General DiscussionI am calling it...

idk, for me slark will always work :PPP

any info about next patch, or you just base your judgments on current dota scene?

Against a team with say....a blood seeker and Bara?

New patch coming O:? I've been a bit out of touch with Dota and my Internet has been dying on me lately, hence the last 2 abandons :/

Or are you making a prediction based on the current meta and the possible buffs and nerfs that'll come?

yeah against any hero, dont remember last game i lost to seeker or bara with slark. :))

I don't watch competitive Dota most of this is based on some statistical evidence and trending as well as the viability of these heroes to counteract the current meta heroes of sniper, troll, and jugger.

Spirit breaker is something I picked up on randomly a couple months back cause I got sick of all the split farming carries and the god damn sniper picks so I think he's the hero that will push the right clickers out of the meta.

Didn't play Bara hardly ever then oneday I deceide I was sick of playing against snipers and jugg/trolls all the time

http://www.dotabuff.com/players/90503334/matches?date=&hero=spirit-breaker&skill_bracket=&lobby_type=&game_mode=&region=&faction=&duration=

@Zano there is no patch that I am aware of but I think we will see a switch of power in heroes before the next patch.

Sniper, Zeus have been quite common picks for quite a while now. Spirit Breaker became a bit popular quite recently. A good way to see which heroes are strong atm is to look at what the top players are playing in inhouses like IDEC http://www.dotabuff.com/esports/leagues/2680/heroes

Quite interesting that supports are the once that are top picks

venge is like the safest pick in any game lol))

Why Tusk?

I hope pros will stop the venge addiction next patch so she doesn't end up like skywrath mage and naga (nerf every patch ).

She fortunately didn't get a major nerf in the last hotfix patch, but next one will likely be bigger.

Venge is picked cz shes good against literally all the meta heroes: axe, sniper, jugg, sf and troll. Very good.
If top meta heroes change, vs's popularity gonna decrease as well.

That EEL link Jussi linked :O
holy shit 66% on spirit breaker (72 games)
edit: 66% winrate*

I'm suprised Lion and Lina have 45% wirnates though, doesn't makes sense imo

i guess people with brains know that you need to kill lina/lion first :P

it shouldnt influence on the winrate of these heroes tho