Aegis of the Immortal/Changelogs

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## Version History

VersionDescription

7.20

* Reincarnation Expire Regeneration is no longer canceled by self-inflicted damage.

7.02

* Reincarnation Expire Regeneration
	+ No longer has a 20 minimum damage threshold to get dispelled.
	+ No longer has a special rule for getting dispelled by regular attacks. []
	+ Now gets dispelled by damage after all reductions, instead of before. []
	+ Now only gets dispelled by player-based and  Roshan-based damage, instead of any source.

6.85

* Reincarnation now provides 1800  daytime and 800  nighttime ground vision at the death location during its delay.

6.84

* Fixed `BUYBACK` respawn timer penalty being reset if you die holding the item.

6.82

* Reduced  Aegis of the Immortal reclaim time from  to . []

6.81

* The spectator item popup now shows when the  Aegis of the Immortal is picked up or stolen by the enemy team.

6.79

* ADDED new  Reincarnation Expire Regeneration passive component.
	+ Now restores 20% of  health and mana per second when the item expires unused.
	+ Has a 5-second duration.
	+ The buff dispels upon taking damage, following the same rules as other cancelable consumables.

6.75

* Reduced  Aegis of the Immortal reclaim time from  to . []

6.72d

* Reincarnation
	+ Fixed ability interactions with  Charge of Darkness.
	+ Fixed the following heroes' vision range interactions with the ability:
		- Anti-Mage
		- Dragon Knight
		- Faceless Void

6.72

* Fixed the following abilities' interactions with  Reincarnation:
	+ Sun Ray
	+ Being able to use  Buyback during the effect delay, causing it to go into cooldown and using **Gold** .

6.67

* Fixed ability interactions between  Ice Blast and  Reincarnation.

6.59

* Fixed item dropping when using `-switch`.
* Fixed ability interactions between  Reincarnation and unit selection while controlling other units.

6.58

* The hero is now automatically selected after respawning with  Reincarnation.

6.57

* Fixed ability interactions between  Divided We Stand and  Reincarnation.

6.55

* Can no longer be dropped.
* The game now announces the name of the player who picks up  Aegis of the Immortal.
* Roshan now reclaims the  Aegis of the Immortal when he respawns 10 minutes after his death if it was not used yet. []
* Reincarnation
	+ Now respawns the hero where it died, instead of moving it to the team's fountain.
	+ Now respawns the hero with full health and mana, instead of 1500 health and current mana as before the death.

6.52b

* Fixed ability interactions between  Divided We Stand and  Reincarnation.

6.52

* Courier can no longer pick up item.
* Fixed  Reincarnation creating dummy items in the fountain.

6.46b

* Fixed ability interactions betwen  Reincarnation and  Lightning Grapple.

6.42

* Can no longer be purchased.
* Is now dropped as a  Roshan kill reward and can be picked up by anyone.
* Item now disappears once it reincarnates the hero.
* No longer grants 35% magic resistance.
* No longer grants 10 armor.
* Reincarnation
	+ Reduced number of charges from 3 to 1.
	+ Fixed interaction with  Meepo Clones.

6.34

* REMOVED  Damage Block ability.

* Aegis of the Immortal no longer requires  Stout Shield (−300 ) to build (total cost decreases ▼ from 4350  to 4050 ).

6.31

* Can no longer be dropped or sold.

6.28

* Aegis of the Immortal is no longer available in Death Match mode.

6.22

* Reduced  Recipe cost from 2250  to 2000  (total cost decreases ▼ from 4600  to 4350 ).

6.21

* Reduced  Recipe cost from 2500  to 2250  (total cost decreases ▼ from 4850  to 4600 ).

6.20

* No longer grants 11 health regeneration.
* Reduced  Reincarnation number of charges from 4 to 3.
* ADDED new  Damage Block ability.

*Grants a chance to block damage from attacks.*
Proc chance: 30%
Damage block: 60
* Aegis of the Immortal now requires  Stout Shield (300 ) to build, instead of  Ring of Health (875 ) (total cost decreases ▼ from 5425  to 4850 ).

