2026 Edition: Deinonychus Improvements for solo and group-play, avoiding forced support-role for all
There's a couple of things with Deinony that makes Raptor fights all the more fun if it received a few tweaks before Microraptor comes out.
First: Giving Deinony a fighting chance instead of being pure support.
While it is understandable the notion of megapacking and ungrouping for solo buffs are an issue, bringing Deinonychus down to Rhamph level has been a thorn by many Deinony players' side since its conception.
Solution: Give Deinony between 950 to 1050 combat weight. If you fret the spam usage of Sever Tendon, Slicer, or Pack Hunter, bring it down to 950 or 925. Just not 800.
Second: Bring its former turn radius back.
In the old days, Deinony was capable of outturning a lot of playables. Now it relies on Tail Fan and Double Jump just to survive, once again bringing up the critter mentality. Give it a chance to at least defend itself, whether PvP-related or not. Many Deinony players have left due to the fact that they can no longer play it how they want and are forced to be a liaison or assistant.
Solution: Make Deinony turn rate match Laten's or better. Doesn't have to be overtuned to be good on its own again. Just a slight tweak. If you feel that'll make it harder to hit, nerf or remove Lucky Feathers - that ability is inconsistent anyway and doesn't always activate when it should.
Third: Remove or revise most of the "supporter" tools.
Make it similar to how Laten's kit can cater to all scenarios, whereas Deinony's kit barely caters to itself nor others except one hyperspecific setup. Revise it so that players can have a reason to choose more than just one kind of build because the rest are useless both solo and grouped. Talking Raptor Strikes, Static Cling, and more.
Solution: Match some abilities to that of Laten, but in Deinony's own style and fashion.
And last: If upping the CW is tough, just nerf Pack Hunter or make its damage requirement 3 instead of 2 so that people can't abuse the free damage. Or even nerf the HP a little just so long it can fight.
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09 May
SomeoneI was a deinon main for 2 years and got really skilled and learned how to fight every 1-3 slots and won nearly all 1v1s and 1v2s that I had.
After the tlc I just couldn't do it anymore, I was able to occasionally kill a struthi or laten, but it just wasn't fun anymore.
After that I became an alio main and it reminded me a little of how deinonychus used to be... I now enjoy alio a lot, I have killed many pachies, and destroyed raptor packs never leaving survivors, but I can't come over the fact that I lost deinonychus -
09 May
Red Island RaptorBefore it started being nerfed, i played deinon and laten solo. I once took out an adult titan with my deinon, im not going to lie i had practiced with it a lot and even then it took a long time and if the titan wasnt stubborn enough to keep fighting , it never would have happened due to how long it took to do because he easily could have given up that fight and i wouldnt have wasted stamina and time to chace him.
But it was a fair 1v1, longest ive ever done and is still one of my proudest moments in all my time on pot. Was actually pretty fun too knowing if i messed up on using my speed and agility to my advantage and took even one hit from certain titan abilities it could have been game over, it had been before.
Now though, i know no matter what there is no chance i could ever do that again, not without a decent pack to maximise all pack buffs. -
10 May
Lord_DromaeosaurAs a Dein main since day 1 console release I definitely agree with giving dein the 15% turning radius it previously lost back when it got its TLC as well.
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12 May
ROTTMNTLoverGod I play lat solo NOW (2026) and can kill a well-played tt. I like dein tho, it’s one of my favorite dinosaurs, the model they have is cuter and fluffier than achillo and lat, but the version of it i see now in the Path of Titans roster is really disappointing and achillo is actually an ugly knockoff of Utahraptor just like Pync is a knockoff of Carnotorous The best part is ive been taken down by some huge groups of lats and deins playing the game, and the thing is, I WANT the deins to be strong enough to play solo again, lol. Latens and achillo can be played solo, lol, if you’re good.
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13 May
StultusChanged to Deinony are needed, I hope the Devs don't ignore this suggestion as these adaptations would make the smaller Raptor favourable for Deinony lovers once more
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16 May
Lord_DromaeosaurThe combat weight is desperately needed to help it fight dinosaus due to the other dinos now healing in combat.
Oh and change static cling and pack hunter to both effect bucking stam drain not pounce stam drain.