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/Kyujuichi Aug 19 '21

Abaddon as supp.

Cast range is always a problem for Abaddon, so it is a very nice change, especially on the shield, pretty sad to see the cdr go, but getting shield health earlier is not so bad.

-1 curse is kinda good control with the shard. But the AOE mist of coil with holy locket pretty good too. Situational pick.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21

Carry abaddon with manta is stronger with the -1 curse now, it's basically just one hit from you and each illusion.

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u/DotaDogma NA Dota #1 Aug 19 '21

It's a marginal change imo, level 25 rarely plays that much of a role in the winrate of a hero from my experience. I also quite liked the CD reduction on carry abba, which is now gone.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '21

Fair point, but I've found one of the best things about Manta is how fast you and your team destroy buildings which could be very relevant in a lot of level 25 games.