6.11

* Reincarnation
	+ Now moves the hero upon respawning to the fountain, instead of upon dying.
	+ Fixed being unable to drop/sell  Aegis of the Immortal for a while after Reincarnation.
	+ Fixed ability interactions with invulnerability sources.

6.09b

* Increased magic resistance bonus from 25% to 35%.

6.04

* **Item cost** changes:
	+ Now requires  Ring of Health (875 ) to build, instead of  Perseverance (1775 ).
	+ Increased  Recipe cost from 1900  to 2500 .
	+ Total gold cost decreases ▼ from 5725  to 5425 .

6.00

* REWORKED recipe.

OLD  *Aegis of the Immortal*Recipe:  Cloak (1375 ),  Point Booster (1100 ),  Perseverance (1775 ),  Recipe (2000 )

Total cost: 6250

NEW  *Aegis of the Immortal*Recipe:  Cloak (650 ),  Platemail (1400 ),  Perseverance (1775 ),  Recipe (1900 )

Total cost: 5725

* No longer grants 125% mana regeneration.
* Now grants 10 armor.
* Increased magic resistance bonus from 20% to 25%.

5.83

* Increased  Recipe cost from 1500  to 2000  (total cost increases ▲ from 5750  to 6250 ).

5.71
  HAPPENED BETWEEN 5.69 AND 5.71
* Perseverance no longer requires a  Recipe (−125 ) to build (total cost decreases ▼ from 5875  to 5750 ).

5.65

* **Item cost** changes:
	+ No longer requires  Upgrader to build (−1500  cost).
	+ Now requires a  Recipe to build (+1500  cost).
	+ Perseverance now requires a  Recipe to build (+1  cost).
	+ Reduced  Cloak cost from 1500  to 1375 .
	+ Total gold cost decreases ▼ from 5875  to 5751 .

5.61

* Increased health regeneration bonus from 9 to 11.
* Reincarnation
	+ Now teleports the hero to the team's fountain. []
	+ Reduced number of charges from 5 to 4.

5.58

* Increased magic resistance bonus from 15% to 20%.
* Increased  Reincarnation number of charges from 3 to 5.

5.53

* Reincarnation
	+ No longer has a  cooldown.
	+ Now has 3 charges.
	+ The reincarnating hero's health is now set to 1500 upon reincarnating, instead of always being at full health. []

5.52

* Increased  Reincarnation cooldown from  to .

5.51

* Increased mana regeneration bonus from 100% to 125%.
* Reduced magic resistance bonus from 20% to 15%.
* Increased  Reincarnation cooldown from .

5.50
  HAPPENED BETWEEN 5.41 AND 5.50 []
* REWORKED recipe and stats.

OLD  *Aegis of the Immortal*Recipe:  Cloak (1600 ),  Helm of Iron Will (1300 ),  Perseverance (1775 ),  Upgrader (1500 ),  Upgrader (1500 )

Total cost: 7675

NEW  *Aegis of the Immortal*Recipe:  Cloak (1500 ),  Point Booster (1100 ),  Perseverance (1775 ),  Upgrader (1500 )

Total cost: 5875
Health regeneration bonus: 9
Mana regeneration bonus: 100
Magic resistance bonus: 20%

* ADDED new  Reincarnation ability.

*Brings the owner back to life when dying.*
Effect delay: 5
Cooldown: 360

5.40
  HAPPENED BETWEEN 5.37 AND 5.40 []
* REWORKED recipe and stats.

OLD  *Aegis of the Immortal*Recipe:  Buckler (3075 ),  Cloak (1875 ),  Helm of Iron Will (2570 ),  Ultimate Orb (2850 ),  Upgrader (1500 )

Total cost: 11870
Strength bonus: 15
Agility bonus: 15
Intelligence bonus: 15
Health regeneration bonus: 2
Mana regeneration bonus: 50
Armor bonus: 25
Magic resistance bonus: 80%

