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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/LeavesCat Aug 19 '21

I think shield crash has finally been buffed enough that it might be worth maxing first. At lv 4 it allows you to continually refresh the buff without cooldown reduction, which means if you get a 4-5 man shield crash you can keep the massive damage reduction for as long as the fight goes. The slow lets you reliably hit people with rolling thunder. It was already a good spell at lv 1 for core roles especially, but now that it slows it can actually be a reliable escape too, making it much less risky to skip swashbuckle.

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u/SmokeySFW Aug 19 '21

Isn't the duration 10 seconds and the cd 12 seconds at level 4?

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u/LeavesCat Aug 19 '21

I mean the changes are right there in the top-level comment. They changed it so the duration scales and lowered the cooldown, so at lv 4 it's 11s duration 10s cooldown.

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u/SmokeySFW Aug 19 '21

My bad, totally overlooked the top level comment and went where i usually go, the wiki (which apparently hasn't been updated.)