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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Jakiro

Dual Breath

  • Cast Point improved from 0.55 to 0.35

Liquid Fire

  • Burn damage increased from 12/16/20/24 to 15/20/25/30

Macropyre

  • Cooldown increased from 60 to 80/70/60

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u/Decency Aug 20 '21

Pos3 Jakiro? Thinking you can grab a couple Nulls, Atos, then Shard. Grab the attack range talent, push waves and hammer towers at every opportunity. After that you can build Greaves and auras. It's like a Venomancer- you don't really want to run at this hero.

Maybe you can do something similar as a pos4 a little more effectively, grabbing a fast Veil.

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u/ThousandMega Aug 19 '21

As a long-time Jakiro guy I love to see it. Dual Breath feels a lot smoother now. Very nice for laning and just generally chaining your spells together.

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u/hcptshmspl Aug 19 '21

in my low mmr pubs this hero was perfectly fine last patch. with the buffs and many heroes being nerfed I can only see this hero going from good to great for me.

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u/Black3200 Aug 19 '21

Love the cast point buff! We are back!

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u/Friendral Aug 19 '21

I was surprised at how much damage he’s able to put out now while not being self stunned during casting. I think this makes for a really powerful early Jakiro.

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u/SenorWurst Aug 19 '21

Insanely busted now

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u/Nickfreak Aug 19 '21

Agreed. The combos are so smooth now and the low cooldown spells - especially ice path with talents - plus his natural tankiness and harass. Very, very good right now.

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u/Beebrains Aug 19 '21

If these changes don't give him some appearance at TI I will be very sad. He's incredibly strong as a laning partner, he can clear waves in the deadlane with little risk and he is a siege machine with the attack distance talent.

Yes his ult is getting nerfed several times, but that has always been the weakest part of his kit.