Welcome to my second guide on DOTAFire. This time the guides main atraction will be Centaur Warchief. I may be not that good at the game, english is not my primary language(mistakes may be involved in the writting of this guide),but I hope you will be reasonable and accept.
Without further due, let’s get on with this gu >
Summary
He’s a tank with a dissable, that can take a lot of punishment but gets countered by N’aix and any other percentage based nukes.
Can gank good enough but needs a buddy to do so and gank properly. Post dagger its not problem.
Centaur Warchief-Who and what is he?
Centaur Warchief is a melee strength hero that can take a lot of punishment, can initiate by the way of his ultimate ability Stampede, initiate team fights with his AoE stun Hoof Stomp and lead early game ganks by the way of Double Edge .
He scales very well through the game and he is able to counter many right-click carries by the way of Return .
Pros and Cons
Pros: Scales well through the game Has an AoE stun and a mini-stun that can be used to cancel teleports Can take a lot of punishment Can initiate, tank and survive even the longest teamfights Naturally counters right click carries Only one skill that requoires mana Needs no steed
Cons: He’s slow Very beefy but has natural counters that easily kill him( Lifestealer )
Melee Hard to place stun No innate escape mechanism Awkward casting animation
Skill Analysis
Centaur hits the ground resulting in a 2.75 seconds of AoE stun. The mana cost is very low for an AoE stun move(130)and has a nice duration.
The cooldown in the skill is a tad long,13 seconds, however it has a 3 seconds duration so its actually a 10 seconds cooldown. The real problem with the skill is landing it because of the awkward animation and the skill being centered on Centaur Warchief.
A good nuke that deals 400 damage at level 4 but also damages our half-horse half-man here. Luckily we can get a Hood of Defiance to reduce the damage received and further boost our insane HP regeneration. It doesn’t have a mana cost and can cancel teleports due to the ministun on the skill.
The cooldown is short at 8 seconds, however to land the skill, you need to be close to your opponent.
Ah yes, good old permanent blademail. Centaur returns damage he receives from autoclickers based on a base value+percentage of strength. The skill is passive so its very good.
The damage is applied when the attack starts, not when the attack hits(much like with Viper ‘s Corrosive Skin .
Ah yes, a very good ultimate. The warchief bursts out in speed, charging towards enemies, while stunning and damaging them too. The damage is a wee low, 100/150/200 +2x your STR. Each enemy can get affected only once by the ability. A great initiation tool for likes of initiators( Enigma , Tidehunter and even Magnataur)
Item Build
The item build on this sucker is pretty straight forward:You need to be beefy and soak up damage for the team. Even if you die, you know that your carry did his job by you doing yours.
That is why we will empathise on a bulky build using Vanguard and Hood of Defiance (optionally getting a Pipe of Insight )
Quickly after those are done, get the Blink Dagger, that will help you with ganking issues.
Later in the game, you chose from a variety of items like: Assault Cuirass , Radiance , Heart of Tarrasque , Shiva’s Guard , Heaven’s Halberd. Although not many people would agree getting Heaven’s Halberd ,(people need to attack you for you to function well),it still has a great use if you are not that beefy as expected. Blademail can also be a good option if you like being alone amids 5 of the enemies, baiting out for 5 seconds afterwards calling your team.
My boots of preference would be Phase Boots, it gives a burst of movement speed for positioning and some extra right click damage.
Eye of Skadi is a good pick on every hero, and makes no exception on Centaur Warchief, for keeping enemies close up and personal.
Ganking
Centaur Warchief has some problems ganking alone before the dagger is purchased, thats why early game you should gank with a buddy. Post dagger this flaw is surpressed and can stun reliably.
In ganks you should start off with the stun, then whack the opponent while it stunned. After the stun is over, use Double Edge .
Friends and Foes
Friends: Vengeful Spirit , Crystal Maiden , Earthshaker , Warlock , Sven , Naga Siren , Lion, basicly anyone who can help him setup his stun.
Special mention:Tuskarr:Let the Ganking galore begin! This guy gives you everything you need:Positioning, holding up the enemies close and a good way of initiating. You just roll in with Snowball, using Ice Shards, stun with Hoof Stomp then bodyblocking the enemy ins > Double Edge only if necesary.
Enemies: Terrorblade, Necrolyte, Zeus , Enigma , Huskar , Slardar , Templar Assassin, basicly people that have percentage based spells and armor reducing.
Special mention: Lifestealer :Your. Worst. Nightmare. I cannot stress enough on how this guy will wreck your game. As you get beefier, he will just deal more damage. Do not dare to pick Centaur against this bad boy or I will personally deliver a 4-muscle-extending *****slap towards your face.
Conclusion
The second guide ever of my life. I hope you will enjoy the guide, also feedback and other ideas on improving the guide are much apreciated(tips on BB code, arrangement in page etc.)
And remember, let them feel the power of your hoofs.
Bradwarden-The Centaur Warchief
I lead the battle!
DotA2 Hero: Centaur Warrunner
Purchase Order
Early Game
Luxury
Optional
Hero Skills
Hoof Stomp
Double Edge
Retaliate
10
12
13
14
Stampede
Talents
Bradwarden-The Centaur Warchief
1.
Introduction
2.
Summary
3.
Centaur Warchief-Who and what is he?
4.
Pros and Cons
5.
Skill Analysis
6.
Item Build
7.
Ganking
8.
Friends and Foes
9.
Conclusion
Introduction
Welcome to my second guide on DOTAFire. This time the guides main atraction will be Centaur Warchief. I may be not that good at the game, english is not my primary language(mistakes may be involved in the writting of this guide),but I hope you will be reasonable and accept.
Without further due, let’s get on with this gu >
Summary
He’s a tank with a dissable, that can take a lot of punishment but gets countered by N’aix and any other percentage based nukes.
