Analysis of Top Tier Support 7.07

Support is the backbone of the team, whether it’s a professional match or a high-level pub game. They have to take care of the carry, create space for mid, and sacrifice farming and their lives for a greater cause. And playing support is often very tiring, both physically and mentally. For that reason, this role is often underestimated or sometimes overrated: it’s difficult to quantify the influence of a support because other players often don’t realize the contribution a support has made to the team. . And conversely, support players often overestimate themselves.

This article will analyze the top tier support in pub and pro with the most impact in the current 7.07 patch. Just picking a strong support hero doesn’t guarantee you will always win your game, but it will be a good starting point to understand the role and get better at it.

SHADOW DEMON 18 LAN GAME – 77.8% WIN RATE

Shadow Demon is a rather strange support – the hero is very meta-dependent, and doesn’t have a ‘strong’ disable, and is often very lackluster in pubs. This hero is very difficult to play well, different from other supports. A poor Shadow Demon player not only has no effect on the match, but can also harm his team.

With that said, the current meta suits Shadow Demon very well. With Morphling (27 games), Medusa (27), Tiny (39), etc. being popular, Shadow Demon can become extremely powerful – illusion (shadow) created from SD advantage from initial damage, and certainly There’s bound to be at least one target on either team worth casting.

In addition, Shadow Demon has a powerful spell piercing ability, the ability to increase massive damage and the ability to track with Shadow Poison that can completely change the game. Knowing when the opponent is eating Roshan, or checking the highground in a safe position is very beneficial in professional matches.

BANE 28 LAN GAME – 64.3% WINNING RATE

Famous in both pub and pro, Bane is one of the must pick supports in the current patch thanks to his handy skill set. This hero has the ability to ‘thump’ any enemy in the lane with great damage.

A good Bane player comes in handy from the first minute to the end of the game – the hero’s ability to lock down 2 targets at once, while still focusing on supporting his teammates.

In pubs, Bane has enough damage to destroy houses – a common occurrence in pubs is that heroes are often bad at pushing towers. Unlike other supports, Bane at level 15 can participate in tower destruction quite well. This doesn’t mean that the hero should be primed and only deals physical damage, but Bane’s talent will save a lot of time while pushing to the highground.

DISRUPTOR 23 LAN GAME – 56.5% WIN RATE

For a long time, Disruptor has been the boss of CIS – this hero contributes to the region’s long-standing proactive play. Recent trends have increased the importance of laning, so teams are starting to draft active cores. Therefore, Disruptor is more and more popular.

In addition to being able to catch enemies well, this hero is very good at killing intel core heroes like Puck, Queen of Pain, Tinker and Storm Spirit. The Kaya dish has generally increased the popularity of intel cores, making Disruptor a reliable counter pick.

With good players, Disruptor can control the early game very well. For those who play worse, Disruptor still has a plan B thanks to the green cause (Aghanim’s Scepter) and Blink Dagger. Doom AoE (wide area) is a very difficult thing to counter, no matter what hero the opponent holds.

IN PUB

Pubs are a bit different from the pro scene – the teams don’t work well together, the pick process is completely different and the game usually takes longer, so ‘greedy’ supports are more beneficial later on. However, Bane is still in the list of pub games with the highest win rate in high ranks at 56.38%. 2nd and 3rd place is different from pro.

Shadow Shaman is now quite different from the original design, although the SS’s kit is almost untouched. The hero is now no longer ‘paper health’ and deals less damage – with 620 HP, close to 3 armor and 71-78 damage. If it weren’t for Bane’s Brain Slap, Shadow Shaman would definitely overwhelm the lane.

Also, this hero has a pretty good level 1 nuke with lane clearing, two or three disables, and turret destruction. This makes Shadown Shaman a valuable support in pubs, where core heroes are picked based on ganking but sometimes can’t break towers fast.

Overall, this hero is quite simple to play, this is also the plus point why Shadow Shaman is picked in pubs. Shadow Shaman can play ‘greedy’, but pub has somewhat reduced the weakness of this way of playing. In the end, the late game rat can completely win for your team – which is quite rare for a support.

Winter Wyvern is not only one of the strongest supports at high ranks in pub, this hero is also strong at lower ranks. Despite being nerfed a lot, this hero is still one of the effective counters with a lineup that focuses on physical damage, while still being effective in most other situations.

Strong lane push, game changer, damage and slow with spell penetration – this is what Winter Wyvern brings to your team.

Now, we will often see WW’s ultimate being used on enemy carry using BKB, making the fight more balanced. Although not a ‘damage’ ultimate – but a 90% ultimate ‘used to waste opponent’s resources while the team prepares to set up to fight back’.

This hero is absolutely worth studying and learning – its price will be well worth it even though Winter Wivern has been nerfed quite a lot. This hero will continue to be a useful support for the team as long as the physical damage persists.

Learning from high ranked Pub matches and professional matches is the best way to learn Dota. However, blind imitation can be dangerous because there are many other factors in the game. If you want to really improve, then watch replays of heroes you’re interested in for yourself – it might not be all in depth, but a few basic concepts can be understood, applied, and helped in the process. future.

Source: dotabuff