Afrigather We didn’t have to attend lengthy for a brand new Dota patch proper after TI qualifiers. There have been undoubtedly some stability points within the sport and from the seems of it, most of them have been addressed. We’re going to spotlight among the largest patch modifications and attempt to guess what it means for the meta.
Merchandise Adjustments
There aren’t actually many price highlighting. We really feel just like the modifications to 
Khanda value aren’t sufficiently big to dissuade folks from shopping for this merchandise, whereas 
Silver Edge continues to be as area of interest because it was, even with an additional second of Break.
The one actually attention-grabbing one is the 
Meteor Hammer. It had a noticeable benefit over different 
Kaya derivatives by way of 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 seems particularly attention-grabbing.
Bloodthorn nerf can also 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 injury and the hero already misplaced ~1.5% win price since yesterday.
Hero modifications
Most hero modifications are fairly tame, with only a few overreactions. Given how rather more advanced the sport bought during the last month we really feel like it’s a good factor. There’s one change I personally don’t notably take pleasure in, because it makes the hero just about unplayable at increased ranges.
Dark Willow misplaced her skill 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 price loss throughout all brackets and pushed the hero beneath 50%. Coupled with the Bramble Maze nerfs, the hero is in a reasonably unhealthy 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 continues to be very a lot viable, however is lots much less of a nuisance in the course of the laning stage. His second side additionally seems higher and higher with each patch.
Pudge lastly bought his Flayer’s Hook side toned down barely. The additional Meat Hook velocity felt incorrect and a bit too robust. Reacting to it was a lot more durable and we noticed some unimaginable performs throughout TI qualifiers, however a few of them felt undeserved.
It’s form of unhappy to see the Clockwerk and 
Shadow Fiend combo gone, nevertheless it was one of many modifications deemed essential and we form 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 bought a protracted listing of nerfs is 
Templar Assassin 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 approach to make the hero playable in in any other case inconceivable matchups, nevertheless it leads to an id erosion. Over time the cumulative impact of these kinds of modifications might result in heroes feeling lots much less distinctive. Pulling the concept again barely, with a lot decrease HP on Refraction Boundaries is an excellent transfer and a properly positioned nerf.
Tinker getting nerfs to Protection Matrix on high 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 — probably essentially the most infuriating hero to play in opposition to within the historical past of the sport. Furthermore, the hero regarded excellent in some TI Qualifier video games and the success getting replicated in pubs was solely a matter of time.
Closing ideas
Many of the modifications within the patch have been nerfs to overperforming heroes, which makes complete sense, contemplating the meta of the Qualifiers. That mentioned, there are some smaller buffs right here and there price 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’re excited to see buffed? Share your ideas within the remark part beneath.
