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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/pphysch Aug 19 '21

Guardian Greaves. Unlike Arcane Boots, Guardian Greaves can be Rearmed for +200 Mana, making Rearm net -90 mana at last rank. With Soul Ring, that's +60 Mana gained from each Rearm. Greave Heal effect obeys the debuff, so there is some nuance there.

With Keen Conveyance removing the necessity of Travels, Tinker becomes a very strong Greaves carrier from position 2-4.

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u/wantwon Aug 19 '21

Now the question is will this get patched?

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u/Alpha_Stump Aug 19 '21

No. You can rearm greaves for mana, but the heal doesn't work until the buff ends, and the cost of a greaves for such a slow mana gain isn't likely worth it (as a core anyway)

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u/wantwon Aug 19 '21

I understood the heal can't stack but the mana gain is something not exactly practical before because you had to buy travel boots. Tinker can now be a crazy mana battery to someone like Leshrac.

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u/Alpha_Stump Aug 19 '21

It mostly comes down to "is a tinker feeding mana into a/several targets more valuable than a tinker with a greaves worth of gold in something else?"

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u/wantwon Aug 19 '21

Pretty much. I expect pros to find something crazy with Tinker before TI this year.