Ward spots and terrain changes in 7.00
With the biggest balance change in Dota 2 yet, Valve has made
drastic changes to the map and its terrain, creating several new neutral camps and with them new paths and treelines to look out for.
For supports, this means discovering new ward spots to keep carries safe and to spot out gank rotations and as new rune spots emerge, it'll be more and more difficult to keep track of all of them. Click on any image to enlarge it.
For a while now, Valve has addressed warding directly and has given newer players an easier way to find simple ward spots. By marking certain hills with an eye symbol, beginners have had it easy to find the most simple ways to ward and de-ward.
These hills have come and gone and of course 7.00 has some changes here as well. These ward hills may not be new in the sense that they've not existed before, but slight alterations have been made and their positions as well as the vision a ward provides on top has changed quite a bit.
The Radiant
The "secondary" Radiant jungle, the one around the Secret Shop, has kept his three ward hills, but all three have slight changes around them. The ward hill closest to the T1 tower now has a path around it and the other hill next to it has been removed. The ward on top of it will oversee the T1 tower and the Secret Shop like it used to, while also keeping track of the new shrine.
The second ward hill used to provide vision over both neutral camps on the Radiant side, while also spotting movements on the pathway alongside the river. That pathway is gone and the ward hill no longer provides vision over the ancient camp--no ward hill does now. Instead, it provides vision over 2 rune spots (the one in the river and the one in the secondary Radiant jungle), as well as partial vision over the shrine. Most importantly, this hill provides vision on the Roshan pit entrance.
The third ward hill has been moved further South and is in fact south of the T2 offlane tower, despite being north of it before. A ward here will keep track of the most left Radiant camp, which no other ward hill provides vision over. It will also provide vision over the rune spot, while also giving information about the treeline behind the T2 mid tower.
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