# Dota 2 7.40b Gameplay Patch

- Product: Dota 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dota-2)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2025-12-23
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/570/view/517481543704249946
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dota-2/releases/2025-12-23-7.40b-gameplay-patch

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- **fixed** — Dota+ Talent Pickrates and Winrates not properly aggregating
- **fixed** — Learn Ability toggle not closing automatically after level 24
- **fixed** — Incorrect hitboxes for multiple Observer and Sentry ward cosmetics
- **fixed** — Smoke of Deceit not working from the backpack if it started in the backpack
- **fixed** — Rattlecage damage not being classified as reflection
- **fixed** — Rattlecage not working if crafted while dead
- **fixed** — Bloodseeker's Scepter upgrade not having the correct cooldown
- **fixed** — Bounty Hunter revealing his location if casting Track while invisible in the fog of war
- **fixed** — Brewmaster's Aghanim's Shard Health Regen always being active below 50% health, even if the strong drink wasn't drunk
- **fixed** — Skeletons summoned by Clinkz having incorrect attack priority
- **fixed** — Clockwerk Cogs not bouncing enemies properly with the Expanded Armature Facet
- **fixed** — Enchantress Rabble Rouser not applying to skeletons summoned by Dark Troll Summoner and Shard Golems
- **fixed** — Juggernaut's Omnislash and other abilities that require continuous vision over their target not functioning during Mars' Arena of Blood and other abilities that conditionally remove vision sharing between allies
- **fixed** — Kez Bleed Stack getting removed if the impale was a backstab
- **fixed** — Kez impale failing causing it trigger incorrectly later
- **fixed** — Kez being unable to trigger Raven's Veil mark with his first attack after casting if it was at his maximum attack range
- **fixed** — Kez being able to trigger Marks twice during Raptor Dance with specific settings and items configuration
- **fixed** — Largo's Catchy Lick not dispelling allies if they are under the effect of Black King Bar
- **fixed** — Largo's Catchy Lick dispelling High Five
- **fixed** — Largo's Amphibian Rhapsody HUD not showing for people who have disabled map_enable_portrait_worlds

Patch 7.40b is out now and you can check out the patch notes (https://www.dota2.com/patches/7.40b).

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

- Fixed Dota+ Talent Pickrates and Winrates not properly aggregating

- Fixed "Learn Ability" toggle not closing automatically after level 24

- Fixed incorrect hitboxes for multiple Observer and Sentry ward cosmetics

- Fixed Smoke of Deceit not working from the backpack if it started in the backpack

- Fixed Rattlecage damage not being classified as reflection

- Fixed Rattlecage not working if crafted while dead

- Fixed Bloodseeker's Scepter upgrade not having the correct cooldown

- Fixed Bounty Hunter revealing his location if casting Track while invisible in the fog of war

- Fixed Brewmaster's Aghanim's Shard Health Regen always being active below 50% health, even if the strong drink wasn't drunk

- Fixed Skeletons summoned by Clinkz having incorrect attack priority

- Fixed Clockwerk Cogs not bouncing enemies properly with the Expanded Armature Facet

- Fixed Enchantress Rabble Rouser not applying to skeletons summoned by Dark Troll Summoner and Shard Golems

- Fixed Juggernaut's Omnislash and other abilities that require continuous vision over their target not functioning during Mars' Arena of Blood and other abilities that conditionally remove vision sharing between allies

- Fixed Kez Bleed Stack getting removed if the impale was a backstab

- Fixed Kez impale failing causing it trigger incorrectly later

- Fixed Kez being unable to trigger Raven's Veil mark with his first attack after casting if it was at his maximum attack range

- Fixed Kez being able to trigger Marks twice during Raptor Dance with specific settings and items configuration

- Fixed Largo's Catchy Lick not dispelling allies if they are under the effect of Black King Bar

- Fixed Largo's Catchy Lick dispelling High Five

- Fixed Largo's Amphibian Rhapsody HUD not showing for people who have disabled map_enable_portrait_worlds

- Fixed Largo's Froglings blocking neutral camp respawns

- Fixed Lotus Orb not dispelling when copied by Largo's Aghanim's Shard

- Fixed Linken's Sphere not being copied by Largo's Aghanim's Shard

- Fixed Lina's Combustion also combusting Croak of Genius damage

- Fixed Spirit Bear not breaking Phantom Assassin's Blur

- Fixed Oracle's Fate's Edict interactions with Debuff Immunity

- Fixed Oracle being unable to dispel the disarm portion of Fate's Edict on allies

- Fixed Phantom Lancer's shard illusion not benefting from Illusory Armaments

- Fixed Rubick losing abilities when dying or stealing another ability while casting Amphibian Rhapsody with Aghanim's Scepter

- Fixed Shadow Demon Disruption effects not being visible if Shadow Demon himself is in Fog of War

- Fixed Spectre's level 25 talent not applying to all types of illusions

- Fixed Tiny's Avalanche lasting 0.2s longer than intended

- Fixed Troll Warlord's Battle Trance dispelling Ice Blast when Ice Blast's kill threshold is triggered while Troll Warlord is stunned and Troll Warlord has Battle Trance cast queued

- Fixed Ursa roaring when casting Earthshock with Aghanim's Shard

- Fixed Visage Familiar recall ability not working