Kez/Changelogs

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7.40b
(2025-12-23)
7.40
(2025-12-15)
  • Increased base Strength strength from 19 to 20.
  • Switch Discipline
  • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
    • Kazurai Katana
      • Now has a max 500 damage per second threshold.
      • U
        Reduced active stack value to damage factor from 1 to 0.5.
      • Rescaled damage dealt to damage per second from 5%/7%/9%/11% to 3%/6%/9%/12%.
  • Kez is now wielding the Shodo Sai on both hands.
    • Falcon Rush
      • No longer has a 9% attack speed factor.
      • Now has a 0.5 attack modifiers proc chance factor.
      • The instant attack component can no longer activate Debuff Shodo Sai's (Marked) component.
        • However, it can still apply the debuff per normal.
      • Reduced instant attack factor from 0.45/0.55/0.65/0.75 to 0.35/0.4/0.45/0.5.
      • Reduced set haste speed from 1000 to 850.
    • Shodo Sai
      • Reduced bash duration from 0.5 to 0.4.
      • U
        Reduced parry bash duration from 1 to 0.4.
  • Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • Kazurai Katana
      • Now increases max damage per second threshold by 500.
      • Now increases active stack value to damage factor by 0.5.
7.39e
(2025-10-02)
7.39c
(2025-06-24)
  • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
    • Reduced Echo Slash mana cost from 85/100/115/130 to 75/90/105/120.
    • Kazurai Katana
      • Reduced impale duration from 0.6 to 0.5.
      • Reduced mana cost from 50 to 40.
7.39b
(2025-05-29)
  • Kez is now wielding the Shodo Sai on both hands.
    • Falcon Rush
      • The ability's unit-targeted properties. Unit-targeted based abilities now causes Kez to rush to the targeted unit.
        • The Kazurai Katana active component now procs this ability component within range.
      • U
        Kez is no longer restricted from triggering Echo Strike while Falcon Rush is active.
      • Increased duration from 3/4/5/6 to 3.75/4.5/5.25/6.
    • Reduced Talon Toss mana cost from 75 on each level to 60/65/70/75.
    • Shodo Sai
      • RESTORED
        both the parry stun and parry critical strike component.
      • Rescaled parry critical strike bonus from 25%/50%/75%/100% to 4% * EnemyHeroLVL.
7.39
(2025-05-21)
  • Increased base health regeneration from 1 to 1.5.
  • Increased base attack speed from 100 to 110.
  • Switch Discipline
  • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
    • Echo Slash
      • Reduced hero attack damage bonus from 25/45/65/85 to 20/40/60/80.
      • Rescaled cooldown from 20/18/16/14 to 21/18/15/12.
    • Grappling Claw
      • No longer applies 65%/85%/105%/125% lifesteal.
      • Reduced cast range from 700/800/900/1000 to 650/750/850/950.
      • Rescaled movement speed slow from 80% on each level to 70%/80%/90%/100%.
      • Rescaled slow duration from ΣTravelTime to a fixed 0.7/0.8/0.9/1.
      • Reduced cooldown from 16/13/10/7 to 13/11/9/7.
      • Reduced mana cost from 50 to 40.
    • Kazurai Katana
      • No longer applies a 20%/25%/30%/35% health regeneration reduction.
      • Rescaled damage dealt to damage per second from 6%/7%/8%/9% to 5%/7%/9%/11%.
      • Rescaled duration from 5/6/7/8 to 7 on each level.
      • ADDED
        an active component.
        • Impales and applies an Instant Attack instant attack on the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy upon cast.
        • Applies a 0.6-second 0-set movement speed and 0-turn rate debuff on the affected unit.
        • Deals 0.5 * KatanaStacks as one spell damage instance.
        • Has a 200-cast range, 20/15/10/5-second cooldown, and a 50-mana cost.
    • Raptor Dance
      • No longer has a 1-second channeling time.
      • The Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. lifesteal component now considers Illusion Properties. illusions as creeps.
      • Increased cast point from 0 to 1.
        • Cannot be canceled upon cast.
      • Increased total slashes from 2/3/4 to 4 on each level.
      • Rescaled base damage from 75 on each level to 30/60/90.
      • Reduced max health as damage from 4% to 3%.
  • Kez is now wielding the Shodo Sai on both hands.
    • Falcon Rush
      • The max proc distance component is no longer affected by Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. area-of-effect sources.
      • Now grants 15%/30%/45%/60% Slow ResistanceSlow Resistance slow resistance for the entire buff duration.
      • Reduced instant attack factor from 1 on each level to 0.45/0.55/0.65/0.75.
