7.37e Unexpected Trends – DOTABUFF

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Dota is an incredibly complex game and seemingly small changes can have a huge impact on the meta. Today we won’t go over heroes that have been buffed and are much better off – this is mostly expected and self-explanatory. Instead, we’ll focus on heroes who suddenly became more popular and successful, seemingly out of nowhere.

Our long-time readers are probably well aware of my personal fascination with the hero. However, even as a long-time Specter enjoyer, I don’t quite understand why the hero has suddenly gotten better, though I do have some ideas.

The first thing that comes to your mind is the change in all the Trinket items in the game. Since they no longer upgrade at the 25 minute mark, overall survivability levels have decreased, especially for support heroes. This means that the Specter suddenly fares better on take-offs, especially on the squishier stanchions. This means better economy and level progression, leading to more aggressive potential later on.

It is somewhat related to the change in offline definition. We’re seeing fewer aura builders in deathball strategies, and instead, the spotlight is on champions that are more aggressive and less tanky. Specter is a hero designed to be a glass cannon hunter. between dispersionthat it Aghanim fragment Upgrade, potential Blade mail and Sparklewhich is built into the global gap closer and is well suited for eliminating high-damage sponge production targets.

Since it benefits from the ability to speed through support kills and doesn’t always have to deal with early combos, the hero is naturally better suited to the current meta. This isn’t always the case and she’s definitely the latter type of hero, but in games where she feels comfortable, stopping her can be an issue.

Finally, we’re also seeing a return to what veteran players will remember building Badman. By going early Jar of shadowsSpecter can increase her survivability and sustainability, get some extra damage, and perhaps most importantly, get some extra mana regeneration to her Spectral dagger. It’s not necessarily a good farming tool, but it’s the only tool Specter has, so she’ll have to do that, until she starts getting kills to support the enemy.

Overall, we feel that Specter is now in a good place and that’s without a single change in the heroine herself. Just make sure you go for it Twist the knife Face, as well forsaken One close to no play.

The hero was nerfed in 7.37e and is still one of the top four supports in the current meta. The reasons are somewhat similar to the reasons that brought Specter back into favor. There are fewer death balls, there is more splitting and farming, and the Bounty Hunter is very good at setting up solo kills. The extra gold you get and all the gold you force the enemy team to spend on Truesight consumables creates a very strong economic disparity, when BH is played well.

Another great thing about the hero is that he is infinitely adaptable. There are many items he can realistically afford and from game to game it can vary from virtual defense Solarcrest Extra aggressiveness Grudge Orchid. Having the flexibility to solve a variety of problems, while also having the money to do so, makes a hero very unique, but it also requires a great deal of game feel.

The fact is that the hero is also one of the most repressed characters 8.5 The starting armor shouldn’t be ignored either. Between the built-in shield and the capabilities Filled with raindrops When purchased, the hero can be devastating in the first several minutes of the game, while also having an easy time competing for Lotus consumables, Strength runes, and Wisdom runes.

There’s another champion from outside of teamfighting who’s returning from the back of sweeping meta changes. Night Stalker, like all bootleg heroes, is king at the moment. Since the introduction of aspects, his lane phase has improved due to Night reign Night has been forced since the beginning of the game, so the hero no longer has this weakness either.

The end result is a very aggressive champion who can attack the back lines and provide his team with a huge tactical advantage with his flying vision. The latter should not be underestimated, as it will often force support to do things that are largely ineffective: make sure you go A dagger flashed inside Black King Bar And reap the rewards.

Phishing It’s also a very popular purchase, as it has some expansion potential later on, but also helps with early kills in games, while cortex Great for sustainability and some extra farming speed.

Make sure you never get greedy with early Harpoon or Khanda purchases. They will delay your essentials and will result in a massive loss of tempo for you and your team. Pickoff formations work best when you can consistently land kills and, ideally, move on to the targets behind those kills. The moment you become greedy and lose the ability to kill and survive safely is the moment a hero stops working.

Although very simple, version 7.37e had a huge impact on the overall meta. We feel part of this is the fact that players of all levels are tired of playing the same style of Dota and are experimenting more, resulting in a very fun and chaotic state of play.

Between these changes and the Crownfall minigames, we feel there are no reasons to complain about the lack of major balance patches. For two years, we got huge updates to the game early in the year, but that was possible because Valve was allowed to take its time and go beyond what was expected. So let them cook in peace, after the well-deserved rest during the holidays. More great things are sure to come.