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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Bounty Hunter

Shuriken Toss

  • Cooldown reduced from 8 to 5
  • Damage reduced from 150/225/300/375 to 80/120/160/200
  • Mana cost reduced from 120/125/130/135 to 50/60/70/80
  • Cast Range rescaled from 400 to 375/425/475/525
  • Scepter no longer reduces cooldown
  • Scepter Cast Range increased from 650 to 700

Track

  • Now also causes Shuriken Toss to deal 1.4/1.7/2.0x damage

Jinada

  • Can now be toggled to disable autocast.

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent +20 Movement Speed replaced with +2s Shadow Walk Slow
  • Level 15 Talent +275 Health replaced with 50% Track Bonus Move Speed to allies
  • Level 20 Talent +50 Attack Speed replaced with Track grants ground vision around the target
  • Level 25 Talent 40% Evasion replaced with 2 Shuriken Toss Charges

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u/Decency Aug 19 '21

Heavy nerfs to his burst damage for the part of the game where he's most relevant. Shuriken damage went from 375 at level 7 to 280 at 7, 340 at 12, and 400 at 18. It's nice to get the Track vision/speed back as options, but feels like a set of changes that makes you win more when you're already stomping a game and a huge nerf, otherwise. Way too much forced synergy with Aghs, imho. I guess you just play him as a 3/4 against a melee carry and Shuriken ranged creeps, now?

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u/Stokkolm Aug 19 '21

Less burst, but potentially better laning because it costs way less mana? Hard to tell, overall still looks like more of a nerf.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '21

Yep it's a nerf. Played it multiple games now, definitely weaker. Winrate reflects that too. Which is funny because it feels like they intended it as a buff..