Can gank good enough but needs a buddy to do so and gank properly. Post dagger its not problem.
Centaur Warchief-Who and what is he?
Centaur Warchief is a melee strength hero that can take a lot of punishment, can initiate by the way of his ultimate ability Stampede, initiate team fights with his AoE stun Hoof Stomp and lead early game ganks by the way of Double Edge .
He scales very well through the game and he is able to counter many right-click carries by the way of Return .
Pros and Cons
Pros: Scales well through the game Has an AoE stun and a mini-stun that can be used to cancel teleports Can take a lot of punishment Can initiate, tank and survive even the longest teamfights Naturally counters right click carries Only one skill that requoires mana Needs no steed
Cons: He’s slow Very beefy but has natural counters that easily kill him( Lifestealer )
Melee Hard to place stun No innate escape mechanism Awkward casting animation
Skill Analysis
Centaur hits the ground resulting in a 2.75 seconds of AoE stun. The mana cost is very low for an AoE stun move(130)and has a nice duration.
The cooldown in the skill is a tad long,13 seconds, however it has a 3 seconds duration so its actually a 10 seconds cooldown. The real problem with the skill is landing it because of the awkward animation and the skill being centered on Centaur Warchief.
A good nuke that deals 400 damage at level 4 but also damages our half-horse half-man here. Luckily we can get a Hood of Defiance to reduce the damage received and further boost our insane HP regeneration. It doesn’t have a mana cost and can cancel teleports due to the ministun on the skill.
The cooldown is short at 8 seconds, however to land the skill, you need to be close to your opponent.
Ah yes, good old permanent blademail. Centaur returns damage he receives from autoclickers based on a base value+percentage of strength. The skill is passive so its very good.
The damage is applied when the attack starts, not when the attack hits(much like with Viper ‘s Corrosive Skin .
Ah yes, a very good ultimate. The warchief bursts out in speed, charging towards enemies, while stunning and damaging them too. The damage is a wee low, 100/150/200 +2x your STR. Each enemy can get affected only once by the ability. A great initiation tool for likes of initiators( Enigma , Tidehunter and even Magnataur)
Item Build
The item build on this sucker is pretty straight forward:You need to be beefy and soak up damage for the team. Even if you die, you know that your carry did his job by you doing yours.
That is why we will empathise on a bulky build using Vanguard and Hood of Defiance (optionally getting a Pipe of Insight )
Quickly after those are done, get the Blink Dagger, that will help you with ganking issues.
Later in the game, you chose from a variety of items like: Assault Cuirass , Radiance , Heart of Tarrasque , Shiva’s Guard , Heaven’s Halberd. Although not many people would agree getting Heaven’s Halberd ,(people need to attack you for you to function well),it still has a great use if you are not that beefy as expected. Blademail can also be a good option if you like being alone amids 5 of the enemies, baiting out for 5 seconds afterwards calling your team.
My boots of preference would be Phase Boots, it gives a burst of movement speed for positioning and some extra right click damage.
Eye of Skadi is a good pick on every hero, and makes no exception on Centaur Warchief, for keeping enemies close up and personal.
Ganking
Centaur Warchief has some problems ganking alone before the dagger is purchased, thats why early game you should gank with a buddy. Post dagger this flaw is surpressed and can stun reliably.
In ganks you should start off with the stun, then whack the opponent while it stunned. After the stun is over, use Double Edge .
Friends and Foes
Friends: Vengeful Spirit , Crystal Maiden , Earthshaker , Warlock , Sven , Naga Siren , Lion, basicly anyone who can help him setup his stun.
Special mention:Tuskarr:Let the Ganking galore begin! This guy gives you everything you need:Positioning, holding up the enemies close and a good way of initiating. You just roll in with Snowball, using Ice Shards, stun with Hoof Stomp then bodyblocking the enemy ins > Double Edge only if necesary.
Enemies: Terrorblade, Necrolyte, Zeus , Enigma , Huskar , Slardar , Templar Assassin, basicly people that have percentage based spells and armor reducing.
Special mention: Lifestealer :Your. Worst. Nightmare. I cannot stress enough on how this guy will wreck your game. As you get beefier, he will just deal more damage. Do not dare to pick Centaur against this bad boy or I will personally deliver a 4-muscle-extending *****slap towards your face.
Conclusion
The second guide ever of my life. I hope you will enjoy the guide, also feedback and other ideas on improving the guide are much apreciated(tips on BB code, arrangement in page etc.)
And remember, let them feel the power of your hoofs.
Dota 2 version 7.01 Update See Change Log / Patch Notes
Valve just dropped a 324MB minor updates for Dota 2 v7 after a huge major changes on Dota 2. These new updates includes bugs fixes, new api’s for bot scripting, game rebalance and fixes game crashes.
