IceFrog release the latest changes for some Heroes before The International 8 with patch 7.19

يوليو 30, 2018

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IceFrog released the latest balance changes for some heroes with patch 7.19, in preparation for The International 8 (TI8) with just few days remaining before group stage kick off.

IceFrog has therefore seen fit to adjust a sizable number of heroes’ attributes and abilities, with the latest balance update Patch 7.19. This is the first such patch in more than a month, and will likely be the actual version used at TI8, since there’s no more premier tournaments until then.

Crystal Maiden

The change that jumps out immediately from the change log is a nerf to Crystal Maiden, particularly to the mana cost of her first ability Crystal Nova. Though the upper ends of the ability’s mana cost curve are unchanged, the lower ends (specifically the first two levels) have been bumped up to 130 and 140 mana, respectively. This amounts to a 30 percent and 20 percent increase for each level respectively.

Outworld Devourer

Meanwhile, midlane favorite Outworld Devourer has received a significant buff to his Essence Aura, particularly in its second level onwards. Topping out at 450 mana per trigger makes Essence Aura an even more desirable trait, and will likely cause Outworld Devourer to be a more frequent pick in particularly mana-dependent drafts.

Zeus

Zeus’ Nimbus ability, which serves as his second ultimate after purchasing an Aghanim’s Scepter, has had its radius reduced from 500 units to 450. As one of the most annoying yet easy to use abilities in the game thanks to its global range and quick cast time, Nimbus definitely needed some balancing. This nerf will help ranged heroes stay out of its area of effect while attempting to take it down.

Pudge

Everyone’s favorite skillshot hero Pudge has had the cooldown on his signature ability Meat Hook greatly increased. Rather than the 17 seconds that it starts with at level one, Meat Hook will now be unusable for a whole 27 seconds after casting. While this does seem like a particularly heavy-handed change, Pudge’s small base mana pool doesn’t allow him to cast Meat Hook all that often in the early game anyway.

And all other changes with patch 7.19 is here below:

General changes:

Daily Bonus Hero changed from 2 Mangoes to 1.

Hero’s changes:

Abaddon: Mist Coil mana cost reduced from 50/60/70/80 to 50.
Centaur: Base strength increased by 2.
Drow Ranger: Base strength reduced by 1.
Shadow Shaman: Base armor increased by 1.
Sven: Base damage increased by 2.
Visage: Gravekeeper’s Cloak minimum damage reduced from 50 to 40.
Weaver: Base movement speed reduced from 280 to 275.
Windranger: Windrun cooldown increased from 12 to 15/14/13/12.
Winter Wyvern: Splinter Blast manacost increased from 90/110/130/150 to 105/120/135/150.
Phantom Lancer: Base intelligence reduced by 2.
Ogre Magi: Fireblast damage increased from 55/110/165/220 to 60/120/180/240.
Templar Assassin: Psionic Traps damage reduced from 250/350/450 to 250/300/350.
Ancient Apparition: Ice Vortex mana cost reduced from 80/90/100/110 to 65/80/95/110.
Enchantress: Nature’s Attendants manacost i ncreased from 110/120/140/150 to 170/160/150/140.
Juggernaut: Blade Fury damage increased from 80/105/130/150 to 90/115/140/160.
Necrophos: Reaper’s Scythe Scepter cooldown increased from 55/40/25 to 60/50/40.
Puck: Waning Rift silence duration increased from 1.5/2/2.5/3 to 2/2.5/3/3.5.
Pugna: Base damage reduced by 2.
Treant Protector: Leech Seed mana cost increased from 80/95/110/125 to 100/110/120/130.