Wraith-Night Legion Commander New Features New Items Update Notes
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IT'S FROSTIVUS EVE. YOUR KING NEEDS YOU.
THE LONGEST NIGHT
Skeleton King is crumbling to dust after too many resurrections. He has staked his hopes on a ritual that can be performed but once in a millennium. On the solstice known as Wraith-Night, auroral powers charge the earth with an eerie glow. Imbued with Wraith Essence, monsters grow in power but heroes gain new strength. You alone can harvest the energy needed to prepare the King for his next coronation. Who knows how he might show his appreciation?
YOUR NEW KING IS CROWNED
Placed in a trance by his Mage-Physician, Skeleton King rests upon a wintry Altar. All through the longest night, five heroes must defend His Highness from the armies of Wraith-Night. With every beast they slay, a spark of Wraith Essence flows to the King. Survive until dawn, and the King will be reborn in a form more imperishable than bone. May the first rays of the Frostivus sun illumine the newly risen Wraith King!
AN EMPTY THRONE...
Sadly, during his rite of transformation, Your King will be unable to play a role in worldly affairs. But don't lament the absence of Your King. Instead, play your part in his restoration! Each soul collected during Wraith-Night will count toward his Second Coronation! Long live the Wraith King!
GAIN PHANTOM FRAGMENTS IN WRAITH-NIGHT
Brave the Wraith-Night and stake your claim on Phantom Fragments. The more successful your campaign in the Wraith-Night, the more Fragments you will earn. Collect enough Fragments and redeem them for lockless reliquaries.
TRADE FRAGMENTS FOR WRAITH-NIGHT RELIQUARIES
Choose from among several tiers of Wraith-Night Reliquaries. Exchange a handful of Fragments for a Wraith-Night Offering, or save up to score a Wraith-Night Tribute.
EARN SHINING FRAGMENTS
WITH THE WRAITH KING'S FAVOR
Purchase the Wraith King's Favor and for a limited time your crusade will earn you and your teammates special Shining Fragments in addition to Phantom Fragments. Each teammate with an active Favor will increase the number of Shining Fragments that appear. Collect enough Shining Fragments and obtain a Wraith-Night Ossuary, a treasure box containing unique gems and rare, socketed items, or cash in your Shining Fragments toward a recipe to craft a Relic of the Wraith King.
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Only the Bronze Legion and their indomitable commander Tresdin arrived in time to answer the threat of the abyssal invasion. Driving her force into the heart of the burning city of Stonehall, she challenged the leader of the vile horde to single combat, trading blows before plunging her blade into its stampeding heart. In the grim ruin that now remained of her homeland, Tresdin unfurled her banners of war, setting out to reap brutal vengeance upon the monstrous forces of the abyss, or any others who would dare stand in her way.
Overwhelming Odds - Deal damage and gain bonus movement speed for each enemy unit in a targeted area.
Press the Attack - Remove debuffs and disables from an ally, while granting bonus attack speed and regeneration.
Moment of Courage - When attacked, immediately counterattack with bonus lifesteal.
Duel - Legion Commander and an enemy hero become locked in a duel. The surviving hero gains a permanent damage increase.
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THE BLADES OF VOTH DOMOSH - ARCANA ITEM
Purchase by January 3rd to receive an 'Exalted' quality on this item
Set in her vengeance against the abyss, Tresdin approached the baleful armorer Qwyth, who gifted to her these hellbound blades. Though she obtained the swords without cost, she may realize too late that the price extracted for wielding such incredible power could be more than she is willing to part with...
When equipped, this item grants these custom upgrades to Legion Commander:
Dual wielded blades and a full new set of animations  -  Additional dialog  -  Altered Voice  -  New base skin and special ambient effects  -  Hero icon, Portrait, Loadout Pose & Minimap icon  -  New Effects and Spell icon for Duel  -  Socketed with a gem that tracks lifetime Duel victories, displayed whenever you win a Duel
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PLUS THESE NEW FEATURES
RECRUIT YOUR FRIENDS
Know a friend who hasn't tried Dota 2 yet? Introduce them to the game! And to help ensure they get a good start you and your friend will receive a Battle Bonus when you play together until they reach level ten. Have more friends to bring to the battle? Show them the ropes, then display on your Dota 2 profile how many people you've recruited.
SPECTATE WITH FRIENDS
Playing Dota is more fun with your friends, and so is watching. Now, if even one of you has a tournament ticket, your whole party can view a live game together. So jump in a chat channel with your friends and cheer on your favorite pro team!
