7.40c Gameplay Patch
Dota 2 Patch 7.40c eliminates game-breaking exploits including Medusa's infinite health bug and Morphling's perpetual Monkey King soldiers, while correcting Clinkz's unintended armor shred.
Key Changes
- 1Fixed Medusa infinite health exploit involving Lifestealer and Shadow Demon
- 2Fixed Morphling exploit allowing perpetual Monkey King soldier spawning
- 3Fixed Anti-Mage Shard interaction that could instantly kill Spectre
- 4Corrected Clinkz's Infernal Shred armor reduction values
- 5Fixed Illusion Rune not disjointing projectiles
- 6Fixed Lone Druid not receiving XP from dominated creeps
- 7Added Universal Material packs to the store for the Monster Hunter event
- 8Fixed physical lifesteal working against all-damage barriers
- 9Fixed Brewmaster level 25 talent not applying to brewlings
- 10Fixed Smoke of Deceit being castable from the stash
All Changes
⚔️Champions(11)
- fixAnti-Mage: Fixed Shard and Magebane's Mirror Facet interaction that caused an instant kill on Spectre when using Counterspell on a Spectral Dagger path.
- fixArc Warden: Fixed Tempest Double being able to pick talents.
- fixBounty Hunter: Fixed Friendly Shadow being unable to target Spirit Bear.
- fixBrewmaster: Fixed level 25 talent not applying correctly to brewlings.
- fixClinkz: Fixed Infernal Shred ignoring more armor than intended (effective nerf).
- fixDoom: Fixed Devour not granting the Ancient Prowler Shaman's Petrify ability.
- fixLargo: Fixed Encore sometimes failing to refresh existing buffs on self or targets.
- fixMorphling: Fixed Earth Spirit replication not losing bonus damage from unused stones when replicating back.
- fixMorphling: Fixed Aghanim's Scepter exploit allowing perpetual spawning of Monkey King's Wukong's Command soldiers.
- fixMedusa: Fixed infinite health exploit involving Heart of Tarrasque, Lifestealer Infest, and Shadow Demon's Disseminate (Promulgate Facet).
- fixLone Druid: Fixed experience gain from Helm of the Dominator and Overlord going to Spirit Bear instead of the hero.
🎒Items(4)
- fixBlood Grenade: Fixed bonus health not updating correctly when stack count changes.
- fixHelm of the Overlord: Fixed dominated creeps not granting bounty and experience.
- fixIllusion Rune: Fixed rune failing to disjoint projectiles upon activation.
- fixSmoke of Deceit: Fixed Smoke of Deceit being castable directly from the stash.
⚙️Gameplay Systems(2)
- fixLifesteal: Fixed physical lifesteal incorrectly working when attacking units protected by an all-damage barrier.
- fixUI: Fixed Quick Buy failing to remove queued items when recipes are automatically combined.
📅Events(2)
- changeMonster Hunter: Monster Hunter event end date confirmed for February 6, 2026.
- newStore: Added new Universal Material packs for purchase to assist with event crafting.
🎨Visual Updates(1)
- fixSpectre: Fixed idle and idle rare animations for the Arcana set.
Summary
Gameplay & Exploit Fixes
This update focuses heavily on resolving critical gameplay exploits and interaction bugs. Most notably, a complex interaction involving Medusa, Lifestealer, and Shadow Demon that granted infinite health has been patched. Additionally, Morphling's unintended ability to spawn infinite Monkey King soldiers and Anti-Mage's instant-kill interaction with Spectre have been resolved.
Item & Hero Adjustments
Several items received functional fixes, such as the Illusion Rune now correctly disjointing projectiles and Blood Grenades properly updating health bonuses. Lone Druid players will now correctly receive experience from dominated creeps rather than the Spirit Bear. Clinkz also received a significant effective nerf as his Infernal Shred was ignoring more armor than intended.
Event & Store Updates
Players are reminded that the Monster Hunter event concludes on February 6, 2026. To assist with final crafting, new Universal Material packs are now available for purchase in the store.