Valve suddenly released Dota 2 patch 7.38b.

Valve has released a new patch, 7.38b, for Dota 2, introducing significant balance adjustments and drastically changing the current meta in matchmaking.

This was announced on the official Dota 2 website.

General Updates
Item grace period for swapping into the main inventory without a cooldown increased from 3s to 5s

Tormentor: Gold to each team member on death decreased from 250 to 175

Tormentor: Unyielding Shield: Base Damage absorb increased from 1900 to 2100

Tormentor: Unyielding Shield: Base Barrier regeneration increased from 30 to 40

Lotuses can no longer be picked up by Meepo clones, Arc Warden's Tempest Double or Dazzle's Nothl Projection

Moved the spawn box of the Radiant Safelane tier 1 hard pull camp a little bit down, removing an inaccessible camp block spot that could be created by chopping down a tree

Removed several trees around camps, making it easier for additional paths to be cut through:

To the right of Dire Ancient camp by Safelane Tier 1 Tower

To the right of Dire Medium camp between mid and top Tier 2 Towers

To the top of Dire Hard camp nearest to mid Tier 1 Tower

To the top of the Dire Jungle high-ground Medium camp

To the right of the Dire offlane Tier 2 Tower Medium camp

To the right of the Radiant Hard Camp by mid tier 1

To the right and left of the Radiant Hard Camp by offlane Tier 1 Tower

To the left of the Radiant Safelane Tier 2 Tower Medium water camp

There are more updates on heroes, items, and neutral items. Check it out in the game!