The ultimate guides and articles about Dota 2
Dota 2 is one of the most popular eSport games out there. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people play Dota 2 and watch Dota 2 tournaments. With so many people playing, there's always something new to learn. That's where we come in. Our website offers the latest Dota 2 news, guides, and hero information. Whether you're a casual player or a competitive Pro, we have the information you need to take your Dota 2 game to the next level. Dota 2 is a complex game with many different heroes and strategies. Guides and tournament coverage help viewers understand the action and make it more exciting to watch.
B8 eSports and eternal failure
Danil Dendi Ishutin, what do you know about this player? Winner of the first International in 2011, one of the most experienced players on the professional circuit. He was one of the strongest mid-players of his time. The author of the legendary "Hook under the fountain" moment. Simultaneously, Dendi is the founder and player of his organization, B8 Esports, which has the highest lose-streak in Dota 2 history. What is the reason for such eternal failure?
Dota 2 deleted items and effects
I remember times of Garena and Dota Allstars, where you should memorize a bunch of mechanics, tricks, and prohibitions, and every match was an “examine” of your psyche. Dota has been simplified so much that you have enough information from the items and abilities descriptions. Beginners haven't even heard about – “apso” mode or Mini-Pudge, dropped out of the opponent’s Crystal. Let's remember some of the abuses, items, and mechanics permanently removed from the game.
Let’s talk about Invisibility mechanics in Dota
Invisibility = invulnerability - don't cry over spilt milk. A stitch in time saves nine, and, in my opinion, Valve finally noticed this pattern. Remember the joke about Riki and Mirana's ult, under which the first must enter super invisibility? Maybe it's not such a bad idea for 7.32 patch.
Some Dota 2 features that you probably didn’t know
Today, Dota 2 continues to retain its title as one of the most popular online games in the world, with international championships and prize pools. One of the main reasons for the success of the project without exaggeration can be called a complex, but relatively fair balance of the game for all users, the creation of an environment with equal chances to win. In Dota 2, there are many built-in options, knowledge of which will help you to ensure the increasing of the hero’s skills. It is noteworthy that many experienced players, knowing about the features of Dota 2 described below, do not always use the tricks in practice.
Review of Enigma by SabeRLight-
Enigma is a versatile hero that can be picked in the first stage, if possible, or picked later to protect against counter-picks. Relevant at positions 3 and 4, and less frequently at position 5. The hero is strong in the lane. Enigma can stand alone even if someone blocks a small camp in the jungle. Enigma has a lot of potential in team fights in the late game. However, some players can outperform their opponents even at the premier game stage. That's all about SabeRLight.
Why do we need to fix backdoor protection?
Have you ever seen the matches, where Tiny+Io combo demolish base in 20-30 seconds? Today, we'll show you some heroes that can easily get around this protection and talk about why it's important to finish the Backdoor Protection mechanics to make the game more fair and fun to play.
Capitalist on Mira, TORONTOTOKYO and Team Spirit at TI11
Professional commentator Austin "Capitalist" Walsh shared his impressions of True Sight, dedicated to The International 2021 grand final between Team Spirit and PSG.LGD, as part of the "Side Pull" podcast, and also assessed the level of competition at The International 2022: Last Chance Qualifiers.
Viper – best long-range offlaner of 7.32c
For many players who have never faced Viper pos-3, the appearance of a new offlaner in this Dota season was a novelty. Valve, in my opinion, will modify Viper so that he cannot solo destroy easy lane. All this may be in future updates, but for now, enjoy the moments of imbalance. It's a piece of cake!
Puppey- all TIs player, can he repeat it this year?
Dendi, XBOCT, LightOfHeaven, Artstyle, Puppey are the first NaVi roster and the first roster in the history of Dota 2 to win the first of its kind The International. A lot has changed since then, players have left, players have come, eras have changed, teams have changed, the game has changed, TI has changed, and the only thing that has remained the same until now is the performance of Clement "Puppey" Ivanov at every possible The International.
Chen - Top-1 Arlington Major Star-Support
Do you know what I want to say ab this major? I like it. Really fun games and an unimaginable LAN foundation. By the way, in the end, it turns out that China will take 2 out of 3 places, and this is without Xtreme gaming. But, I will discuss that aspect in more detail later. For a long time, Chen was considered as butterflies in the stomach, but present-day Arlington Major shows us how deep mistakes we all made.
Top-3 Dota LAN tournaments with a massive prize pool
Recently in Saudi Arabia ended Riyadh Masters 2022 with a prize pool of $4 million. This time PSG.LGD took their millions. It's a substantial sum! Earlier, a maximum of $3 million was distributed outside International format. Today I decided to recall what other iconic non-Valve tournaments had a huge prize pool. Call back the legendary championships in China, Europe, and CIS.
Abaddon hidden imba of 7.32c
After Valve released patch 7.31d heroes with birth heal or def abilities jumped in popularity and win rate. Trent, Wisp, Dazzle, VD, Warlock, Omniknight, and Abaddon can easily reimburse the lack of nerfed Healing Salve. In current ranked matches you may survey players trying to replace the huge amount of healing with Headdress, Soul Ring, or fast-stash Ring of Health. Below I will analyze why 7.32c is the perfect patch to uncover the Abaddon pos-5 in ranked matchmaking.
Spirit Breaker offlane monster: guide
Spirit Breaker (Barathrum/Bara) is one of the nastiest heroes in Dota 2. You bet! His abilities, especially Greater Bash, make Barathrum extremely annoying and difficult to catch. He used to be very popular in ICCup and Garena but lost his “pub smasher” status for a while. Present-day Bara returns to the ranked matchmaking as pos-4 or pos-5 and resumes to cause a wave of opponents' indignation.
Valve fixed a vulnerability that allowed spamming group invites in Dota menu
Valve has released a patch that fixed the team invite spam issue. The vulnerability was discovered in early September. During this time, the attackers managed to prevent many Dota 2 streamers.
Commands&mechanics that I want to add to Dota 2
Perhaps Dota 2 is not as popular as it used to be: now it is not even among the top three most popular games on Steam. My friends have also abandoned Dota lately, and now they are happy to play in the competitive CS:GO. Possible, it's because of the lack of some interesting mechanics that you can meet playing the other games?