Dota 2 Articles

One player's take on the new Random Ability Draft mode

<p>Custom map history is being made by Valve, as they introduce the new Random Ability Draft Mode into Dota 2. The map, having it&#39;s roots in OMG DotA and LoD (Legends of DotA) is meant for players to have fun, on the underlying basis of it being imbalanced with the element of surprise.</p>

XMG Captains Draft Invitational

<p>DotaCinema has just announced a $20,000 XMG Invitational tournament featuring Alliance, Fnatic, Na&#39;Vi, RoX.Kis, Sigma.int and Team Liquid playing against each other using Captains Draft as the game mode.</p>

Ysaera joins Orange Esports

<p>Few days ago, Wei Poong &#39;YamateH&#39; Ng parted ways with Orange Esports to join&nbsp;Titan and reunite with Xtinct and co. Today, Orange has finally added Adrian Rui Wui &#39;Ysaera&#39; Hong to their ranks and have thus filled the void left by YamateH.</p>

First EiZO Cup of 2014 starts tonight

<p>The eleventh EiZO Cup starts&nbsp;tonight, with the final being played on Sunday. Participating teams are veterans Empire and Speed as well as new squads, namely SADBOYS and Wagamama&#39;s Vhoul Assassins.</p>

Ferrari_430: I have never thought of giving up in my Dota career

<p>Luo Feichi, better known as Ferrari_430, is a well known personality in Dota 2 who has cemented himself&nbsp;as one of the best mid laners&nbsp;across the globe. Nicknamed &#39;The Pianist&#39;, his flashy plays, particularly on Invoker and Templar Assassin has won the hearts of millions.</p>

SyndereN and SUNSfan to form casting duo

<p>SyndereN is joining DotaCinema as head of eSports and will be forming a casting duo&nbsp;together with known profile SUNSfan. Whether that will mean tournaments coming from DotaCinema, time will tell.</p>

CIS Carnage 2014 has a winner

<p>After a week of battling some of the top teams in the CIS, Team Empire has taken first place in CIS Carnage 2014, wresting the $2,500 grand prize from Relax.&nbsp;Throughout the tournament, players like XBOCT and BzzIsPerfect were playing for multiple teams.</p>

VODs of the Week: Jan 20-26

<p>Missed the G-League Grand Finals? Flash going mech in Proleague? Mordekaiser used in a professional game? Good thing we have you covered then.</p>

Netolic Pro League 5 Announced

<p>Netolic Pro League has just announced that season 5 will soon begin, with the addition of a Pro League East where some of the best teams in&nbsp;Asia will be able to compete.</p>

MLG and joinDota to host $60,000 T.K.O.

<p>MLG and JoinDota will be hosting&nbsp;MLG T.K.O, an online tournament with a $60,000 prize pool. MLG T.K.O is set to feature eight teams from&nbsp;North America&nbsp;and eight from Europe, and fans can expect to see big name participants such as Na&rsquo;vi, Fnatic, Liquid, Speed Gaming and Sigma.&nbsp;</p>

Phoenix rises, together with the Replay Takeover mode

<p>Phoenix joins Terroblade in tomorrow&#39;s patch.&nbsp;As leaked earlier today, the new mode Replay Takeover will allow players to join in a replay at any timestamp and take over from there, playing the heroes.&nbsp;</p>

New patch brings an old friend

<p>Dota 2 v6.80 is here and with it comes the long awaited hero Terrorblade as well as a new mode called &quot;Random Ability Draft&quot;.&nbsp;On top of that, multiple heroes are changed and Earth Spirit leads the competition for longest changelog.</p>