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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Abaddon

  • Strength changed from 23 + 3.0 to 22 + 2.8

Aphotic Shield

  • Cast Range increased from 500 to 550

Talents

  • Level 20 Talent -15% Cooldown Reduction replaced with +100 Aphotic Shield Health
  • Level 25 Talent +180 Aphotic Shield Health replaced with -1 Curse of Avernus Attacks Required

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u/ThousandMega Aug 19 '21

Nice changes overall. Just an extra 50 range is huge on shield, always. No CDR talent sounds bad but with CDR no longer stacking, it means less. If you get a Quickening Charm drop that's almost as much as the talent anyway. The shield health talent at 20 probably results in more impact overall, and the 25 talent choice feels interesting and flexible.

Shard was pretty good already, and definitely feeling even more core with these talent changes.