A STRONGER SENSE
OF PURPOSE
This update includes a newly crafted path for beginners to Dota 2, which gradually introduces players to the many varied game modes and settings in Dota 2. In addition, players are now guided through the many types of items they'll find while playing Dota 2, and given the opportunity to try them out. Not to be left out, experienced players will find they're now able to work towards longer term goals that are guaranteed to produce higher quality item finds.
RANKED MATCHMAKING
Want to size up your skill? We’re adding a ranked matchmaking pool for experienced players who want to play competitively and use the Matchmaking Rating (MMR) to track their career and compare with friends. After unlocking the feature at level 13 (approximately 150 games), you will go through a series of 10 calibration games before you can see your rating.
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NEW IN THE DOTA STORE
IMPROVED
BATTLE POINT BOOSTER
Your Battle Bonus just got better! Now Battle Bonuses will span match minutes played instead of calendar time. The Improved Battle Bonus is available in a 500 minute duration.
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LINA ANNOUNCER PACK
Keep warm this Frostivus with a little help from your favorite firebrand. Lina has arrived to call the shots on the field of battle, taunting your losses, and cheering your victories.
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UNLOCK NEW TREASURES
FROSTIVUS CRATE
What lies beneath the snows of Frostivus?
Here are a few of the items you might receive...
STONEFORGED HORNS
With the sacred Stoneforged Horns atop your head, the Earth shall shake and your enemies find themselves on the horns of a dilemma.
BLUEHEART TAILS
Over the long, cold northern winters, the glacier folk have developed fashion into a martial art form.
SNOWBALL STINGER
Armed with Tusk’s most treasured fighting glove, your foes will never know what hit them!

Includes new Walrus Punch animation!
INCLUDED IN THIS UPDATE
User Interface
  • Added option to display the Minimap on the right side of the screen. Some HUD skins may have issues in this mode
  • The drafter is now indicated when spectating a CM or CD game.
  • Fixed a case where shop items would get stuck on the screen after dragging
  • Play a sound when a teammates puts an item into your hero's inventory. eg when giving a Tango charge
  • Fixed a case where health and mana bars would be invisible at the beginning of a match
  • Select All Other Units hotkey now also selects other units like Plague and Serpent Wards
  • Added captions in Korean.
Community
  • You now get an abandon if one of your party members abandons. A party abandon on its own cannot put you into low priority.
  • Added message indicating that players must complete a low-priority match with players on both sides to decrement their low-priority penalty count
  • Adjusted the amount of XP required for Dota Profile levels 2 thru 7 (your in-profile XP bar might be a little off until you finish a game)
  • Game modes are now unlocked as you progress through levels
6.79c Gameplay Update
  • Hand of Midas recipe cost increased from 1400 to 1550
  • Ancestral Spirit vision reduced from 600 to 450
  • Ancestral Spirit damage reduced from 80/120/160/200 to 60/100/140/180
  • Plague Wards night vision reduced from 1200 to 800
  • Venomancer base movement speed reduced from 290 to 285
  • Fixed Power Cogs knockback aoe being too big
  • Fixed Whirling Death not restoring enough HP after the debuff wears off
  • Necronomicon night vision from 1300/1400/1500 to 800
  • Necronomicon gold bounty increased from 100 to 100/125/150 (per unit)
  • Magnetic Grip cast range reduced from 1400 to 1100
  • Boulder Smash silence duration reduced from 5 to 3.5/4/4.5/5
  • Boulder Smash unit knockback range rescaled from 800 to 500/600/700/800
  • Fixed Stone Remnant counting as a spell (for purposes of Curse of the Silent, Magic Stick, etc)
  • Dueling units cannot be disarmed or Force Staffed away
  • Visage movement speed reduced from 295 to 290
  • Crystal Maiden base Intelligence reduced from 21 to 19 (same base damage as before)
  • Added Slark to CM
  • Added Huskar in CM
Visuals
  • Orchid - Added fx for damage pop at the end of orchid, and additional effects if unit dies to orchid damage.
  • Fixed projected texture and screenshake render types that were drawing to the portrait also effecting the world, fixes bug with Enigma darkness rendering from his portrait in the world.
  • Fixed some Bounty Hunter items which weren't properly showing his Jinada effects.
Economy
  • Players now receive a series of presents as they proceed through the early levels of the game. Each present contains some free items to use.
  • Automatically unlock and select item styles that are unlocked by inscribed gems reaching a certain value
  • Fixed armory preview of items not showing the correct style
Workshop
  • Heroes updated or newly enabled on the workshop - Earth Spirit, Ember Spirit, Storm Spirit, Gyrocopter, Pudge
Showcase View
  • Hide Pause panel in Showcase View.
  • Fixed a bug where dragging could select another follow unit.