Dota 2: Analyze the impact of Item changes in 7.20

Dota’s 7.20 update is out, bringing massive gameplay changes. Let’s analyze how changes to Item will have an impact.

First, let’s take a few minutes together to commemorate the Ring of Aquila in 7.20, when this item has gone into the past. But instead, we have 5 new items – the Kaya duo, Holy Locket, Ring of Tarrasque and Crown – and some reworked items.

MOVEMENT SPEED CHANGE

PHASE BOOTS: Redo

• This remake is no longer active. Now adds movement speed, pass through minion, and spin speed when you command to attack a target. The buff disappears when you move to another location and cancel the attack. The maximum range for an attack command is 900 (still active if you order an attack outside of 900 range and then enter this range). There is no cooldown. Buff stays for an extra 0.5 seconds

POWER TREADS:

• Now requires Blades of Attack instead of Gloves of Haste. Plus 16 damage instead of attack speed
• Bonus stats increased from 10 to 12

TRANQUIL BOOTS:

• No longer deactivates when attacking creeps

Phase Boots can now be purchased in the secret shop, and Treads deal damage instead of attack speed. Phase Boots has been improved, allowing players to passively use an ability to activate it.

The slow hero is still slow, since the bonus movement speed has been changed to a percentage of the hero’s base movement speed. It seems trivial at first glance, but for example Boots of Speed ​​on Treant will get +40 ms while Pugna is +50: Dota is a game where a little difference still makes a big impact.

NEW KAYA dishes

SANGE:

• Adds 12% Status Resistance instead of Maim

HEAVEN’S HALBERG:

• Added 14% Status Resistance instead of Maim

SANGE AND YASHA:

• Added 16% Status Resistance instead of Maim

Yasha and Kaya
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+16 Intelligence
+16 Agility
+16 Attack Speed
+16% Mana Reduction
+12% Spell Amp
+12% Movement Speed

Kaya and Sange
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+16 Intelligence
+16 Strength
+16% Mana loss reduction
+16% Status Resistance
+12% Spell Amp
+12 Damage

Players now have two new items to upgrade from Kaya: Kaya and Sange and Yasha and Kaya. Since its introduction, Kaya has been very picky about heroes. There are no items to upgrade, Kaya just adds stats, and it seems Storm Spirit is the only hero that can maximize its effectiveness. In 7.20, this item’s effectiveness was nerfed. It became more expensive and spell amplification decreased from 10% to 8%, apparently to compensate for Null Talismans (+3% spell amplification) when the player is up at the same time.

Maim has now disappeared to make way for Status Resistance, a new system being tested by Valve in Dota. It used to belong to the Strength stat, but was later removed. Currently, this system seems to cause unpleasant effects in team fights. Invoker’s Tornado objects will drop at different times, interrupting combos that follow. Earthshaker has trouble linking moves, if one of his subjects has Sange and Yasha. But that is the purpose of Status Resistance.

ITEM PLUS INDICATORS

With TP now having its own corner of the sky, players will have more space to go up Bracer, Wraith Band, and Null Talisman. For an additional 45 gold, items will add one of the following stats: 6% Magic Resistance, 6% Attack Speed, or 3% Spell Amplification. While they are no longer developed into better items (Aquila, Veil, Drum), they are still valuable enough for core heroes to take advantage of.

NEW ITEMS AND THE BACK OF MEK

SPIRIT VESSEL:

• No longer grants healing or healing as a percentage of current health
• Damage per second increased from 20 to 25 (equal to Urn and still deals damage equal to % of current health and ignores healing)

HEADDRESS:

• Headdress Recipe reduced from 300 to 175

MEKANSM:

• Recipe increased from 900 to 950 (total cost reduced by 75)

ARCANE BOOTS:

• Mana regeneration increased from 135 to 160

GUARDIAN GREAVES:

• Health regen increased from 275 to 300
• Mana regeneration increased from 160 to 200

PIPE OF INSIGHT:

• Now +2 All stats from items make up Pipe

RING OF TARRASQUE: NEW ITEM

• Added a new base item: Ring of Tarrasque. Price 700 Gold. Adds +3.75 HP Regen and +150 Health. Upgrade to Heart of Tarrasque and Holy Locket

HOLY LOCKET: NEW ITEM

• Added new item: Holy Locket. Passive: All your healing increases the effect by 25%

Request:
Void Stone (850)
Ring of Tarrasque (700)
Cloak (550)
Recipe (550)
Total: 2650

Plus:
+200 Health
+4 HP Recovery
+3 Mana Recovery
+15% Magic Resistance

CROWN: NEW ITEM

• Added base item: Crown, + 4 All stats. Price 450 Gold (available in the sub shop). Crown is now required in items that previously required Bracer, Wraith Band and Null Talisman

This patch introduces Ring of Tarrasque, Holy Locket, and Crown. Holy Locket is the largest item, providing a lot of value for the price of 2650 gold. Because it buffs self-healing, this is an almost indispensable item for Necrophos. Holy Locket is also useful for support heroes like Dazzle and Witch Doctor, benefiting from healing buffs and defense stats.

Arcane Boots get a 19% buff to mana regeneration, and healing items become cheaper. Mekansm is 75 gold cheaper, but Pipe of Insight did not increase the price to make up for the decrease in Headdress price, which means that Pipe of Insight is now 125 gold cheaper than before. And the default aura debuff range is 1200 (up from 900), this change also applies when activating Makansm, Crimson Guard, Pipe and Greaves.

MOST POPULAR HERO DIFFERENT ITEM CURRENT META

FORCE STAFF:

• Now break Slark .’s Pounce

This is absolutely necessary, as Slark is now the third most picked hero and has the third most win rate in 7.20. With Pounce with the new Leash status, you can hardly use TP when Slark is trying to catch you. Force Staff breaking Pounce is what helps supports, but with Slark dominating pubs, it’s certainly not enough.

According to Dotabuff