Dota 2 7.21d update released with minor nerfs to Mars
The newest hero may be a little too OP, so Valve is making some adjustments.
The latest Dota 2 update, patch 7.21d, has been released following the conclusion of the 2019 Stockholm Major, which saw Vici Gaming triumph 3-2 over Virtus.pro. The patch contains the expected nerfs to the newly-released Mars, buffs to several out-of-meta heroes, and makes the Dire hard camp pull easier to pull off.
Mars was pretty well-balanced and had a fairly straightforward toolkit when he was released, prompting only minor reductions to the vision granted by Spear of Mars and an increase in manacost for God’s Rebuke. A reduction in his strength gain will be more noticeable however, as it means he will deal less damage and have lower health pool than before.
Heroes who haven’t seen much play due to nerfs from previous patches, such as Arc Warden, Enchantress, and Storm Spirit, among others, have received minor buffs to make them more competitive against the more ‘in-meta’ heroes of this patch.
One other notable change in 7.21d makes it easier for Dire to pull their hard camp — a welcome change considering the distinct advantage Radiant previously had, which let them had more flexible lanes compared to their counterparts.
You can read the full list of changes for yourself below.
Dire hard camp pull is now easier to do
AEON DISKRecipe cost reduced from 1250 to 1100
GUARDIAN GREAVESRecipe cost increased from 1700 to 1800
ROD OF ATOSCooldown increased from 16 to 18Cast range reduced from 1150 to 1100
SOLAR CRESTTarget attack speed increase/reduction changed from 70 to 80
ARC WARDENAgility gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4
TEMPEST DOUBLETempest Double duration increased from 16/18/20 to 16/20/24
AXEStrength gain increased from 3.2 to 3.4
BROODMOTHERBase damage increased by 3
CENTAUR WARRUNNER
DOUBLE EDGEDouble Edge damage increased from 40/60/80/100% to 60/80/100/120%TALENTSLevel 20 Talent increased from +50 Retaliate Damage to +70
DIVINE FAVORDivine Favor duration reduced from 14 to 8/10/12/14
DRAGON KNIGHT
ELDER DRAGON FORMElder Dragon Form slow increased from 30 to 40TALENTSLevel 10 Talent increased from -20% Breath Fire Damage to -25%Level 15 Talent increased from +300 Health to +350Level 20 Talent increased from +150 Gold/Min to +180Level 25 Talent increased from +1.75s Dragon Tail to +2s
DROW RANGERAgility gain increased from 2.5 to 2.8Base agility increased by 6 (base damage unchanged)
EARTHSHAKERBase armor increased by 2
ENCHANTRESSBase strength increased by 1Base intelligence increased from 17 to 19
GYROCOPTERBase damage increased by 3TALENTSLevel 10 Talent increased from +200 Health to +250
OMNISLASHOmnislash cooldown increased from 130 to 140
DIABOLIC EDICTDiabolic Edict damage reduced from 11/22/33/44 to 8/20/32/44
RAGERage cooldown increased from 16 to 18
LINAAgility increased from 16 + 1.5 to 23 + 1.8
MARSStrength gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.2
SPEAR OF MARSSpear of Mars vision AoE reduced from 500 to 300
GOD’S REBUKEGod’s Rebuke manacost increased from 55/60/65/70 to 65/70/75/80
TALENTSLevel 20 Talent reduced from +1.5s Spears of Mars Stun to +1s
NAGA SIREN
MIRROR IMAGEMirror Image illusion incoming damage reduced from 400% to 350%
OMNIKNIGHTBase armor increased by 1
ORACLE
FALSE PROMISEFalse Promise cooldown increased from 100/65/30 to 115/80/45False Promise manacost increased from 100 to 100/150/200False Promise cast range rescaled from 1000 to 700/850/1000
PANGOLIER
LUCKY SHOTLucky Shot can no longer apply both silence and disarm at the same timeLucky Shot chance reduced from 20% to 17%
ROLLING THUNDERRolling Thunder manacost increased from 100 to 100/150/200
PUCK
DREAM COILDream Coil no longer latches on Spell Immune units for non-scepter version (primarily affects new leashed status effect)
TALENTSLevel 10 Talent changed from +5 Armor to +125 Cast RangeLevel 10 Talent changed from +10 Intelligence to +5 All Stats
FLESH HEAPFlesh Heap regeneration increased from 3/6/9/12 to 5/8/11/14
QUEEN OF PAINBase armor increased by 1
SAND STORMSand Storm damage increased from 20/40/60/80 to 20/45/70/95
BURROWSTRIKEBurrowstrike cast range increased from 350/450/550/650 to 400/500/600/700
SHADOW SHAMANBase intelligence reduced by 2
SILENCER
GLAIVES OF WISDOMGlaives of Wisdom damage increased from 25/40/55/70% to 25/45/65/85%
MYSTIC FLAREMystic Flare damage increased from 600/1000/1400 to 700/1150/1600
SHRAPNELShrapnel replenish time reduced from 50 to 40
TAKE AIMTake Aim active cooldown reduced from 15/12/9/6 to 9/8/7/6
SPIRIT BREAKER
CHARGE OF DARKNESSCharge of Darkness cooldown reduced from 12 to 11
STORM SPIRITIntelligence increased from 22 + 3.7 to 23 + 3.9
STATIC REMNANTStatic Remnant damage increased from 120/170/220/270 to 120/175/230/285
ELECTRIC VORTEXElectric Vortex pull distance increased from 140/180/220/260 to 180/220/260/300
TEMPLAR ASSASSINAgility gain increased from 2.8 to 3.2
MELDMeld debuff duration increased from 10 to 12
URSABase armor reduced by 1
POISON NOVAPoison Nova scepter damage increased from 60/85/110 to 75/100/125
VIPERAgility gain reduced from 2.8 to 2.5
NETHERTOXINNethertoxin cooldown increased from 5 to 6
WINDRANGERBase strength increased by 1
FOCUS FIREFocus Fire attack speed changed from 425 to 450
ZEUSIntelligence increased from 20 + 3.1 to 21 + 3.3
STATIC FIELDStatic Field damage increased from 4/6/8/10% to 5/7/9/11%
