The dust is settling in each region’s Dota<\/em> Pro Circuit Tour Three, with the top teams from Division I preparing to embark for Indonesia ahead of June 28’s Bali Major. And in all but one region, one mine-setting, explosion-loving hero is taking the meta by storm.<\/p>
Love them or hate them, Techies looks to be here to stay, with the hero most picked across all but one region in Division I this season\u2014and Dota 2<\/em> ranked play is starting to see more of the troublesome trio, too.<\/p>
The Eastern European tour saw the highest Techies pick rate, with the hero present in over 60 percent of Division I matches according to esports tracking website Liquipedia<\/a>. Outside of North America, which saw Void Spirit edge out the goblin trio for total picks, Techies was pro Dota’s<\/em> go-to hero for Tour Three.<\/p>
Throw in a 50 percent win rate minimum\u2014peaking at over 71 percent in South-East Asia<\/a>\u2014and on most occasions left unbanned until the latter phase of the draft, and you’ve got a contested hero that has all but dominated Dota 2<\/em> in the past month.<\/p>
This all comes after the hero was left virtually untouched in Tour Two and at the Berlin Major<\/a>, with only Talon, 9Pandas, and Team Liquid finding any early success with Techies. Teams like OG and Shopify Rebellion did test out the hero but were very unsuccessful in their endeavors, winning just a single game each.<\/p>
The ranked player base has taken a little longer to get behind Techies, but changes brought about by 7.33’s New Frontiers patch are starting to make their mark. In the past month, Techies has seen a rise in pick rate by over six percent and has returned to the top 10 for most picked heroes in Dota<\/em>, according to hero stats site Dotabuff<\/a>.<\/p>
Related: Here are the full Dota 2<\/em> New Frontiers 7.33 patch notes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
