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A few items have been removed, but we have some exciting changes to other items. Check out the biggest changes and what they mean for the game.
The much-awaited 7.30 gameplay update is now live and Dota 2 players have a long list of changes to go through. There’s no new hero, but there are a lot of item changes. Some neutral items are no longer in the game and Valve has added a bunch of new ones.
Item changes are crucial to the gameplay balance as they form an integral part of a hero’s toolkit. The 7.30 gameplay update brings several changes to existing items, and removes a few from the game.
7.30 Item Changes
Aeon Disk
This is a slight nerf to the Aeon Disk with a reduction in total HP. Additionally, the item’s cooldown will also increase by 20 seconds every 20 seconds up to 165 seconds.
Arcane Boots
Bottle
The 7.30 update brings significant nerfs to the mid-lane with changes to the bottle. The Water rune also replenishes just 40 HP instead of the previous 80 HP. Mid players will need to ferry out more regeneration in the form of healing salves and mangoes.
Enchanted Mango
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity
This is a signficant reduction to the mana regeneration. It also indirectly nerfs heroes such as Shadow Fiend and Leshrac that were seeing increasing popularity in the previous patch.
Falcon Blade
Gleipnir
Gleipnir is an item that has not seen much play in pro games. The item is good only on a few heros, but its popularity has decreased since introduction. Buffs were needed and the 7.30 update brings an increased projectile speed, Bonus intelligence and stats.
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Helm of the Overlord
Helm of the Overlord has a slight increase in price. The item remains an aura item and the dominated creep can provide some vision. Despite the recent buffs, Helm of the Overlord might still not see a significant increase in popularity.
Mage Slayer
Rod of Atos
With improvements to the bonus strength and agility, the Rod of Atos might see more pickups in pub games. It also has a higher projectile speed, which means chance of players escaping or going out of reach is less. The item also grants bonus intelligence, making it a great pickup for
Sentry Ward
Silver Edge
Silver Edge’s new recipe makes it certainly more appealing to carry players. The presence of Crystalis, and the accompanying crit chance now now allows cores to deal more damage to opponents. Breaking out of invisibility now grants a guaranteed 160% crit with 175 bonus damage, so tanky offlaners might not be as tanky anymore in the new patch.
Smoke of Deceit
Wind Waker
Wind Waker has been one of those items that has a lot of use in team fights. But its significantly higher cost makes it unappealing to players. This is a slight reduction in its recipe price and might see a spike in its popularity.
Removed Items
Valve has removed sevenneutral itemsfrom the game. Neutral items have been a contentious topic, with some members of the community feeling Valve missed the mark with their introduction.
SyndereN: “After all this time, I still don’t think neutral items add value to the game”
SyndereN gives his thoughts on the state of neutral items in Dota 2 and wonders whether or not they should be removed.
Christian Decker
Regardless, Neutral items are here to stay and Valve has actually added a bunch of new ones. The following items have been removed from the game in the 7.30 gameplayupdate:
The update adds eight new neutral items across the various tiers. You can check out the new 7.30 Dota 2 itemshere. There are now five dropped neutral items per tier, so each player will get an appropriate tier neutral item.
The Water rune now heals for just 40 HP, which means its importance is significantly less than before. The second Roshan no longer drops Cheese, yet another objective that might slowly become less important.
Stay tuned toesports.ggfor the latestDota 2 7.30 item and hero changes.
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