And the Dota 2 Ballon D’Or Goes to…
Earth Spirit hasn’t really been around the Dota 2 pro scene that long but already we are seeing the massive potential this high skill ceiling hero has to offer. Kaolin the Earth Spirit is the only hero in Dota 2 capable of applying stun, slow AND silence as well as positional manipulation with his abilities and is truly a game changer is the right hands.
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The flamboyant rolling stone has usually been associated with Finnish player Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka who makes plays like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6g7pNi1e3g
But that was ages ago in the Shanghai Majors Qualifier and all eyes are now on the Mars Dota 2 League. Earlier today, Team Secret’s Omar “w33” Aliwi showed the world how deadly (and insanely fun to watch) this rock can be.
w33 has gone a long way from his rise to prominence as a Meepo pub star to kicking Jacky “EternalEnvy” Mao around as his personal Stone Remnant.
w33’s reaction after kicking EE-sama around.
It might be too early to call a 2016 Dota 2 Ballon D’or winner but the January Golden Ball… er, stone surely goes to w33. If Messi and Ronaldo played Dota 2 I’m sure they would agree.
Was that the best Earth Spirit play you’ve ever seen? Who is the better Kaolin: w33 or JerAx? Let us know in the comments below!
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