We didn’t have to attend lengthy for a brand new Dota patch proper after TI qualifiers. There have been positively some steadiness points within the recreation and from the seems to be of it, most of them had been addressed. We’re going to spotlight a few 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 value 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 attention-grabbing one is the 
Meteor Hammer. It had a noticeable benefit over different 
Kaya derivatives when it comes to Mana regen and consequently 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 to be 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 charge since yesterday.
Most hero modifications are fairly tame, with only a few overreactions. Given how way more advanced the sport bought during the last month we really feel like it’s a good factor. There may be one change I personally don’t notably take pleasure in, because it makes the hero just about unplayable at increased ranges.
Darkish Willow misplaced her capacity 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 also needs to 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 loads much less of a nuisance in the course of the laning stage. His second side additionally seems to be higher and higher with each patch.
Pudge lastly bought his Flayer’s Hook side toned down barely. The additional Meat Hook velocity felt improper and a bit too sturdy. Reacting to it was a lot more durable 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, however it was one of many modifications deemed vital and we type of agree. Shadow Fiend was means too sturdy 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 Murderer and, once more, it’s nicely deserved. Making each single layer of Refraction a Barrier with HP was a questionable resolution, in my view. Very similar to Mega Meepo, it’s a method to make the hero playable in in any other case unimaginable matchups, however it ends in an id erosion. Over time the cumulative impact of some of these modifications may result in heroes feeling loads much less distinctive. Pulling the thought again barely, with a lot decrease HP on Refraction Limitations is an excellent transfer and a nicely 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 sturdy or oppressive in pubs, however just because it’s Tinker — presumably essentially the most infuriating hero to play towards within the historical past of the sport. Furthermore, the hero seemed superb 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 complete 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 recreation.
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.
