Its been over a months since Dota 2 patch 7.31 was released.

Dota 2 being the complex game it is, the smallest of changes can have big effects.

The heroes have been picked as the best performing ones from the Divine and Immortal brackets.

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The choice of heroes has been made from a combination of high pick rate and high win rate heroes.

It is because of a change to an item the Aghanims Shard.

When it was first released in Dota 2 patch 7.28, Aghanims Shard wasnt purchasable till the 20thminute.

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Having that power spike 5 minutes earlier in the game has made a enormous difference for carry Tiny.

Years ago, Berserkers Blood provided Huskar with damage as his health reduced.

That was then changed to magic resistance, and finally to HP regeneration.

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It clearly wasnt working too well, so patch 7.31 added some magic resistance to the mix back again.

Like Tiny, it is going to require a significant change to tame the currently rampaging Lanaya.

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