Patch 7.34 wasnt a patch of huge nerfs.
The heroes that were dominating the meta before were given a slight tap on the wrist.
With that in mind, lets take a look at the biggest winners of Dota 2 patch 7.34.
The data for win rate and pick rate has been taken fromDotabuff.
The Aghanims Scepter upgrade is also much better now.
He will roll to glory in the top tier of pubs and in professional games.
Essentially, Gyro will be hitting three targets in a fight.
He is the modern, mechanical Medusa!
Invoker
Invoker is definitely in the top 3 heroes to have benefitted from patch 7.34.
Three Exort orbs is 21% spell amplification at the max level of Exort, which is huge!
The change to Universal adds more weight to a right click build.
Although Invoker has 10 spells, he hasnt been the most versatile hero in terms of playstyle.
Dota 2 patch 7.34 is bound to add to that.
Ever since patch 7.34 has been released, his win rate in pubs has gone up by 6%!
Heres a comparative picture of the before and after for the Macropyre.
Now keep in mind, even the area below the ice walls is Macropyre region.
You step on the ice, you get burned.
That is the power of fire and ice, baby!
Popular Dota 2 streamer Janne Gorgc Stefanovski definitely thinks it is a strong change in favor of Jakiro.
We will definitely be seeing a lot more of Jakiro in patch 7.34.
The question is, in what position will the Two Headed Dragon be picked in professional games?
We will find out soon enough.
Tricks of the Trade has a percentage agility bonus, which now gets enhanced.
Also Cloak and Dagger has increased damage based on agility when attacking from behind.
Shadow Shaman
Shadow Shaman is back in the zeitgeist due to buffs to Hex.
In a snowball lineup where all heroes come together and fight early, that can have a tremendous impact.
Units that die under the effect of Fatal Bonds now spawn imps, and that includes creeps as well!
Witch Doctor
Witch Doctors major buff comes from the fact that Death Ward now does pure damage.
But later on in the game, the Death Ward damage used to be affected due to increasing armors.
Now, that wont be the case!
Also, it cannot be blocked by Guarding Angel anymore!
Witch Doctors win rate has skyrocketed to nearly 60%.
These are of course, not the only heroes to have received decent buffs in patch 7.34.