You can check the full change logs of Dota Version 7.01 down below. * Fixed the following panels not appearing: The Hall of Fame, Effigies and PA Arcana gravestones * Fixed bugs with Coaching * Added some new API calls for Bot Scripting * Fixed guides you’ve published not appearing in your guides list * The browse items tab now slides out as a modal panel instead of taking the place of the shop UI * Restored Shop purchase hotkeys * The pinned TP Scroll now shows a visual cooldown on it to indicate what the current TP cooldown is * Fixed various crashes * Minor 7.01 gameplay update
7.01 ==== * Added Necrophos to CM * XP Requirement to go from level 6 to 12 increased by 140 (615/630/645/660/675/775 to 640/660/680/700/720/740) * XP Requirement to go from level 12 to 20 increased by 140 (1175/1200/1225/1250/1275/1375/1400/1425 to 1200/1225/1250/1275/1300/1325/1400/1490) * XP Requirement to go from level 24 to 25 reduced by 280 (same overall XP required to reach level 25) * Fixed Jingu Mastery ignoring armor for its lifesteal calculation * Jingu Mastery counter duration reduced from 15 to 10 seconds * Boundless Strike critical strike rescaled from 200% to 140/160/180/200% * Howl cooldown increased from 50/45/40/35 to 55/50/45/40 * Howl manacost increased from 15/20/25/30 to 30 * Lycan Level 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15 Damage * Lycan agility gain reduced from 1.9 to 1.5 * Familiars HP reduced from 500/750/1000 to 300/500/700 * Visage base damage reduced by 3 * Windranger Level 15 Talent increased from +13 Intelligence to +16 Intelligence * Windranger Level 15 Talent increased from +150 Health to +200 Health * Windrun cooldown from 14 to 13 * Slark strength reduced from 21 + 1.8 to 20 + 1.6 * Purification manacost rescaled from 70/90/110/130 to 85/100/115/130 * Guardian Angel cooldown increased from 150 to 160 * Invoker Level 15 Talent increased from 20% XP to 25% XP * Quas HP regen rescaled from 1.5/3/4.5/6/.. to 1/3/5/7/.. * Invoker strength gain increased from 1.7 to 1.9 * Centaur agility gain reduced from 2.0 to 1.6 * Pit of Malice interval increased from 3.5 to 3.6 seconds * Pit of Malice cooldown increased from 30/26/22/18 to 32/28/24/20 * Nature’s Guise bash rescaled from 1/1.4/1.8/2.2 to 0.7/1.2/1.7/2.2 * Treant Level 25 Talent changed from +20% 2s Bash to -50s Respawn Time * Treant Protector movement speed reduced from 300 to 295 * Stifling Dagger base damage reduced from 70 to 65 * Luna base armor reduced by 1 * Reality Rift armor debuff rescaled from -3/4/5/6 to -1/3/5/7 * Fixed Chaos Strike lifesteal ignoring armor reductions * Chaos Strike lifesteal increased from 50% to 65% * Nature’s Prophet Level 15 Talent increased from +10 Intelligence to +15 * Nature’s Prophet Level 15 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20 * Nature’s Prophet Level 25 Talent increased from -35s Respawn Time to -40 * Nature’s Prophet Level 25 Talent changed from +6 Treants to 2x Treants HP/Damage * Meepo Clones are now allowed to pickup runes * Witch Doctor Level 25 Talent increased from +150 Death Ward Attack Range to +175 * Sven Level 15 Talent increased from +6 all stats to +8 * Sven Level 15 Talent increased from +15 MS to +20 * Incapacitating Bite slow increased from 10/20/30/40 to 14/24/34/44% * Zeus Level 20 Talent increased from -35s Respawn Time to -40 * Zeus Level 20 Talent increased from +30 Movement Speed to +35 * Tusk turn rate improved from 0.5 to 0.7 * Enchantress base intelligence increased by 3 * Enchantress Level 10 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20 * Enchantress Level 20 Talent increased from -25s Respawn Time to -30s * Geminate Attack cooldown from 6/5/4/3 to 7/6/5/3 * Dream Coil cooldown reduced from 75 to 70/65/60 * Lina Level 15 Talent increased from +100 Cast Range to +125 * Lina Level 15 Talent increased from -25s Respawn to -30s * Lina Level 20 Talent increased from +5% Spell Amp to 6% * Death Prophet level 10 Talent increased from +6 Strength to 7 * Doom Level 20 Talent increased from +50 Damage to +65 * Doom Level 20 Talent increased from +20 Health Regen to +25 * Smokescreen slow from 13/17/21/25% to 10/15/20/25% * Ogre Magi movement speed reduced from 295 to 290
You can now download this update on Steam. If you have comment or suggestion please leave a comment below.
Dota 2 version 7.01 Update See Change Log / Patch Notes
Valve just dropped a 324MB minor updates for Dota 2 v7 after a huge major changes on Dota 2. These new updates includes bugs fixes, new api’s for bot scripting, game rebalance and fixes game crashes.
You can check the full change logs of Dota Version 7.01 down below. * Fixed the following panels not appearing: The Hall of Fame, Effigies and PA Arcana gravestones * Fixed bugs with Coaching * Added some new API calls for Bot Scripting * Fixed guides you’ve published not appearing in your guides list * The browse items tab now slides out as a modal panel instead of taking the place of the shop UI * Restored Shop purchase hotkeys * The pinned TP Scroll now shows a visual cooldown on it to indicate what the current TP cooldown is * Fixed various crashes * Minor 7.01 gameplay update
7.01 ==== * Added Necrophos to CM * XP Requirement to go from level 6 to 12 increased by 140 (615/630/645/660/675/775 to 640/660/680/700/720/740) * XP Requirement to go from level 12 to 20 increased by 140 (1175/1200/1225/1250/1275/1375/1400/1425 to 1200/1225/1250/1275/1300/1325/1400/1490) * XP Requirement to go from level 24 to 25 reduced by 280 (same overall XP required to reach level 25) * Fixed Jingu Mastery ignoring armor for its lifesteal calculation * Jingu Mastery counter duration reduced from 15 to 10 seconds * Boundless Strike critical strike rescaled from 200% to 140/160/180/200% * Howl cooldown increased from 50/45/40/35 to 55/50/45/40 * Howl manacost increased from 15/20/25/30 to 30 * Lycan Level 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15 Damage * Lycan agility gain reduced from 1.9 to 1.5 * Familiars HP reduced from 500/750/1000 to 300/500/700 * Visage base damage reduced by 3 * Windranger Level 15 Talent increased from +13 Intelligence to +16 Intelligence * Windranger