Sport developer Valve has introduced its 127th Dota 2 hero, Largo the bard, which might be launched in patch 7.40.
The brand new replace brings a wide range of adjustments to the MOBA title, together with merchandise rotations, hero reworks, terrain changes and extra.
Largo Joins the Battle
Largo’s debut is the primary spotlight of the replace, becoming a member of Dota 2’s character roster as a assist hero from the Murkroots of Velu’Mar. His addition comes with a devoted comedian for lore lovers curious to discover his background.
Here’s a full breakdown of his talents:
- Catchy Lick: Lick a distant goal and pull them in the direction of Largo, making use of primary dispel. Concentrating on enemies additionally offers harm.
- Frogstomp: Throw frogs at an space, dealing harm and ministuns each second. Affected enemies endure lowered motion velocity.
- Croak of Genius: Scale back an ally’s merchandise and skill mana price. A share of their harm reverberates within the subsequent 5 seconds. Affected allies that spend mana cut back buff length by 0.5 seconds.
- Amphibian Rhapsody: Means bar switches with three songs, every with completely different results. Profitable strumming on beat grants Groovin’, with stacks granting bonus armour and lowered mana price.
- Bullbelly Blitz: Improve ally spell amplification and grants bonus magic harm to close by teammates.
- Hotfeet Hustle: Improve ally motion velocity and grant gradual resistance.
- Island Elixr: Heal close by pleasant heroes.
- Scepter Means Improve: Can play two songs per beat by strumming each on the identical time. Strumming two songs offers 50 + 10 magic harm per Groovin’ stack to close by enemies.
- Encore: Shard Means Improve – Largo shares buffs granted to allies. Buffs applies to Largo can also be granted to the closest ally.
Particulars similar to stats, attributes and roles might be discovered on Largo’s devoted character web page on the official Dota 2 web site.
Hero Reworks in Patch 7.40
Alongside Largo’s addition, the patch notes additionally element buffs and nerfs to the remainder of Dota 2’s hero roster. Nevertheless, the best adjustments within the new replace lie within the reworks.
The reworks on this replace notably deal with Lone Druid, Slark and Treant Protector. Lone Druid can root enemies with a brand new Entangle potential, and the addition of the Spirit Bear comes with a brand new expertise tree.
Slark features the Innate perk Essence Shift, permitting him to steal life essence along with his assaults and convert them to Agility. Moreover, he features a brand new transfer Saltwater Shiv, slicing enemies to steal well being regeneration, motion velocity and well being restoration.
Treant Protector will even see buffs to assist the hero preserve tempo with one of the best mid-lane heroes. Leech Seed might be reworked, the place models are sure for a brief length and emit two therapeutic pulses for as much as 5 close by allies. Treant Protector features a Scepter Means Improve for Overgrowth, which decreases the cooldown by 30 seconds and grants a wide range of buffs, similar to phased motion upon activation.
Different Modifications Added to Dota 2
Just like Dota 2’s earlier patch, the replace brings new additions to the impartial merchandise pool: Weighted Cube, Idol of Scree’Auk, and Riftshadow Prism.
Weighted Cube is a tier one merchandise that reinforces base harm, the place the worth from the final hit is calculated twice, and the very best worth is taken. The Idol of Scree’Auk is a tier 4 merchandise granting 50% gradual resistance, phased motion, and 25% evasion for 5 seconds when energetic.
Riftshadow Prism is a tier 5 merchandise that permits heroes to spend 10% of their well being to create a full well being phantasm that lasts 20 seconds. The phantasm has 50% outgoing harm and takes 240% of incoming harm.
A number of impartial gadgets will even be retired in consequence, together with Helm of the Timeless, Sister’s Shroud and Pyrrhic Cloak.
Terrain Modifications have been carried out, bringing changes to key factors of curiosity. In response to Valve, the affected areas embrace the Knowledge Shrine Radiant, Defender’s Gates Radiant, Bridge Radiant, Knowledge Shrine Dire, Defender’s Gates Dire, and Bridge Dire.
The ultimate addition to Patch 7.40 is the discharge of Winter Treasure Collector’s Cache to rejoice the festive holidays. The occasion options 16 beauty units for a wide range of heroes, together with Primal Beast, Enigma, Silencer and extra.
How Will This Have an effect on the Esports Scene?
The addition of Largo, alongside the wave of stability adjustments on patch 7.40, will undoubtedly have an effect on the skilled scene. Nevertheless, solely time will inform if Largo will develop into a first-rate decide for a number of the greatest gamers in Dota 2, or be overshadowed by the preferred assist heroes this 12 months.
Followers will be capable of see the replace in motion throughout DreamLeague Season 27, the primary match of the ESL Professional Tour 2025/2026 season. The occasion is operating from December tenth to twenty first, 2025. As of writing, the occasion has entered the Playoff stage, the place the ultimate eight groups play for a spot within the Grand Finals.
Within the new 12 months, esports followers also can stay up for the regional open qualifiers operating from January 14th to fifteenth, 2026, as Dota 2 squads compete for a spot in at ESL One Birmingham.
