* Fixed a bug where sharing wards with summoned units would place the ward.
* Fixed a bug with Clockwerk's Cogs where enemies could continue attacking the cogs for a short time after they had been destroyed.

* Increased CD total pick time per team from 150 to 180.
* Fixed a bug where Earth Spirit's Boulder Smash would stop targeting units.

* Fixed a matchmaking abuse with Oracle. Users that have abused this have been set back into calibration mode.
* Fixed a bug with particle effects attached to units in fog of war which could cause the particles to appear in the wrong place.

* Fixed a bug where the current prize pool for active leagues wasn't appearing correctly on the store item details page.
* Fixed a bug with the rendering of fog of war, it is now more accurate when showing visible areas that are very small.
* Wards and Tangos can no longer be shared with illusions.
* Fixed a bug where a consumed Moon Shard would not contribute to net worth.
* Fixed a bug where player names could be replaced with localized strings.

After a whirlwind week of intense matches, The Shanghai Major Qualifiers have concluded with two teams advancing from each region. Now that these eight qualifying teams have joined the direct invites, the tournament field of sixteen teams has been set, and The Shanghai Major Group Stage will commence on February 25, followed by the Main Event at Mercedes-Benz Arena from March 2 – 6.

Upon the crowning of The Shanghai Major Champions, the eyes of the Dota community will turn to the next Major, to be held in Manila, Philippines in early June. As before, established teams and upstarts alike will battle for the chance to join the rolls of The Manila Major to compete on the main stage in front of a sea of passionate fans.

This will be the final opportunity to prove they belong amongst the best in the world before The International 2016 kicks off beneath the mid-August Seattle sun.

After a whirlwind week of intense matches, The Shanghai Major Qualifiers have concluded with two teams advancing from each region. Now that these eight qualifying teams have joined the direct invites, the tournament field of sixteen teams has been set, and The Shanghai Major Group Stage will commence on February 25, followed by the Main Event at Mercedes-Benz Arena from March 2 – 6.

Upon the crowning of The Shanghai Major Champions, the eyes of the Dota community will turn to the next Major, to be held in Manila, Philippines in early June. As before, established teams and upstarts alike will battle for the chance to join the rolls of The Manila Major to compete on the main stage in front of a sea of passionate fans.

This will be the final opportunity to prove they belong amongst the best in the world before The International 2016 kicks off beneath the mid-August Seattle sun.

* Various Infuser related bugs have been fixed.
* Fixed a crash when trying to place a hero-specific gem in an item for a different hero, and fixed a bug where invalid gems would be provided in the list of options of gems to place in a socket.
* Fixed a bug where sometimes the rare socket UI would appear on the owned item details page for inappropriate items.
* It is now possible to combine autograph gems in the armory by right clicking on them and selecting 'Use With...'.
* Fixed an interaction between Rubick's Spell Steal and Arc Warden's Tempest Double.

* Fixed a bug with the Drodo's effects not having the correct colors when he had a prismatic gem other than the default one he started with.
* Fixed a bug where many ethereal gem effects were monochrome when they were supposed to have some color variation, such as the Trail of Burning Doom.
* Fixed a bug where autograph gems could not be extracted on the owned item details page.
* Fixed a frame rate drop when rapidly switching between units with items that have animated inventory images (Radiance, Rapier or Mjollnir).

Kicking off the 2016 Major season, The Shanghai Major main event will run from March 2nd to March 6th, with tickets available for sale starting January 10th at 12:00 PM SGT. If you are interested in attending, find all of the information you need here.

Additionally, The Shanghai Major Qualifiers are currently underway to fill out the remainder of the tournament field. Already eight stalwart Open Qualifier teams have advanced from a pool of over 2000 Dota squads to join the ranks of the Regional Qualifiers. The top two teams of each Regional Qualifier will earn the chance to compete with the eight invited teams at The Shanghai Major for their share of the $3M prize pool.

Kicking off the 2016 Major season, The Shanghai Major main event will run from March 2nd to March 6th, with tickets available for sale starting January 10th at 12:00 PM SGT. If you are interested in attending, find all of the information you need here.

Additionally, The Shanghai Major Qualifiers are currently underway to fill out the remainder of the tournament field. Already eight stalwart Open Qualifier teams have advanced from a pool of over 2000 Dota squads to join the ranks of the Regional Qualifiers. The top two teams of each Regional Qualifier will earn the chance to compete with the eight invited teams at The Shanghai Major for their share of the $3M prize pool.