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General DiscussionHow to Nerf the Pub Kings of DOTA 2?

How to Nerf the Pub Kings of DOTA 2? in General Discussion
mikaelvincent

    Over the last patches, certain heroes - Omniknight, Necrophos and Abaddon - have consistently topped the Hero Win Rates even if they were out of the meta. Whether or not to nerf them is a very hard decision to make. Why? It's because they have topped DOTA 2's Pub Charts but are rendered almost completely useless in the professional scene. So the question still remains, should we buff or nerf these heroes?

    Looking from the last patches of DOTA 2, we can now expect hero changes here and there. The best way to buff/nerf the heroes is through a Hero Remake.

    Omniknight:

    Purification - a 10-second heal/aoe nuke that can change the outcome of the fight
    Repel - a spammable 12-second magic immunity that has a 14-second cooldown
    Degen Aura - basically a Eye of Skadi Aura
    Guardian Aura - you basically cannot deal physical damage to the enemy team; with the aghanim's upgrade and refresher, you're screwed unless you are able to bait the ultimate and kite them

    We all know that Diffusal Blade is the best way to counter an Omniknight, but let's be honest. Diffusal Blade is a really bad item this patch and doesn't work well on some heroes. It is also charge-limited while Omniknight's spells are spammable.

    Necrophos:

    Death Pulse - BALANCED
    Heartstopper Aura - You wanna secure lane xp and torure their carry? Pick Necrophos, max his 2nd skill, afk in the lane
    Sadist - BALANCED (as of now)
    Reaper's Scythe - adds 30 seconds to the respawn timers; with the aghanim's upgrade, good luck buying back; total game changer ult

    Necrophos is really considered one of the best heroes to win a stomp and a comeback.

    Abaddon:

    Mist Coil - UNDERPOWERED
    Aphotic Shield - BALANCED
    Curse of Avernus - BALANCED (not balanced in a stomp)
    Borrowed Time - BALANCED

    I really don't understand why the hero has a really high win rate.

    So basically, the best way to nerf these heroes is through HERO REMAKES. Why? Because they are good in pubs and bad in professional DOTA.

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    TripleSteal-

      these heroes are still awful in pro dota

      nami

        these heroes are awful in my pub games as well

        Welt aus Eis

          Heartstopper Aura - You wanna win a lane? Pick Necrophos, max his 2nd skill, afk in the lane

          Mist Coil - UNDERPOWERED

          hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahah

          Mekarazium
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            Pale Mannie

              Maxing aura is the shit in normal skill

              quity

                people can't lasthit anyway so it doesn't matter when you push the wave

                Soultrap

                  @FuryDaBeast
                  Out of your 2k+ matches you have 3 games on Abaddon, 9 on Omniknight and 10 on Necrophos.
                  Nuf said.

                  muted all, it's just a ga...

                    Lmao, pick 2nd afk lane :D, its not working

                    GOHF

                      Omniknight, Necrophos and Abaddon is a weird way to spell Outworld Devourer, Outowerld Devowlerer, and OD (stands for Obtuse Dragonmadeofspacerock).

                      Pale Mannie

                        Overwhelming Dumbass

                        lm ao

                          I love abbadon although hes so fucking ugly

                          Whoregasm

                            and soultrap build necronomicon on storm spirit...