Two heroes were heavily nerfed in Patch 7.35d, knocking them out of the Dota 2 meta

Chen and Dragon Knight received the most powerful nerfs in Patch 7.35d among all Dota 2 heroes, which has already negatively impacted their win rates, pushing them out of the meta.

According to data from Dotabuff, Dragon Knight was particularly affected, with his win rate dropping by 2.61% in just a few hours.

Changes to Chen in Patch 7.35d:

PENITENCE

• Movement slow reduced from 12/20/28/36% to 12/18/24/30%

DIVINE FAVOR

• Bonus armor reduced from 12/16/20/24 to 9/12/15/18

Due to these significant changes in Chen abilities, he has seen a notable decrease in win rate from 46.34% to 46.08%. Previously, he was incredibly popular in Divine and Immortal ranks, but after such a nerf, he may lose popularity.

Changes to Dragon Knight in Patch 7.35d:

ELDER DRAGON FORM

• Illusions returning to human form no longer have dragon attack effects

• Poison attack duration reduced from 5 to 3 seconds

TALENTS

• Level 15 talent: Health bonus reduced from 400 to 300

In just a few hours after the release of Patch 7.35d, Dragon Knight win rate dropped from 51.45% to 48.82%. The hero was strong in matches across various ranks, and now he is likely falling out of the Dota 2 meta.

Recall that Valve previously released Patch 7.35d, which made changes to the stats and abilities of many heroes, as well as item statistics.