      • Rescaled cooldown from 20/18/16/14 to 21/18/15/12.
    • Talon Toss
      • No longer has a 275-effect radius.
      • Now only affects the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy.
      • CHANGED
        from applying 75/125/175/225 Physical Damage Type physical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage to a fixed 60/120/180/240 Instant Attack instant attack damage.
      • Increased Units affected by Silence sources cannot cast abilities. Does not affect items. silence duration from 1.75/2/2.25/2.5 to 2/2.25/2.5/2.75.
      • Reduced cooldown from 16/13/10/7 to 13/11/9/7.
    • Shodo Sai
      • The marked debuff no longer grants This unit's attack cannot miss or cannot be evaded. True Strike for the next attack.
      • No longer applies the following bonus ability components from marks parrying an enemy hero:
        • No longer has a 1-second parry stun duration.
        • No longer has a 165%/210%/255%/300% parry critical strike bonus.
      • Increased proc chance from 17% to 18%.
      • Shadowhawk
        • No longer applies a 20%/30%/40%/50% cooldown reduction on Shodo Sai and/or Kazurai Katana upon proc.
        • Reduced critical bonus damage from 40%/60%/80%/100% to 30%/45%/60%/75%.
    • Raven's Veil
      • ADDED
        the Shadowhawk facet.
        • Now also increases buff duration by 1.
  • REWORKED
    Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • Kazurai Katana
      • MOVED
        the Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. ability upgrade active component to the ability's default functionality.
      • NEW
        • The active component now applies 1 * KatanaStacks as Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. lifesteal upon cast.
        • Applies a 0.6-second stun duration when impaled from 105° behind the enemy unit, and deals 1 * KatanaStacks as one spell damage instance instead.
7.38c
(2025-03-27)
7.38b
(2025-03-05)
  • Increased Strength strength gain from 2.6 to 2.8.
  • Increased base Intelligence intelligence from 18 to 20.
  • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
    • Increased Grappling Claw lifesteal from 50%/75%/100%/125% to 65%/85%/105%/125%.
    • Increased Raptor Dance invulnerability duration from 0.1 to 0.2.
  • Kez is now wielding the Shodo Sai on both hands.
    • Shodo Sai
      • Now parries and block all incoming Physical Damage Type physical attack damage sources, except sources from non-hero units.
      • Shadowhawk
        • Rescaled critical bonus damage from 50% on each level to 40%/60%/80%/100%.
        • This component now levels up with either Raptor Dance or Raven's Veil.
7.38
(2025-02-19)
  • Increased base Agility agility from 26 to 27.
  • Reduced base armor from 2 to 1.
  • Reduced base movement speed from 320 to 315.
  • Switch Discipline
    • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
      • Reduced main attack damage bonus from 20% to 12%.
    • ADDED
      new Flutter facet.
      • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
        • Grants the following ability effects upon switching to Katana Discipline:
          • Deals 12% more damage on the first attack.
          • Grants 12% spell damage amplification on the first ability cast.
      • Kez is now wielding the Shodo Sai on both hands.
  • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
  • Kez is now wielding the Shodo Sai on both hands.
    • Falcon Rush
      • Can now change attack targets while active.
      • Reduced max proc distance from 575 to 525.
      • Increased Sai Discipline base attack time from 1.2/1.1/1/0.9 to 1.3/1.2/1.1/1.
      • Increased Katana Discipline base attack time from 1.4/1.3/1.2/1.1 to 1.5/1.4/1.3/1.2.
      • Increased attack speed factor from 6%/7%/8%/9% to 6%/8%/10%/12%.
    • CHANGED
      Talon Toss damage type from Magical to Physical.
    • Shodo Sai
      • No longer applies a 10% movement speed slow on debuff-affected enemy units.
      • ADDED
        the Shadowhawk facet.
        • The marked debuff procs from invisibility now deals 50% critical damage bonus.
        • Applies a 20%/30%/40%/50% cooldown reduction on the following abilities upon proc:
  • Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • Kazurai Katana
      • Increased cast range from 150 to 200.
      • Increased cooldown from 5 on each level to 20/15/10/5.
    • Shodo Sai
      • No longer passively grants self 10 movement speed bonus.
      • No longer grants 10 movement speed bonus per debuff-affected enemy.
7.37e
(2024-11-19)
  • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
    • Rescaled Echo Slash hero attack damage bonus from 30/45/60/75 to 25/45/65/85.
    • Reduced Grappling Claw hero lifesteal-based heal from 50/100/150/200 to 40/80/120/160.
