Valve pushed another patch that aims at balancing the meta. A bunch of Universal heroes that ruled the first Group Stage at DreamLeague Season 20 were hit by the nerf hammer while some that vanished from people’s choices received considerable buffs.
Void Spirit, Magnus, Windranger, Techies, Batrider, Timbersaw, Beastmaster and Bloodseeker were omnipresent in the drafts during the first group stage at DreamLeague. Each of these heroes was picked more than 30 times through the four-day group play and some received bans more than 60 times.
At the same time, the pubs are dominated by the same Universal heroes along with a few that seem a pretty decent counter to them. While nerfing the most popular Universal heroes, Valve has also scaled down Phantom Lancer, Medusa, Doom, Legion Commander, Queen of Pain and Spirit Breaker.
Dota 2 patch 7.33d Universal Heroes nerfs
VOID SPIRIT
- Base Strength decreased from 22 to 21
- Strength gain decreased from 2.6 to 2.3
- Intelligence gain decreased from 3.1 to 2.3
DISSIMILATE
- Mana Cost increased from 100/110/120/130 to 130
ASTRAL STEP
- Void Mark Damage decreased from 150/250/350 to 130/230/330
TALENTS
- Level 15 Talent Outer Dissimilate Ring replaced with +70 Resonant Pulse Damage
- Level 20 Talent +120 Resonant Pulse Damage replaced with Outer Dissimilate Ring
MAGNUS
- Base Agility decreased from 15 to 9
EMPOWER
- Bonus effect on self-cast decreased from 75% to 50%
WINDRANGER
- Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90
- Strength gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.0
WINDRUN
- Aghanim's Scepter Physical Damage Taken Reduction decreased from 50% to 35%
FOCUS FIRE
- Damage Reduction increased from 25% to 30%
TALENTS
- Level 20 Talent Focus Fire Damage Reduction decreased from 16% to 12%
PANGOLIER
- Base Movement Speed decreased from 300 to 295
SWASHBUCKLE
- Dash Range decreased from 550/650/750/850 to 400/550/700/850
TALENTS
- Level 20 Talent Swashbuckle Damage decreased from +25 to +20
- Level 25 Talent Rolling Thunder Cooldown Reduction decreased from 18s to 16s
- Level 25 Talent Swashbuckle Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3s to 2.5s
BATRIDER
- STICKY NAPALM
- Damage per stack decreased from 5/10/15/20 to 4/8/12/16
FLAMEBREAK
- Movement Slow decreased from 25% to 10/15/20/25%
TECHIES
- Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90
STICKY BOMB
- Damage decreased from 90/180/270/360 to 80/160/240/320
BLAST OFF!
- Stun Duration decreased from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 0.8/0.95/1.1/1.25s
TIMBERSAW
- Level 15 Talent Spell Amplification decreased from 8% to 7%
BEASTMASTER
- WILD AXES
- Damage per axe decreased from 40/70/100/130 to 35/65/95/125
CALL OF THE WILD HAWK
- Hawk Vision decreased from 600/700/800/900 to 600/650/700/750
BLOODSEEKER
- BLOOD RITE
- Damage decreased from 120/160/200/240 to 90/140/190/240
WINTER WYVERN
- Base Strength decreased from 22 to 20
- Base Damage decreased by 2
- Base Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 90
ABADDON
- Base Attack Speed decreased from 120 to 95
APHOTIC SHIELD
- Mana Cost increased from 85/100/115/130 to 95/110/125/140
CURSE OF AVERNUS
- Aghanim's Shard Bonus Basic Slow decreased from +10% to +5%
TALENTS
- Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +8 to +7
- Level 15 Talent Damage decreased from +65 to +55
- Level 15 Talent Mist Coil Heal/Damage decreased from +50 to +40
MARCI
- Strength gain decreased from 3.2 to 3.0
- Agility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.8
UNLEASH
- Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 10s
- Aghanim's Scepter Silence Duration decreased from 1.5s to 1s
TALENTS
- Level 10 Talent +70 Dispose Damage replaced with +10% Sidekick Lifesteal
- Level 15 Talent +15% Sidekick Lifesteal replaced with +70 Dispose Damage
MIRANA
- Base Attack Speed decreased from 110 to 100
SACRED ARROW
- Max Stun Duration decreased from 3.2/3.8/4.4/5s to 2.6/3.4/4.2/5s
NYX ASSASSIN
MIND FLARE
- Bonus damage reduced from 30% to 25%
VENOMANCER
NOXIOUS PLAGUE
- Initial Damage decreased from 200/300/400 to 150/250/350
There are three Universal heroes that received buffs in the 7.33d patch as they’ve been somewhat ignored in both competitive play and public matchmaking.