NEW  *Aegis of the Immortal*Recipe:  Cloak (1600 ),  Helm of Iron Will (1300 ),  Perseverance (1775 ),  Upgrader (1500 ),  Upgrader (1500 )

Total cost: 7675

5.31
  HAPPENED BETWEEN 5.11 AND 5.31
* REWORKED recipe and stats.

OLD  *Aegis of the Immortal*Recipe:  Ogre Axe (1000 ),  Robe of the Magi (575 ),  Upgrader (1500 )

Total cost: 3075
Strength bonus: 6
Intelligence bonus: 6
Armor bonus: 10
Magic resistance bonus: 33%

NEW  *Aegis of the Immortal*Recipe:  Buckler (3075 ),  Cloak (1875 ),  Helm of Iron Will (2570 ),  Ultimate Orb (2850 ),  Upgrader (1500 )

Total cost: 11870
Strength bonus: 15
Agility bonus: 15
Intelligence bonus: 15
Health regeneration bonus: 2
Mana regeneration bonus: 50
Armor bonus: 25
Magic resistance bonus: 80%

## Patch History

Patch
Description

20 Sep 2023

* Fixed item not expiring.

16 Sep 2021

* ADDED new timer to indicate its remaining duration before  Reincarnation expires.

11 Feb 2020

* UPDATE 2
	+ Added heart-shaped  Aegis of the Immortal for Valentine's Day.

12 Apr 2018

* `Alt` now displays a tooltip that explains how to pronounce the item. []

14 Feb 2018

* Added custom item design in the shape of a heart.
* The inventory icon has been updated to be the shape of a heart to match the Valentines Day design.

12 Dec 2016

* Added a new ▶️ sound to  Reincarnation which starts playing as the reincarnating begins, indicating its duration.

12 Dec 2016

* UPDATE 2
	+ Fixed dying with  Aegis of the Immortal allowing you to move items without restrictions.

12 Nov 2015

* Added an audible to allies only ▶️ expiring sound.

29 Apr 2014

* Fixed  Wraith King losing  Aegis of the Immortal and  Reincarnation if he died while a  Duel was active anywhere on the map.
* Fixed incorrect messages when the item is picked up at the same time as it is being denied.

23 Aug 2013

* Fixed  Reincarnation stinger sometimes playing late when triggered in vision but out of hearing range.

20 Jun 2013

* Fixed  Aegis of the Immortal reclaim message popping up erroneously.

21 Sep 2012

* The `BUYBACK` button is no longer shown when the hero is  Reincarnating.

19 Sep 2012

* UPDATE 6 (TEST)
	+ Fixed  Gem of True Sight dropping on death when  Meepo or  Meepo clones has  Reincarnation.

09 Aug 2012

* Added a notification that displays when the  Aegis of the Immortal is stolen.

17 May 2012

* Added a new player only post death effect.

19 Jul 2012

* Added a message when a player destroys  Aegis of the Immortal.

28 Mar 2012

* Fixed ability interactions between  Time Lapse and  Reincarnation.

27 Mar 2012

* UPDATE 2 (TEST)
	+ Spirit Bear no longer can pick up the item.

29 Sep 2011

* Fixed being able to `BUYBACK` while  Reincarnation is active.

16 Sep 2011

* Courier can no longer pick up the item.

15 Sep 2011

* Courier can no longer pick up the item.

02 Aug 2011

* Kill Streaks are no longer cleared if the dying hero has  Reincarnation.

01 Jul 2011

* Fixed  Reincarnation to trigger first if  Skeleton King also has  Aegis of the Immortal equipped.

10 Jun 2011

* Item can no longer be destroyed by attacking it.
* The item now drops directly below  Roshan.

30 Apr 2011

* Fixed when a hero with full inventory attempts to pick up  Aegis of the Immortal, the item would bind to them.

19 Feb 2011

* Added a tombstone marker to indicate heroes being  Reincarnated from death.