Dota 2 Patch 7.35 strengthened Roshan: new abilities and additional rewards

Special attention was given to Roshan in the global Patch 7.35 of Dota 2 gameplay. This monster is now harder to destroy with new abilities added and extra rewards offered for doing so. Steam developers shared these changes via their official developer blog.

New Abilities of Roshan:

The main change was the addition of new abilities, which made it more difficult to kill Roshan. What is more, if an enemy team decides to attack this creature for the second time they can be alerted.

Roar of Retribution:

• Description: When attacked by a hero that killed him last time and having less than eighty percent health points left, he roars globally, dealing fifty initial damage within nine hundred radius around each unit hit by it and amplifying incoming damage upon them by twenty five percent during eight seconds.

• Characteristics:

  • Initial damage: 50.

  • Damage increase per minute: 10.

  • Duration of the effect: 8 seconds.

  • Cooldown: 20 seconds.

Additional Rewards for Roshan's Destruction:

As for the second death onwards of Roshan there are some rewards players can get.

After the second death:

Roshan drops "Cheese" if killed on the Radiant side, or "Roshan's Banner" if killed on the Dire side.

After the third death:

Roshan drops "Refresher Shard" if killed on the Radiant side, or "Aghanim's Blessing" if killed on the Dire side.

New Item "Roshan's Banner":

A new item has been added, becoming part of the additional rewards for Roshan's destruction.

• Description: Places a banner at any point on the map for five minutes. Melee, ranged or siege lane creeps that pass within a radius of 750 gain +75% health and +50% attack damage for forty-five seconds.The banner can be destroyed with six attacks from enemy heroes who are given vision over its location when placed.Team receives notification when destroyed .Team receives gold when destroyed

These changes will add depth and strategic value to fights around Roshan, giving teams more opportunities for planning and coordination in Dota 2.