Level 15 Talent increased from +150 Health to +200 Health * Windrun cooldown from 14 to 13 * Slark strength reduced from 21 + 1.8 to 20 + 1.6 * Purification manacost rescaled from 70/90/110/130 to 85/100/115/130 * Guardian Angel cooldown increased from 150 to 160 * Invoker Level 15 Talent increased from 20% XP to 25% XP * Quas HP regen rescaled from 1.5/3/4.5/6/.. to 1/3/5/7/.. * Invoker strength gain increased from 1.7 to 1.9 * Centaur agility gain reduced from 2.0 to 1.6 * Pit of Malice interval increased from 3.5 to 3.6 seconds * Pit of Malice cooldown increased from 30/26/22/18 to 32/28/24/20 * Nature’s Guise bash rescaled from 1/1.4/1.8/2.2 to 0.7/1.2/1.7/2.2 * Treant Level 25 Talent changed from +20% 2s Bash to -50s Respawn Time * Treant Protector movement speed reduced from 300 to 295 * Stifling Dagger base damage reduced from 70 to 65 * Luna base armor reduced by 1 * Reality Rift armor debuff rescaled from -3/4/5/6 to -1/3/5/7 * Fixed Chaos Strike lifesteal ignoring armor reductions * Chaos Strike lifesteal increased from 50% to 65% * Nature’s Prophet Level 15 Talent increased from +10 Intelligence to +15 * Nature’s Prophet Level 15 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20 * Nature’s Prophet Level 25 Talent increased from -35s Respawn Time to -40 * Nature’s Prophet Level 25 Talent changed from +6 Treants to 2x Treants HP/Damage * Meepo Clones are now allowed to pickup runes * Witch Doctor Level 25 Talent increased from +150 Death Ward Attack Range to +175 * Sven Level 15 Talent increased from +6 all stats to +8 * Sven Level 15 Talent increased from +15 MS to +20 * Incapacitating Bite slow increased from 10/20/30/40 to 14/24/34/44% * Zeus Level 20 Talent increased from -35s Respawn Time to -40 * Zeus Level 20 Talent increased from +30 Movement Speed to +35 * Tusk turn rate improved from 0.5 to 0.7 * Enchantress base intelligence increased by 3 * Enchantress Level 10 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20 * Enchantress Level 20 Talent increased from -25s Respawn Time to -30s * Geminate Attack cooldown from 6/5/4/3 to 7/6/5/3 * Dream Coil cooldown reduced from 75 to 70/65/60 * Lina Level 15 Talent increased from +100 Cast Range to +125 * Lina Level 15 Talent increased from -25s Respawn to -30s * Lina Level 20 Talent increased from +5% Spell Amp to 6% * Death Prophet level 10 Talent increased from +6 Strength to 7 * Doom Level 20 Talent increased from +50 Damage to +65 * Doom Level 20 Talent increased from +20 Health Regen to +25 * Smokescreen slow from 13/17/21/25% to 10/15/20/25% * Ogre Magi movement speed reduced from 295 to 290
You can now download this update on Steam. If you have comment or suggestion please leave a comment below.
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It’s been six years since The International first debuted as an event at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany with a prize pool of $1.6 million dollars. Since then, the event has carried to the ornate theater of Benaroya Hall then to the 17,000 seat stadium of Key Arena, where players competed for $20.7 million dollars. Over this time there have been quite a few seminal stories, from fans to casters to players from across the globe, that have defined Dota and TI’s history. Before TI7 adds onto this, let’s take a look back at some of these moments.
“It’s A Disaster!”
You don’t have to understand Dota to know something pivotal is happening when it causes Tobi’s voice to screeches into the falsetto register. Tobi screaming “It’s A Disaster” became his trademark line, one that punctuated the moment but also added to its excitement. At this time Dota was still young as a viewing experience, and it was this fresh interplay between the live audience, the casters, and the gamers that started to define Dota as a spectator sport.
TI Gets Crowdfunding
Since Valve introduced crowdfunding, allowing for 25% of revenue generated by the Compendium ($2.50 of $10.00) to be redirected to the prize pool, fans have contributed, over the past 4 years, a sum of $46.6 million dollars to TI winnings ($19.1 million alone last year). That’s $186.4 million spent by fans to watch Dota and a few extra cosmetic knick knacks. This kind of money puts Dota players into their own salary bracket among other esports players. The top 27 highest prize money earners of all time are Dota players.
Sumail’s TI5 Breakthrough
While other Dota stars have found the spotlight in their post-TI afterglow, Sumail’s story was the parable of the American dream. He was an immigrant who found opportunity in America and succeeded. The ethos also carries with it ideals of hard work, determination, and pulling oneself by his bootstraps (or in Sumail’s case, piggybacking on the back of his cousin’s bike because he sold his for internet cafe hours). He became a star in China after DAC, and after TI5 he launched an era of Storm Spirit fever. He landed on Time Magazine’s list of the most influential teens of 2016. Sumail’s success at TI5 was another milestone in Dota 2’s history that organization Evil Geniuses continues to write. EG. Fear was the core of Valve’s documentary for TI1, and PPD was featured in a NYTimes story about the ascent of Dota 2.
Kyxy’s Deny
It’s a shame that kyxy was meme’d into infamy when he denied his team’s own Aegis, but he also deserves some praise. DK vs. Orange is one of the best series in TI history, and kyxy had a large role in his team’s win for his 4 man and 5 man RPs against team DK, which is why that clip is here instead. Team Orange finishing at 3rd place makes them the most successful SEA team at a TI.
Million Dollar Dream Coil
Na’Vi vs. Alliance was the original El Clasico before the rosters of both teams fractured. This series was the only TI grand finals that came down to the last game. Alliance proved to be a sheer unstoppable Juggernaut at TI3, but it was Na’Vi that challenged them and pushed them to the final game. Regardless, the Swedes outmaneuvered Na’Vi, relentlessly pecking at their buildings. In the final push, with both teams on opposite sides of the map, S4 cancelled the TP’s of Na’Vi’s heroes, multiple times, with crucial Dream Coils.
