Dota 2 Update - April 9th, 2017

General: -- * Enabled Treant Protector in Captains Mode * Towers base armor reduced by 2 * Towers now gain 1 more armor per nearby enemy hero (3 total per enemy now) * Towers bonus armor based on nearby enemy heroes AoE increased from 1200 to 1400 * Shrines base health regen reduced from 100 to 90 * Intelligence based Spell Amplification increased from 1% per 16 Intelligence to 1% per 15 * XP required to go from level 20 to 25 reduced from 10895 to 10000 (1600/1900/2200/2500/2695 to 1500/1750/2000/2250/2500)

Items: -- * Hand of Midas: XP bonus reduced from 2.5x to 1.75x * Hand of Midas: Gold bonus increased from 190 to 220 * Orb of Venom: Slow duration reduced from 4 to 3 * Orb of Venom: DPS increased from 3 to 5 * Tranquil Boots: Requires Wind Lace instead of Ring of Protection * Tranquil Boots: No longer provides armor * Tranquil Boots: Active state regeneration increased from 12 to 14 * Tranquil Boots: Active state movement speed increased from 85 to 90 * Tranquil Boots: Disabled state movement speed increased from 55 to 65 * Power Treads: Attribute bonus increased from 9 to 10 * Quelling Blade: Bonus damage no longer stacks with Iron Talon

Heroes: -- * Abaddon: Strength gain reduced from 2.5 to 2.3 * Ancient Apparition: Cold Feet damage per tick rescaled from 37.5/50/62.5/75 to 30/50/70/90 * Ancient Apparition: Cold Feet cooldown from 13/11/9/7 to 10/9/8/7 * Alchemist: Acid Spray radius rescaled from 625 to 400/475/550/625 * Alchemist: Chemical Rage cooldown increased from 45 to 55 * Bane: Level 15 Talent increased from +25% XP Gain to +30% * Bane: Level 20 Talent increased from +75 Enfeeble Damage Reduction to +90 * Brewmaster: Earth Primal Unit's Demolish now gives +90/180/270 damage vs buildings (effectively 300% of base damage, instead of 300% of total damage) * Brewmaster: Earth Primal Unit's BAT reduced from 1.35 to 1.25 * Brewmaster: Level 15 Talent increased from +12% Magic Resistance to +15% * Brewmaster: Level 20 Talent increased from -35s Respawn Time to -40s * Brewmaster: Level 25 Talent increased from +75 Damage to +120 * Brewmaster: Level 25 Talent changed from +20 Primal Split Unit Armor to +2000 Health to Primal Split Units * Bristleback: Quill Spray AoE increased from 650 to 700 * Bristleback: Level 15 Talent increased from +200 Health to +225 * Bristleback: Level 25 Talent increased from +25 Health Regen to +30 * Bristleback: Level 25 Talent increased from +20 Quill Stack Damage to +25 * Broodmother: Incapacitating Bite slow increased from 14/24/34/44% to 16/26/36/46% * Broodmother: Level 15 Talent increased from +325 Health to +350 * Broodmother: Level 25 Talent increased from +200 Spiders Health to +225 * Chen: Level 10 Talent increased from +25 Movement Speed to +30 * Chen: Level 20 Talent increased from -40s Respawn Time to -45s * Clockwerk: Base strength increased by 2 * Death Prophet: Strength gain increased from 1.9 to 2.3 * Death Prophet: Level 15 Talent increased from -1s Crypt Swarm Cooldown to -1.5s * Death Prophet: Level 15 Talent increased from +100 Cast Range to +150 * Doom: Doom damage increased from 20/35/50 to 25/40/55 * Doom: Level 10 Talent increased from +250 Health to +275 * Doom: Level 15 Talent increased from +20 Movement Speed to +25 * Doom: Level 20 Talent increased from +35 Doom DPS to +40 * Doom: Level 20 Talent changed from +25 Health Regen to Devour Can Target Ancients * Doom: Level 25 Talent changed from Devour Can Target Ancients to +40 Health Regen *