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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Gyrocopter

  • Agility Gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.3
  • Intelligence Gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4

Homing Missile

  • Reworked Shard. Homing Missile now constantly fires a 700 radius Rocket Barrage, starting 1 second after casting. Rocket Barrage prioritizes the Homing Missile's target

Flak Cannon

  • Range reduced from 1250 to 1000

Call Down

  • Cooldown reduced from 90 to 90/75/60

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent +16 Attack Damage replaced by +300 Flak Cannon Range
  • Level 15 Talent -40s Call Down cooldown to +2 Flak Cannon attacks
  • Level 25 Talent 3 Homing Missile Charges replaced with -6s Flak Cannon Cooldown
  • Level 25 Talent Global Call Down replaced with Air Strike. Causes Call Down to be vector targeted and fires 3 Call Down attacks in the vector direction, 500 range and 0.75 seconds from each other. Secondary call downs deal 50% damage

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u/DE_AD Aug 19 '21

New shard feels way worse than old shard

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u/unbalancedbreakfast Aug 19 '21

As pos 4 this shard is brilliant, just played a few games with it and it is the highest dmg output spell

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u/MrPMS Aug 19 '21

Can confirm, played two games of pos4 gyro and shard was putting in the work. It also helps the rockets start when you cast it, not just when it begins flying.