Reality Rift's bash-cancel bug was killing CK uptime in fights — .41c finally fixed it, so illusion-comp drafts (CK + Naga + PL) become live again on the ladder. Phantasm timing windows are the same as .41, but now they actually convert into kills.

Elder Dragon Form's turn-rate bug was eating DK's split-push tempo — .41c fixed it, so Frost/Corrosive dragon stacks now reliably hit moving targets. Combined with the new outpost layout favouring offlane bullies, DK climbs from B-tier to a solid #2 mid. Watch for him in pro Tier-1 drafts.

Centaur's Return damage was bugged for two patches, refunding less than displayed — .41c fixed it, so Stampede + Return rotations now deliver the full mid-game tank profile. Becomes the cleanest blink-stomp Pos 3 once he hits Blink + Vessel, especially into illusion comps.

Berserker's Call's AoE radius wasn't matching the visual — .41c finally aligned them, so blink-Call hits everyone you'd expect. The Axe blink-pull meta is fully back, especially with Kez and Monkey King leading the carry pool — both heroes lose 60% HP inside Call's duration.

The Quill Spray stack-decay bug was silently eating BB's late-game scaling — .41c fixed it, so a fully-stacked Bristle hits the same 280 DMG/quill in min-40 that he should have all along. Combined with Bloodstone's HP nerf hitting his counters more than him, BB returns as a viable Pos 3.

Skeleton Walk's vision-bug was revealing Clinkz briefly through trees — .41c fixed it, so true stealth ganks are back. As a fast-rotating Pos 4 with Burning Barrage waveclear, Clinkz now reliably picks off lone supports the moment vision drops. Highest Pos-4 winrate increase this patch.

Borrowed Time was being silently interrupted by debuffs applied during the cast frame — .41c hard-fixed it, so Abaddon's anti-burst threshold finally works as designed. He climbs from a niche pick into top-2 Pos 5, especially vs Pos-1 burst carries like Jugg's Omnislash and MK's Wukong Command.

Cold Feet's duration was inconsistent under specific dispel windows — .41c fixed it, so AA's lane harass is finally reliable. Ice Blast's heal-block remains the single best counter to the .41c lifesteal-stacking carry meta (Jugg + Satanic, Wraith King + Vlad's). Pair him with any Pos 4 to lock fights from 2000 range.

Void escaped .41c entirely — no bug fix touched his kit, so Chrono setups read identically to .41b. Still the most reliable lockdown carry vs the Pos-3 stunner meta (Primal Beast, Mars, Axe), but his pickrate suffers because four other carries got direct .41c buffs.

Arena of Blood, Spear, and Bulwark all read identical to .41 — Mars stays a top-3 offlane because his ult locks 3+ enemies for the chained Spear stun setups your Pos 2 needs. Pair him with any of the .41c-buffed cores (Jugg, MK, Puck) for guaranteed teamwipes.

No longer in top 5 — pushed out by stronger picks this patch.

No longer in top 5 — pushed out by stronger picks this patch.

No longer in top 5 — pushed out by stronger picks this patch.

No longer in top 5 — pushed out by stronger picks this patch.

No longer in top 5 — pushed out by stronger picks this patch.

No longer in top 5 — pushed out by stronger picks this patch.

No longer in top 5 — pushed out by stronger picks this patch.

No longer in top 5 — pushed out by stronger picks this patch.