Best Mid Laners of Patch 7.36c by lorenof

Aurora Gaming player Artem "lorenof" Melnik discussed the strongest mid-laners for Dota 2 update 7.36c. The tier list of characters appeared on the club's social media.

Melnik highlighted seven heroes as the best, placing them in tier-S: Shadow Fiend, Dragon Knight, Tiny, Arc Warden, Storm Spirit, Monkey King, and Huskar. He categorized Pudge and Visage as the worst characters.

Update 7.36c was released on June 25, 2024. It rebalanced several heroes and items, including Pudge, Medusa, and Radiance.

Some patch 7.36c details:

- Dark Willow: Bramble Maze duration reduced from 15 to 12 seconds. Bedlam no longer affects allies;

- Invoker: Killing controlled creatures now grants experience;

- Pudge: Flayer's Hook no longer increases hook speed;

- Leshrac: Lightning Storm cast range reduced from 650 to 600;

- Phantom Assassin: Initial evasion increased from 15% to 20%;

- Templar Assassin: Refraction health changed from 20/30/40/50 to 30. Ultimate's minimum movement speed slow reduced from 30% to 20%, and its maximum was reduced from 60% to 50%;

- Witch Doctor: Voodoo Restoration radius reduced from 700/750/800/850 to 600/650/700/750, and self-heal reduced from 50% to 25%;

- Arcane Boots: Mana regeneration bonus reduced from 0.75 to 0.5;

- Silver Edge: Debuff duration increased from 5 to 6 seconds.

Aurora Gaming continues to compete at Riyadh Masters 2024, running from July 4 to 21 in Saudi Arabia, with participants vying for $5 million. Melnik's lineup successfully passed the play-in stage and will begin the group stage on July 10.