Return of the Naga Siren

At ESL One Genting, Naga Siren was the hero that was used 12 times – more than any other hero, but 9 of those times were used by Newbee, resulting in 8 wins and 1 loss. Naga is one of the heroes that appeared very early in Dota, famous for being able to create highlight combat, especially in an era when it was possible to move enemy heroes despite being asleep (a powerful combo). with the Dark Seer’s vacuum). She can also be played as a carry – a hero that can push and farm when she owns Radiance and Boots of Travel. In the hands of skilled players, this hero will create space for his team to farm thanks to his ability to split push from his illusion.

But her support 4 position brings many interesting things. While most flexible heroes are cores, there are a few heroes that can change from core to support. It was originally a hero that was heavily used by EG, especially in the hands of Aui_2000, and quickly faded after being nerfed. Now this hero is gradually being revived.

History of buffs

It was a difficult time for heroes with illusion skills, when illusions became weaker. Specifically, illusion has reduced damage and health, but Naga Siren has some changes that make this nerf not affect her too much.

In Patch 6.84 illusion buff damage (increased from 20/25/30/30% to 25/30/35/40%), at 7.06 changed illusion damage taken (600/500/400/300 to 550/500/450/400) and patch 7.07c Naga Siren has 2 talents that affect her illusions (10% illusion damage at level 10 and +1 illusion at level 20). In addition, other skills and stats of Naga Siren are also buffed.

In the major updates from patch 7.06e to 7.07c, Naga Siren’s base regen increased from 0.5 to 3.0. In patch 7.06 Rip Tide was buffed to damage nerfed in patch 6.85, and at 7.05 Ensnare’s mana cost was changed from 100 to 70/80/90/100. After a few changes – combined with increased Agility, Strength per level and base mana – Naga gradually became a mutant hero in the early game.

The right soup and the right soup

Since patch 6.84 there have been a lot of changes to revive old and out of meta heroes. Talent makes support heroes continue to create mutations whether in the mid game or in the late game. For Naga, this makes her even in the support position can still contribute more to the team instead of the core position. With the addition of Aghanim’s Scepter, the buff came from Urn, and combined with the Meteor Hammer brought the Naga Siren to life.

Naga Siren is not naturally strong, it’s because of the way this hero fits into the meta. In the last match between Newbee vs Liquid at ESL One Genting, we saw that Tinker was quite suitable when going with a line up with Naga. Also in the tournament we also see destruction when Naga teamed up with Disruptor, beautifully performed by Newbee.

On the other hand, Naga is also very suitable for line up pushing. Good combo with Lycan and Terroblade, creating pressure on the opponent. A hero like Lycan needs a lot of space and if Naga Siren can create enough pressure, he can fool the opponent into letting Lycan work freely, and can even put the opponent to sleep if necessary.

Naga picked as a core is usually used to harass and push turrets, this is a hero that takes a lot of time to farm. In the DAC 2018 qualifiers, Naga Siren was picked in all regions, even though his winrate was only close to 40%. Her popularity in this support position so far has brought a breath of fresh air to the game’s mechanics. The power of sleep created a lot of highlights, but besides those highlights, there were also mistakes that cost the whole team.