3 Major Changes in Dota 2 7.31 update

Dota 2 has released its massive 7.31 patch, bringing a new hero, reworked abilities, nerfs, and buffs, among others. Check out the 3 major changes in Dota 2 7.31 update below.

Dota 2 7.31 Update adds new Primal Beast hero

Dota 2's newest hero made his debut as the last boss of Aghanim's Labyrinth, a seasonal game mode. The apex predator is a strength-based initiator hero that can initiate fights by charging directly into the opponents.

The abilities of Primal Beast are as follows:

Ability 1 - Onslaught

Onslaught enables the Primal Beast to charge towards a specific direction, stunning and damaging any unfortunate opponents that cross his path.

Ability 2 - Trample

Trample forces him to stomp the ground wildly in order to create a powerful, devastating shockwave. He is disarmed for the duration of the ability.

Ability 3 - Uproar

Uproar transforms the Primal Beast into a ferocious beast of wrath, augmenting his damage and armor based on the number of stacks the hero has gathered. Once activated, the Primal Beast lets off a terrifying scream of unrestrained wrath, dealing additional damage and slowing down adjacent enemies.

Ultimate Ability - Pulverize

Pulverize is the ideal team fight ability for Primal Beast. It enables him to grab a targeted opponent, repeatedly pounding them against the ground and inflicting damage on nearby enemies.

Shard Ability - Rock Throw

Rock Throw is a devastating disabling move that damages and stuns all foes inside its radius.

Dota 2 7.31 Update reworks Techies

Techies had a significant overhaul, with two of their skills being entirely replaced.

Proximity Mines has become the ultimate ability. Meanwhile, Remote Mines and Stasis Trap have been replaced by two new skills.

The first new ability, Sticky Bomb, sticks to opponent units in close proximity to where it was cast. The following ability is Reactive Tazer, which temporarily disarms foes who attack Techies. Once Techies obtains an Aghanim's Scepter, the ability can be used on ally heroes.

Only the Blast Off! ability remains relatively unchanged, with the exception that it no longer deals self-damage.

Dota 2 7.31 Update adds new neutral creeps

The new patch has introduced three new neutral creeps to the game's jungle camps. They are Ancient Ice Shaman, Ancient Frostbitten Golem, and Warpine Raider.

The Ancient Ice Shaman's Icefire Bomb ability is capable of wreaking havoc on opponent buildings, making it the ideal neutral creep for split assaults.

The Ancient Frostbitten Golem possesses the Time Warp Aura, which provides a 10% cooldown reduction in a radius of 1,200. This creep allows teams to have shorter cooldowns, which is advantageous in team clashes.

The Warpine Raider is an excellent neutral creep in team encounters due to its Seed Shot ability, which slows an opponent target 100% for one second and deals 100% damage. Additionally, it will bounce three times to nearby foes.

Other highlights of the Dota 2 v7.31 patch

Dota 2 version 7.31 comes with enormous changes. With that, here are some of the most notable gameplay changes according to Dota 2 7.31 patch notes.

Dota 2 v7.31 Gameplay Updates

• Cooldown reduction now stacks diminishingly
• When a hero respawns in their fountain, they are invulnerable as long as there's at least 1 enemy hero in the base until they issue a command
• The latest patch moved the bounty runes from the triangle to the primary jungle
• Neutral creeps now increase their HP (health points) by 30, armor by 0.5, base damage by 3, attack speed by 5, XP (experience) bounty by 5, and gold bounty by 1 every 7.5 minutes, up to 30 times. (Last upgrade at 225 minutes, same intervals as lane creeps)
• All buildings and siege units now possess the Reinforced ability
• The new update moved the Dire and Radiant offlane towers 320 units further away from base

Dota 2 v7.31 New Items

Wraith Pact

• Requirements: Vladmir's Offering, Point Booster, 400g recipe (Total Cost: 4200)
• Bonuses: +250 Health, +250 Mana
• Passive ability: Vladmir's Aura grants 15% Lifesteal, 18% Bonus Damage, 1.75 mana regeneration, and 3 armor to allies within 1200 AoE
• Active ability: The item's active ability can be cast within 350 range to create a totem that reduces the attack and spell damage of all enemies within 900 AoE (area of effect) by 25% and deals 25 damage every second. Totem can move at 150 movement speed. It lasts 25 seconds or five hero hits (10 creep hits). Mana cost: 100. CD: 60s

Revenant's Brooch

• Requirements: Witch Blade, Mystic Staff, 800g recipe (Total Cost 6200g)
• Bonuses: +45 Intelligence, +40 Attack Speed, +8 Armor, +300 Projectile speed
• Passive ability: Causes your next attack to apply a poison for 4 seconds slowing by 25% and dealing 1x of your Int as damage per second. It can only trigger once every 9 seconds
• Active ability: Your next 5 attacks have true strike and deal magical damage. Can attack Ethereal units. It expires after 15 seconds. Mana cost: 250. Cooldown: 45s

Boots of Bearing

• Requirements: Tranquil Boots, Drum of Endurance, 1500g recipe (total Cost 4125)
• Bonuses: +8 Strength, +8 Intelligence, +65 Movement Speed, +15 HP Regen. The item has eight charges and gains a charge every three minutes
• Passive ability: Swiftness Aura grants +20 movement speed to allies within 1200 radius. It does not stack with Drum of Endurance Aura
• Active ability: It consumes a charge to give +50 attack speed and 15% movement speed allies to allies within 1200 radius for six (6) seconds. During the first two (2) seconds, allies can't be slowed by other abilities. It does not stack with Drum of Endurance Active

To recall, the Dota 2 7.30 update, which was released in August 2021, brought reworks on Clinkz and Tinker.

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