Dota Wisdom

Here you’ll get the latest tips and tricks that revolve around our beloved game.

General facts in dota 2:

• Dota 2 is just a remake, not a sequel of D.o.t.A.

• Use ‘Move’ command on an enemy with Lycan’s Wolves to have a moving observer ward on them, at least untill they go near a tower / back to base.
• Illusion Rune clones can scout a much larger area if you use the ‘Patrol’ command.
• Enter bottom right creepcamp from the north by cutting down tree. Fight mobs slighly above the cut tree. A second pack can now spawn while you’re fighting current pack.
• If you’re gonna random a hero, please wait untill a few of your teammates got their heroes. “5 melee, no stun”-team rarely works out.
• You can activate Lothar’s while channeling certain ultimates, like Freezing Field and Death Ward, without breaking channeling.
• A big hp bar doesn’t mean alot of hp. It’s not the size that counts, but the numbers.
• Orb-Walking is a lot more effective than waiting for a second cast. Example, the Enchantress with her Impetus spell. Throw one, move a step, throw another. Consecutive successive casts will be faster than auto-attack and waiting. Do not get carried away, usually while orb-walking you get too focused on a target to notice surroundings.
• Eul’s Scepter of Divinity’s ‘Cyclone’ ability can be used on yourself, useful to escape damages that deal over time such as Epicenter(if you didn’t manage to cancel his cast). This can also be used to dodge Mirana’s ‘Elune’s Arrow’ ability if you are unable to with maneuvering in time, this does not work for Pudge’s ‘Meat Hook’, your entire tornado along with your hero will be dragged to him. This though will make the damage of the hook not occur.

• Spells and abilities which you want to target on self also work through portrait for your hero, so that you wont hit that tombstone with soul rip accidently.
• If you die early make sure that you buy a TP, levels are important for any hero early game.
• Escape TPs are best used in fog, learn where the fog is near the secret side shops.
• Lycan’s wolves trick can also be used for illusions and roshan, i.e. illusions who tank roshan.
• You can draw creep aggro by right clicking an enemy when being within 500 range from enemy creeps, useful for farming with a melee hero vs 1-2 ranged opponents.
• You can double-click on alot of items (Eul’s, Forcestaff, Dagger, etc.) to use them.
• As soon as you get the sufficient money to buy an item, buy it at base. You never know when ganks might come.
• When TP-ing to a tower, if you get time, just don’t double clik on the mini map, try to land precisely where you want to : don’t give easy hooks/arrows.
• Don’t forget to shift-queue after TP for immediately moving, instead of waiting some time, being afraid of cancelling the TP.
• Treants armor can be cast on buildings.
• Troll’s melee mode gives bonus move speed so when running away be sure to go melee.
• At higher levels Kunkka’s X takes longer than Torrent, be sure to account for the delay.
• When charging with SB hit C again to stop the charge up to head toward your enemy sooner for short distance stuns, like when approaching an enemy from behind.
• Razor’s link keeps stealing damage while Skel King or anyone with aegis reincarnates.
• Urn works on allies/enemies in Bane’s Nightmare without breaking it.
• Morphling’s “Morph” skill not only continues to work while disabled but can be turned on or off as long as you aren’t silenced, hexed, or paused. For example, if you’re stunned and right-click the skill then it’ll start working even though it won’t look like it.
• Metamorph based skill can dodge some stuns but you stilll get damaged.
• You can use Death Ward to block paths.
• Silence silences Last Word silence.
• All silence except Doom doesn’t Silence items.
• You can escape Ensnare and Pit using Ghost Scepter but can’t with BKB.
• Juggernaut can do physical attacks on buildings and the Glaive Thrower/Meat Wagons while in bladefury. If you try attacking other creeps/heroes you do 0 damage but are able to proc things like maim/chain lightning etc. and place buffs on them from deso and skadi.

• Farming tips:
• Full HP ranged creeps die from 3 hits of a tower (first level). Try to sneak in one hit before the second tower projectile hits the creep. Hit the creep immediately after it for another easy 50 gold.
• Full HP Catapults and Balistas can tank exactly three tower hits (first level) and still live. Last hit them afterwards, easy 80 gold.
• Don’t hesitate to hit a creep a few times to get a feeling for your impact on their health bar.

More to come, stay tuned !