In comparison, the 15 heroes below look absolutely pale.
The win rates of most of these heroes is well below average.
He is meant to be a spell caster, and his Shard needs to help him do that better.
But his faux tankiness does not compare to the actual tankiness of meta heroes like Bristleback and Primal Beast.
The Netherdrake might need to wait for a meta shakeup along with some buffs.
Like Viper, along with buffs, it may take a meta shakeup to make her popular again.
He is also being pushed into a core role with Hammer of Purity.
Items
In items, two items get a special mention Aether Lens and Phylactery.
Aether Lens popularity has gone down ever since its upgrade to Octarine Core was removed.
Lets see what IceFrog thinks about the idea.
Hopefully, it is away from the place where tanky front liners get to reign supreme.
