Towers
To
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+2 armor aura
Fortified armor type
Attacks enemies in range
1,2,3,4 tiers
110/152/152/152 damage
17 / 19 / 19 / 29 armor
100/120/140/160 gold rewarded to entire team
Provides no gold when denied
Lane Mechanics Explained
Creep Score
When going to a lane it is important to remember that how fast you farm your favorite item is up
to your timings also called a “CS” or Creep Score. Creeps you kill add +1 to the left side, denies
on the right. Out timing enemy heroes is essential when attempting to acquire farm on core
heroes and even supports.
What is a deny? When executed correctly an exclamation mark is animated over the head of the
unit denied as seen on the right. This is meant as a confirmation that your timing was perfect, and
that the enemy hero(s) received minimum experience points and no gold. You now get + bonus
gold when denying your own creeps.
Getting denies is generally good but taking one over a creep kill or multiple creep kills is
not wise. Creep kills provide much more gold and exp so when making the choice between
the two it is advised to try and go for the creep kill, but when denies present themselves
without the danger of missing a “CS”
Pulling
Occasionally you will sometimes see players doing this action, but beware as it is a double edged
sword and can be implemented improperly thus ending up benefiting the enemy.
How to pull creeps
When the lane is pushed all the way to the enemy tower, it will greatly help your carry if you
“pull” the lane back as it brings the wave back towards your own tower where it is much safer to
farm.
👉 Check the post-game analysis to acknowledge your
mistakes 👉
Hero Strategy
As mentioned before there are 3 different categories that every hero falls into. All attributes give
damage when hero attribute type matches
Strength – increases max HP and health regeneration as well as spell resistance
Intelligence – increases max MP and mana regeneration as well as spell damage
Agility – increases Armor and basic attack speed as well as movement speed
Picking a hero is up to the player! And it is encouraged that you develop favorite ones as
the hero will eventually become an extension of yourself from which to make changes into a
Dota game
Here are 3 in game hero guides by the well-respected Torte de Lini; 1 for each hero type. It is
good to have backup heroes in case someone picks your favorite, being able to play 1 of each
type will make you much more flexible than say someone who only plays intelligence ones.
Another aspect of learning the game is knowing what heroes on the other team are capable of, so
the ability able to predict what enemies will do is huge as well as learning the limits of each hero
which will eventually allow you to push those limits.
Whether you want to play mid, carry your team, make plays from the offlane or support
your team finding your best role is akin to a sort of spiritual journey so don’t be afraid to
try them all and see which is your strongest affinity
To use these guides in game just click “SELECT” on the left-hand side
Sand King
Sand King
A tanky hero with a stun and an escape tool on top of having a 2 button stun-ultimate combo, can
go invisible and creates damaging seismic waves that damage the enemy.
Crystal Maiden
Crystal Maiden
As nuke heavy disabler she also provides bonus mana regeneration for the entire team and
double values for yourself for more spell casting, helping all 3 lanes at the same time while alive
Sniper
Sniper
A long-ranged damage dealer with a slow, and an ultimate with even longer range that can snipe
enemy heroes that are fleeing.
Put Your Skills to the Test Against AI Bots
Practice with Bots
Playing against computers for training has long been considered practice in multiplayers games,
Dota 2 is no different. Whether they’re the Valve bots or even Elon Musk’s OpenAI bots the
core idea is the same only one pushes the extremes of cutting edge technology and science.
Acclimating to the average player skill bracket is like climbing a wall built by these bots to test
your abilities. Building your basics will start here and putting into practice the cumulative
knowledge from this guide.
The More the Merrier
If some of your friends play that can just add to the excitement when your stack of friends beats
another stack of friends. Getting to practice with the same group of people consistently is another
way to hasten your growth period a bit. It can be hard to sync up with random people all the time
and already having those anonymous barriers broken down is a huge plus and also boosts
communication. The best teams in the world have designated positions such a mid, carry, offlane
or support; you should be on the lookout to see if you enjoy a certain position over others. Most
players will have an affinity for at least 1 but that doesn’t mean you can’t play the others but
picking and sticking to a role is the best targeted approach to improving. Having a friend who
has a rank already can join your party as a coach and offer tips/advice to improve.
