Dota 2 Patch 7.27c Nerfs Underlord

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Dota 2 is getting so many updates lately that it might be hard to keep track. The latest addition is patch 7.27c which further adjusts some heroes.

Dota 2’s patch 7.27 was all about general and item changes, 7.27b followed up with heroes. So what’s 7.27c all about? Well, more hero changes and Blade Mail losing one armor. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the full patch notes.

Items

Blade Mail

Armor reduced from +7 to +6

So, is the item trash now? Is it better than what it was before? Blade Mail has definitely seen better days as it received some significant changes in the last few patches. The damage return no longer pierces Black King Bar, meaning that while you’re magic immune you can totally ignore all damage from the item. The active component was also changed and intelligence was scrapped from the item in favor of raw attack damage. Blade Mail has a passive 20 damage + 20% of attack damage return, while the active now increases that passive component by 80%, and causes it to reflect 80% of spell damage as well. With 7.27c the item loses one armor which might not be that much, but it’s still a nerf.

Heroes

Bloodseeker

Bloodrage

Bloodrage self damage reduced from 2.4/2.6/2.8/3% to 2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8%
Bloodrage manacost reduced from 25/30/35/40 to 25

Thirst

Thirst creep kill heal increased from 6/9/12/15% to 8/12/16/20%

Blood Rite

Blood Rite damage rescaled from 125/175/225/275 to 120/180/240/300

Talents

Level 15 Talent changed from +225 Health to +15% Lifesteal
Level 20 Talent changed from +20% Lifesteal to +400 Health

Bloodseeker received some major changes in the previous patch as parts of his Bloodrage and Thirst were swapped. His Bloodrage now gives a lot of attack speed while the heal component was changed to Thirst. 7.27c buffs the hero further.

Broodmother

Spawn Spiderlings

Spawn Spiderlings Spiderite magic resistance reduced from 40% to 25%
Spawn Spiderlings Spiderite health increased from 100 to 120

Talents

Level 10 Talent changed from +100 Spawn Spiderlings Damage to +80
Level 20 Talent reduced from +25 Spiders Attack Damage to +18

Broodmother is a cheese hero and as usual, is suited as the last pick when the enemy has little to no way of dealing with the spiders. The Spiderite magic resistance is going down, so heroes with magic area of effect damage might now be able to handle the swarm of arachnids.

Chaos Knight

Base armor increased by 1

Literally unkillable now.

Clinkz

Searing Arrows

Searing Arrows damage from 30/40/50/60 to 24/36/48/60

Strafe

Strafe attack speed reduced from 110/140/170/200 to 90/120/150/180

Death Pact

Death Pact health gain reduced from 60/80/100% to 40/70/100%
Death Pact damage gain reduced from 6/10/14% to 4/9/14%

Just as expected, Clinkz was a little too good after his “rework” which brought him back to a weird state. One between his old and future self. Strafe is back, Skeleton Walk doesn’t grant attack speed, Death Pact is his ultimate, Searing Arrows deal a lot of damage and Burning Army is his Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade. He has it all, really.

Razor

Intelligence gain increased from 1.8 to 2.2
Agility gain increased from 2.3 to 2.6
Base movement speed increased from 280 to 285

Storm Surge

Storm Surge speed increased from 8/12/16/20% to 12/16/20/24%

In patch 7.27b Razor lost his passive area of effect damage component on his ultimate. In order to make up for that he’s now a bit faster.

Spectre

Desolate

Desolate damage reduced from 30/40/50/60 to 24/36/48/60

It seems Valve are trying to balance the early damage from Desolate, but we doubt lowering it by 6 will do the trick.

Underlord

Atrophy Aura

Atrophy Aura radius reduced from 1200 to 900

Pit of Malice

Pit of Malice cast range reduced from 750 to 675

Firestorm

Firestorm cast range reduced from 750 to 675

Talents

Level 15 Talent reduced from +100 Pit of Malice AoE to +75
Level 25 Talent reduced from +20% Firestorm Building Damage to +15%

Underlord’s win rate jumped in the past week and what we’re seeing here are the consequences. We don’t think the hero was overpowered, except maybe the range on his aura. Despite the nerfs to three of his spells, he’ll still be a viable pick in a lot of situations.

Patch 7.27c features no major changes and we doubt there’ll be any big meta changes as a result of it. What do you think? Share your opinion on our Facebook page!