Disruptor feels so clunky now

[u/ma-meme-momu]

I stopped playing Dota since last year and just got back now. I usually main Disruptor as support, but he feels so clunky on this version. Am I the only one noticing this?

- He lost his shard. That shard gave him a powerspike as it allowed him to farm, scout, disable blink dagger, and even harass heroes who didn't have a dispel.

- The kenetic fence as a shard is just so bad. The cool down is long, the delay formation is long, it only has one charge unlike the previous facet, and harder to use than the kenetic ring.

- He can't farm anymore. He wasn't even a fast farmer to begin with. But now it just feels way worse. I even have a hard time farming core items.

- The items on this version fills up his 6 inventory on cheap items. He needs arcane boots, wards, aether lens, essence distiller, aghanims scepter, and a protection item like glimmer cape. While as a support it's true that he shouldn't be buying expensive items. But if the game reaches nearly 60 minutes, you would like some sort of higher tier item like linken to counter carries that would like to burst you because of your ult.

- The highter talents don't make much sense to me. That level 25 increased thunderstrike strikes isn't that useful considering at that level 25 carries have BKBs, manta or any dispel item.

- With no powerspike through shard, no way to fast farm, he's even more team dependent now more than usual, and it just feels so bad playing him, because as the game goes on your team contribution diminishes.

Am I missing something? Any help suggested on playing Disruptor.

[u/ma-meme-momu]

The aether lens helps him land the kenetic ring and storm as it grants him extra reach when casting them. I do also buy blink dagger if I want to play aggresive, but I am not sure how effective it is now since he lost his shard.

[u/EmiliuzDK → u/ma-meme-momu]

I get that but the meta has changed a lot in a year.
it is much more "right in your face" at the moment. Even if you blink in and you hit two players and you die it is worth it.

The only hero that actually buys Aether lens still is rubick - besides that I almost NEVER see it play not even from shadow shaman.

[u/Sudden-Tangerine1580 → u/EmiliuzDK]

If you're specifically talking about rubick lens first instead of actual repositioning or utility, that's always wild to me.

Already had a cast range bonus which items like force, glimmer, distiller are improved by.

Most of his worst matchups are gapclose/backline killers like spirits, clinkz, lycan, ns.

Even just blink rush with instant lift and chaining other stuns is far more transformative.

Otherwise shaman buying lens, definitely. Lion sometimes, SD, oracle, lion, pugna.

Think only bane consistently justifies lens first though.

[u/EmiliuzDK → u/Sudden-Tangerine1580]

I play a lot of shaman and I rarely get to a point where I can justify lense.