# Dota 2 Dota 2 Update - 1/30/2026

- Product: Dota 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dota-2)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/570/view/533247947228316765
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dota-2/releases/2026-01-30-dota-2-update-1-30-2026

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- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where Clinkz's Skeleton Archers were doing more than the intended amount of damage to buildings
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where Slark's Depth Shroud was not applying the intended move speed and health regen to allies
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where Spectre's Shadow Step had an interaction with attack range extension items, which was leading to a longer than intended duration
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where Muerta's Gunslinger bonus damage talent did not scale when applied to illusions, leading to more damage than intended
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where Turbo games would sometimes deduct 2 gold on ban phase completion
- **fixed** — Fixed Largo's Croak of Genius damage proccing other abilities
- **fixed** — Fixed a performance issue with network encoding which substantially reduces the number of server hitch frames
- **changed** — Restructured how cosmetic items interact with Dota network traffic so most cosmetic items now take zero network bandwidth after game start
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where cosmetic items were being created every time a hero spawned, gradually reducing performance
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where items equipped in only ability effects slots appear as if equipped on the hero in post-game or MVP screens

Over the past few days we've addressed the following issues:

- Fixed a bug where Clinkz's Skeleton Archers were doing more than the intended amount of damage to buildings.

- Fixed a bug where Slark's Depth Shroud was not applying the intended move speed and health regen to allies.

- Fixed a bug where Spectre's Shadow Step had an interaction with attack range extension items, which was leading to a longer than intended duration.

- Fixed a bug where Muerta's Gunslinger bonus damage talent did not scale when applied to illusions, leading to more damage than intended.

- Fixed a bug where Turbo games would sometimes deduct 2 gold on ban phase completion.

- Fixed Largo's Croak of Genius damage proccing other abilities (Batrider's Sticky Napalm, Searing Signet, etc.)

- Fixed a performance issue with network encoding which substantially reduces the number of 'server hitch' frames.

- Restructured how cosmetic items interact with Dota network traffic: Most cosmetic items now take zero network bandwidth after game start, improving both client and server performance.

- Fixed a bug where cosmetic items were being created every time a hero spawned, gradually reducing performance.

- Items equipped in only ability effects slots no longer appear as if equipped on the hero in post-game or MVP screens.