Disruptor – Thrall is one of the great AoE Support among intelligence type heroes. He has also a good chasing and escaping skills. The Skill Build for Disruptor – Thrall can be the following:
Grand Magus – Rubick is a great Support with flexible skills he can have and a good Disabler to his enemies. The Skill Build for Grand Magus – Rubick can be the following:
Ogre Magi — Aggron Stonebreaker is a vital Support hero which has massive skill damage to an enemy hero. He is a great Disabler and has very high survival skills because of his strong build. The Skill Build for Ogre Magi — Aggron Stonebreaker can be the following:
Silencer – Nortrom is a semi-Carry with his good attack damage and an ultimate spell breaker. He is a great treat to a team bringing their combo down to the ground. The Skill Build for Silencer – Nortrom can be the following:
Holy Knight – Chen is a hard Support which comes from his converted creeps. These powerful creatures used as Pusher and Disabler as well as aura. The Skill Build for Holy Knight – Chen can be the following:
Twin Head Dragon – Jakiro is one of the great Support which is very vital when it comes to pushing and survival during team fights. The Skill Build for Twin Head Dragon – Jakiro can be the following:
Enchantress — Aiushtha is a good Pusher and Jungler who keeps a control in pushing lanes as well as gank enemies in their lanes together with her pawns. She may be quite Tanker and Damager but not a better choice for team plays. The Skill Build for Enchantress — Aiushtha can be the following:
Prophet – Furion is known to his versatility in lane control. He is a deadly Pusher when equipped with his items fast as he farms and farms during the early game. The Skill Build for Prophet – Furion can be the following:
GAMEPLAY Elder Titan: - Fixed Natural Order not upgrading on Elder Titan. - Ancestral Spirit: - Fixed waking up units that were hit by the Spirit Stomp. - Fixed having the wrong radius while returning after it expired. - Fixed Shadow Blade incorrectly revealing its owner on secondary attack types if they occurred after the fade time. UI - The combat log is now localized. - The Watch tab will now default to the Tournaments sub-tab if there is a live match. - Added an automatic "(idle)" tag in Rich Presence for players that are AFK. - Tournaments are now sorted by their last game played. - Fixed a bug where notifications of item purchases didn't work if the courier did the purchase. - Fixed bug where chat ban notifications weren't displaying hours left correctly. PERFORMANCE - Reduced memory usage. AUDIO - Updated Night Stalker Darkness sound and made it global for teammates. - Fixed Mana Leak target sound. - Fixed Dust of Appearance sound.
GAMEPLAY Elder Titan: - Fixed Natural Order not upgrading on Elder Titan. - Ancestral Spirit: - Fixed waking up units that were hit by the Spirit Stomp. - Fixed having the wrong radius while returning after it expired. - Fixed Shadow Blade incorrectly revealing its owner on secondary attack types if they occurred after the fade time. UI - The combat log is now localized. - The Watch tab will now default to the Tournaments sub-tab if there is a live match. - Added an automatic "(idle)" tag in Rich Presence for players that are AFK. - Tournaments are now sorted by their last game played. - Fixed a bug where notifications of item purchases didn't work if the courier did the purchase. - Fixed bug where chat ban notifications weren't displaying hours left correctly.
PERFORMANCE - Reduced memory usage. AUDIO - Updated Night Stalker Darkness sound and made it global for teammates. - Fixed Mana Leak target sound. - Fixed Dust of Appearance sound.
Tinker — Boush is a cunning Nuker in which he can go spam his skills with a great distance though he needs great positioning during team fights because of his low survival skills. He is also a great Pusher together with his AoE skill. The Skill Build for Tinker — Boush can be the following:
Shadow Shaman – Rhasta is one of the great Pusher and also an awesome Disabler. Though a good Support to his teammates, he is better in range and with distance during team fights. The Skill Build for Shadow Shaman – Rhasta can be the following:
Slayer – Lina Inverse is a cunning Nuker in which she can go spam his skills with a great distance though she needs great positioning during team fights because of his low survival skills. Her frenzy skill can be use as a factor to upgrade her physical damage. The Skill Build for Slayer – Lina Inverse can be the following:
Lord of Olympus – Zeus is a cunning Nuker in which he can go spam his skills with a great distance though he needs great positioning during team fights because of his low survival skills. The Skill Build for Lord of Olympus – Zeus can be the following:
GAMEPLAY Elder Titan: - Fixed Ancestral Spirit giving vision to Elder Titan while dead. - Fixed Earth Splitter being placed slightly too far forward. Natural Order: - Fixed not getting upgraded on the Ancestral Spirit if it was already in the air. - Fixed sometimes not getting applied before Ancestral Spirit's damage. Ursa - Fixed Fury Swipes stack getting dispelled with Magic Immunity. PERFORMANCE - Added vsync support to windowed modes. - Reduced memory fragmentation. COMMUNITY - There are now 6 broadcaster channels. - Added map ping throttling for communication banned players. INTERNATIONAL COMPENDIUM - Now highlights Compendiums that are gifts from other players. - Updated with new stretch goals. - Prize pool now displays how much the Compendium owner has contributed. DOTA ECONOMY - Particles on unusual couriers work again. - Strange items that count things other than kills work again.
