Meta Analysis
Patch 1.8.92: What to Play
·3 buffed·3 nerfed
The TL;DR
Equipment Evolution arrives — Clock of Destiny reworked, Sky Piercer added.
What to play this patch
Equipment Evolution is the defining change — every build has new options. Mage meta is hot. Avoid first-picking Moskov unless your draft needs the pierce.
The meta shift
Equipment Evolution goes live. Clock of Destiny gains defensive scaling via hero-damage-based stacking — now balances damage and survivability. New item Sky Piercer introduces execution mechanics for assassins (reward kills, penalize deaths with stack loss). Wide hero balance pass across mages.
↑ Buffed this patch (3)
↓ Nerfed this patch (3)
Item changes
Clock of DestinyREWORK
Now gives defensive scaling via hero-damage-based stacking.
Sky Piercerbuff
NEW ITEM — execution mechanic: rewards kills, penalizes deaths via stack loss.