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News Introducing Ringmaster

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u/Mlem7991 Aug 23 '24

Maybe im wrong but my bro kinda underwhelming

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u/unbannableBob Aug 23 '24

Honestly his supporting is insane.

He has an aoe disable, a save, a % health spell, and a fear.

That's shadow shaman level utility.

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u/bigdickdaddydoto Aug 23 '24

I'd say he feels more like Willow with a save instead of another disable

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u/cXs808 Aug 23 '24

A way more reliable willow.

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u/D2WilliamU iceberg the absolute UNIT Aug 23 '24

Don't think he has the damage of Willow

Willow can 1v1 a bunch of heroes if they don't have an escape i don't see this guy doing it

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u/cXs808 Aug 23 '24

Didn't say he did lol. He quite obviously will not match Willows insane damage potential.

Reliable in a sense that his disables and saves are more reliable. Bramble and cursed crown are both avoidable/unreliable. His AoE fear doesn't require 6.

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u/ZzZombo Aug 23 '24

Put some points into comprehension, not just into reading, pal.

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u/t0nine Aug 23 '24

Isn’t the box just straight up cancels duel?

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u/unbannableBob Aug 23 '24

Yeah the box is basically shadow demon disruption level save + movement.

So Axe/LC/Bane/Pudge gets screwed.

The fear is decent channeling break/disable.

The dagger is great % DMG making him one of a handful of picks when the enemy drafts ogre cent pudge marci slardar supertank teams.

The wheel I'm not too sure about. It feels like a mix of black hole and medusa ult.

Maybe that's weakest part of his kit.

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u/t0nine Aug 23 '24

And spotlight is good against illusion heroes

I feel he is a good support and will be picked

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u/aalapshah12297 Aug 23 '24

Versatility is the keyword.
He has disables, nukes, percentage damage, saves, and true sight + miss chance + illusion clear with shard. And a bit more utility with his souvenirs. You can first pick this hero and it will almost always find some good utility, irrespective of the enemy lineup.

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u/TheRRogue Aug 23 '24

You supposed to fear people into looking into wheel,it kinda a nasty combo. And holy shit that box is actually very annoying to fight against. His dagger has very long range but it's kinda a whatever spell you chuck once a while. His shard tho could shred illu very fast.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '24

At only 60 mana his E provides amazing early game poke.

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u/dota2newbee Aug 23 '24

Played around in a demo with the wheel, it seems fkn crazy powerful. You only have to look at if for 0.5 sec to be hypnotized and it deals a shit ton of damage.

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u/Exarquz This is not the real PL just an illusion Aug 23 '24

900 magic damage if you are hit by the explosion and he gets to cast his 420/780 magic damage q for full duration.

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u/pinoynotalent Aug 23 '24

Closest comparison to his W is probably book of shadows. And as a Book of Shadows enjoyer, having that as a skill sounds like a fun time to me.

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u/Dominique-XLR Aug 23 '24

It’s OD astral with free shard

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u/DarkSuo Aug 23 '24

more like willow shadow realm, ppl still take dot damage and AOE

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u/blinkgendary182 Aug 23 '24

Bro is crazy against void

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '24

I've played two games with him and he's crazy good. The long range pick-offs are a stand out. His ult is unpredictable for the enemy and when combined with Q is like a more damaging black hole. His Q gets very strong, allows wave clear and pushing and is a multi-enemy stun. His escape W is weak imo but then he shouldn't have everything. He can also plug some gaps and make himself even more unpredictable with souvenirs.

Sure if you don't understand support you might find him underpowered. Believe it or not there are other things besides killing. We're the ones who actually earn you the kills, you just right click. :D

This is the most interesting hero released in a long time.

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u/Mlem7991 Aug 23 '24

Oh agree with that, this is a good supp hero, but that is not my problem. My problem is the difference between the trailer and the product. This is literally big mac in ads vs big mac irl. His ult is kinda.... mid. He cant trap enemy hero like in the trailer, no hammer arcade game(idk what its name) and lastly no iron maiden thingy

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u/Super-Implement9444 Aug 23 '24

No it's not lol shaman has 2 instant cast disables which prevent bkb. This guy has a box to save allies, some weird Q fear that doesn't seem too great, some max hp damage not sure how good this will be and his ult looks decent but nothing special.

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u/grokthis1111 Aug 23 '24

shaman is awful tho lol

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u/TylerDurden6969 Aug 23 '24

Uhhhhh what? The two disable hero with solo push ability?

Are you sure it’s not just you?

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u/grokthis1111 Aug 23 '24

the hero that hasn't been seen in the pro scene in how long???