EG. Universe’s Six Million Dollar Echoslam
Nearly every match has a pivotal moment that defines the win, but EG made history when that moment sealed their championship and a record breaking $6.6 million dollar prize. Whether it was bait or not, CDEC thought they had a window to take Roshan after taking down Sumail. But then Universe blinked in, max distance, with a perfect 5-man Echoslam (cue Tobi’s “It’s A Disaster!”) and further establishing that he’s one of the best players in Dota today.
The Play
NBA has “The Shot,” when Michael Jordan hit his iconic game winning shot, and Dota has its own “The Play,” from TI 2012, when Na’Vi turned around what seemed to be a devastating wraparound from iG. During the draft, Na’Vi allowed iG to pick both Naga Siren and Dark Seer, which spelled doom for them because this was when Vacuum could still be used on sleeping heroes. It was such a broken mechanic that it was later fixed, but Na’Vi let IG play into their hands. An instant BKB+Black Hole by LighTofHeaveN countered the play, along with Dendi Forcestaffing out of the Ravage and stealing it for himself. And much like Jordan’s Bulls, Na’Vi also did not end up winning the championship that year, but the play was too spectacular to be forgotten.
Fountain Hooking
Cheating or fair game? Pudge’s Hook and Chen’s Test of Faith was a commonly known exploit, but the strategy wasn’t viable because Pudge wasn’t viable, at least in the hands of most players. Still, in this game Tongfu steamrolled Na’Vi for the first fifteen minutes and was poised to knock on Na’Vi’s high ground. That was until Na’Vi essentially teleported Tongfu’s heroes into the fountain at will. Na’Vi repeated the tactic over and over and eventually won. It was entertaining, but bittersweet. Tongfu, or at least the players, would find redemption the following year by winning TI4.
Dendi Is Pudge
Valve debuted a new game mode for the allstar game and was picking volunteers from the crowd to play alongside pros. Kaci innocently plucked a Pudge cosplayer, in full gear, who later was revealed himself to be Dendi. He had been wearing that costume since he entered the arena, and by the time he took the mask off he was completely drenched in sweat. Give credit to Dendi, who risked heat stroke to please the crowd.
Dendi was, and may still be, the face of Dota 2, but he was still fairly popular back in Dota 1, when he was recording instructional videos on how to play the midlane. He went through the nuances of creep blocking, lane equilibrium, and capitalizing on skill timings. Today, this kind of knowledge is publicly available, but in Dota 1, before public replays, before Twitch, it was secret to a limited group of people. Dendi was one of the first professional Dota players to reach out to the community and give back, long before most of the people playing the game today.
Dota 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena which has millions of players worldwide.
This is one of the few competitive games in the world wherein the gameplay can never be altered with in-app purchases as opposed to other games, particularly MMORPGs.
This means that this game is literally 100% fair to all, but how does Valve make money out of these millions of players if the gameplay doesn’t involve even a bit of pay-to-win transactions? It is estimated that Dota 2 earns a revenue of roughly $18 million from players, so how?
The answer is through aesthetics and virtual cosmetics.
Players can alter the designs of their display, and they can even alter some of their UI’s visual appearance.
However, Dota 2 does not feature visual graphics designs only but they also feature audio output customizations like background music, and the more famous – voice announcers.
An announcer in Dota 2 is sort of your guide while playing.
Its purpose is to give you information about what’s going on while you are playing, including vital information with which your current display view can’t provide. It gives you information such as your tower status, barracks status, if you are under attack, whenever you faint, and a lot more!
The default announcer is good as is, but you can of course purchase customized ones which we will be tackling now! So, are you wondering what are the best Dota 2 announcers ever created? Well, here they are!
10. The Stanley Parable Dota 2 Announcer
Stanley Parable is a simulation game created by Davey Wreden. This game features a voice announcer comparable to a voice of a storyteller.
Dota 2 never let good stuffs slip, so they’ve decided to import and this announcer creating one of the best announcers Dota 2 ever had!
9. Lina’s Dota 2 Announcer
If you prefer a badass woman with strong personality, then you should never miss out Lina. Crystal maiden dota 2 voice lines
She’s one tough hero in Dota 2, but her voice is just as tough as her skills, making her voice announcing skills very hard to ignore among Dota 2 players.
8. Storm Spirit’s Dota 2 Announcer
If you prefer something that of a gentleman’s voice, then you might want to consider Storm Spirit’s Dota 2 Announcer.
This lovely gentleman is known for his charisma which could struck a woman’s heart like a lightning bolt.
If you are this kind of guy, or if you are a woman who prefer this kind of personality, then hearing Storm Spirit’s voice over and over again might just improve your overall gameplay!
7. Crystal Maiden’s Dota 2 Announcer
Crystal Maiden is Lina’s sister, and unlike her sister, this woman with a very charming voice is actually an expert of trash talking her opponents in a very cute and charming way.
It is literally impossible for someone using this hero not to laugh the first time they use her because she ridicules enemies a lot whenever she killed them. Likewise, her voice announcer version is just as cool as her gameplay voice. And take note, she will not only ridicule your enemies but also you if you slack off!
6. Darkest Dungeon Ft. Wayne June Dota 2 Announcer
If you prefer something suspense, then you might want to try out the Darkest Dungeon Dota 2 announcer voiced by Wayne June. Wayne June is behind the Dark Souls narrative, and you would instantly love his strong voice mixed with a lot of suspense to capture your attention.
5. Axe’s Dota 2 Announcer
Do you prefer a dimwit funny voice? Something that will make you laugh over and over again? Then you might want to try Axe’s voice announcer in Dota 2.
Axe is one of the strongest hero, and also one of the easiest to use. But despite his strength and power wielding that huge Axe, Axe actually has a very funny voice that you can easily compare to a dimwit.
