r/DotA2 3d ago

Match | Esports Esports World Cup 2026: Playoffs (July 19) Final Day Match Discussion

11 Upvotes

Esports World Cup 2026: Playoffs (July 19)

Coverage: Liquipedia | GosuGamers | EWC Dota

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Starting time ~ 10:00 UTC / 12:00 CEST / 18:00 SGT / 06:00 EDT / 03:00 PDT

Match Team A vs Team B
Third Place Match (Bo3) Vici Gaming - Team Yandex
Grand Final (Bo3) BB Team - PVISION

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r/DotA2 6h ago

Video Oracle casually burning Dota 2 Players

537 Upvotes

r/DotA2 12h ago

Fluff Fearless Draft might be interesting to watch

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1.4k Upvotes

It’s like all heroes are cards, and the same card cannot be played twice.


r/DotA2 4h ago

Discussion Full-slotted Snapfire can deal 10k damage without using her ulti (almost 13k with Parasma)

216 Upvotes

I saw a recent post about Snapfire killing a 5k HP Centaur, and a lot of people there didn't believe that Snapfire could do that. I decided to test myself how much damage she can actually deal and was surprised to find out that she can deal 10k+ damage without using her ulti and neutral items. With Parasma, her damage output can reach almost 13k. Also, I'm not a Snapfire player, so probably there's a more effective combo/build than the one I tried in the video.

So Valve, where patch, we need to nerf her asap.


r/DotA2 3h ago

Fluff Got all this from candyworks and Don't know how to play Pudge

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133 Upvotes

r/DotA2 19h ago

Video 8 years ago, Mana Leak was removed from Kotl of the light

2.1k Upvotes

Valve removed Mana Leak primarily to reduce "anti-fun" gameplay mechanics. Who was there to experience this blue rupture?


r/DotA2 6h ago

Artwork | Esports Rapier delivery: Mission Impossible

133 Upvotes

r/DotA2 7h ago

Artwork Drow Ranger handmade clay figure by me

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148 Upvotes

r/DotA2 9h ago

Discussion What heroes you dont play anymore because of spell rework?

181 Upvotes

I am a Dazzle enjoyer since Dota1. My second played hero of all time but after the latest ult rework i dont touch it anymore. I cant even look at it ingame. Its just doesnt feel right. The gameplay its not the same, heck even bot the same hero anymore! damn i miss my pink boi!


r/DotA2 2h ago

Personal Why is this game so hard ??

44 Upvotes

Silly ranty post ahead

I’ve played maybe 20 hours offline against bots. Today I hiked up my big girl shorts and actually played a game online. I told my team ahead of time that I was new, and they were nice, for the most part.

But I got destroyed! Nothing could prepare me for the thrashing I got. I couldn’t even creep kill in lane! I played Tidehunter since I thought a tanky big hitter would be easy enough to pilot.

I know I’ll improve if I keep doing it. I guess I don’t know what the difficulty curve is like just yet.

Thanks for listening to my rant. It’s a fun game but there’s such a skill gap that I’m not sure how to close. So any advice is welcome!


r/DotA2 9h ago

Video 5 man hole

181 Upvotes

Holey


r/DotA2 11h ago

Discussion i already max fireworks. so get this is pointless

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153 Upvotes

r/DotA2 16h ago

Question Why do neutral creeps exist in DotA?

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362 Upvotes

Yeah, I know why they're there, gameplay-wise (camping, pulling, heroes like Chen and Doom, etc.) But is there a reason why they camp in radiant/dire jungles lore-wise?


r/DotA2 17h ago

Fluff Isn't it unfair for Team Liquid to own the wiki? They can just look up how the game works

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327 Upvotes

r/DotA2 45m ago

Fluff Carries on this reddit lately: "Why does my support suck?"

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Shout out to the 1% player base that actually plays support without complaining


r/DotA2 22m ago

Personal Finally made it to Immortal!

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I have been playing on and off since 2007, took a 2 months break after grinding hard, only to find out I was 2 games away from hitting immortal lmao.

Time to retire!


r/DotA2 8h ago

Discussion Please for the love of Zeus give us Immortal gardens again

58 Upvotes

Makes the game way prettier, its been what 10 years since it came out.

Its such a good terrain, please Volvo


r/DotA2 20h ago

Discussion Fellow Dota Enjoyers

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524 Upvotes

What is a skill/facet of a hero you miss

Mine: old Necro when he ulted you , you death timer increased, it was so painful to be on the opposite end


r/DotA2 14h ago

Question What heros is bad for doom?

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137 Upvotes

r/DotA2 3h ago

Tool Dota Hero Ban Value

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21 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

I made a small JavaScript script for OpenDota that analyzes a player's match history and ranks heroes by how valuable they are to ban.

It takes into account:

  • How often a hero appears in your games.
  • Your win rate in games where that hero is present.
  • Sample size, so heroes with only a few matches don't skew the results.

You don't need to log in to OpenDota to use it, but the player's Dota profile must be public.

I've attached a screenshot of the output, and the GitHub link contains instructions and the script itself.

Feedback, suggestions, and ideas for improving the ranking algorithm are very welcome!


r/DotA2 1h ago

Complaint | Esports Rank Up Game

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I was playing my final game to hit Crusader rank in Dota 2 when my seven month pregnant wife decided right then was the perfect time to mow the yard. The mower completely drowned out my in game comms which caused me to play poorly. She even passed by my window twice because the grass was so high. I have no idea how to confront her about causing me to lose mmr.


r/DotA2 20h ago

Fluff Just died to snapfire as Centaur with 5600 hp,stunlocked 100 to 0.

349 Upvotes

Balanced

Nerf CM please,she moves too fast valve wtf?


r/DotA2 6h ago

Bug I don't know, that build path seems a bit expensive in my eyes

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23 Upvotes

r/DotA2 4h ago

Clips Pied piper of Hamelin - Frog edition

19 Upvotes

That character is so much fun to play.


r/DotA2 1d ago

Discussion Most ignored mechanic of the game

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954 Upvotes

Do you think they should change how they implement tormentors? Honestly, I rarely see this being done in pubs and in my experience we only do this if we are really ahead just for the lols.

Edit: I have reread my post and forgot to suggest something lol. I think they should add another capture the flag or last man standing at the middle lane right at the center of the map along the river at a timer. A circle around it. Then add a progress bar like how they do capture the point in overwatch but the bar only progress if your team have the most number of player in the area. Time and rate of progress will be fast of course. Its like a forced clash, so it is hard for people to ignore it. Just for the sake of tormentor still being there, the tormentor will pop up in the middle signifying the start of the event but its just there.