Top Tier Midlaner Analysis 7.07

Gone are the days when mid lane was the first to be banned & picked. Now, it is Omniknight, Nightstalker and Bane that are the team that storm, instead of Razor – the hero picked the most mid in the MDL Minor and DreamHack Major. With patch 7.07, thanks to the increased XP in lane and the reduced amount of XP denying creeps for the opponent, mid is still a dangerous area and affects the game of the match. We can take a look back at some of the best midlane professional plays, even in pubs.

Resolut1on wins first blood against TNC at MDL Minor

Shadow Fiend returns to the MDL Minor, thanks to two Shadow Fiend legends at the tournament: Dendi and Resolut1on. Shadow Fiend is a traditional mid champion, mastering all the skills needed in dota: last hit, deny, laning, rune control, stack creep.

At the MDL Minor, Shadow Fiend won 8 out of 9 (88.9%) and was the 2nd most competitive mid champion. Shadow Fiend is the hero that can make the most of creeps’ XP change system. After a few waves of creeps, SF’s hand damage will become too high making it difficult for the enemy to last hit. There are only a few heroes that can go head-to-head with this hero, and without the right hero, the team must apply pressure before Shadow Fiend spirals out of control.

Medusa was continuously buffed in 7.07, including the Split Shot remake. This skill has now become more useful, including a talent at level 25 that allows Split Shot to apply the attack modifer to all targets – Medusa can both slow Skadi or crit Daedalus on all enemies. Medusa was one of the most competitive mid heroes at the DreamHack Major and came in second at the MDL Minor. Despite being a ready-to-go hero, if combined with Omniknight’s Repel, it is even more difficult to counter with Diffusal Blade, not to mention the Diffusal blade is no longer as effective as before. Now, Medusa is almost immortal at the end of the game.

Razor was the second most competitive mid hero in the Dream League. This champion often resonates when appearing on LAN, no matter what meta, Razor is still strong in lane and always has a way to push turrets from mid to late game. Thanks to his stability, Razor is often picked up a lot, even though fans don’t like to see this boring hero. Although Razor does not have the ability to gank, does not possess the ability to overwhelm the lane like Shadow Fiend does, but the strength of this hero lies in his ability to lane and focus on destroying towers – which keeps him present. in almost every meta. Keep in mind that Static Link can affect Medusa’s strength in combat, even when overwhelmed by Stone Gaza.

Na`Vi lost 5 heroes in a long fight that came from Sunmail’s DK miss

Removing the bottle restore feature limited the number of mid heroes, but Dragon Knight continues to shine. This hero is a threat to Tier 1 mid turrets as soon as DK reaches level 6. Like Razor, Dragon Knight is a stable pick capable of pushing turrets into the early and late game. Before the Refresher Shard appeared in Roshan, Aegis was the answer to all teams’ push to the high ground. If DK owns Aegis, it means he can pull the turret health on the high ground, as long as the ultimate Dragon Form is still available.

In the meta where we often see two roamers, Dragon Knight is an extremely aggressive pick and hard to gank. He is one of the few mid champions that is unaffected by the absence of Poor Man’s Shield – an item that was once indispensable to help mid heroes survive. Patch 7.07, not only increased Dragon Blood’s healing, it also increased Dragon Knight’s base heal from 0 to 1.5.

Zeus is the pub king. This hero has the highest win rate in pub games, reaching 56% and is a high performing mid hero. Zeus is mainly used for pub games, as the hero rarely appears in professional competition. Zeus is easily at a disadvantage when encountering unbalanced matches or encountering opponents with good gank ability. But Zeus can explode in pubs as the game is usually more passive, giving the hero plenty of room to breathe early in the game or flip later. Zeus won’t be able to deny but last hits well with Arc Lighting. Of course, there is a reason why Zeus is always in the top champions with a high win rate. This hero can always farm well to deal great damage to the enemy.

BACK TO BASICS

In pubs when everyone has TP available, ganking will now be harder to succeed, because now supports will no longer use the excuse that they don’t have TP to rotate support. With 7.07’s creep lane fix and the removal of the chicken ‘recover bottle’ feature, the number of mid heroes in Dota is now back to the beginning – usually heroes that can stay for a long time, farm safe. full and push the tower well.

Source: Dotabuff