7.37d
(2024-10-01)
  • CREATED

Patch History

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  • Kazurai Katana
    • Fixed the debuff wrongly getting dispelled upon casting its active component on the backside of an enemy.
    • Fixed the active impale sometimes failing, causing it to trigger later than expected.
  • Fixed Kez being unable to trigger the Shodo Sai mark placed by Raven's Veil if it was at maximum attack range.
  • Fixed Kez being able to trigger the Shodo Sai marks twice during Raptor Dance with certain specific settings and item configurations.
  • Updated head and shoulder materials.
  • Kazurai Katana
    • Fixed a crash related to the bleed debuff.
    • Fixed the overhead damage number on the target not respecting outgoing damage manipulation.
    • Fixed the active component's debuff ignoring debuff immunity.
    • Fixed the lifesteal from Aghanim's Shard triggering on other instant attack sources.
  • Grappling Claw
    • Fixed being able to attack targets outside the melee attack range buffer after landing.
    • Fixed Grappling Claw allowing Kez to escape Kinetic Field.
  • Fixed Raptor Dance giving an inconsistent amount of invulnerability when cast with cast speed bonuses or reductions.
  • Fixed Falcon Rush speed being inconsistent in some scenarios.
  • Fixed Shodo Sai's parry sometimes causing Echo Slash to slash into the 3rd dimension.
  • Fixed Shodo Sai Cancel sub-ability proccing on-cast effects.
  • Updated feather fx and feather models.
  • Flutter
    • Fixed Katana dealing less damage than intended.
    • Fixed Katana damage being consumed for no effect in some scenarios.
    • Fixed Flutter's effect being consumed by Talon Toss's, Falcon Rush's, and Kazurai Katana's fake attacks.
  • Fixed Raven's Veil going on cooldown even when Raptor Dance was interrupted.
  • Grappling Claw
    • Fixed the slow debuff being removed even when the attack landed.
    • Fixed the slow to not expire before the hook finishes pulling.
  • Updated various backend ability animations.
  • Updated Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Kazurai Katana ability effects.
  • Enabled Kez's Sai abilities in Ability Draft. The draft screen will show a random combination of Kez's Katana and Sai abilities.
  • Switch Discipline
    • Updated the HUD.
      • Now displays both KATANA and SAI discipline icons on the HUD at all times, switching back and forth between them upon changing disciplines, with the inactive discipline being greyed out.
    • ADDED
      an inactive variant icon to both disciplines.
    • Fixed all linked abilities not affected by cooldown reduction sources.
  • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
    • Echo Slash
      • Updated ability icon.
      • The instant attacks component no longer proc cleave sources.
      • Fixed the instant attacks breaking invisibility sources on Kez.
      • Fixed hitting units slightly beyond the slash range.
    • Grappling Claw
      • Updated ability icon.
      • Updated ability descriptions.
      • Reduced hero lifesteal-based heal from 40/80/120/160 to 30/60/90/120.
      • Increased cooldown from 15/12/9/6 to 16/13/10/7.
    • Updated Kazurai Katana ability icon.
    • Raptor Dance
      • Updated ability icon.
      • Fixed particle effects not dynamically adapting to radius changes.
  • Kez is now wielding the Shodo Sai on both hands.
    • Falcon Rush
      • Fixed the secondary attack sound effects.
      • Reduced max proc distance from 650 to 575.
    • Talon Toss
      • Updated ability icon.
      • U
        Increased cooldown from 15/12/9/6 to 16/13/10/7.
    • Shodo Sai
      • Fixed cases where the debuff would not be applied properly if it was already applied.
      • Fixed Cancel sub-ability being affected by Time Dilation.
    • CHANGED
      Raven's Veil from applying the Shodo Sai parry debuff to applying the regular debuff.
  • Kez is now wielding his Kazurai Katana.
  • Kez is now wielding the Shodo Sai on both hands.
    • Reduced Falcon Rush duration from 7 on each level to 3/4/5/6.
    • Fixed certain Shodo Sai ability interactions applying more damage than intended.
    • Increased Raven's Veil cooldown from 40/32/24 to 40/35/30.
  • Increased base armor from 0 to 2.
  • Increased base movement speed 315 to 320.
  • Kez is now wielding the Shodo Sai on both hands.
    • Falcon Rush
      • Increased base attack rate from 1.3/1.2/1.1/1 to 1.2/1.1/1/0.9.
      • Fixed ability can target enemy units out of range.
      • Fixed ignoring the max attack speed limits.
  • Released.
15 Sep 2024
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