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Dota 2 Update - 12/14/2023
We've fixed a number issues since the initial Frostivus release: Fixed an issue with client-side display of Royal Jelly's buff stats Fixed Safety Bubble having its shield reset to full when dropped and re-equipped Fixed…
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The Frostivus 2023 Update is Here!
Another Frostivus is upon us, and that means King Kringle has awakened from his hibernation under the wine-dark Blood Seas surrounding Frostivus Castle; sent his legions of abducted goblin-child toy miners to dig in his…
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The Dark Night Before Frostivus
'Twas Frostivus Eve, and all 'cross the map, The neutrals were quiet, their camps left unstacked. We'd gorged on a feast of bluehorn and spiced creep, And had just settled in for a peaceful night's sleep. When up on the…
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Gameplay Update 7.34e and What’s Up Next
After nearly a year of coordination and production, the multi-week, arena-sized monster that is The International 2023 has come to an exciting close. We've locked up Climate Pledge Arena, we've all seen enough of Spirit…
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The International Grand Champions
Congratulations to Team Spirit, Grand Champions at The International 2023 and just the second team ever to claim the Aegis twice. This fearsome squad dropped only two games the entire tournament — finishing with a decis…
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The International Is Here
A truly epic Playoffs weekend has come to a close, and eight teams have clawed their way to a coveted spot at the main event: Team Spirit, Team Liquid, LGD Gaming and Azure Ray in the upper bracket, and Gaimin Gladiator…
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Get Ready for Playoffs Weekend
Twenty teams entered Group Stage weekend. And now, four intense days, four eliminations, 57 godlike sprees, six rampages, 104 heroes picked, and 100 total matches later, eight teams now sit in the upper bracket and eigh…
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Dota 2 Update - 10/12/2023
We've fixed a number of issues leading up and during the first day of Group Stage: Fixed Earth Spirit being stuck in Rolling Boulder if Centaur Warrunner casts Work Horse while Earth Spirit is transforming Fixed a bad i…
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TI News: Livestreams, Viewing Parties, and The Secret Shop
The Road to The International is literally right around the metaphorical corner, and that means a lot of cool and exciting stuff is revving to life. There are more ways than ever to enjoy the matches, meet new people, a…
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Get Ready For Group Stage
The Road to The International's Group Stage weekend officially starts this Thursday at 10am PST. Players have been arriving in Seattle all week, preparing themselves for what promises to be an exciting — and with Group…
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The International 2023 Talent Bundles
This year’s talent has officially been announced. Where? In the “Talent” tab of the Compendium. Are you back? Great. We’re assuming you went and stared at the portraits for a while and eventually thought to yourself “St…
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7.34d Gameplay Patch
Patch 7.34d is out now. You can check the notes here. Over the last few days we've addressed several gameplay issues: Fixed an area above the Radiant fountain that heroes could get stuck in Fixed Player Perspective not…
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The International 2023 Celebration Update
We're excited to release the International Compendium for The International 2023. Because this is a new shape to previous years’ Compendiums, we wanted to walk you through what it is, how it works, and why we built it.…
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Community Events at The International
Invitations have been sent, plane tickets have been reserved, and our old friends the soundproof booths are undergoing their final maintenance and inspections: In just a few short weeks the first teams arrive in Seattle…
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Dota 2 Workshop Fall Call-to-Arms
Between emoji-encoded patch notes, our 10-Year Anniversary celebration, and massive updates to Dota's Armory and behavior system — and of course The International rapidly approaching — there's a lot happening both in an…
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The Dota Pro Circuit
We started the Dota Pro Circuit in 2017 to answer a question that was coming up more and more frequently: How do you earn an invite to The International? Up until then, invitations were driven by a handful of regional q…
