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Dota 2 patch 7.35 was released a little over a week ago.

All data is taken from STRATZ.

He was slightly nerfed in patch 7.35, but not enough to bring him down.

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In addition to that, patch 7.35b also nerfed Curse of Avernus.

Support Abaddon may be the way to go in the days ahead.

Ember Spirit was completely missing from the meta for the last few months, and rightly so.

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He had been strong hero for a long time, and deserved some time on the bench.

It might take a few more small buffs to make him strong in the mid lane.

It is still early in the meta, and things are bound to shift a bit before settling.