{"id":6675,"date":"2019-01-31T04:55:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T04:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=6675"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:01:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:01:55","slug":"dota-2-patch-7-21-analysis-of-new-movement-speeds-betting-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2-patch-7-21-analysis-of-new-movement-speeds-betting-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Dota 2 Patch 7.21 &#8211; analysis of new movement speeds &#038; betting tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW changes to <a title=\"Esports leagues and tournaments\" href=\"\/leagues\/\">Dota 2<\/a> are on the way after Valve announced the game&#8217;s newest patch, 7.21 today.<\/p>\n<p>Like any elite eSport game, even the smallest of changes can have a big impact on the professional circuit, so our chief Dota 2 analyst has run through what you can expect to see change and how it could effect your esports betting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a title=\"Read the latest esports news\" href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\">LATEST ESPORTS NEWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at the quick facts and notes from our analysis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>There are six heroes that have increased five base movement speed, including Naga Siren, Underlord, Monkey King, Nyx Assassin, Bloodseeker and Riki.<\/li>\n<li>There are three heroes that have increased 10 base movement speed, including Alchemist, Dragon Knight and Meepo.<\/li>\n<li>There are six heroes that have increased 15 base movement speed, including Legion Commander, Lifestealer, Lycan, Sven, Ursa and Wraith King.<\/li>\n<li>There are a total of 14 melee heroes out of 55 in Dota 2 that have increased their base movement speed in this patch.<\/li>\n<li>All affected heroes are most likely core heroes in this meta of the patch, except Sven and Nyx Assassin, which can be put in support roles.<\/li>\n<li>Sven\u2019s pick rate in Chongqing Major is quite high and the newest patch buffed him another 15 base move speed, which will result in a lot of ranked matchmaking in this patch.<\/li>\n<li>Ranged heroes with 295 movement speed and above now have five<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> less movement speed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Decreasing all range heroes movement speed by five definitely balances the game. 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