Dota 2

Dota 2 patch notes

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Dota 2 patch notes and update history

This Dota 2 patch notes page tracks recent updates in one place: balance changes, events, affected characters, items, modes, new content, player impact, and official Steam announcements.

Use the Dota 2 patch notes timeline below to scan what changed, which characters, creatures, items, or modes are affected, and whether the latest update is worth checking before your next session.

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Game profile3 Dota 2 patch notes trackedLatest Jul 1, 2026

Dota 2

Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

Developer

Valve

Publisher

Valve

Genre

Action, Strategy, Free To Play

Platform

Windows, Mac, Linux

Steam App ID

570

Steam store Steam news

Latest Update

Jul 1, 2026

Latest Dota 2 patch notes: Dota 2 Update - 7/1/2026

Tracked Updates

2 Dota 2 patch notes in the latest 30-day window

Main Focus

bugfix

Most frequent update category in this timeline

Average Gap

28 days

Average time between tracked updates

Latest Dota 2 patch notes

Dota 2 Update - 7/1/2026

Dark Carnival now rewards Scrap and tickets more consistently, while several ticket, reroll, and UI bugs were fixed across core modes.

Players can now progress Dark Carnival rewards through more match types, see better item ownership info in Candyworks, and should encounter fewer blocked or missing ticket rewards.

Key changes

Regular and Turbo matches now award Scrap tickets; 6 Scrap converts to a Hero ticket.
Seeing Stones can now be earned in Hard and Unfair co-op bot matches.
Candyworks now flags already owned items and shows Hero ticket requirements.
Ticket Trader, Ability Draft, and co-op bot ticket rewards were fixed.
Several Dark Carnival and Persona-related gameplay bugs were corrected.

Update focus

Category breakdown

bugfix3

content1

event1

other1

Player impact

What keeps changing?

Recent Dota 2 patch notes show which heroes, modes, cosmetics, events, creatures, items, fixes, and content updates appear most often. Higher-impact entries are the ones most likely to change what players notice in game.

Ability DraftAstral SpiritBackpackBloodpactBloodstoneBottleCandyworksco-op bot matchesConjurer's CatalystConsecrated WrapsCrella's CrozierDark Carnival

1 Dota 2 patch notes currently marked medium or higher impact.

Timeline

Recent Dota 2 patch notes

Jul 1, 2026Impact 3/5eventbugfixcontent

Dota 2 Update - 7/1/2026

Quick summary

Dark Carnival now rewards Scrap and tickets more consistently, while several ticket, reroll, and UI bugs were fixed across core modes.

Players can now progress Dark Carnival rewards through more match types, see better item ownership info in Candyworks, and should encounter fewer blocked or missing ticket rewards.

Key changes

Regular and Turbo matches now award Scrap tickets; 6 Scrap converts to a Hero ticket.
Seeing Stones can now be earned in Hard and Unfair co-op bot matches.
Candyworks now flags already owned items and shows Hero ticket requirements.
Ticket Trader, Ability Draft, and co-op bot ticket rewards were fixed.
Several Dark Carnival and Persona-related gameplay bugs were corrected.

Dark CarnivalScrap ticketsHero ticketSeeing Stones

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Jun 5, 2026Impact 2/5bugfixother

7.41d Gameplay Patch

Quick summary

Patch 7.41d mainly fixes several gameplay and UI bugs, including hero interaction issues, item behavior, and Arcana tracking problems.

These fixes should make several hero abilities, inventory interactions, and UI inputs behave correctly again, with the biggest practical impact on Earthshaker, Elder Titan, and item management.

Key changes

Fixed Earthshaker Planetfall Arcana combo and damage tracking.
Fixed Elder Titan Astral Spirit movement speed and Echo Stomp shard interactions.
Fixed Bottle with a stored Rune moving in and out of the backpack.
Fixed Harmonizer not accounting for abilities with cooldown charges.
Fixed Dota Labs Overlay Map right-clicking with Auto-Repeat Right Mouse enabled.

GreevilsEarthshakerPlanetfall ArcanaDota Labs Overlay Map

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May 6, 2026Impact 2/5bugfix

7.41c Gameplay Patch

Quick summary

Patch 7.41c is mostly a bugfix pass, correcting item, illusion, and cooldown behavior across several systems.

Gameplay should be more consistent, with fewer misleading tooltips and fewer cases where items fail, misfire, or behave differently than intended.

Key changes

Illusions now copy neutral item enchantment levels correctly.
Refresher Orb and Refresher Shard now share cooldown properly.
Bloodstone, Crella's Crozier, and other items had multiple tooltip and behavior fixes.
Several rare item states and triggers were repaired to stop broken or stalled effects.

illusionsneutral itemsBloodstoneBloodpact

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