# Dota 2 7.38b Gameplay Patch

- Product: Dota 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dota-2)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2025-03-04
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/570/view/536595207289834048
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dota-2/releases/2025-03-04-7.38b-gameplay-patch

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- **fixed** — Clinkz Burning Army skeletons being able to auto-cast Tar Bomb
- **fixed** — Templar Assassin Hidden Reach effects being visible to enemies
- **fixed** — Sven Level 10 Talent +10% Vanquisher Bonus Damage not working properly
- **fixed** — Ability Draft loading screen being stuck during draft phase when there are fewer than 10 players in the lobby
- **fixed** — Drow Ranger Precision Aura from illusions overriding her own bonus agility
- **fixed** — Ancient Apparition Ice Blast Shatter Threshold flickering when clicking on an enemy affected by ice blast
- **fixed** — Ability Draft player losing ability in first slot for the rest of the game after casting Doom Devour
- **fixed** — Ability Draft player permanently gaining passive aura from neutral creep when using Doom Devour
- **fixed** — Roshan Timer being broken when Templar Assassin Third Eye innate is active
- **fixed** — Mark for Sell items not being collected by the courier if the courier did not start in the fountain when ordering it to deliver
- **fixed** — Mark for Sell items being returned to the hero if they were in the courier's inventory when delivering other items
- **changed** — Alt-click chat messages on the Roshan Timer to match other alt-click messages
- **changed** — Alt-click chat messages on the Madstone indicator to better match other alt-click chat messages
- **fixed** — Drow Ranger with the Sidestep Facet not triggering Silencer Last Word when Multishot finishes
- **fixed** — Viper Nosedive causing the caster model orientation to enter a bad state and allowing permanent world positioning exploits in Ability Draft
- **fixed** — Jakiro Liquid Fire not working in Ability Draft
- **fixed** — Spell Lifesteal Amplification from Kaya and its combined items not working

Patch 7.38b is out now, along with a new Dota Plus season. You can check out the 7.38b patchnotes (https://www.dota2.com/patches/7.38b).

In addition, over the last few days we've addressed the following issues:

- Fixed Clinkz Burning Army skeletons being able to auto-cast Tar Bomb

- Fixed Templar Assassin Hidden Reach effects being visible to enemies

- Fixed Sven Level 10 Talent +10% Vanquisher Bonus Damage not working properly

- Fixed Ability Draft loading screen being stuck during draft phase when there are fewer than 10 players in the lobby.

- Drow Ranger Precision Aura from illusions no longer overrides her own bonus agility

- Fixed Ancient Apparition Ice Blast Shatter Threshold flickering when clicking on an enemy affected by ice blast

- Ability Draft: Doom: Devour: fixed player losing ability in first slot for the rest of the game after casting Devour

- Ability Draft: Doom: Devour: fixed permanently gaining passive aura from neutral creep

- Fixed Roshan Timer being broken when Templar Assassin Third Eye innate is active.

- Fixed Mark for Sell items not being collected by the courier if the courier did not start in the fountain when ordering it to deliver

- Fixed Mark for Sell items being returned to the hero if they were in the courier's inventory when delivering other items.

- Refined the alt-click chat messages on the Roshan Timer to match other alt-click messages.

- Refined alt-click chat messages on the Madstone indicator to better match other alt-click chat messages.

- Fixed Drow Ranger with the Sidestep Facet not triggering Silencer Last Word when Multishot finishes

- Fixed Viper Nosedive, which caused the caster model orientation to enter a bad state, allowing Rubick or any hero in Ability Draft to exploit this with certain abilities, causing them to remain permanently in the world.

- Fixed Jakiro Liquid Fire not working in Ability Draft

- Fixed Spell Lifesteal Amplification from Kaya (and it's combined items) not working