Dota 2 patch 7.25: Earth Spirit and Ember Spirit switch roles mid and support

New Dota 2 patches often bring some incredible changes and patch 7.25 this time is no exception. The game has more deathball strategies with heroes like Beastmaster, Lycan and Pugna in Pub. But the pro arena also has a few new things that surprise many people – Earth Spirit mid and Ember Spirit support 4. We have two spirits swapping roles! So which team is adopting this change and how does it work? Let’s find out together.

Earth Spirit mid

Earth Spirit mid is not a new idea It has been done before, most notably from the Team Secret roster when they won the Shanghai Major. At that time, w33 used Earth Spirit mid, EternalEnvy played Specter safelane while Misery used Lone Druid offlane. Earth Spirit controlled the tempo, provided early ganks and created space for Specter and Lone Druid.

The only reason these heroes are mentioned is because Secret uses this trio quite a lot. With Earth Spirit’s recent buffs, it’s only a matter of time before the hero returns to core. Fogged previously predicted the same when looking at the buffs.

Those are the most recent buffs. Agility gains each level is increased to give Earth Spirit more attack speed, plus the +65 damage talent at level 10 can help Earth Spirit hit a pretty headache in the game. Recently, the hero was verified by Lu ‘Maybe’ Yao of LGD and Aliwi ‘w33haa’ Omar in WeSave! Charity Play. Both teams won their games, with PSG.LGD winning against Vici Gaming and Nigma beating HellRaisers. Both players prioritize Boulder Smash and Rolling Boulder, as well as the +65 damage talent at level 10. Their item progression is slightly different (depending on the game, of course): Maybe even becomes a damage hero. the most on the team. This hero definitely has a lot of potential to play in mid. The advantage of Earth Spirit is the ability to fight early game and help create space for position 1.

Ember Spirit support

While Earth Spirit mid before 7.25 almost didn’t happen, Ember Spirit support is already there. With the new buffs in 7.25, Ember can effectively play support in the laning phase.

SEARING CHAINS

• Searing Chains cooldown reduced from 14/12/10/8 to 11/10/9/8
• Searing Chains mana cost adjusted from 110 to 80/90/100/110

TALENT

• Level 10 Talent increased from +275 Flame Guard Absoprtion to +350

The new gameplay was started by Canadian player Andrew “Jubie” Evelyn in pubs, and then adopted by Thunder Predator in the WeSave finals! Charity Play before NoPing Esports. Fartih ‘Matthew’ Puente used Ember in Game 2 in his 3-0 win, and it looks like a hit!

The way to skill up is to max out Sleight of Fist and Searing Chains, so you can harass enemy heroes in lane, and if necessary, lock them up. Speaking of item builds, Juebei also usually chooses Arcane Boots, but Matthew uses Phase Boots to increase Sleight of Fist’s damage. The way to build items is quite diverse, because the hero can farm well, so he will get items like Spirit Vessel – much faster than some other supports. Level 15 talent +1 second Searing Chains allows to lock two heroes for 4 seconds, it must be said is a great deal.

Patch 7.25 is still fairly new and teams are learning about it. With the upcoming online tournaments, we are sure to see many strange picks like Earth Spirit mid and Ember Spirit Support. Nigma’s captain Kuroky has played Clinkz position 5 in many recent games as an example.

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