: Now requires an Ultimate Orb instead of Aether Lens, removing its mana/cast range bonuses in exchange for significantly higher all-attribute bonuses.
Pre-7.40, midlane was a low-friction resource hub. With twin gates, both supports could contest water runes at 6:00 without leaving their lanes. With TP cooldown unified, a midlaner could TP to save a sidelane and return to lane missing only one wave. dota 2 patch 7.40