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Winter Wyvern’s debut is overshadowed by New Bloom’s adorable wolf pup

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Winter Wyvern is bringing New Bloom to Dota 2

We’re a week away from Chinese New Year, which is a festive time for most Chinese communities around the world. More importantly, it’s a festive time for every Dota 2 player on the globe, as the New Bloom update looms. Bringing a new game mode, items and more, New Bloom is one of the biggest events for the game of the year. Only this time, there’s a new character joining the action as well.

I would love to say I told you so, but pretty much everybody agreed with my guess that Winter Wyvern was featured in the New Bloom trailer just a few days ago. Valve has been teasing him for months now, and he’s finally going to join the roster with the new update. Winter Wyvern looks like an incredibly irritating Hero to deal with, especially when you glance over his ultimate. Freeze one enemy and get his teammates to attack him? That’s certainly going to be fun in team fights.

  • ARCTIC BURN: Soar upon an icy gust to fly over obstacles, and strike enemies from afar with attacks that remove a percentage of their health.
  • SPLINTER BLAST: Shatter a block of fragile ice on an opponent that launches splinters into nearby enemies.
  • COLD EMBRACE: Encase an ally in a healing cocoon of ice that renders them immune to physical attacks.
  • WINTER’S CURSE: Freeze an enemy in place and strike those around them with a curse that causes them to attack their frozen ally.

New Bloom doesn’t, however, rest on Winter Wyvern alone. There’s a brand new Arcana set for Crystal Maiden as well, which you could also see in the trailer for the patch. The Arcana set rings in at a pricy $28, but include new attack animations, death animations, hero pedestal and more. The best part of it though is the unique Wolf Pup pet, which I would pay the world for alone. Just look at how cute Aurora is – and thankfully since he’s not a courier, I don’t have to worry about anyone trying to kill him.

OMG AURORA IS SO CUT

New Bloom will also include a new themed map to wage battle in, brand new items for a large selection of heroes and a new voice box for Spectre. There’s also a way to recycle items and bet on victories again, which acts as a nice risk or reward system that promises some ultra-rare treasure drops. And no patch would be complete without some balancing, with Juggernaut taking a bit of a knock, while no one gets a buff.

Check out the full New Bloom page on the Dota 2 website for all the nitty gritty details and stat changes. Be sure to check out Winter Wyvern in action too in the Hero Spotlight below. I’m definitely picking him first when I eventually decide to play a game this week.

Last Updated: February 12, 2015

21 Comments

  1. hero looks ok
    ermagurd, instantly preorderd CM arcana

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    • Tosh "Did he just say that?"

      February 12, 2015 at 09:44

      Same! Holy crap it’s awesome!

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  2. Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7

    February 12, 2015 at 09:41

    meh

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    • Hammersteyn

      February 12, 2015 at 09:49

      meh…. Oh wait Ive done this one 😛

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      • Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7

        February 12, 2015 at 10:20

        Lol.

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    • RinceThis

      February 12, 2015 at 10:51

      Agreed. Meh.

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  3. Tosh "Did he just say that?"

    February 12, 2015 at 09:44

    I bought the CM arcana about 10 minutes after it was added to the store. !!!!!

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    • Matthew Holliday

      February 12, 2015 at 09:47

      i waited a bit longer than that, R300 for a dota item is pushing it.

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      • Tosh "Did he just say that?"

        February 12, 2015 at 09:48

        It’s my first Arcana purchase. I’ve debated the others at length, and still debate even at the $20 market price for some of them.

        But that CM one is just too good to not buy. THAT PUPPY!!!

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        • Matthew Holliday

          February 12, 2015 at 09:50

          shes also flying >.>
          lina baby, move over, your hotter younger sister has learned to fly.

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          • Tosh "Did he just say that?"

            February 12, 2015 at 09:52

            I know, now she’s more in line with Lina. Rivals gotta compete yo.

            But really, the ulti looks amazing, I love the bodywork changes, that cape, the flying, the puppy. It’s by far the most impressive arcana, and it’s for my most played hero. So, really it became a no-brainer for me.

            I did call it with the day 2 reveal in that comic though, I knew she’d have an arcana. I was talking to my gf last night (who also plays dota) about it, and then 30 minutes later it gets added to the store. I nerded out hard. hahaha

    • hairyknees

      February 13, 2015 at 12:10

      The day the Puck arcana is released is the day I will cry the manliest tears along with my wallet 😛

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      • Tosh "Did he just say that?"

        February 13, 2015 at 12:15

        Yeah I definitely felt that purchase in my wallet. I just can’t wait to get home to open that bundle and play CM for the next week. XD

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        • hairyknees

          February 13, 2015 at 12:25

          Well… at least lack of support won’t be a problem for the foreseeable future xD

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          • Tosh "Did he just say that?"

            February 13, 2015 at 12:26

            haha, the problem is that there will be people who can’t support or CM using her JUST to show off. She’s at least my most played hero, so I’m fine 😛

  4. Tosh "Did he just say that?"

    February 12, 2015 at 09:55

    Also, Axe’s ulti got a bit of a nerf too. I agree with both the jugga and axe nerfs, those 2 are just a bit too strong at the moment.

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    • Matthew Holliday

      February 12, 2015 at 10:07

      jug nerf is going to be inconsequential i think.
      an agi gain nerf and some mana balancing isnt enough, his base attack speed is too high and the interaction between MoM and his ult is still broken. jugg is stupid OP
      axe nerf is pretty heavy culling blade damage drop is >> and the fix to call is also pretty severe. his base regen still crazy high though, so he’s still a lane dominator.

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      • Tosh "Did he just say that?"

        February 12, 2015 at 10:12

        Yeah, fair points. I think the axe nerfs were needed. It became too easy to just team wipe with his aggy’s culling blade late game. Most supports just need a single call before being culled, not even right clicks. Just call, right click carries, cull supports, chase down and cull the rest. It was just too easy to execute, provided you had the mana.

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  5. Admiral Chief

    February 12, 2015 at 10:23

    YAAAWN

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  6. RinceThis

    February 12, 2015 at 10:51

    What, the actual…

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  7. 123567489

    February 13, 2015 at 00:51

    frost wyvern is a FEMALE

    all those “him/his” made me cringe

    btw the frost pup for cm is perfect….for….him

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