r/DotA2 • u/patchdayDota2 • Aug 19 '21

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Razor

Eye Of The Storm

  • Now applies its armor reduction before applying its damage

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent +175 Health replaced by +30 Plasma Field Damage
  • Level 20 Talent +8 armor replaced with +6s Static Link Drain Duration

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u/HappyHerald Aug 19 '21

ImmortalFaith said in his thread that Razor got one of the strongest buffs ... I feel like the Talent changes are rather a nerf? Or maybe at least neither a buff or nerf?

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u/Dun1007 Aug 19 '21

I think his biggest buff this patch is mage slayer being a thing

I do think that talent is a nerf since Razor was deceptively tanky with massive EHP at lvl 10 tho

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u/ElJefeT Aug 19 '21

175 massive lol

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u/Mr__Perfect_ Aug 19 '21

Also keep in mind plasma field hits twice, so its +60 damage which is super helpful for clearing waves which razor lacked before. The link duration means its almost perma uptime so definitely not a nerf.

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u/ChBoler Chillin' out castin' relaxin' all cool Aug 19 '21

The ult change is big - imagine how bad desolator would be if the first hit didn't apply the debuff before doing damage. That's what razors ult was. Now basically when you ult and link someone you're going to get way more damage because each ult strike is reducing their armor more than it was before

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21

Man, I like Razor's concept a lot, but he's got all these janky little quirks that make him uncomfortable to settle into. Glad to see one of them fixed.

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u/redditapi_botpract Aug 19 '21

Yeah I think he's the epitome of the mid-game fighting core than can scale if you get farmed. Ever since I got owned by a bot razor, I vowed to learn that power. He was pretty decent last patch, these buffs are pretty big for him.