Famous Streamer Alexander "Nix" Levin shared a video on Twitch, where he rated the new meta of Dota 2 Patch 7.38 and chose the best heroes for each position.

“Mid - Dragon Knight, Carry - BloodSezer, Offlane - any hero benefits from Vanguard, especially Ax. The new Halberd is very strong, you should go to this dish for any hero that is using Vanguard. Support 5 position is definitely Jakiro, this hero is overcoming after being buffed. In the support position 4, I would like to emphasize Shadow Shaman and Bounty Hunter. In addition, Troll Warlord and Sven are also stronger, and Alchemist is still too 'error'. Some other trying options are Crystal Maiden Mid and Pudge Carry. ”

According to NIX, BloodSeezer is currently the strongest Carry in Meta with a winning rate of over 55%. Meanwhile, Dragon Knight is the most reliable midlaner with a winning rate of 58%.

In the offlane position, there are many feasible options, but NIX especially emphasizes Vanguard and Heaven’s Halberd, and thinks that Ax is an extremely effective choice. For Support 4 position, Shadow Shaman and Bounty Hunter are increasingly popular in ranking matches. As for Support 5, Jakiro is too strong after being edited - now each hero's dragon's head has its own cooldown time, making him extremely hegemony.

NIX NIX's Hero Meta Dota 2 Patch 7.38

Carry - Bloodseker

Mid - Dragon Knight

Offlane - Ax

Support 4 - Shadow Shaman / Bounty Hunter

Support 5 - Jakiro

Nix also commented that Meta Dota 2 has changed significantly with many strong heroes that have previously been severely reduced. He especially mentioned Morphling, saying that this hero used to be one of the strongest carries but was heavy Nerf, making him significantly weakened.

After the 7.38 update, Valve released a hotfix to balance the game on demand from the community, with a series of changes in the index and skills of the heroes.