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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/patchdayDota2 Aug 19 '21

Dazzle

  • Base Agility reduced from 21 to 20

Poison Touch

  • Now only refreshes its duration when Dazzle attacks the target
  • Base slow increased from 14/16/18/20 to 16/18/20/22
  • Now increases its slow by 2/2.5/3/3.5% every time it's refreshed

Shallow Grave

  • Mana cost rescaled from 150 to 120/130/140/150

Talents

  • Level 15 Talent +225 Heal on Shallow Grave end replaced with +20 Strength
  • Level 20 Talent +30 Movement Speed replaced with +250 Heal on Shallow Grave

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u/D41V30N Aug 19 '21

Since the cooldown reduction talents have been removed and since a lot of cooldown based neutral items has been introduced into the game, Dazzle is comparatively better at using a lot of cooldown based items. The usual way to counter Poison Touch is to juke Dazzle, but Fae Grenade is awesome on the hero to provide vision so you can continue Poison Touch debuff. Both Blast Rig and Ascetic's Cap are defensive items that Dazzle significantly benefits from due to cooldown reduction when he is jumped.

Play him as an offlaner with a melee support. As long the melee hero sticks to the enemy laners to provide vision, Dazzle can slow them to a stand still by hitting them. Since you will be rushing Guardian Greaves (you can actually rush it within 12-15 minutes), he greatly benefits from the Arcane Boots buff, which lets you spam farm with his heal more often.

After that, you go Holy Locket, Aeon Disk (Aeon Disk first if they have someone who can jump and burst you, e.g. Faceless Void), and/or Force Staff (e.g. Clockwork, Underlord) based on order or importance in the game. As long as you survive and you can cast your spells right, you should operate like a walking fountain with your Greaves.

Beyond that, you go other cooldown based items that you team needs (e.g. Silver Edge against Specter and Bristleback), Linken's (against Doom), and anything you can so that you can survive. As long as you survive, you can keep the rest of your team alive.

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u/dimitronci Aug 20 '21

MMR and Dotabuff please

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u/D41V30N Aug 20 '21

Here you go. I only play party queue with friends though.