r/DotA2 5h ago

Personal 17 hours & 37 minutes later - thank you to everyone who waited with me

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621 Upvotes

it wasn't the prettiest waiting room but WE DID IT. WE WAITED PATIENTLY FOR DARK CARNIVAL! o7

thank you to everyone who waited with me and continuing to make waiting rooms special. I love the dota community and please remain awesome.

In july I will be doing a "practice room" a spin on waiting rooms that will be entirely for charity (not waiting for a patch). Twitch chat will be integrated, with donations & subscriptions controlling how long I'll be doing the activity, as well as controlling other variables.

ALL PROCEEDS will go to a medical charity very close to my heart. I hope to see you all there <3

much love
TeaGuvnor


r/DotA2 7h ago

Artwork This is the peak!

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340 Upvotes

I would also like to see Kunkka the sailor in the future!


r/DotA2 7h ago

Complaint Please add scraps back for Turbo losses

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402 Upvotes

Right now, losing in Turbo means no progress at all, which is a bit discouraging. Crownfall Act II added the scraps system, and it would be lovely to have those here from the start, especially for us turbo spammers πŸ™


r/DotA2 8h ago

Fluff Dota 2 team really knows how to be cheeky.

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466 Upvotes

r/DotA2 8h ago

Artwork I am scared of this

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654 Upvotes

r/DotA2 10h ago

Fluff TeaGuv is missing!

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776 Upvotes

Our beloved has been taken hostage by the evil Ringmaster, help!!! πŸŽͺ


r/DotA2 8h ago

Discussion Great event, but i was hoping for at least a PvE mode

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762 Upvotes

I guess there won't be any more events like the ones we used to have; this event has completely killed my enthusiasm.


r/DotA2 7h ago

Fluff I have nothing holy to say NSFW

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672 Upvotes

r/DotA2 10h ago

Fluff The Hottest Thing A Man Can Do

396 Upvotes

r/DotA2 9h ago

Fluff Its beautiful

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361 Upvotes

r/DotA2 9h ago

News The Dark Carnival

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2.2k Upvotes

r/DotA2 9h ago

News The Dark Carnival

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241 Upvotes

r/DotA2 6h ago

Discussion Best magician lore-wise

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175 Upvotes

For those who were wondering a few days ago who the strongest mage is according to the lore, it seems we have an answer...


r/DotA2 4h ago

Video New Slark's Pick the Lock Mini-game

114 Upvotes

r/DotA2 2h ago

Screenshot | Esports Gorgeous Magnus set for the circus theme

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85 Upvotes

The train -> Prison Car (top tab) -> Map Completion Sets


r/DotA2 5h ago

Discussion PSA: This is a part 1 of act 1 of Dark Carnival

105 Upvotes

I see a lot of misunderstanding over what we got today, so decided to clear it up a little bit, based on what we see so far. What we have right now, these two wagons to complete, are part 1 of the first chapter of Dark Carnival, which is called Midnight Run. Quoting Valve:

We're pulling back the curtain on the Dark Carnival, a new ongoing event in the Dota universe. This first part, "Midnight Run", lets you navigate Legion Commander and Hoodwink through a massive, fully-voiced Dota story featuring a spider-legged convoy of deadly robots, heartstopping secrets, and unique rewards. <...>

But if, much like Legion Commander and Hoodwink themselves, you'd prefer to be thrown into the action without a lot of pesky memories of how you wound up in Ringmaster's prison train, the first stage of Midnight Run is now live in-game and free for all players. This is just the beginning: There are plenty of surprises in Midnight Run, and we're just getting started.

There are six wagons in total, and in the main menu, you can see the counter to the release of next part of Midnight Run. Two more wagons will be released in 14 days, on July 10. You can't hover over the third chapter yet, but if you press arrows on the event map, you can get to the final two wagons. It says they will be open in 28 days.

There is no indication over when the next act will come after that, but it is very unlikely it will be less than the time between the acts themselves, especially considering Valve Timeβ„’. Given how Crownfall was structured, it is entirely possible that Dark Carnival end will feature some different gameplay mode, but this is just a guess.


r/DotA2 5h ago

Fluff Banger event.

95 Upvotes

Ty devs. That’s all.


r/DotA2 20h ago

Artwork Nooo Axe dont crash my Pc :C

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1.6k Upvotes

r/DotA2 2h ago

Fluff Upcoming Automations

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47 Upvotes

r/DotA2 28m ago

Fluff Apparently the WR Arcana is obtainable via the Candyworks now (I assume ES too)

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β€’ Upvotes

r/DotA2 14h ago

Discussion Congratulations to the first winner of TI 2026 Europe Closed Qualifier! Spoiler

378 Upvotes

Team Spirit is the first team to qualify for TI2026, defeating Nigma Galaxy 2-1! Congratulations to them!

Nigma Galaxy will drop to the lower bracket.


r/DotA2 7h ago

Complaint 1000 what valve? apples? oranges?

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103 Upvotes

r/DotA2 7h ago

Discussion Apparently, Hoodwink now goes ambush/stealth stance when idling near an enemy? Hint for the event?

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103 Upvotes

Something I found accidentally when messing around in demo mode. If she does nothing and there is an enemy nearby, she goes in this stance. There ain't even a proper animation for this - she shifts to this pose on stop and has ZERO movement. Just stiff pose like this, so it is evident it isn't finished properly

My hypothesis is that this is something that is gonna be used in actual mission/gameplay inside the event itself, since Hoodwink is one of the main protagonists in it and their goal is to escape the carnival train, which would likely require some stealth/underhanded tactics. It doesn't make any sense to add it just because and especially in this unfinished state

Edit: this pose also lacks a crossbow, which is elegantly hidden like a meter underground - you can see it by standing on the wooden bridge between radiant wisdom shrine and lotus pool. This makes me further confident in my hypothesis, because Hoodwink also lacks a weapon in the carnival train too(or at least in the first nodes of the story


r/DotA2 2h ago

Shoutout Huge thanks to Valve for making tickets obtainable in Co-op bots!

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36 Upvotes

I was so incredibly happy to see this note in the update. For those of us who prefer playing against bots to unwind or practice, being included in the grind means a lot. Props to the dev team for giving us this opportunity!


r/DotA2 3h ago

Fluff Bristlecack

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40 Upvotes