
🛠️ Dota 2 update history
Official announcements the developer posts on Steam—patches, new content, and events—sorted by date. Click a title to read the full post.
October 2026
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10/7Wed📢 AnnouncementInside the Trove of Terror
Some time ago, a time now none of us can quite recall, we began to set our minds on matters of the monstrous. Our work has always concerned itself with the manufacture of frightening things, so there …
September 2026
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9/16Wed🛠️ Patch / update v7.41f7.41f Gameplay Patch
Patch 7.41f is out now and you can check out the patch notes here. In addition, we've recently addressed the following issues: Fixed spot on map near the top Roshan Pit where a hero could hide within …
August 2026
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8/27Thu📢 AnnouncementThe International 2026 Grand Champions
Congratulations to Team Spirit, Grand Champions at The International 2026. After enduring a challenging year, Team Spirit regained their ultimate form just in time to take a five-game Grand Finals slu…
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8/19Wed🎉 EventsThe International Main Event
The sixteen best Dota teams in the world spent the last week battling through an intense Group Stage, and now only eight contenders remain. In a matter of hours Team Vision, Team Liquid, Nigma Galaxy,…
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8/12Wed📢 AnnouncementThe International: Streams, Secret Shop, and More
It's the final countdown: Players and talent have landed, and all of the pieces are falling into place to make Shanghai the center of the Dota universe for the next two weeks. It's time to finish craf…
July 2026
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7/31Fri🛠️ Patch / update v7.41eGameplay Patch 7.41e and Summer Scrub
{STEAM_CLAN_LOC_IMAGE}/3703047/5179a724ee3987b0b0dab399b9ef2eaba7b2abf4.png The International approaches and we've just released an update that includes predictions, fantasy, supporter bundles, and a …
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7/31Fri📢 AnnouncementThe International: Predictions, Fantasy, and Supporter Bundles
{STEAM_CLAN_LOC_IMAGE}/3703047/5c825b3d35627bfc4276c013745aa6fd4de935ea.png Nearly a year has passed since Team Falcons hoisted the Aegis of Champions as the final team standing in Hamburg. But that w…
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7/2Thu🛠️ Patch / updateDota 2 Update - 7/1/2026
Over the past few days we've made various bug fixes and improvements: Dark Carnival Playing Regular and Turbo games now reward Scrap tickets. 6 Scrap can be traded for a Hero ticket of your choice. Re…
June 2026
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6/26Fri📢 AnnouncementThe Dark Carnival
{STEAM_CLAN_LOC_IMAGE}/3703047/7942925df6ae43659acf60f2d2ff827461c02485.png Don't you hate it when you wake up in a prison car with no memory of how you got there and, worse, no way to escape, only to…
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6/5Fri🛠️ Patch / update v7.41d7.41d Gameplay Patch
Patch 7.41d is out now and you can check out the patch notes here. In addition, we've recently addressed the following issues: Fixed Greevils not spawning their equipped effects Fixed Earthshaker's Pl…
May 2026
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5/26Tue📢 AnnouncementThe International 2026 Ticket Sales
In just a few short months, the finest Dota teams in the world will gather in Shanghai to battle for the Aegis of Champions in front of thousands of cheering fans. We've announced the official team in…
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5/26Tue📢 AnnouncementThe International 2026 Invitations and Qualifiers
Throughout the year, Dota teams around the world battle to prove themselves worthy of direct invitation to The International — and a chance to compete for the Aegis of Champions on the world's biggest…
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5/7Thu🛠️ Patch / update v7.41c7.41c Gameplay Patch
Patch 7.41c is out now and you can check out the patch notes here. In addition, over the last few days we've addressed the following issues: Fixed illusions not duplicating the correct level of neutra…
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5/5Tue📢 AnnouncementThe International Team Registration
The International is getting closer. After many years, Dota's ultimate proving ground is returning to China and returning to August, which is now just a few short months away. In preparation, we've up…
April 2026
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4/8Wed🛠️ Patch / update v7.41b7.41b Gameplay Patch
Patch 7.41b is out now and you can check out the patch notes here.
Source: official Steam announcements (updated every 6–24 hours). Titles and summaries are copyright of the original developers.