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RoV Update — July 19, 2023
- Update date
- 19 Jul 2023
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Summary
Updates Dragon and Dark Slayer buffs, reworks Kaine, adjusts heroes, adds Eclipsing Bow and The Diminisher, and buffs God Slayer.
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Item changes
ItemsEclipsing BowNew
Added Eclipsing Bow for 2000 Gold, built from Shuriken + Gloves + Dagger, with +30% attack speed, +10% critical chance, and +5% movement speed. Wound adds 50 physical damage, doubled for ranged heroes, on a 0.35-second cooldown. Reach adds 150 basic-attack range and 20% movement speed for 5 seconds; range applies only to ranged heroes, with a 60-second cooldown.
ItemsThe DiminisherNew
Added The Diminisher for 2120 Gold, built from Claymore + Magic Ring + Ring of Vitality, with +100 attack, +10% cooldown reduction, and +500 max HP. Cripple slows 30% and reduces damage from that hero by 20% for 3 seconds on an 8-second cooldown. Sturdy reduces damage by 40% for 2 seconds, can be used while controlled, and has a 90-second cooldown; total stacked damage reduction is capped at 90%.
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Gameplay & system fixes
Gameplay & system fixesDragon and Dark Slayer buffs
Adjustment
Changed the Dragon buff into chain lightning hitting up to 3 targets. Thunder of Light deals 60 (+40/level) to minions and 30 (+20/level) to heroes on a 3-second cooldown; Thunder of Holy Light deals 100 (+50/level) and 50 (+25/level) on a 3-second cooldown. Added Slayer Path, which kills lane minions and grants 30% extra gold split across the team; allied heroes and Vanguard gain 10% damage reduction and 10% tower damage for 60 seconds. Infinite/God Slayer can be summoned from anywhere into a selected lane.
Gameplay & system fixesPaine and Rourke attack types
Gameplay & system fixesGod Slayer power
Buff
Buffed God Slayer power: magic damage to minions and jungle monsters 50 (+30/level) → 70 (+35/level), with a 0.3-second cooldown; against heroes 50 (+30/level) → 70 (+35/level), with a 3-second cooldown. The 40% HP shield is unchanged.