- East and West Qualifier predictions are now visibly locked when the timer expires. - The effect of Pennants and Compendiums are now cumulative when calculating spectator item drops. - Team members may now edit team data. - Fixed an issue where Dota TV connections would fail with several thousand spectators.
Windrunner — Alleria is a very flexible hero you can play. She plays Support, Disabler, Initiator, DPS, and many more that is why she often a good choice on hero picks. The Skill Build for Windrunner — Alleria can be the following:
Storm Spirit – Raijin Thunderkeg is a great Initiator with good chasing and escaping abilities using his Ball Lightning. His are great in ganks and one of the best Nuker among intelligence type hero. The Skill Build for Storm Spirit – Raijin Thunderkeg can be the following:
- East and West Qualifier predictions are now visibly locked when the timer expires. - The effect of Pennants and Compendiums are now cumulative when calculating spectator item drops. - Team members may now edit team data. - Fixed an issue where Dota TV connections would fail with several thousand spectators.
Faerie Dragon – Puck is a full Initiator with good chasing and escaping abilities. His skills are great AoE disabler and silencer. The Skill Build for Faerie Dragon – Puck can be the following:
Crystal Maiden – Rylai Crestfall is one of the best Nuker] and Disabler of all the line of Supports. Her aura is a great help for mana regeneration which allows her allies to cast spells more often. The Skill Build for Crystal Maiden – Rylai Crestfall can be the following:
The worldwide best players and teams of DOTA 2 are now invited to participate in the annual The International DOTA 2 Championships. Different teams from different country will show their will and game play strategies to match up against the other teams to win the prize of over $ 1,600,000 USD. The 5 day league will match 16 different teams including the following:
The Alliance
DK
Fnatic.eu
Invictus Gaming
LGD Gaming.int
MUFC eSports
Natus Vincere
Neolution Orange
Team Dignitas
Team Liquid
Team Zenith
TongFu
Virtus Pro
Note: Due to LGD Gaming.cn's roster change, their invite slot was given to TongFu.
There will be a lot of famous people who will become commentators during the TI3 including TobiWanKenobi, GoDz, Luminous and many more.
The starting date of the big event will be on August 7, 2013 and will end up on August 11, 2013 and will be held at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA.
Tickets are now sold out but still available for trades.
Patch notes - Added Solo Matchmaking option. This is an experimental feature that will match you with players who also queued without being in a party. This is the first step in a series aimed at improving the matchmaking system.
Community - Reduced the number of negative reports per week to 2 as part of our ongoing efforts to improve and tune the reporting and ban systems.
Gameplay Elder Titan - Fixed Legacy Keys Drow Ranger - Fixed Frost Arrows slowing Spirit Bear for the full creep duration Tusk - Fixed Walrus PUNCH! having 1 less second of slow than intended. - Fixed Armlet of Mordiggian sometimes causing Walrus PUNCH! to disappear after using Snowball.
Performance - Reduced memory usage on systems with 2GB of RAM or less
Undocumented Changes - Dota 2 Super League now added to the game and store. - Pinoy Gaming Festival Summer Assembly now added to the game and store. - Rapture Gaming Network League now added to the game and store.
