The Cassia patch comes bringing big changes to E.T.C. along with some minor quality of life changes, heading toward Heroes 2.0.
Cassia has arrived
With the newest patch comes Cassia, warrior amazon. It remains to be determined where she fits in the meta but one thing is for sure, she's strong against auto-attack damage.
You can read the details of her kit here.
E.T.C changes his rockstar pants
Surprising to some, E.T.C has received a shift in power with the most recent changes, mainly, his trait.
Rockstar (Trait)
Redesigned:
- Instead of increasing nearby allies' Basic Attack speeds, Rockstar now grants E.T.C. 20 Armor for 2 seconds when he uses a Basic or Heroic Ability. This effect does not stack with itself.
Developer Comment: These changes to E.T.C. are a continuation of our attempt to align Warriors with a “big picture” role, so that we can continue to see a variety of them regardless of who’s really strong at the moment. Alongside a lot of specialization, we need a couple generalist Warriors, and we think E.T.C. (as well as Muradin) should fill that role. They should always be a safe pick for your team because they fit into every team composition or battleground, but may be outperformed by the specialized Warriors in their ideal situations. We found that having Attack Speed on his Trait pointed him toward Basic Attack teams and maps like Battlefield of Eternity, where sustained damage was important. Instead, we’ve decided to add general Armor, but wanted to make sure that it still had that fun “bard” style gameplay where playing optimally includes spreading out abilities. We’ve updated Show Stopper to provide less Armor, because stacking Armor makes every point more and more valuable. Lastly, we’ve reduced Echo Pedal’s damage against non-Minions and Mercenaries so that it’s the obvious pick when you need wave clear, but Hammer-On and Pinball Wizard are better during a team fight.
So far according to hotslogs, E.T.C. is sitting at 48.8% win-rate, slightly lower than his average.
In Conclusion
With the introduction of Cassia comes another hero for the anti-auto attack tool kit, but will these E.T.C changes help stabilize the Tank side of the meta?
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