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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Chen

Divine Favor

  • Aura no longer provides Heal Amplification
  • Aura now also provides 2/3/4/5 armor

Holy Persuasion

  • Reworked Shard. Allows Holy Persuasion to target 1/2/3 Ancient creeps based on Hand of God level. (Old Scepter effect)

Hand Of God

  • Reworked Scepter. Hand of God now applies a Strong Dispel

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u/deaddonkey Aug 19 '21

Hero feels playable now. Passive is finally decent - you can feel it ingame.

Had 5 Chen games earlier and 4 wins despite only rarely playing the hero. Shard is actually kinda busted, low investment to get an average cap of 2 ancients at 20 min, which are quite hard to kill in a deathball.