Troll Warlord — Jah’rakal is a full Carry hero that ensembles high physical damage and attack speed. He is also a great Initiator and a support, nevertheless he is very versatile and dangerous when equipped with powerful items early in the game. The Skill Build for Troll Warlord — Jah’rakal can be the following:
Naga Siren — Slithice is a full Carry hero that ensembles a great multiple capabilities. She is also a great Initiator and a support, nevertheless she is very versatile. The Skill Build for Naga Siren — Slithice can be the following:
Lone Druid — Syllabear is a superb Carry hero with great pushing ability together with his bear. He is also a great Tanker and sure a threat to his enemies when full equipped. The Skill Build for Lone Druid — Syllabear can be the following:
Gyrocopter — Aurel Vlaicu is a good Nuker and Semi-Carry hero among agility. His skills bound to more AoE which is good at team fights and in ganking enemy heroes. The Skill Build for Gyrocopter — Aurel Vlaicu can be the following:
- Added Netolic Pro League Ticket - Inky the Hexapus: Added particle effects, haste animation and upgraded courier quality Bristleback - Fixed Quill Spray stacks being removed by Dark Pact and Kraken Shell. - Fixed Warpath's oldest stack duration not getting refreshed if another spell was cast with max stacks. Rubick - Fixed Rubick gaining infinite no-collision if he stole another spell while following the Spectral Dagger path.
Bots - Bots will now sometimes use Medallion of Courage on neutrals. - Fixed BH potentially selling a Stout Shield that he needs to make Poor Man's Shield. Sand King will now break Sandstorm if he's not invisible.
Ursa Warrior — Ulfsaar is great Nuker and a Carry who bears the ability of both survivability and vitality. His skills can take down heroes in just seconds and can be unstoppable. The Skill Build for Ursa Warrior — Ulfsaar can be the following:
Bounty Hunter — Gondar is a Ganker and a good Carry hero among the lines of agility. His invisibility makes a good cloaking skill to make a gank on enemies undetected. The Skill Build for Bounty Hunter — Gondar can be the following:
Moon Rider — Luna Moonfang is a tough Carry hero that deals enormous AoE physical damage. Although her lack of attack range and durability is her weakness during the early game, she is consider a cunning killer which can wipe 5 enemy heroes in solo. The Skill Build for Moon Rider — Luna Moonfang can be the following:
Templar Assassin — Lanaya is a cunning Carry agility type hero. Her burst physical damage and flexibility during the game brings her performance to the top. Her assassin skills contributes to her agility. The Skill Build for Templar Assassin — Lanaya can be the following:
Dwarven Sniper — Kardel Sharpeye is an outstanding agility Carry with his great amount of physical damage. His long range ability to deal DPS on his enemies is his great offense. The Skill Build for Dwarven Sniper — Kardel Sharpeye can be the following:
Stealth Assassin — Rikimaru is a great Carry with AoE silence and a permanent invisibility. His invisibility is a great cloak while nuking enemy heroes with his damage. The Skill Build for Stealth Assassin — Rikimaru can be the following:
Vengeful Spirit — Shendelzare Silkwood is a great Support hero with good stat build and skills. His skills made him a good Disabler and his aura benefits his allies. The Skill Build for Vengeful Spirit — Shendelzare Silkwood can be the following:
Phantom Lancer — Azwraith is a hard Carry hero and a good DPS hero during late game. His illusions makes massive army that is great as a Pusher. The Skill Build for Phantom Lancer — Azwraith can be the following:
Morphling — Morphling is a great Carry having good at both physical DPS and magical skills. He is a great Pusher too and also a strong lane holder. When he got his items, he can be a dangerous Nuker. The Skill Build for Morphling — Morphling can be the following:
- Fixed being unable to complete the tutorial - Fixed Random message not displaying the hero name - Fixed Bot cheat commands not working - Fixed Tower attack speed being too low - Fixed Ward selection radius being too bi
* Tranquil Boots disabled speed reduced from 50 to 25 * Tranquil Boots heal increased from 170 to 250 * Tranquil Boots cooldown increased from 40 to 60 * Tranquil Boots heal duration increased from 10 to 20 * Illuminate manacost increased from 150 to 150/160/170/180 * Illuminate AOE reduced from 400 to 350 * Spiked Carapace duration reduced from 2.75 to 2.25 * Spiked Carapace cooldown increased from 14 to 23/20/17/14 * Marksmanship bonus is removed when there are nearby enemy heroes (instead of just being halved) * Reduced Marksmanship enemy detection aoe reduced from 400 to 375 * Heaven’s Halberd's Disarm is no longer dispelled by Manta * Living Armor damage reduction is now done for all instances of damage that reduce its charges -->
Priestess of the Moon — Mirana Nightshade is a great Semi - Carry among the agility type heros. Her skills are a good AoE damage and can be a good asset in ganking enemies. The Skill Build for Priestess of the Moon — Mirana Nightshade can be the following:
Juggernaut — Yurnero is a great Carry among the agility type heros. His skills are a good AoE damage and a support to his allies. The Skill Build for Juggernaut — Yurnero can be the following:
