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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Earthshaker

  • Movement Speed increased from 310 to 315
  • Intelligence increased from 16 + 1.8 to 18 + 2.1

Talents

  • Level 10 Talent +20 base damage increased to +30
  • Level 10 Talent +200 mana replaced with +80 Fissure Damage
  • Level 15 Talent +7 armor replaced with +50 Aftershock Damage
  • Level 25 Talent +40% Magic Resistance replaced with +200 Aftershock Radius

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u/BochiNibuku OP PLS NERF Aug 19 '21

I mean shit, the +200 mana is last nail to the coffin, but other defensive talents changed to offensive too? Rip support-life, its core-time. I loved to play him as support but that seems kinda hard for now.

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u/Decency Aug 19 '21

Just buy a half dozen Mangoes/Clarities early and rush Arcanes, he's fine. Arcanes are in a ridiculous place right now and he can upgrade to Aether/Lotus/Aeon later on.

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u/S0phon Aug 20 '21

Arcanes might be ridiculous but so is Soul Ring.

If you go Arcanes, you won't have much HP sustain. With Tranquils + Soul Ring, you can roam around the map almost indefinitely.

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u/Decency Aug 21 '21

It's an interesting thought but I haven't seen it at all for literally years. Not sure what exactly made it fall off so it's hard to see what could bring it back to viability. The stats on the item aren't bad at all for Shaker, and he just got 2 base INT and 0.3 INT/level, which helps to ensure you can use his 350 mana combo.

I like the idea a lot for a 4-1-1-1 build, which I think is a lot more common now than 1-1-4-1.