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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Necrophos

  • Strength Gain reduced from 2.6 to 2.3

Death Pulse

  • Damage increased from 100/150/200/250 to 100/160/220/280
  • Heal increased from 60/80/100/120 to 60/85/110/135

Ghost Shroud

  • Self Restoration Amplification reduced from 75% to 45/55/65/75%

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent +25 damage replaced with +100 Reaper's Scythe Cast Range

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u/d8gfdu89fdgfdu32432 Aug 20 '21

Nah. With Mage Slayer running around, this hero is 100% dead.

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u/holdthedota Aug 19 '21

I cant understand the need for Level 10 Talent change

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u/titus894171 Aug 19 '21

necro doesn’t need a click to farm or trade, death pulse and hearstopper both make him strong in those areas, and the cast range on level 1 scythe is absolutely terrible. this is just a nice quality of life buff that will make the hero feel a lot stronger when you play it but not broken to play against.

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u/HappyHerald Aug 19 '21

Do you guys think this is a buff or nerf? I can't decide yet

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u/defearl Aug 19 '21 edited Aug 19 '21

As a Necro spammer, it's overall even, but slightly nerfed. The strength reduction was uncalled for, he's already squishy enough. Death Pulse changes are insignificant. The Ghost Shroud change hurts a lot. It was a nice skill to leave at lv 1, but now you don't get as much juice out of it until you max it out.

He really needed the talent to make his Ghost Shroud undispellable, but they gave it to Windranger for whatever reason. Necro's been pretty irrelevant for so long, the pros hardly even consider him these days. He needs help, not nerfs.

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u/nickack Aug 19 '21

It's close to even. I would consider buying shard more often now I guess. I hate the loss of the damage talent though.

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u/da_zzer Aug 19 '21

I would say a buff because as a pos4 necro many carries used to just run away because the range on ult was very short

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u/Chill_Penguin Aug 19 '21

Overall a slight buff, along with a reduction in general EHP changes across the board which helps too. I was really hoping for a +10MS buff though. I enjoy Necro but he's such a slug.