Drow Ranger — Traxex is a great Carry among the agility type heros. His skills are a good damage aura which is a big treat to enemies. The Skill Build for Drow Ranger — Traxex can be the following:
Anti-Mage — Magina is a great Carry among the agility type heros. His skills are a good damage and a great escape and chase to his enemies. The Skill Build for Anti-Mage — Magina can be the following:
Tuskarr — Ymir is a great Initiator and Ganker among the strength type heros. His skills are a good disable to his enemies which makes him also a good Support and Disabler. The Skill Build for Tuskarr — Ymir can be the following:
Centaur Warchief — Bradwarden is a great Initiator and Ganker among the strength type heros. His skills are a good disable to his enemies which makes him also a good Support and Disabler. The Skill Build for Centaur Warchief — Bradwarden can be the following:
Guardian Wisp — Io is a good Support here though his skills are lot more different from other supports. His skills are good support for any carry hero and can be a good Nuker together with others. The Skill Build for Guardian Wisp — Io can be the following:
Treant Protector — Rooftrellen is a great defensive Tanker and Support hero among strength types. His skills is really a help to his allies and his ultimate skills is a good AoE disabler. The Skill Build for Treant Protector — Rooftrellen can be the following:
Pandaren Brewmaster — Mangix is a good Initiator and Carry and can be a Tanker during late game. His skills can be a way to harass enemies and can be a good anti-carry one. The Skill Build for Pandaren Brewmaster — Mangix can be the following:
Choosing a good Support hero, one of the best is Witch Doctor. His skills are perfect to aid help to his allies; healing and AoE damage and disable. Though Vol’Jin is not that vital to survive during team fights, great strategy must play together. The items for Witch Doctor is more on support items and may also be situational during the early and late game.
The early game item build for Witch Doctor can be the following:
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Witch Doctor giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Witch Doctor to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Witch Doctor to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Observer Wards – This is a strategic item to spy on your enemies. Supporting heroes just like Witch Doctor should do the warding strategy. This should maintain through the whole game.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Witch Doctor to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Smoke of Deceit – This supportive item helps Witch Doctor and his allies to set a clash or gank against his opponents during the early game. This should be maintain through the whole game.
Sentry Wards – This strategic item helps Witch Doctor to deward a spying observer ward nearby.
Boots of Speed – This grants Witch Doctor movespeed for chasing and escaping.
The mid game item build for Witch Doctor can be the following:
Headdress of Rejuvenation – This may help Witch Doctor for better health regeneration.
Urn of Shadows – This can help Witch Doctor to serve himself and his allies in health regeneration. And also can do damage to enemies.
Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Arcane Boots – This grants Witch Doctor and his nearby allies mana whenever its cooldown.
Ancient Janggo of Endurance – This grants Witch Doctor and his allies attack speed and movespeed.
Lothar’s Edge – This helps him to hide and place his ward safely during team fights.
The late game item build for Witch Doctor can be the following:
Mekansm – This provides Witch Doctor and his nearby allies armor and hitpoints.
Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight – This helps allies of Witch Doctor and himself to prevent magic for damaging more.
Force Staff – This helps Witch Doctor in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Witch Doctor the ability to cyclone enemies and himself for chasing, setting and escaping.
Black King Bar – This gives a full invulnerability to skills in a short time which is very useful during team fights.
Dagon – This grants Witch Doctor an ability to instant kill an enemy.
Windrunner can be both Support and Carry hero as her skills are situational during the game. Her mobility to go around and kill enemies is helpful as a support and can be more helpful when she is converted into a carry. Her items could deal more on Carry and regenerative items but not all supporting items are chosen.
The early game item build for Windrunner can be the following:
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Windrunner giving her more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Windrunner to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Windrunner to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Windrunner to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Boots of Speed – This grants Windrunner movespeed for chasing and escaping.
Empty Bottle – This item keeps you to cast spell in constant giving you source of mana and health. Require to play with a courier.
The mid game item build for Windrunner can be the following:
Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Phase Boots – This gives additional movement speed and attack damage to Windrunner.
