A slight nerf here, a bit of a buff there.

Three heroes though, have received sizable nerfs based on how strong they have been recently.

Pangolier has been a part of the meta for eons now.

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Phantom Assassin is possibly the worst hit hero of Dota 2 patch 7.34d.

Now it has been brought down to 17%!

That’s a pretty big reversal.

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Mortred will not be happy.

Sven has had a huge chunk of his damage reduced.

The Rogue Knight was terrorizing pubs and professional games alike, and this will bring him down a notch.

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Now for casual players, this may not be the biggest deal.

Neither doesnouns' mid laner Nico “Gunnar” Lopez.

But that’s just how life in the high stakes world of professional esports is.