Dota 2 Patch 7.33 Broken Heroes

Almost immediately after the release of Dota 2 patch 7.33, people began to notice that some of the heroes were changed in ways that make them completely overpowered. There are at least half a dozen such heroes and in this article, we’ll explore three of them.

Usually, it is said that in Dota 2, nothing is overpowered. It’s just that some heroes need to be countered using other heroes. But it’s a bit difficult to counter something that seems to be working really well even against its strongest traditional counters.

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Zeus Is Now a Monster

Zeus was changed from a pure mage and can now be used to deal massive amounts of right-click damage. His damage still comes from spells, but those spells are naturally triggered when you use your basic attacks.

Arc Lighting is now two abilities in one. On top of the fact that it deals 85 – 160 damage every few seconds, it also deals 3% - 6% of the target’s current HP as damage. So if you use this spell for just several seconds, you will have brought a target down to less than 67% of its health in most cases.

The second reason why Zeus is broken right now has to do with his new passive ability, which can be gained by purchasing Aghanim’s Shard. It’s called Lightning Hands and will augment your basic attacks with 100 attack range and Arc Lightning.

The proc chance is 100% and the damage is 50%. It also works on your own illusions, which is the reason why people are buying Manta Style on Zeus and destroying games with the hero.

Phantom Lancer

PL used to be strong some years ago. IceFrog seems to love this hero, because he gave him a few buffs in Dota 2 patch 7.33 that increased his win rate by more than 10% almost instantly.

First of all, his attack range is now 225 instead of 150. Then we have the buff given to Juxtapose by Aghanim’s Shard. The ability can be activated when you have the shard to create an illusion at your current location while you become invisible. You also gain 15% movement speed.

On top of that, you can now use your Spirit Lance against targets that have a Black King Bar and you will absolutely destroy them in the late game. Balanced?... Probably not.

Beastmaster

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Beastmaster is now a Universal hero that has one interesting ability called Drums of Slom. This passive ability allows him to heal incredibly fast while dealing damage to nearby opponents. The initial heal/damage interval is 3s, but it will decrease to 0.4s if enough attacks are used. After 20 attacks, the 0.4s limit is reached.

But here’s the problem: you can use Primal Roar to automatically add 10-20 drum stacks. This means that you can use your ultimate and then just stand your ground against almost anything. For top players like Ludwig “zai” Wahlberg, that’s great news.