Don’t misunderstood though as Axe is a genius since he’s a war veteran, and calling his voice like that of a dimwit is not an insult at all but a compliment because you have no idea how funny his lines are – especially the ones on his announcer pack.
Axe is a popular pick by teams make sure to read the: top 10 best Dota 2 teams.
4. Meepo’s Dota 2 Announcer
Another announcer leaning towards cuteness is Meepo’s Dota 2 announcer. Meepo is one of the most difficult hero to use in Dota 2, and a very few can actually use it. With that, Meepo’s voice is usually isolated because not many uses it.
The good news is that, Meepo has a voice announcer and is cool and at the same time cute to hear. Try it out next time, and this could just become your favorite!
3. Kunnka and Tidehunter Dota 2 Announcer
Kunkka and Tidehunter are one of the greatest rivalries in Dota 2 apart from the sibling rivalry of Lina and Crystal Maiden.
Though they are not siblings, these two are mortal enemies as a sea ship captain (Kunkka) against the most vicious sea monster (Tidehunter) ever lived. These two spells war whenever they cross path, but they actually joint together for the first time in this announcer pack.
The results of their combination are simply fantastic, you might want to consider this if you prefer something strong and badass.
Also make sure to read our best dota 2 arcade games here.
2. Rick and Morty Dota 2 Announcer
Another cool Dota 2 announcer pack is Rick and Morty. This announcer pack is derived from the cartoon show Rick and Morty.
If you prefer something fun and at the same time a bit childish, then this might be the announcer pack for you. Surprisingly despite its theme, this announcer pack has been use by a lot of players even by professionals. Is it the voice? Is it the theme? Or is it simply just fun at all? You might want to find out!
1. Glados Dota 2 Announcer
Definitely the best for those who prefers more immersion to the game. This audio announcer has a voice of an AI which makes your experience more realistic.
It would look like you have your own AI backup to give you information about what’s going on while you are playing. If you prefer a female robotic AI voice, then this would definitely be the best one for you.
Conclusion Dota 2 Announcers
Take note that these are not all of the Dota 2 announcers available, and you can find all of them in the main game menu.
Each of them have their own samples so choose whichever you prefer. This list is based on reviews by many players, so this will give you an idea of what are the best and the most used Dota 2 announcers in-game in case you are looking for the best announcers based on your tastes.
Оракул приходит, дабы позволить вам взять в свои руки судьбы друзей и врагов. Сплетите свои силы в губительный снаряд, который остановит врага и лишит его полезной ауры. Или одарите союзника сопротивляемостью к вредоносной магии. Сочетайте оба подхода, используя свое обоюдоострое очистительное пламя и принося благодать или смерть. Опасность всё еще неминуема? Задержите рок, нависший над союзником, при помощи ложного обещания и подарите ему время, необходимое для того, чтобы увидеть свою судьбу во всей полноте. Вы — оракул, поэтому будущее всегда в ваших руках.
FORTUNE’S END – Сфокусируйте свои силы в снаряд выжигающей энергии, которая останавливает врагов и снимает с них положительные эффекты.
FATE’S EDICT – Ненадолго одарите свою цель иммунитетом к магии, увеличив остальной урон по ней и лишив ее возможности атаковать.
PURIFYING FLAMES – Мгновенно обожгите союзника или врага, а затем постепенно вылечите их.
FALSE PROMISE – Придайте союзнику невидимость при движении и атаке, задерживая весь полученный им урон и лечение до того момента, как заклинание иссякнет.
MANIFOLD PARADOX
Издав хриплый смешок, старший кузнец Крейлер взмахнул мечом, ковавшимся 11 поколениями его семьи. Он был настолько острым, что окружающий мир, с треском разорвавшейся материи, разошелся. Через этот разрыв Крейлер увидел себя несколькими мгновениями ранее, державшего тот же самый вожделенный меч. Вдруг, в приступе алчности и сумасшествия, он сразил своего двойника, чтобы заполучить второй меч. Но с запозданием Крейлер почувствовал знакомую рану, и внезапно воспоминания о ней нахлынули на него.
– Враги видят особый эффект при срабатывании на них Coup de Grace
– Убийства этим героем отмечаются мемориалом на поле боя
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АРСЕНАЛ ЗАЩИТНИКА-ПРОВИДЦА
Узрите кончину своих врагов с новыми наборами для Centaur Warrunner, Clockwerk, Timbersaw, Venomancer и Necrophos. Они доступны как по отдельности, в магазине Dota, так и внутри новой сокровищницы Treasure of the Defender’s Vision. Приобретите ее, и, если судьба будет благосклонна к вам, внутри вы найдете редкого курьера Antipode.
ДОСТУПНО ПОСЛЕ ЭТОГО ОБНОВЛЕНИЯ
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Оракул зрит в будущее. Способны ли вы на это? Используйте Charm of the Defender’s Vision в начале игры в режиме All Pick, чтобы предсказать победу своей команды.
Три сбывшихся предсказания превратят амулет в сокровищницу Treasure of the Defender’s Vision. Однако, если вы сделаете два ошибочных предсказания, то получите предмет Charming Celebration в качестве утешительного приза.
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В ЭТОМ ОБНОВЛЕНИИ
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Осмелев после разрушения вражеских строений, Древние издавна имели возможность превращать своих крипов в больших и величественных воинов, чтобы продвинуться еще дальше на территорию врага. Но скоро грядет новая трансформация. Теперь крипы сил Тьмы стали еще более темными, а крипы сил Света стали еще более светлыми. Каждый из них похож на укрепления своих Древних. Если конец близок, ваши крипы принесут его прямо к воротам врага.
