Developers released a new patch 7.36b for Dota 2: changes review

On the night of June 6, the developers released a new balance update 7.36b. In the patch Valve fixed a number of critical bugs, made minor changes to the meta, as well as reworked aspects and innate abilities of most heroes.

The full list of changes in the new patch is available on the official Dota2 website.

First of all, the developers eliminated critical bugs with vigen, as well as finalized the mechanics of forced movement. Changes affected the heroes and game items, some of which were weakened, other characters and artifacts on the contrary received strengthening.

Item changes in patch 7.36b

Armlet Of Mordiggian. Unholy Strength No longer provides slow resistance.

Blade Mail. Recipe cost increased from 550 to 750 and total cost from 2100 to 2300.

Bloodstone. Health and mana bonus reduced to 450.

Crimson Guard. Guard Damage Block is now 70 + 2.5% of the caster's maximum health instead of strength.

Eternal Shroud. Strength Bonus reduced from 14 to 10. Eternal Endurance Stack duration reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.

Hero changes in patch 7.36b

Ancient Apparition. The developers have reworked the EXPOSURE aspect of the hero. Now it is scaled by Ice Blast. It has an effect in the radius of 0/150/300/450.

Anti-Mage. In MAGEBANE'S MIRROR aspect, knockback spells have a 20% boost.

Arc Warden. In the ORDER aspect, the bonus to MAGNETIC FIELD attack is increased to 30/60/90/120 and the duration to 4/5/6/7 sec. In DISORDER, the duration of MAGNETIC FIELD is reduced to 4/5/6/7 seconds. The effect of the tenth-level Flux talent is increased to 200, and the duration of the fifteenth-level Flux is increased to 2s.

Axe. The developers have reworked the ONE MAN ARMY aspect. Bonuses now begin to disappear immediately after approaching an ally for 5s, the range has been increased to 700, and the bonus power can now be broken. In COAT OF BLOOD, the armor per kill ability has been reduced to 0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 and the Culling Blade multiplier has been increased from 2x to 3x. In BERSERKER'S CALL, the armor bonus has been reduced to 12/13/14/15. Counter Helix's fifteenth level damage has been reduced to 20, and Culling Blade's twentieth level damage has been reduced to 125.

Batrider. STICKY NAPALM's destructibility has been increased to 35% in the ARSONIST aspect, and STICKY NAPALM's mana cost has been reduced to 22.

Recall that earlier BetBoom Team's Sappport Alexander “TORONTOTOKYO” Hertek named the best hero to gain MMR at the position of Sappport.