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Talk about a massive game-changing patch.
Dota 2 Patch 7.36 has arrived ladies and gentlemen. The patch brings a whole new aspect to the game with the introduction of two new mechanics. Not to mention the countless hero, item and quality of life changes. The 7.36 patch is absolutely massive, and there an be a lot to go through. But fret not, as we are here to break down the major changes and provide an overview of Dota 2 patch 7.36.
The New Innate Abilities and Hero Facets
The biggest change of the 7.36 Patch for Dota 2 is the introduction of Innate Abilities and Hero Facets. These two new mechanics are about to revolutionize the game, just like when talent trees were introduced.
Innate Abilitiesare abilities that are pre-leveled at the start of the game, and every hero has a unique innate ability. There are two types of innate abilities, ones that upgrade a hero ability to have five levels and get a free ability point at level 1. For example, Weaver now has Geminate attack as it’s innate ability, which means it now has five levels to it and the bug starts with it at level one.
The other type of Innate ability grants the hero a unique effect. For example, Marci’s innate ability introduced in the 7.36 Dota 2 patch provides allied couriers with 3 bonus levels and one bonus health. So courier hunting bounty hunters and Nature’s Prophets beware!
On the other hand, there are Hero Facets. This new mechanic is just like another talent tree. However, with facets, there are only two options that are given to the player before the match begins, during Strategy time. Once selected, players won’t be able to change their Facet. For example there’s Luna, who has either Lunar Orbit or Moonstorm Facets. Lunar orbit provides Luna with damage reduction while moon glaives are actives. While Moonstorm changes Lucent Beam to give attack damage for every enemy hero hit by a Lucent Beam for 15 seconds.
General Changes of Patch 7.36
Before we dive into the mass amounts of hero and items changes featured in Dota 2 patch 7.36, there are important changes categorized as “other”. Although they are categorized as other, they are quite significant changes to Dota 2 but fall outside the realm of hero or item changes. So, here are the biggest changes from the other category:
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Item Changes of 7.36
There aren’t too many item changes in Dota 2’s 7.36 Patch. The main focus is mainly on the Sange, Yasha and Kaya items. With of course some changes to other items and most importantly a rework to everyone’s favorite and most used item: Roshan’s banner. So, let’s break them down:
Notable Hero changes of the patch
And now we get to the bulk of the 7.36 Dota 2 patch. Each and every hero got both a Facit and an Innate ability. Which means that the base hero also got some changes. So here are some highlights of the hero changes for the 7.36 Patch. You can check out the full patchhere.
There are a ton more incredible changes featured in Dota 2’s 7.36 Patch. Be sure to hop on Dota 2 and find out yourself about all the changes.