ГЕРОИЧЕСКИЕ СТАТУИ
Игроки, купившие компендиум The International в этом году, могут продемонстрировать свой героизм новым способом! Геройские статуи — это новая функция, позволяющая игрокам воссоздать своего героя вместе с любыми своими предметами в виде статуи для базы своей команды.
Чтобы создать статую, используйте предмет Effigy Block of Triumph. Перед вами откроется меню скульптора, в котором вы сможете выбрать предметы, позу и надпись для статуи.
Выберите получившуюся статую в снаряжении, и все остальные смогут ее увидеть у вас на базе.
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Best Dota 2 Chrome Themes – Dota Fans, You Will Love This One!
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We present you with this amazing new extension with Full HD wallpapers of the Dota 2.
HQ Wallpapers and Backgrounds for your unique and colorful browsing experience. Find out about facts about Dota 2 with all these amazing wallpapers while browsing!
Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. The game is a sequel to Defense of the Ancients, which was a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion pack, The Frozen Throne.
“Did you know?
1. Just when you came to know that your fed up illusions would get one hit by Roshan, there is one thing you should know. Even though your illusions instantly die if they hit Roshan, you can order them to stay in the Pit to tank the Roshan who would have to ultimately have to hit the illusions instead of you. The result is EASY ROSHAN.
2. There’s probably one hero that can exploit the bloodstone to the max and that is a hero you won’t even think of right now. Yes, If meepo has bloodstone, the death of clone will not reduce the bloodstone charges on meepo and you can have the maximum number of bloodstone charges on him without the worries of dying
3. Timed your position correctly with Rubick to steal the perfect chrono? Well, guess what, Faceless void can never get chrono-ed. You probably have to use your stolen Chrono on other enemies because apparently, Faceless void does not give a damn about it.
4. Medusa’s ultimate makes only magical abilities of Medusa to deal pure damage and not anything else. Yeah, Dagon and other magical damage items won’t do shit.
5. Clockwerks hook shot deals damage and stun enemies on the way to the target.
We have added cool features to this Dota 2 Full HD Wallpapers New Tab extension which will enrich your browsing experience and fill your day even more!
This item is available in Chrome Store and therefore, just by clicking at the Add to Chrome button you will install the extension and start enjoying your day with our amazing widgets and HD Wallpapers and Backgrounds. Start customizing your browser according to your needs! However, there are many choices are upon you, so you will be able to pick your favorites or you can leave all of them as default. This extension provides more than 200 Wallpapers and backgrounds which you can use as wallpaper for your Chrome Browser with HD quality. Therefore, show/hide elements while playing with your browser and play some games while you are at it.
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Pick and select your favs By clicking at the heart button, you can choose which wallpapers and backgrounds you can use while browsing. Moreover, you also have the option to reset everything to default and choose again. So, pretty simple: shuffle with our randomizer, or select your favorite wallpapers from many available within our extension. Moreover, we will make sure to update the wallpapers and backgrounds frequently, so you will get fresh new images every time you start your browser! Check out our video for more info and guides.
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Here are the MTG Arena codes expiring with the release of Throne of Eldraine
Cash in on these codes before they expire.
Today is your last chance to cash in on several MTG Arena codes prior to the release of the Throne of Eldraine set.
The Core Set 2020 Mastery is coming to an end tomorrow at 10am CT with the new MTGA update. Players need to cash in on these codes that offer XP in the M20 Mastery before they expire.
LevelUp: Rewards 2,000 XP
BroughtBack: Rewards 2,000 XP
FiveBonusLevels: Rewards 5,000 XP (Already expired)
New MTG Arena players also need to sign up and log in to the game prior to the Sept. 26 update to reap a massive amount of rewards within the Throne of Eldraine Mastery. Cash in on ELD rewards with the code PLAYELDRAINE to receive three booster packs.
14 ELD booster packs
Two Mastery orbs
Four Standard booster packs
10 Uncommon rarity individual card rewards (IRC)
Players who create an account and log in after Sept. 26 at 6am CT will receive 12 ELD booster packs and two Mastery orbs.
In addition to the XP MTGA codes expiring, there are several others that have ended and can’t be used anymore.
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MythicMagic
StarterStyles
Twitch Prime
A new set of codes for Throne of Eldraine and the launch of MTG Arena out of open beta are expected to be released in the coming weeks. Here’s a list of active codes that are still available to redeem in MTGA.
PLAYM20: Get three Core Set 2020 booster packs.
PLAYWARSPARK: Get three War of the Spark booster packs.
ONEBILLION: Receive a War of the Spark booster pack.
PLAYRAVNICA: Get three Guilds of Ravnica booster packs.
PLAYALLEGIANCE: Open three Ravnica Allegiance booster packs.
SUPERSCRY: A cosmetic card style and copy of Opt.
PARALLAXPOTION: A card style and copy of Revitalize.
FOILFUNGUS: A card style and copy of Deathbloom Thallid.
SHINYGOBLINPIRATE: A card style and copy of Fanatical Firebrand.
SPARKLEDRUID: A card style and copy of Druid of the Cowl.
OVERTHEMOON: A cosmetic stained-glass card style for Arlinn, Voice of the Pack.
INNERDEMON: A cosmetic stained-glass card style for Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted.
SHEILDSUP: A cosmetic stained-glass card style for Teyo, the Shieldmage.
WRITTENINSTONE: A cosmetic stained-glass card style for Nahiri, Storm of Stone.
ENLIGHTENME: A cosmetic stained-glass card style for Narset, Parter of Veils.
The official launch of MTG Arena and the release of the Throne of Eldraine set will take place on Sept. 26 at 10am CT.
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The first tournament of the 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season will kick off on November 7th 2019 with the DOTA Summit 11. Eight teams from the six Dota regions will compete for $300,000 and a chance to play in the MDL Chengdu Major.
