DPC Tour One Meta Recap – DOTABUFF

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We all know that the DPC is technically not over, however with a possible patch coming a while quickly we’d not have time for a recap at a later date. This DPC season was full of unusual new developments and at the moment we wish to spotlight an important of them. Pleasant reminder: that is based mostly on Division One skilled video games and your expertise in pubs will certainly range.

An virtually 63% winrate throughout 50+ video games make Riki probably the most profitable mainstream help within the skilled scene. The idea is straightforward: take an overpowered Shard for setups, ensure you have an enormous uptime on a really annoying teamfight means by skills and proceed to be a nuisance.

The hero’s Shard is unquestionably getting nerfed. The way in which it presently works simply leaves little or no room for counterplay. So long as the enemy has a very good follow-up stun, each hero on the map is doubtlessly threatened.

Lina is unquestionably value mentioning on this class, however whereas within the latter half of the DPC the highlight was on her, Naga and Terrorblade completely dominated the start of the tour and are an excellent decide proper now as effectively.

It clearly exhibits of their stats: ~60% winrate throughout ~40 video games is borderline overpowered territory, although we aren’t fully certain whether or not the heroes want some large nerfs. Maybe they may naturally fall off if extra phantasm counters get some buffs or if jungle farming will get a slight nerf. Presently Naga and Terrorblade merely farm manner too quick for anybody to catch up.

Their DPS is excessive, their development is sort of limitless and so they additionally present their crew with some teamfight utility, which is all the time a pleasant addition to a carry hero. On high of it, being phantasm heroes permits them to play a really annoying model of macro sport that is just too good in a well-coordinated professional match.

Omniknight is unquestionably underrated. In a sport the place most place one carries are both ranged or extremely impartial, Omniknight can undoubtedly shine. He has a number of robust saves, respectable lane stress and may scale effectively into the late sport.

If something, the hero forces the enemy to go for Nullifier which isn’t essentially one of the best buy for lots of heroes. Even then, his means to burst heal teammates whereas offering robust dispel in opposition to doubtlessly game-breaking combos like the favored Riki + Mirana mustn’t go unnoticed.

The most effective half is the hero will probably be left as is. His winrate is extremely excessive, however he wasn’t significantly in style within the DPC and neither is he a high precedence decide in pubs. With a small “discover me” buff the hero can turn into the following large factor.

67% winrate throughout 20 video games is a reasonably robust consequence, however we wouldn’t name the hero OP. He’s simply the product of the present meta: the hero does effectively in opposition to most melee helps and is completely superb laning in opposition to in style heroes like Lina or Nature’s Prophet.

The standard drawback of lengthy cooldowns was additionally solved by a reasonably robust Shard. It’s not essentially one of the best initiation instrument within the sport. The solid level is lengthy and the tendrils take some time to kind, however it’s nonetheless a manner for Tidehunter to be very helpful when Ravage is on cooldown.

Alternatively, Tidehunter can go for auras from Pipe of Perception and [item-guardian-greaves], making him a really robust to cope with frontliner that additionally makes his crew considerably extra survivable.

Sixty eight video games with a sub-40% winrate will not be a very good statistics. We are able to’t actually blame gamers for desirous to play Hoodwink or selecting her that a lot: it’s a hero with a very good stun, good burst harm, doubtlessly excessive survivability and even a break built-in.

The issue is, she leaves a variety of room for counterplay. Slicing down bushes whereas Bushwack is midair may seem like black magic for many gamers, however for Division One professionals it’s virtually intuition. Even when it does join, there’s virtually all the time somebody close by to chop the tree, and the stun length quick.

The tip result’s a really unreliable hero. She requires precision and good positioning to be efficient, however even when performed effectively, there are nonetheless methods for the enemy to reply.

Why are we not shocked? Virtually 50 video games and a sub-35% winrate on a hero we dubbed “the Pudge of the pro-scene”. Since then Pudge really turned a good hero for top stage play, whereas Mars remains to be Mars. Can he technically do quite a bit? Positive. Does he ever stay as much as expectations? Not for the final couple of huge patches.

The hero was nerfed quite a bit and there have been good causes for that. He was a very good DPS Offlaner, had some enjoyable gimmicks with the flexibility to lifesteal whereas onerous disabled, was oppressive in lane and simply typically good to play.

The issue is, the hero is presently on the backside of the underside tier by way of effectiveness: even in a patch the place he’s technically a very good counter or a very good protector for lots of ranged glass cannon heroes like Lina, SF, Sniper and Drow Ranger, Mars nonetheless fails to ship.

He even has good synergy with Riki: a very good Sleeping Dart right into a assured Spearback can depart a goal remoted and really a lot out of place. However even one of the best help within the pro-scene can’t make up for a way unplayable Mars presently is. Hopefully the hero will get ignored for some time: he desperately wants buffs, however due to his fixed excessive recognition they simply by no means come.

What are your ideas on the primary Tour and its Meta? Do you agree with our hero evaluation or would somebody prefer to attempt to defend a sub-35% winrate hero within the remark part as soon as once more?