Mekansm – This grants HP regeneration aura for Windrunner and her allies.
Force Staff – This helps Windrunner in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Windrunner the ability to cyclone enemies and herself for chasing, setting and escaping.
The late game item build for Windrunner can be the following:
Linken’s Sphere – This provides Windrunner an improvement to his regeneration and stats.
Orchid of Malevolence – This provides attack speed bonus and mana regeneration to Windrunner.
Aghanim’s Scepter – This improves his ultimate skill reducing its cooldown and improving damage.
Shiva’s Guard – This item grants Windrunner negative armor aura to her enemies and the ability of Arctic Blast.
Guinsoo’s Scythe of Vyse – This item helps her to disable any hero giving her the ability of Hex.
Warlock is a great Support hero you can play with. His skills makes him to perform aggressiveness during the early game. Though Warlock doesn’t seem to be a choice in some games, his skills are good AoE damage during team fights. His item build up are more on supporting items and also situational during the late game.
The early game item build for Warlock can be the following:
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Warlock giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Warlock to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Warlock to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Observer Wards – This is a strategic item to spy on your enemies. Supporting heroes just like Warlock should do the warding strategy. This should maintain through the whole game.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Warlock to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Smoke of Deceit – This supportive item helps Warlock and his allies to set a clash or gank against his opponents during the early game. This should be maintain through the whole game.
Sentry Wards – This strategic item helps Warlock to deward a spying observer ward nearby.
Boots of Speed – This grants Warlock movespeed for chasing and escaping.
The mid game item build for Warlock can be the following:
Headdress of Rejuvenation – This may help Warlock for better health regeneration.
Urn of Shadows – This can help Warlock to serve himself and his allies in health regeneration. And also can do damage to enemies.
Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Arcane Boots – This grants Warlock and his nearby allies mana whenever its cooldown.
Ancient Janggo of Endurance – This grants Warlock and his allies attack speed and movespeed.
Necromancer – Its ability to summon two useful creature can plus his skills can be a good partner in killing enemy heroes.
The late game item build for Warlock can be the following:
Mekansm – This provides Warlock and his nearby allies’ armor and hitpoints.
Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight – This helps allies of Warlock and himself to prevent magic for damaging more.
Force Staff – This helps Warlock in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Warlock the ability to cyclone enemies and himself for chasing, setting and escaping.
Refresher’s Orb – This grants the ability to reset the cooldown of all skills and gives health and mana regeneration.
Aghanim’s Scepter – This grants him a new stunning ability.
Venomancer is a good Pusher and Support you can play. Just as his name, his skills are pure poisons and venoms which takes DPS over time which is very effective in every team fights because it is also AoE. Item builds for Venomancer requires Aghanim’s Scepter as his core items and good supporting items for his allies.
The early game item build for Venomancer can be the following:
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Venomancer giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Venomancer to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Venomancer to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Observer Wards – This is a strategic item to spy on your enemies. Supporting heroes just like Venomancer should do the warding strategy. This should maintain through the whole game.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Venomancer to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Smoke of Deceit – This supportive item helps Venomancer and his allies to set a clash or gank against his opponents during the early game. This should be maintain through the whole game.
Sentry Wards – This strategic item helps Venomancer to deward a spying observer ward nearby.
Boots of Speed – This grants Venomancer movespeed for chasing and escaping.
The mid game item build for Venomancer can be the following:
Headdress of Rejuvenation – This may help Venomancer for better health regeneration.
Medallion of Courage – This can do the killing faster because of armor degrading.
Urn of Shadows – This can help Venomancer to serve himself and his allies in health regeneration. And also can do damage to enemies.
Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Arcane Boots – This grants Venomancer and his nearby allies mana whenever its cooldown.
Ancient Janggo of Endurance – This grants Venomancer and his allies attack speed and movespeed.
Necromancer – Its ability to summon two useful creature can plus his skills can be a good partner in killing enemy heroes.
The late game item build for Venomancer can be the following:
Mekansm – This provides Venomancer and his nearby allies’ armor and hitpoints.
Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight – This helps allies of Venomancer and himself to prevent magic for damaging more.
Force Staff – This helps Venomancer in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Venomancer the ability to cyclone enemies and himself for chasing, setting and escaping.
Dagon – This grants Venomancer an ability to instant kill an enemy.
Aghanim’s Scepter – This grants him a new stunning ability.
