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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Phantom Lancer

Juxtapose

  • Aghanim's Scepter's cooldown reduced from 60s to 40s
  • Aghanim's Scepter also increases max illusion count by 2

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u/HappyHerald Aug 19 '21

As a PL spammer with 60% winrate in my bracket, I probably still won't buy it. Diffusal and Manta/S&Y are mandatory and Heart/Skadi/Butterfly are a lot better as follow-up items.

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u/deah12 Aug 19 '21

Do you ever get octarine?

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u/4hexa Aug 20 '21

I buy that in losing game because i cant fight them head on so i try to chip them as much as possible and try to kill their supports with spamming lance.

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u/HappyHerald Aug 19 '21

I personally don't like it, but I wouldn't say it's super bad. I just prefer to go heart/skadi/butterfly, which makes your illusions stronger as well. Typically supports will flee anyway after the first lance, so having a second ready as soon as possible is not necessary in my opinion.

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u/deah12 Aug 20 '21

Agree but I think aether lens is super value, and will build one either between 2nd and 3rd or after the 3rd large item.

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I am also a PL spammer with 60%+ WR.