Valve has released one of the most experimental updates in recent Dota history — Patch 7.39 brings game-changing hero Aspects that feel like something out of a custom game or mod. Each hero gets their own unique twist, and some of them are outright wild.

For instance, Clockwerk can now consume Chainmail to permanently gain armor, and Nature’s Prophet grows a money tree after enemy heroes die near him. But that's just the beginning. Here are four more of the most bizarre and exciting new mechanics:

Monkey King can disguise himself as one of his soldiers.
Silencer gets glaive bounces and bonus damage against silenced enemies.
Sand King blinds enemies and causes instant Caustic Finale explosions.
Witch Doctor spreads death damage to nearby enemies.

Full List of Hero Aspects in Dota 2 Patch 7.39
Clockwerk. Aspect "Chainmeal". Gains the ability to consume the Chainmail item. Each one grants +4 Armor. Unlimited stacking.
Nature’s Prophet. Aspect "Nature’s Profit". When an enemy hero dies within 750 range, a money tree spawns 2 seconds later. It drops 2 gold bags per second for 3 seconds. Each bag gives gold equal to 1.5x the enemy's level. Trees can be harvested by any hero and also give double Tango healing.
Monkey King. Aspect "Changing of the Guard". While Wukong’s Command is active, he can swap places with a soldier, becoming invulnerable and indistinguishable from the others for 1.5s.

Silencer. Aspect "Synaptic Split". Glaives of Wisdom gain a 5th level. At level 5, glaives bounce once to another target within 450 range (prioritizes heroes).
Silencer. Aspect "Suffer In Silence". Deals 10/15/20/25% more damage to silenced targets and takes the same amount less from them. Synergizes with Global Silence.
Sand King. Aspect "Sandblast". While attacking enemies inside Sand Storm, he applies a 20/30/40/50% blind debuff for 5 seconds.
Sand King. Aspect "Final Sting". Each enemy hit by StingeR in the innermost radius instantly triggers a Caustic Finale explosion with 50% reduced damage.
Witch Doctor. Aspect "Malpractice". If an enemy dies under Maledict, 75% of the next burst is dealt as damage to all enemies in an 800 radius. Works even if death is caused by the final tick.

Lich. Aspect "Evil Eye". Sinister Gaze now applies a debuff that deals additional damage when Lich deals magic damage and amplifies movement slows by 50%.
Earthshaker. Aspect "Resonating Ridge". Enemies stunned by Fissure emit an echo dealing 60% of Echo Slam’s current echo damage to nearby units (400 radius).
Disruptor. Aspect "Transferrence". Electromagnetic Repulsion can now be activated on allies or self. It deals 10% of Disruptor’s current HP as damage and sets the ability on cooldown.

A Patch That’ll Be Remembered
Patch 7.39 might go down as one of the most innovative updates Dota 2 has ever seen. By introducing hero Aspects, Valve is not just tweaking numbers they’re reimagining how heroes function and encouraging creativity both in gameplay and strategy. These changes bring a breath of fresh air to forgotten picks and shake up the meta in thrilling ways.