DOTA 2: 5 Things I lost after 7.20 Patch

#4 Return Aura

Centaur Warrunner

Was this really important? Remotely even? I did not think so. Remember when centaur first came into the world of Dota2? Everyone was chain stunning the entire enemy team with one centaur and getting rampages. Yeah, that was horrible right? But after that, he went through a lot of changes and finally became the somewhat balanced offlaner. Stun, slow, damage and tanking ability was balanced enough to make him a offlaner and not be overpowered. We somehow got used to the fact that centaur can fit in some drafts really well because of return and it was a thing that made him special. You could make 2 hearts in a pub and stand there and enemies will right click themselves to death.

Now in the new patch, the damage is just a flat number. Another execution in the name of rework. The cooldown and mana cost of the stampede is making it a less useful skill while the stun losing the little bit of damage it had. This is a disaster for Centaur lovers and I hope they do restore return at some point in the future.

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#3 Cleave and Kunkka

Kunkka

Another ruthless and heart-wrenching part of the patch. Before the patch cleave damage used to go through the armor was unreduced by armor but now the patch made cleave damage just a physical damage which can be reduced by armor. Cleave was a way to get those nerves of a high armor hero which can’t be done anymore.

This also reminds me of Kunkka. Kunkka used to painful in the lane and in the game because of the Cleave damage, we have seen 1 hit rampages or a Kunkka solo wiping a team out of the existence but I doubt it is gonna be the same. With recent changes to cleave mechanics, cleave might not be that important anymore, and Kunkka will lose his importance too. Heroes like kunkka lost the mechanic that made them important and viable.