Two teams from the CIS and Europe region had two slots and North America, South America, China, and SEA had one slot. The highest ranked four teams that did not make it to the MDL Chengdu Major from the qualifiers played in a double elimination bracket for a slot at the first Minor tournament.
Here is a recap of all the action from the closed qualifiers.
North America
The newly formed Quincy Crew saw the Hassan brothers, Suma1L and Newbee. Yawar joining forces alongs > Newbee. CCnC , Newbee. MSS , and FWD. SVG for a new NA super team. Many expected this team to do well and make it to the Majors but lost to J. Storm in the last series of the Major qualifiers.
Quincy Crew were a league above the competition in this qualifiers and went 7-1 all the way to qualifying. Sumail and CCnC went a combined 72 kills, 3 deaths, and 73 assists in their 3-0 grand finals victory over Demon Slayers.
Sumail left the team shortly after the qualification and Quincy Crew replaced him with SabeRLight – on a loan from Team Singularity as position 3 and Yawar returns to the carry role.
South America
paiN Gaming , Incubus Gaming , NoPing Esports , and Furia were the four South American teams playing for the one spot at DOTA Summit 11.
This qualifier was a Brazilian show down as the three teams that weren’t the first to be eliminated featured all Brazilian players. Incubus Gaming had a Peruvian and Bolivian mixed squad but they went 0-4 to elimination.
NoPing e-sports which had five veteran Dota 2 players including sora and Chaos. Kingrd knocked down paiN Gaming to the lower bracket then beat FURIA Esports in the 2nd round to make it to the finals. FURIA Esports had Chaos. tavo and paiN. Duster but in that series the team that picked Faceless Void won all three games. FURIA Esports picked him first and won game one but NoPing e-sports picked him in games two and three to advance.
In the lower bracket paiN Gaming went 4-0 to secure their revenge match against NoPing e-sports. The grand finals was a stomp fest with each team passing victories back and forth. Game 1 was a 28-3 victory for paiN Gaming, game 2 was a 40-24 victory for NoPing, game 3 was 42-26 victory for NoPing, game 4 was 23-12 victory for paiN, and game 5 was a 27-5 victory for paiN.
Europe
This qualifier had two teams making it to the DOTA Summit 11 tournament. Ninjas in Pyjamas , Ad Finem , Team Singularity , and Ascomanni were the European teams.
Ninjas in Pyjamas were the most accomplished and experienced team at this qualifier and it showed as they went 4-0 and never had a net worth disadvantage after 20 minutes in their games.
The lower bracket finals however was an epic five game series between Ad Finem and Team Singularity.
Ad Finem placed 2nd at the 2016 Boston Major and the same squad rejoined forces to play in the new season. Team Singularity had five high MMR European players but they haven’t seen much success in the professional scene.
Game one was a throw by Team Singularity. In a 1 hour 13 minute game, Team Singularity had a net worth advantage of 26,000 gold at one point but from the 60 minute onward, it was all Ad Finem as they killed Team Singularity 14 times whereas Team Singularity killed Ad Finem only 10 times. This led to a massive gold swing including a Divine Rapier drop, which eventually led to the comeback victory for Ad Finem.
Games two and three were victories by Team Singularity and that could have led to a 3-0 finals victory for Team Singularity, unfortunately the throw in game 1 gave Ad Finem hope in games 4 and 5 and they delivered for a 3-2 finals victory.
CIS had two qualifier slots with teams Old but Gold , HellRaisers , Virtus. pro , and jfshfh178 participating in the double elimination qualifier.
Virtus. Pro was the most experienced and well known team but after losing three members of their original roster, they’re pretty much a new team. They still went 4-0 to advance to the Summit 11 tournament.
Despite their victory, it was announced that Virtus. Pro will not be attending the Summit 11 and Beyond the Summit stated they were working with jfshfh178 to replace them.
HellRaisers were knocked down to the lower bracket by jfshfh178 and then went undefeated to earn the 2nd slot at the Summit 11 tournament.
Each series in the CIS qualifier was a sweep with the team winning each series never losing a game.
China
The most competitive region in all of Dota featured four excellent squads playing for a single slot at the Summit 11. Royal Never Give Up , INVICTUS GAMING , Newbee , and CDEC could not qualify for the MDL Chengdu Major so they’ll have to win the Summit 11 minor to play in their home country.
Invictus Gaming and CDEC Gaming proved to be the top teams at this qualifier by winning in the first round and then CDEC Gaming knocked out Newbee in the lower bracket finals.
The grand finals was a young and up and coming Chinese star show down. Both teams had a young roster with iG. kaka being the veteran for Invictus Gaming.
The grand finals was a 3-2 series going the way of Invictus Gaming. It was a close series but Invictus Gaming makes it to another tournament and continue to impress. Unfortunately for CDEC, they did not have a TI grand finalist on their team, like Invictus Gaming did with Kaka. Dota 2 qualifiers statistics
South East Asia
SEA is a tough region because it has many skilled and passionate players and organizations. In this region, Cignal Ultra , Team Jinesbrus , Geek Fam , and BOOM ID were competing for the one spot at DOTA Summit 11.
There was a Filipino squad in Cignal Ultra that was founded in 2019, an all Indonesian squad in BOOM Esports, and two mix matched but experienced squads in Team Jinesbrus and Geek Fam.
It should be no surprise that Geek Fam was the team that made it through these qualifiers. With veteran Dota stars in TNC. Raven , TNC. Kuku , and DuBu , beating this team was a tough ask.
You have to give it up to Kuku though. Despite all the controversy surrounding this Filipino star, he has been playing in many high exposure tournaments for years and continues to prove he’s one of the best Dota players in the scene. Even after leaving TNC Predator and being the face of their franchise for years, he joins a new team and immediately starts qualifying for big tournaments. Say what you want about his character but you can’t deny his success as a Dota pro!