7/1/2023 0 Comments Dota 2 update![]() When it comes to cooldown reduction, it seems IceFrog is constantly changing his mind on whether it should stack or not. Oracle’s new Rain of Destiny looks very powerful as well. Expect multiple highlights of Rubick using Ravage followed by Black Hole. Rubick can now hold two stolen spells, which means we can expect Rubick to now hold two enemy ultimates by himself. Morphling’s rework allows him to steal bonus stats, which looks absolutely bonkers. Ten other heroes had their Aghanim's Scepter upgrades reworked, including Bloodseeker, Magnus, Marci, Morphling, Oracle, Puck, Rubick, Underlord, Windranger, Techies. Vengeful Spirit stunning two enemies also looks very strong, while Pugna’s new Shard makes him a team fight menace if his allies can lock enemies down. ![]() Out of all the Shard reworks, Mirana’s Leap doing 150 damage seems the most impressive. No less than 13 heroes had their Shards reworked, including Brewmaster, Io, Legion Commander, Lina, Marci, Mirana, Omniknight, Puck, Pugna, Shadow Demon, Tinker, Vengeful Spirit, and Zeus. It wouldn’t be a major Dota 2 update if several heroes didn’t get their Aghanim's Scepter and Shard upgrades reworked, and the 7.31 update did not disappoint with its changes. New Aghanim's Scepter and Shard abilities With this change, we can expect a much healthier metagame in 7.31. Some Shards were considered powerful before but took too long to come online, reducing the viability of heroes that depended on them. The fact that Aghanim's Shard can be purchased earlier in the game will dramatically change which heroes are picked in the meta. Shadow Shaman can now push lanes five minutes earlier, Spirit Breaker can break enemies at 15 minutes into the game, and Phoenix can use Supernova and Sunray much earlier in team fights. This is a big buff to heroes that purchase the item as part of their core item build-up. In the 7.31 update, it is now available earlier at 15 minutes. ![]() When Aghanim's Shard was first introduced, it was only available for purchase at the 20-minute mark. ![]() Aghanim's Shard is now available at 15 minutes ![]()
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