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‘Dota 2’ Patch Notes 7.20: New Gameplay Update 7.20e Tweaks 34 Heroe

Dota 2 changed substantially in November, when Valve released gameplay update 7.20. The patch not only updated the map, but significantly altered deny mechanics (Denies no longer confer a 25 percent XP bonus) and adjusted the abilities of nearly 40 heroes. Patch 7.20 added new artifact items Yasha and Kaya; Kaya and Sange; Holy Locket and Crown and the Ring of Tarrasque. There’s a new armor formula (.052 x Armor)/(0.9 + .049 x Armor) and a new range for Kill Spree XP bonuses. Other changes tweaked out-of-gameplay interfaces, like the random character selection, which now ignores your 25 least-played heroes.

With all of the changes introduced to Dota 2 with gameplay update 7.20, it’s no wonder Valve has had so much tweaking to do since. Averaging at least an update a week, Valve has been massaging the numbers with iterative updates to the new 7.20 gameplay. The latest dropped on Sunday, with patch 7.20e, loaded with nerfs to some items and numerous minor tweaks to heroes.

‘Dota 2’ Patch Notes 7.20e

Items

• Wraith Band (Common): Bonus agility down from +8 to +6, cost down by 25
• Bracer (Common): Bonus strength down from +8 to +6, cost reduced by 25
• Null Talisman (Common): Bonus intelligence down from +8 to +6, cost down by 25
• Power Treads (Common): Bonus damage down from 16 to 12

Heroes

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• Counterspell duration down from 1.4 to 1.2
• Counterspell mana cost up from 40 to 45/50/55/60

• Level 25 Talent down from +40 Inner Beast ATtack Speed to +30

• Drunken Brawler critical damage down from 200/220/240/260 percent to 170/200/230/260%
• Drunken Brawler cooldown up from 20/19/18/17 to 23/21/19/17

• Strength gain up from 2.2. To 2.5
• Damage from towers is now valid

• Chaos Strike’s lifesteal up from 35/45/55/65 percent to 50/55/60/65 percent

• Surge speed down from 36/54/72/90 percent to 30/45/60/75 percent

• Poison Touch cast range down from 600/700/800/900 to 500/600/700/800
• Poison Touch mana cost up from 80/100/120/140 to 95/110/125/140
• Shallow Grave cooldown up from 60/45/30/15 to 60/46/32/18

• Spirit Siphon charge replenish time down from 60/55/50/45 to 60/52/44/36
• Exorcism damage up from 56-61 to 59-64

• Strength up from 20 + 2.4 to 21 + 2.6

• Ink Swell max stun duration down from 1.7/2.4/3.1/3.8 to 1.4/2.2./3/3.8
• Soulbind cooldown up from 90/70/50 to 100/75/50

• Agility gain up from 2.8 to 3.1

• Level 10 Talent down from +20 Damage to +15

• Omnislash bonus damage down from 30/45/60 to 30/40/50

Keeper of the Light

• Will-O-Wisp off period up from 1.75 to 1.85
• Will-O-Wisp Area of Effect up from 650 to 675

• Agility gain up from 1.9 to 2.4

• Base movement speed down from 340 to 330
• Spirit Bear movement speed up from 340/350/360/370 to 340/355/370/385
• Level 10 Talent down from +150 Attack Range to +125
• Level 20 Talent improved from -0.2 Spirit Bear Base Attack Time to -0.3

• Empower bonus damage down from 20/30/40/50 to 10/20/30/40 percent
• Empower cleave down from 20/38/56/74 percent to 13/34/54/74 percent
• Reverse Polarity cooldown up from 120 to 130

• Dark Ascension cooldown down from 160/140/120 to 140/130/120

• Equilibrium mana restore from 80/100/120/140 percent to 65/90/115/140 percent

• Phantom Strike duration down from 2.25 to 2
• Stifling Dagger mana cost increased from up from 30/25/20/15 to 30
• Coup de Grace critical damage down from 210/330/450 percent to 200/325/450 percent
• Blur mana cost up from 30 to 50

• Base armor up by 1
• Illusory Orb cooldown down from 14/13/12/11 to 13/12/11/10

• Agility up from 18 + 2 to 22 + 2.2
• Scream of Pain mana cost down from 110/120/130/140 to 95/110/125/140

• Sand Storm damage down from 25/50/75/100 to 20/40/60/80

• Level 20 talent down from +1.5s Pounce Leash to +1.25s

• Haunt illusion damage up from 40/55/70 percent to 40/60/80 percent

• Base movement speed up from 290 to 295
• Warcry shield health is 25 percent stronger on your hero

• Metamorphosis movement speed loss up from 25 to 30

• Flesh Golem cooldown up from 110 to 125
• Level 10 Talent down from +10 Health Regeneration to +8

• Base movement speed up from 305 to 315

• Poison Nova damage up from 30/55/80 to 40/65/90

To summarize, Dota 2 gameplay update 7.20e changes some minor item stats and tweaks 34 different heroes. The new update nerfs Anti-Mage, Beastmaster, Brewmaster, Dark Seer, Dazzle, Grimstroke, Huskar, Magnus, Outworld Devourer, Phantom Assassin, Sand King, Slark, Terrorblade and Undying. Meanwhile, it buffs Bristleback, Chaos Knight, Death Prophet, Ember Spirit, Gyrocopter, Lifestealer, Lina, Night Stalker, Puck, Queen of Pain, Riki, Shadow Fiend, Spectre, Storm Spirit, Sven, Ursa and Venomancer.

Disappointed? Charged? What do you think of the new changes and how’s update 7.20 been working out? Did they buff or nerf your favorite hero? Let us know in the comments.