Best Carry Heroes of Dota 2 Patch 7.35b

Not long after the release of Dota 2 patch 7.35, IceFrog decided to release Dota 2 patch 7.35b, which aims to balance the game. However, some heroes are still broken and learning how to play them can help you gain a lot of MMR.

In this guide, you will discover five of the best carry heroes of Dota 2 patch 7.35b, in no particular order.

Abaddon: 56% Win Rate

This hero is very hard to kill. (Credit: Valve)

Abaddon used to be a strong offlaner in previous patches. But now, in Dota 2 patch 7.35b, he’s a veritable carry.

His armor was increased by 1 by the new patch and his Curse of Avernus is now incredibly powerful, dealing 20 – 50 DPS during the duration of the curse debuff and an additional 80 DPS if you choose the associated level 15 talent.

What’s great about playing Abaddon in the new patch is that his level 10 talent gives him +15 HP regen. That is a massive boost to his survivability, not just while farming the jungle but also during team fights. Thanks to this talent, you can now buy Armlet on Abaddon and wreck enemies just 10 minutes into the game.

A movement speed build is highly recommended for this hero because as soon as he starts hitting a target, he gains tremendous benefits from his Curse of Avernus. So it’s very important for him to be able to latch onto a target and hit 4 times.

Excellent items for Abaddon include Echo Sabre, S&Y, Blink Dagger, and Radiance. This is a hero that can play very aggressively thanks to his ultimate, which has a 60s cooldown at level 2 and lasts for 5s.

At level 1, Abaddon has 3.2 HP regen, which makes him highly survivable in lane. You should aim to buy a few more items that give you sustain. At 5-6 HP regen, your trips back to base will be required a lot more seldom.

For beginners, Abaddon is an excellent choice because he's one of the easiest heroes to learn in Dota 2.

Wraith King: 52.2% Win Rate

A hero with a free Aegis. (Credit: Valve)

Wraith King may have lost a bit in win rate, but he continues to be an excellent choice in Dota 2 patch 7.35b. His abilities, though nerfed, continue to be reliable against most opponents.

What makes WK so powerful is a combination of his ultimate, which gives him a free Aegis of the Immortal every 3 – 2 minutes. By the time you’re level 18, which should happen quite early into the game, you have an extra life every 2 minutes. That’s a very comforting thought and it allows you to fight with confidence.

The secret when playing WK is to build a bit of mobility, a bit of survivability, and a lot of damage. You can always buy a Blink Dagger, an Armlet, and a Desolator. These three items, combined sometimes with a Blade Mail, turn this hero into a scary opponent.

In the early game and when he is farming, Wraith King can rely on his Vampiric Spirit, which gives him 20% - 50% lifesteal as well as skeleton charges. When utilized, these skeletons deal an enormous amount of damage and tank a lot of it as well. This makes WK’s farming speed much faster, allowing him to keep up with other fast farmers such as Templar Assassin and Terrorblade.

Faceless Void: 51.2% Win Rate

One of the best late-game carries in Dota 2. (Credit: Valve)

It’s been a long time since Faceless Void has been a popular hero. But now he’s back in the meta with a pick rate of 16%. This hero received small buffs in Dota 2 patch 7.35, which will serve him well. He has a bit more strength now and his Time Dilation can become more potent thanks to the level 10 and level 15 talent buffs.

What makes Faceless Void strong is his Time Walk and Chronosphere. The first ability essentially gives him a free Blink Dagger that he can use every 6s. This ability also has the benefit of negating all damage taken in the last 2s, which is a very powerful feature against heroes like Lina.

When you have a high attack speed, Time Lock becomes a deadly passive because it stuns for 0.5s and procs on average every 4 attacks. This means that if you attack twice per second, you will stun your opponent every 2s for 0.5s. That’s a huge advantage in 1v1 battles after the 30-minute mark.

When you play Void, you need to focus on attack speed, damage, and survivability. The goal is to be survivable enough to guarantee that you can’t die before using your ultimate and Time Walk. But you also need to have enough damage to bring a target down when using Chronosphere. It’s a delicate balance that must be found in each game.

Anti-Mage: 51.5% Win Rate

The perfect mage counter. (Credit: Valve)

AM received just two tiny buffs in Dota 2 patch 7.35, but people are starting to pick him again. This formerly dead hero now has an excellent win rate and a pick rate of nearly 14%. He is easily one of the best carry heroes of Dota 2 patch 7.35b.

The fact that he burns 4% of a target’s maximum mana per hit makes him extremely powerful against most opponents. When using his Manta-style illusions, in just several seconds he will bring a target from full mana to zero mana. And from there, that target can’t do anything to escape because of the 40% movement slow.

AM’s ultimate deals 0.8 – 1.1 damage per missing point of mana. And this is magical damage! This means that a target with 1000 mana, and it’s not uncommon for heroes to have that much mana in this patch, will take around 750 damage after reductions! What’s insane about this ability is that it also affects surrounding enemies in a 500 radius.

Thanks to Counter-Spell, Anti-Mage has the equivalent of a very powerful Linken’s Sphere that gets activated every 3s and offers 45% magic resistance. This hero’s natural traits give him the option to completely skip Black King Bar and just focus on damage.

He can blink for 1200 units every 6s, which means he’s got the equivalent of more than 2 Blink Daggers. All he needs is some HP, armor, and damage. Players like Artour "Arteezy" Babaev have hundreds of games with this hero, so you can probably learn a lot by watching their replays.

Troll Warlord: 51.7% Win Rate

A savage, but he gets the job done. (Credit: Valve)

Troll Warlord received two massive buffs in Dota 2 patch 7.35. He can now be controlled if there are no targets in range during his Battle Trance. And his Fervor’s Shard Chance of attacking has gone from 3% to 4% per stack. This means that he will have a lot more extra attacks against targets.

Troll Warlord is very strong in the early game thanks to his Berserker’s Rage, which gives him 45 movement speed (the equivalent of a pair of boots!), 7 armor (this is also worth a lot of gold), an excellent base attack time (1.4) and a 20% chance to ensnare a target for 2s, which is essentially a 2s root that will be applied every 2-3 seconds.

These buffs come from a single ability, which makes Troll a very appealing hero to pick in Dota 2 patch 7.35b. Not to mention the other stuff: 12 stacks of 30 attack speed bonus, 60% blind from Whirling Axes, and a powerful ultimate.

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