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What the patch changes in decisions, not lists

Three verified changes, their economic meaning and a clear boundary between patch fact and interpretation.

Question answered here
How does 7.41e change my next choice?
What you get
Know which old habit needs retesting
ContextPatch 7.41echecked 2026-08-19
Patch Pulse · official delta → decision

What changed in 7.41e: gold and timing

This is not a full patch recap. Pulse keeps only the changes capable of moving payback, item utility or the buyback decision.

Verified · Valve notesChecked 2026-08-18 · 7.41e
01+40 attack speed
Hand of Midas

Midas gained more power now

Patch 7.41e increased the attack-speed bonus from 35 to 40. The notes do not change Transmute's cash component.

Change source ↗
What to do differently

Do not move cash break-even earlier automatically. Add extra value only when +40 AS changes the hero or the next timing.

02Madstone bundle
Maelstrom

Neutral Transmute carries a non-cash option

Current Midas interacts with the Madstone system when used on a neutral creep. That is separate utility, not free gold.

Change source ↗
What to do differently

Price Madstone separately in sensitivity; do not mix it into the guaranteed 160 gold.

03200 + NW / 13
Town Portal Scroll

Buyback baseline corrected

Money Meta now uses the formula documented after 7.29. The old 100 base cost understated the reserve by 100 gold.

Change source ↗
What to do differently

Recalculate late-game scenarios: the old model could hide a small buyback deficit.

Patch freshness guard

7.41e context is checked. Numeric models separate official changes from community-cross-checked defaults.

Open patch notes ↗
Method and freshness

Version fact on one layer. Your inputs on another.

The primary source defines patch or event context. Every editable price, horizon, probability and risk remains a user input.

Decision context

This is not an isolated page. It is part of a game route.

The playbook shows what has been checked, which layer comes next and where the decision becomes action.

02 / ROUTES