The strengths of Arc Warden in Dota 2 patch 7.33c

Arc Warden has been a scary hero to play against since he was introduced for the first time. In Dota 2, few other heroes can be as powerful as he is. And that’s because he grows really fast once he has his Hand of Midas. And that tends to happen around the six-minute mark.

Arc Warden started to be played competitively at the end of 2016. Over the past seven years, many have mastered him. Right now, his win rate is over 54%, which is considered to be very high. When a hero that’s difficult to play has such a high win rate, you know he’s overpowered.

Arc Warden is picked in around 5% of all the pub games. That’s not a very high pick rate. It suggests that only a small number of specialists play the hero but it’s obvious that they do it in a very effective way. Otherwise, they wouldn’t win so often.

Arc Warden’s strengths

Arc Warden’s attribute increase per level is 7.6 and the distribution is quite even: 2.6 strength, 3 agility, and 2.6 intelligence. This means that you tend to have everything you need in the laning phase. As soon as you get to level six and buy your Midas, you can start farming really fast.

Arc Warden’s primary weakness is his movement speed. At 285 MS, he’s extremely slow compared to most midlaners and doesn’t have any mobility skills. This means he’s vulnerable in the first part of the game. But after he becomes tanky enough to survive an initial burst, his damage output makes him very hard to kill.

Arc can cast Flux on his enemies, dealing 15-60 damage per second for 6 seconds. More importantly, it slows movement speed by 14%-35%. This guarantees that you can hit the target numerous times before it gets away. Furthermore, you can use the ability twice in succession thanks to your Tempest Double.

The rest of Arc Warden’s abilities are designed to protect him and further increase his damage. Against ranged heroes, he can cast Magnetic Field and have immunity for 6s-14s. Against melee heroes, he can cast Spark Wraith and kill anyone who dares come close to him.

Tempest Double, Arc Warden’s ultimate, turns him into a quick farmer, great split-pusher, and phenomenal team-fighting hero.

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