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On 22nd February, Dota 2 released its new letter patch 7.35c. This patch saw a much-needed nerf to Meepo and Disperser, that has been plaguing Dota 2 pub games for longer than anyone would have liked. Faceless Void, too, got nerfed once again. This time, his level 20 talent was further reduced to +80 Attack speed in Chronosphere. However, BetBoom Dacha 2024 Dubai winner Andreas "Cr1t-'' Nielsen criticized the lack of buffs to heroes and pointed out that Valve had only buffed Leshrac.
Cr1t- Unhappy with New Patch 7.35c
Patch 7.35c saw a much-needed nerf on Meepo that had been plaguing the Dota 2 community for weeks now. However, Cr1t- took to X (formerly Twitter) and pointed out the lack of buffs for heroes, noting how Valve only buffed Leshrac.
He tweeted, “So curious to know how Valve decided to buff like 1 hero in a patch and ignore all the rest of the unplayable heroes, like sure let’s just have Leshrac be the literal only hero to get an increase lmao.”
Gaimin Gladiator’s Marcus "Ace" Christensen replied, “Some nerfs are actually indirect buffs to some heroes.”
However, it should be noted that this was only a letter patch and major changes are not to be expected. Therefore Cr1t-'s concerns could be resolved and addressed in the upcoming Crownfall update. The Crownfall update is expected to be the next major update in Dota 2.
Patch 7.35c saw a buff to a few neutral camps and nerfs to various items such as the Mage Slayer. This was the item for choice for most core players due to its low price and excellent stats but this is not the case anymore as Valve has lowered the magic resistance to 20% and increased the price of the item by 200 gold. Mage Slayer also saw an increase in DPS from 20 to 25 but a decrease in debuff time from 6s to 3s.
Here is a list of a few buffed and nerfed items of patch 7.35c:
Buffed:
Black King Bar (Magic resistance increased to 60%)
Dagon (Cooldown reduction)
Khanda (Spell damage increased)
Magic Lamp (Health bonus increased to 500 and Rejuvenate Heal increased to 1250)
Nullifier (Projectile speed increased)
Sange (Status resistance increased to 16%)
Talisman of Evasion (Evasion increased to 20%)
Revenant’s Brooch (Mana per hit reduced to 50)
Nerfed:
Disperser (Suppress no longer has AoE)
Mage Slayer (Reduced Debuff, Magic resist, and increased cost)
Parasma (Reduced intelligence)
Shiva’s Guard (Increased cost by 350)
Safety Bubble ( HP regen reduced to 2 and increased Bubble cooldown to 8s)
Here is a list of Heroes Buffed and nerfed:
Buffed:
Leshrac (Diabolic Edict damage increased)
Phantom Assassin (Agility gain increased and Stifling dagger cast range increased)
Terrorblade (Strength gain increased and Reflection cooldown decreased)
Nerfed:
Dragon Knight (Dragon Form Attack speed and movement speed reduction decreased)
Faceless Void (Time Dilation progression slowly decreased, Time lock damage talent decreased, Attack speed in Chronosphere talent decreased)
Lion (Earth Spike Cooldown increased, Mana drain nerfed)
Lone Druid (Bear nerfed)
Meepo (Mega Meepo stats share decreased to 40% and dig HP regen reduced)
Witch Doctor (Death Ward no longer has True Sight)
