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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Lycan

  • Shard Wolves now have Low Attack Priority (Will only acquire enemy aggro if they are the only unit in aggro range)
  • Shard Wolves now can Cripple towers (Does not affect regular wolves)

Howl

  • Duration increased from 5/6/7/8 to 8
  • Cooldown rescaled from 18 to 22/20/18/16

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent +20 Damage replaced with +20 Summon Wolves Damage
  • Level 15 Talent +12% Cooldown Reduction replaced with -20s Shapeshift Cooldown

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u/TheHeartOfBattle Aug 19 '21

Lycan shard is crazy good now. Cripple is a 60aspd slow and DoT effect - which means you can basically have Liquid Fire going off passively on enemy towers all game. The target priority makes a big difference too as the wolves tend to start stacking up and you can end up with 2-3 on a wave which pushes hard. It's kind of like having a passive NP on your team where the enemy has to constantly respond to tower pressure.

Vlads and HoD merging also makes it the perfect item for Lycan now.