Dota 2: Booming Heroes at Bukovel Minor

Bukovel Minor is great for many reasons: Well-invested program, exciting games, and enthusiastic audience. Not to mention, the tournament also introduces many new interesting tactics.

Here are some interesting heroes that appeared at Bukovel Minor.

OUTWORLD DEVOURER

Many people gave up on this hero after 7.23, but it seems like the wrong decision. Outworld Devourer is the hero chosen to go mid depending on the situation in this meta. OD won 6 games in all 6 appearances. Almost the hero’s gameplay has not changed much.

OD still wants to stack creeps and deal massive damage with Sanity’s Eclipse. However, with help from getting to Aghanim’s Scepter early, the game plan is now easier to implement. When he traps two targets, he gains an abundance of mana that allows for a continuous burst of damage.

And yet, with the Agility heroes fighting (and with limited mana) appearing regularly, it’s easy to see why Outworld Devourer is so popular in the professional arena. However, the success of OD has not been proven in pub. However, now that people have more information to use, OD will definitely return to pubs soon.

PHANTOM LANCER

Lancer also didn’t get much attention before, but pro players rate this hero very highly. 10 games with 80% win rate are very good results.

This hero is also very strong in pubs, with a win rate of 52% at the highest ranks, achieving a pick rate of over 20%. Phantom Lancer consistently wins more than he loses, showing that the hero is absolutely worth playing.

One big difference between pro and pub is that Hood of Defiance has a higher frequency of appearing in the professional arena. Of course, Manta Style + Diffusal Blade are two must-have items, but Lancer is often hunted by the opposing team early in the game. Thus, Hood of Defiance solves a lot of survivability problems.

This item also allows the hero to join the gank early, not exactly pioneering, but only at the ‘trough’ level. It’s very difficult to win Dota games in the current meta using only carry heroes. If you stick to Hood in the build, you will win more games.

CALENDAR

Lich is back and the biggest reason is the hand carry carry. After a patch full of cores that deal damage of all kinds (magic, physical), the game is now back to tradition: heroes like Razor, Templar Assassin and Phantom Lancer appear quite often in pubs and pro arenas. . That means Frost Shield, Lich’s strongest move, becomes useful again.

Lich has many ways to build depending on the new situation, focusing entirely on damage in the early game. Sinister Gaze is still one of the weakest disables in the game, and players like Kuroky skip this move entirely to focus on damage, using other things to assist.

Lich’s mana – damage ratio is quite good, if the first two moves are maximized. In addition, Frost Blast has a very short cooldown and deals a lot of damage, allowing the Lich to be much stronger if positioned well. Because there is no need to use mana and increase points for Sinister Gaze, Lich can become a very strong active support. However, you need to be careful when going in this direction, especially when the enemy hero has high mobility or the team lacks disables. Weak disable is better than no disable.

ELDER TITAN

Elder Titan has not changed much in the new patch, but the hero is now more used. The reason is quite simple: hand-to-handle Agility cores hate facing Elder Titan’s aura.

Many people know that ET’s Aura has two separate parts. Physical armor reduction only comes from ET itself, while magic resistance reduction comes from Astral Spirit. This means, if you want to get the most out of the aura, the support needs to take the lead, standing close to the opponent’s carry. That often makes gamers hesitate to choose this hero: obviously the survival rate of the pioneer support is quite low.

However, many people really despise the magic resistance reduction of ET, even though it is safer. Of course, removing the opponent’s physical armor is an undisputed advantage, but it is rarely used, especially in the later stages of the game. But magic resistance reduction now has a place in the current meta, and Agility carries don’t have much health. At worst, it forces the opponent to turn on BKB. In the best case scenario, it helps you successfully gank a greedy opponent, without risking much.

EPILOGUE

Bukovel is a great opening to the next Major: we have a compelling performance from the king of the losing bracket, then incredible tackles, not to mention the meta that has continued to evolve over the past year.

The status quo of Dota 2 is pretty good when it comes to balance. Let’s wait and see how the teams will adapt in the upcoming DreamLeague tournament.

According to Dotabuff