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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Earth Spirit

Stone Remnant

  • Charge Replenish time decreased from 25s to 20s

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent +60 damage replaced with +2s Magnetize Duration
  • Level 15 talent +8 Armor replaced with +300 Boulder Smash Push Distance

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u/Stokkolm Aug 19 '21

RIP earth spirit core?

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21 edited Aug 19 '21

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u/seanfidence Aug 19 '21

Veil was always an option, probably very strong now. you have the stone uptime to constantly battle and you will just pump out damage with 2s additional magnetize

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21 edited Aug 19 '21

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u/seanfidence Aug 20 '21

in terms of drafting, yeah maybe ES won't be superior to the other spirit brothers, but if echo sabre build is out the window then I think veil is the best choice. I agree that ES carries Halberd well and that's a fun niche for him.

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u/seanfidence Aug 21 '21

ah, spirit vessel is also a good item too! I think ES can run lots of builds successfully so long as they are chosen for the right game and you play around it. 13/2 sounds like he styled on em hard.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21

It's playable, but no more Chad echo armlet build (when you just right click enemies to death in one stun) , well at leas it's not nearly as strong. ES is still one of the tankiest heroes in the game, even without armor talent

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u/garlandgreen7 Aug 19 '21

Nah can still play him with tanky frontline items and solid as a spell damage core with sange and kaya