Former carry for the Eastern European team Team Spirit, Ilya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk, shared his thoughts on the new hero Kez during his personal Twitch stream.
"Kez is trash, not a hero. I played him. You dominate in the early game and midgame, but in the late game, you have nothing. The meta needs to change for Kez to be playable in Dota. He gets destroyed by Shadow Fiend, Luna, Morphling, and Medusa. You don’t have any escape buttons. Essentially, he's a melee hero with weak escapes—he only has invisibility. Of course, you can hook to a tree, which is fine. But most of the time, you jump into a fight and get obliterated in a few seconds."
Earlier, during his Twitch stream, Mulyarchuk also discussed whether he would be commentating on tournaments alongside Miroslav "Mira" Kolpakov.
"We came to a mutual decision with Mira. It doesn't bring us any enjoyment, so no."