BROODMOTHER
SPIN WEB
- Base Charge Restore Time decreased from 30s to 27s
SILKEN BOLA
- Impact Damage increased from 100/120/140/160 to 120/140/160/180
ENIGMA
MALEFICE
- Damage per Instance increased from 40/60/80/100 to 55/70/85/100
MIDNIGHT PULSE
- Radius increased from 550 to 650
LYCAN
SHAPESHIFT
- Cooldown decreased from 125/110/95s to 110/100/90s
TALENTS
- Level 15 Talent Summon Wolves Health increased from +200 to +250
Outside the Universal heroes, the biggest nerfs in the 7.33.d patch were applied to the following heroes:
MEDUSA
MYSTIC SNAKE
- Mana Gain decreased from 16/18/20/22% to 14/16/18/20%
MANA SHIELD
- Illusions now have reduced damage absorption per mana: 1/1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6 instead of 2/2.4/2.8/3.2/3.6. Illusions gain +0.7 damage per mana from level 25 talent instead of +1.3. Damage absorption on the main hero is unchanged
STONE GAZE
- Stone Duration decreased from 2.4s to 2/2.2/2.4s
TALENTS
- Level 20 Talent Stone Gaze Duration decreased from +2s to +1.5s
PHANTOM LANCER
SPIRIT LANCE
- Aghanim's Scepter Bonus Illusion Damage decreased from 40% to 30%
JUXTAPOSE
- Illusion Damage decreased from 22% to 18/20/22%
TALENTS
- Level 10 Talent +2.5s Phantom Rush Bonus Agility Duration replaced with +8 Strength
- Level 15 Talent +15 Strength replaced with +2.5s Phantom Rush Bonus Agility Duration
QUEEN OF PAIN
SHADOW STRIKE
- Aghanim's Scepter Initial Damage Bonus decreased from +80 to +50
BLINK
- Mana Cost increased from 60 to 65
TALENTS
- Level 10 Talent Strength decreased from +11 to +8
- Level 10 Talent Damage decreased from +20 to +15
- Level 20 Talent Scream of Pain Damage decreased from +120 to +100
SPIRIT BREAKER
- Base Armor decreased by 1
CHARGE OF DARKNESS
- Cooldown increased from 17/15/13/11s to 21/18/15/12s
- Aghanim's Scepter Cooldown increased from 7s to 8s
TALENTS
- Level 15 Talent Bulldoze Cooldown Reduction decreased from 4s to 3s
CLINKZ
TAR BOMB
- Mana Cost increased from 40/45/50/55 to 45/50/55/60
DEATH PACT
- Burning Skeleton Archers now have the same target priority as Shadow Shaman's Serpent Wards
- Roshan's attacks now count as hero attacks for Burning Skeleton Archers
- Hero Hits to kill Burning Skeleton Archers decreased from 3 to 2
SKELETON WALK
- Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 30/45/60% to 25/40/55%
LEGION COMMANDER
- Base Damage decreased by 2
OVERWHELMING ODDS
- Bonus Attack Speed decreased from 50/80/110/140 to 50/75/100/125
TALENTS
- Level 15 Talent Overwhelming Odds Damage per Hero decreased from +60 to +50
The latest patch is focused on hero balance changes and not many have changed for the items in the game. Only four items have been touched in the 7.33d patch.
Eternal Shroud is 200 gold cheaper now and its Shroud Mana conversion is increased by 5%.
Octarine Core cost remains the same, but it now uses Void Stones, a Soul Booster, and Recipe, which means that it no longer provides bonus health regeneration, instead, its mana regen bonus is amped from +3.25 to +5.
Ring of Health regen bonus is decreased from 4.75 to 4.5 which also impacts the Vanguard. Besides the health regen nerf, Vanguard, which prior to this patch was rushed by almost all offlane heroes, now has its damage block reduced from 56/28 to 50/25 (melee/ranged).
You can find the full 7.33d patch log HERE.
