![]() XFreedom: I wasn't surprised by that, Tiny was in my list of Top 3 most picked heroes before the Major. ![]() Tiny was the most picked hero of the Major overall, appearing in 96 games with a 51% win rate. It's just easier to play the other two heroes in comparison. He also provides magic immunity but it comes with a disarm. Oracle's save is in his ultimate and once it's down he can't really help in fights as much. XFreedom: The difference is in cooldowns, Dazzle and Winter Wyvern have short cooldown saves. Why is Oracle ignored compared to Dazzle and Winter Wyvern when he also has a save? It already slows for the full four seconds at level 1.īoth heroes also have the ability to prolong fights, either saving by themselves or allies. It slows enemies by 30% for four seconds at and it's not scaling. Meanwhile, Winter Wyvern has good lane harass thanks to Arctic Burn.īut I think the biggest reason the hero is so popular is Splinter Blast. On top of that, Shadow Wave not only heals but also damages enemies if they are close enough. Most position 4's can't trade against Dazzle without a dispel. You get Poison Touch and it refreshes every time you hit the target, making it easy to chase down the position 3 and 4 heroes in the laning phase. XFreedom: I think teams finally realised how strong these heroes are. Aside from Chen, the two most popular supports in the Major were Dazzle and Winter Wyvern. Chen also move with tower siegers, making it easier to bring down buildings. It's a lot of auras on a position 5 hero without spending any gold. You can also get a Hellbear for a 15% attack speed aura and add a Hill Troll Priest for heal amplification on top of it. XFreedom: I think it's due to the magic resistance aura from the Centaur Courser, currently you get a 15% magic resistance. Is Chen's strength due to the presence of so many aura creeps? He can pressure towers and heal allies on the other side of the map.Īnd with enough farm, he gets a global hard dispel. Here's why he's been so strong:Ĭhen can bulldoze towers down and provides sustain in the laning stage with just a Headress of Rejuvenation and his passive skill.Īlso, most of his small camp creeps are really strong in the early game, like the Harpy Stormcrafter or the Hill Troll Priest.Ĭhen can also control certain parts of the map by himself. XFreedom: All along I have been a Chen believer as a Chen player myself. Is Chen really just strong right now or is it more of the metagame suiting him? Let's talk about Chen, he had the highest win rate among supports with a 68% win rate across 45 games. One last thing, Dire have two high ground hills whereas Radiant only has one. When both teams contest Roshan, Dire also has more accessible camps in the vicinity of the pit, while Radiant only has the triangle near top lane. ![]() Dire can also do double camps from any position in the jungle. ![]() Dire has multiple camps close to each other, while on Radiant the camps are so spread out, you barely have double camps connecting on Radiant side. XFreedom:I think teams realise that Dire has better neutral camps to farm. What do you think happened for Dire to become so strong when previously the map was seen as Radiant-favoured? One of the biggest trends we saw during the Arlington Major was the Dire side getting a massive edge over the Radiant side in terms of win rate. You can check out our previous discussion on the results of the Arlington Major here. We sat down with Singaporean Dota 2 veteran and Nigma Galaxy SEA coach Nicholas "xFreedom" Kelvin Ileto Lim ( on Twitter) to break down how the metagame was shaped during the Arlington Major and what changes we can expect in the upcoming patch. More importantly, the Arlington Major was the last chance for teams to secure a coveted direct invite to The International 11 (TI11), Dota 2's marquee million-dollar world championship tournament. The Dota 2 PGL Arlington Major has concluded, with Team Spirit defeating PSG.LGD 3-1 in the grand finals to claim the mantle of Arlington Major champions, as well as the grand prize of US$200,000 and 820 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points. This is Pro Breakdown, a series by Yahoo Esports Southeast Asia where we talk with pro players, coaches, experts, and other personalities about anything and everything in the region's esports scene. Let's break down why they were so strong. Chen, Dazzle, and Winter Wyvern were three of the hottest picks of the Dota 2 PGL Arlington Major. ![]()
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