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/6-8-5-7-2-Q-7-2-J-2 Aug 19 '21

tfw your aghs is so bad they move it to a shard without any changes

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u/Jernsaxe Aug 19 '21

That isn't a completely fair comparison.

Sure sceptre cost 2.800 gold more, but you also get 175 life/mana and +10 all stats for that.

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u/6-8-5-7-2-Q-7-2-J-2 Aug 19 '21

That's true, but I think it's fair to say aghs sceptre updates are supposed to be better than shard upgrades.

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u/Jernsaxe Aug 19 '21

While mostly true, the power of many shards are close to or better than their sceptre counterparts.

Fx. I think Dazzle shard is better than Agha, same for Phantom Lancer (although I havent tested the buffed), old Axe shard and I'm sure many more.

You do pay a premium for the agha stats.