This can become an indispensable tool to turn around all the early teamfights.Īncient Apparation has been picked 44 times in the Dota 2 WePlay AniMajor with a 55% winrate. But Ice Blast also doubles as a vision-granting massive AoE damage amp on a short cooldown. The very point of AA is Ice Blast, which was previously utilized purely to counter sustainable heroes - e.g., Alchemist or Morphling. His meteoric rise, again, comes with the formation of a mid-game 5-man clump deathballing meta. But, if there is one highlighted support in the patch, it is the Ancient Apparition.Īs an extremely squishy support who cannot offer a reliable lockdown, AA was never a first-class support. Other heroes on this list, especially Puck and Lion, were also highly coveted picks back in Dota 2 Singapore Major. 4) Ancient Apparition Appration's W grants vision (Image via Valve) Although his lockdown is a single-target stun, it lasts for 3.75 seconds, which is nearly unmatched as a reliable stun in Dota 2.ĭragon Knight has been picked 44 times in the Dota 2 WePlay AniMajor with a 61% winrate. With his natural tankiness, he can come online early to siege towers or gank after a quick Blink Dagger. The Dragon Knights fit the bill very well for a mid-game momentum draft. 3) Dragon Knight Dragon Knight is great for early tier-1s (Image via Valve) Mars has been picked 57 times in the Dota 2 WePlay AniMajor with a 46% winrate. With the Dota 2 7.29 shard upgrades, Mars’ Q has also become a better initiation spell. His value lies in his near-universal viability into almost any lineup. Mars has not been significantly buffed of late. This is also a trend seen in regional Dota 2 leagues in China, South America, and NA. Mars has been a favorite first-pick for many teams in the last Major. 2) Mars Mars is naturally tanky thanks to his E (Image via Valve) Lion has been picked 63 times in the Dota 2 WePlay AniMajor with a 54% winrate. This alone makes Lion a potent initiator on an escape hero. Short of a sheepstick, the only other hero with an insta-cast Hex is Shadow Shaman. However, the real reason Lion is indispensable is Hex. Dota 2 players love their scaling nukes, having so few of them in the game. In some cases, it is about the elusive charm of his Finger of Death. In fact, he is the s econd-highest picked Dota 2 hero of all time in pubs and Ranked alike. Lion is universally the highest-picked support.
Lion's E can force the target to back down, lest they lose all their mana (Image via Valve)
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