The themes of the 7.2x patch, explained in January and February, are still the same. The successive versions balanced a few overused heroes, but the meta didn’t change a lot during the past months.

Overall, this is a great patch and one of the most balanced ones we had in a long time, but I am still looking forward to a new one to shake the meta because we already enjoyed several DPC events based on 7.20 and 7.21.

Almost every hero is viable and there aren’t really overpowered ones as many of them could potentially gain the spotlight and reach tier 1 and 2.

Over the past months, the laning phase increased in importance, and winning it has become fundamental for the outcome of the match.

Comebacks are always possible, but the higher your rank, the bigger the impact of the laning phase on the final victory. This is particularly true for competitive games.

Position 4 Nyx for lane pressure

Nyx Assassin ascended to the top of our tiers and became one of the most contested heroes by pro players because he is a great pick to secure the laning phase.

Nyx is the hero with the highest health regeneration in the game (3.25), on par with Ogre Magi. He doesn’t have a lot of attack damage - 46-50 at level 1 - but this is more than sufficient in the long run because with a few Mangoes he is able to out-harass the lane opponent and push him away from the experience zone.

He works well both in a duo and a trilane. Generally, a well-played trilane with Nyx will endanger so much the opponents that they will be forced to rotate a support to help, giving an easier time to your other lanes.

Skill Build

Below, the most popular skill builds used on Nyx Assassin in competitive games during April.