Ability Draft gains popularity after the release of patch 7.31d
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Published at: 2022-06-10 12:52:08
On June 8-9, Valve updated the Dota 2 client with patch 7.31d. In addition to balance changes, it added a weekend mode. It allows users to play different formats of matches and get Dota Plus points. The first of these formats was Ability Draft.
Within 24 hours of the patch's release, Ability Draft had grown tremendously, reaching 35,300 matches. It is the 4th highest number in the last 2 years, and also the highest number on all Thursdays. Previously, Ability Draft was mainly played on weekends. The information was shared by Esports analyst Ben "Noxville" Steenhuisen.
Ability Draft is a game mode where players get random heroes and then take turns choosing new abilities for them. The player chooses 3 regular abilities and 1 ultimate.