Blade (Lina) mana cost lowered from 200/300/400 to 175/250/325.
- Laguna Blade (Lina) damage increased from 450/650/850 to 800/1200/1600.
- Toss (Tiny) mana cost lowered from 80/90/100/110 to 70/80/90/100.
- Maledict (Witch Doctor) bonus damage increased from 8%/12%/16%/20% to 10%/15%/20%/25%.
- Death Ward (Witch Doctor) damage increased from 40/60/80 to 45/65/85.
- Death Ward (Witch Doctor) scepter damage increased from 60/80/100 to 65/85/105.
More info at August 18, 2017 Patch – Dota 2 Wiki.
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