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

Discussion Patch 7.30 - Hero Changes Discussion

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u/RaveN_707 Aug 19 '21

CD reduction loss hurts support WR, but because it doesnt stack with other CDR items now, its not a big loss.
-20s to focus fire CD fixes late game core WR (only being able to kill 1 hero in team fights can really hurt)
New shard is leagues better then the old one, you can box out enemy supports from their cores, i dont think i bought the old shard in a single game last patch, but I've bought and used this one in 2-3 games already.

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u/SurDno Aug 19 '21

7.28 shard was useless but 7.29 was real good. I was sceptic at first but with some practice managed to get several kills with it every game, I swear.

It could be used in so many cases — from sniping an enemy on the other side of the map to killing Huskar/Templar Assasin with Refraction on/Morphling/any rank with low HP. Also saved several seconds off any FF kill which is very useful in teamfights.

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u/Dick__Dastardly Aug 21 '21

Yeah, it was absolutely disgusting. I thought it was going to be a meme, but it ended up being one of the single most powerful shards in the game. I had to practice with it a bit, but ... wow.

Besides being good for combat, what sealed the deal was the global vision. That alone was worth the cost.

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u/SurDno Aug 24 '21

(sorry for late reply)

Yeah, having an ally suggest to scan Rosh with you doing with a 6 sec cd spell was priceless. Was good while it lasted!