Mistwoods Update for Dota 2 Introduces a New Hero Hoodwink

Valve have released the long-awaited update for Dota 2 – patch 7.28, also called Mistwood. The update introduces a new hero Hoodwink – a ranged agility hero which gains bonuses for being close to the woods.

Hoodwink Abilities:

• Acorn Shot: Fires Hoodwink's attack with an acorn at the target unit. The acorn bounces to nearby targets, slowing them and dealing bonus damage. If point targeted, a tree is created at the target position and the acorn will bounce to nearby targets.
• Bushwhack: Tosses a net trap that stuns enemy heroes if they are near a tree in the area. Affected enemies take damage and are pulled towards the tree nearest to them, and have their vision reduced to 0 for the duration of the stun.
• Scurry: Hoodwink passively has a chance to evade physical attacks while near trees. When activated, Hoodwink gains bonus movement speed, phased collision, and tree-walking for a brief time.
• Sharpshooter: Hoodwink charges up and fires a deadly bolt from her crossbow, dealing heavy damage, slow, and Break to an enemy Hero. The damage and debuff duration scale up in time. Hoodwink is knocked backwards for a distance of 350 from the force of the shot.

Besides the new hero, the update introduces a number of new items and changes to the existing heroes and items. Among them is the introduction of Aghanim’s Shard – an item that adds a new ability or improves an existing one. Full list of changes can be found on the official website.