When Dota 2 was first launched, it introduced three hero attributes which were Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Since then, new heroes have been added and many wondered whether they really fit into that specific attribute.
The New Frontiers update addresses that issue with the launch of a new kind - the Universal heroes. Heroes in this category don't have a primary attribute but instead get 0.6 damage per point of each attribute. So, who are these heroes:
- Abaddon
- Bane
- Batrider
- Beastmaster
- Brewmaster
- Broodmother
- Chen
- Clockwerk
- Dark Seer
- Dark Willow
- Dazzle
- Enigma
- Io
- Lone Druid
- Lycan
- Marci
- Magnus
- Mirana
- Nyx Assassin
- Pangolier
- Phoenix
- Sand King
- Snapfire
- Techies
- Timbersaw
- Vengeful Spirit
- Venomancer
- Visage
- Void Spirit
- Windranger
- Winter Wyvern
To give you an idea about the changes, we've chosen some heroes, each coming from a different attribute:
- Lycan (formerly Strength)
- Base Damage decreased from 24-29 to 8-13
- Strength gain decreased from 3.4 to 3.0
- Agility gain decreased from 1.7 to 1.4
- Intelligence gain decreased from 1.7 to 1.2
- Damage on level 1 decreased by 3 (from 50-55 to 47-52)
- Damage gain per level decreased from +3.4 to +3.36
- Enigma (formerly Intelligence)
- Base Damage decreased from 24-30 to 7-13
- Damage on level 1 decreased by 4 (from 43-49 to 39-45)
- Damage gain per level increased from +3.6 to +4.26
- Base Mana Regen increased from 0 to 0.5
- Vengeful Spirit (formerly Agility)
- Base Damage decreased from 26-32 to 12-18
- Strength gain decreased from 2.6 to 2.0
- Agility gain decreased from 3.2 to 2.0
- Intelligence gain decreased from 1.5 to 1.2
- Damage on level 1 unchanged (46-52)
- Damage gain per level decreased from +3.2 to +3.12
As seen above, the main effect of becoming a Universal hero is the lower base damage. However, that’s traded by better damage gain per level. What makes this exciting is how players will adapt, especially heroes typically used as a carry.
Don’t forget to check out our summary of the changes that arrived in this new update. Get Dota 2 for PC on Steam now.
