All the heroes of Dota 2

Every newcomer who has just started playing the most popular MOBA is interested in all the heroes of Dota 2 at once. And this is not surprising, because at the time of publication Valve has prepared no more or less than — 121 characters! 

It is clear that we can't physically talk about all of them in one article. Invoker alone is worth a full-length piece due to his abilities. Yeah and Legionka and Tinker aren't as easy as they initially seem. But we will tell you about some of the features, someone will probably need this information in the future.

How the events developed

To understand the chronology, let's start by telling you how many heroes in Dota 2 was initially, i.e. November 2010, when the first public Alpha started. We don't need to tell you that originally DotA was just one of the many mods for Warcraft 3, but at one point Gabe Newell from Valve realized the value of this asset, and lured modders under his wing.

All the more so, the springboard for development already existed, even the heroes were ready. All that remains is to rebalance them for the new format, ennoble them externally and introduce them into the second part of the game. 

The following guys from three factions are in the vanguard:

• Strength: Axe, Earthshaker, Pudge, Sand King, Sven, Tidehunter.

• Dexterity: Anti-Mage, Drow Ranger, Mirana, Morphling, Razor.

• Intelligence: Crystal Maiden, Dazzle, Lich, Lina, Lion, Necrophos, Puck, Shadow Shaman, Storm Spirit, Vengeful Spirit, Witch Doctor.

Total — 22 heroes. Not much, but it was enough to start a new project. Testers have been tinkering with new mechanics, correcting the map, adding or removing obstacles to the path, shaping the forest and balance in general. Surely there are still those in the game who remember how different Dota «that time» was from the current situation. 

Active Beta period

When the Beta test started, which happened in January 2011, the overall growth was significantly expanded with characters from different factions. At this point, MOBAs had already started to get the outlines that to this day remain largely unchanged. By itself, if you don't count the right on balance from patch to patch.

At this point, the character pool has been replenished with such comrades:

• January 2011: Sladar;

• February 2011: Enigma, Faceless Void, Tiny, Viper;

• April 2011: Venomancer, Clockwerk, Nature’s Prophet, Dark Seer, Sniper;

• May 2011: Pugna, Beastmaster, Enchantress, Leshrac, Shadow Fiend;

• June 2011: Tinker, Weaver, Night Stalker, Ancient Appartion, Spectre, Doom;

• July 2011: Chen;

• September 2011: Juggernaut;

• October 2011: Bloodseeker, Kunkka, Riki, Queen of Pain, Wraith King, Broodmother, Huskar, Jakiro, Batrider;

• November 2011: Omniknight, Dragon Knight, Warlock, Alchemist;

• December 2011: Lifestealer, Death Prophet, Ursa, Bounty Hunter;

• January 2012: Silencer, Spirit Breaker, Invoker, Clinkz;

• February 2012: Outworld Destroyer;

• March 2012: Bane, Shadow Demon, Lycan, Lone Druid;

• April 2012: Brewmaster;

• May 2012: Phantom Lancer, Treant Protector, Ogre Magi;

• June 2012: Gyrocopter, Chaos Knight, Phantom Assassin, Rubick, Luna, Io;

• July 2012: Undying, Disruptor, Templar Assassin, Naga Siren, Nyx Assassin, Keeper of the Light, Visage;

• September 2012: Meepo;

• October 2012: Magnus, Centaur Warrunner;

• November 2012: Slark;

• December 2012: Timbersaw;

• January 2013: Medusa, Troll Warlord;

• February 2013: Tusk;

• March 2013: Bristleback;

• April 2013: Skywrath Mage;

• May 2013: Elder Titan.

Total — 77 new faces.

In total, how many heroes in the game of dota 2 became at the time of release? That's right, 98. But there's still something missing from 121. Therefore, let's talk about the later stages of MOBA.

Official release and situation today

Dota 2 was fully announced on July 9, 2013. Yes, there were problems in the training phase, but nobody's perfect. Nevertheless, the game went «gold», and at the same time presented gamers with some more interesting characters:

• July 2013 — Abbadon;

• November 2013 — Ember Spirit and Earth Spirit;

• December 2013 — Legion Commander;

• January 2014 — Phoenix and Terrorblade;

• September 2014 — Techies;

• November 2014 — Oracle;

• February 2005 — Winter Wyverne.

Despite the hero, how much mmr in dota 2 you get on it, anyone can become a top. All it takes is steady hands and an understanding of game mechanics.

Transition to a new engine

In 2015, Valve announced a large-scale transfer of all developments from the Source engine to Source 2, which automatically improved graphics, gameplay, ease of creating custom mods for Steam Workshop and a number of other aspects interesting for developers and ordinary gamers.

The project was pathetically dubbed «New Life» and is still being developed to this day. As part of it, 11 more characters were added to the roster between December 2015 and April 2021, namely:

• Arc Warden;

• Underlord;

• Monkey King;

• Dark Willow;

• Pangolier;

• Grimstroke;

• Mars;

• Snapfire;

• Void Spirit;

• Hoodwink;

• Dawnbreaker.

We hope you've calculated how many heroes are in Dota 2 sample 2021? That's right, exactly 121 pieces according to patch 7.29c, which is up to date at the time of publication. In the near future, the developers do not plan to further expand the fleet of fighters in the global patch 7.30.

The key changes will be made to the old heroes, who will be thoroughly rebalanced. Chen will have his healing cut, Enigma will be fixed in one place and upgraded in talents, Venomancer will have his dexterity lowered and his health bar slightly improved at level 10.

Vague information only on Faceless Void and Spectre, but that's a bit of a stretch. The recent Dota anime also revealed some interesting details, but we'll just have to wait and see here.