We didn’t have to attend lengthy for a brand new Dota patch proper after TI qualifiers. There have been undoubtedly some steadiness points within the sport and from the appears to be like of it, most of them had been addressed. We’re going to spotlight a number of the largest patch modifications and attempt to guess what it means for the meta.
There aren’t actually many value highlighting. We really feel just like the modifications to Khanda price aren’t sufficiently big to dissuade individuals from shopping for this merchandise, whereas Silver Edge remains to be as area of interest because it was, even with an additional second of Break.
The one actually fascinating one is the Meteor Hammer. It had a noticeable benefit over different Kaya derivatives when it comes to Mana regen and because of this it was constructed very often on heroes like Storm Spirit. With out this edge, we really feel like most gamers will revert again to the opposite choices — Yasha and Kaya appears to be like particularly fascinating.
Bloodthorn nerf can be a really welcome one and we really feel prefer it ought to make Chaos Knight much more manageable. It’s a sizeable lower to CK’s potential burst harm and the hero already misplaced ~1.5% win charge since yesterday.
Most hero modifications are fairly tame, with only a few overreactions. Given how far more advanced the sport received during the last month we really feel like it’s a good factor. There may be one change I personally don’t notably get pleasure from, because it makes the hero just about unplayable at larger ranges.
Darkish Willow misplaced her potential to ship Jex in direction of an ally and casting Bedlam successfully as soon as once more requires Mireska to be out of place. This already led to a whopping ~3% win charge loss throughout all brackets and pushed the hero beneath 50%. Coupled with the Bramble Maze nerfs, the hero is in a reasonably dangerous spot proper now.
Clockwerk’s Expanded Armature side must also really feel barely much less oppressive, with longer cooldowns and decrease mana burn at earlier ranges. We really feel just like the hero remains to be very a lot viable, however is so much much less of a nuisance in the course of the laning stage. His second side additionally appears to be like higher and higher with each patch.
Pudge lastly received his Flayer’s Hook side toned down barely. The additional Meat Hook pace felt improper and a bit too robust. Reacting to it was a lot tougher and we noticed some unbelievable performs throughout TI qualifiers, however a few of them felt undeserved.
It’s type of unhappy to see the Clockwerk and Shadow Fiend combo gone, but it surely was one of many modifications deemed essential and we type of agree. Shadow Fiend was method too robust and nerfs to the hero are greater than welcome. Even when they take away a cool legacy interplay.
One other hero who received a protracted checklist of nerfs is Templar Murderer and, once more, it’s properly deserved. Making each single layer of Refraction a Barrier with HP was a questionable determination, in my view. Very like Mega Meepo, it’s a method to make the hero playable in in any other case not possible matchups, but it surely leads to an id erosion. Over time the cumulative impact of a lot of these modifications might result in heroes feeling so much much less distinctive. Pulling the thought again barely, with a lot decrease HP on Refraction Obstacles is an excellent transfer and a properly positioned nerf.
Tinker getting nerfs to Protection Matrix on prime of Arcane Blink nerfs are additionally welcome. Not as a result of the hero was notably robust or oppressive in pubs, however just because it’s Tinker — presumably essentially the most infuriating hero to play in opposition to within the historical past of the sport. Furthermore, the hero appeared excellent in some TI Qualifier video games and the success getting replicated in pubs was solely a matter of time.
Many of the modifications within the patch had been nerfs to overperforming heroes, which makes whole sense, contemplating the meta of the Qualifiers. That stated, there are some smaller buffs right here and there value exploring. We’re notably enthusiastic about Silencer perhaps discovering a distinct segment within the sport.
What are your ideas on the patch and the present meta? Maybe there’s a hero you might be excited to see buffed? Share your ideas within the remark part beneath.