How Dota 2 Actually Works

[00:00] Dota is one of the most overwhelming and 

[00:04] experienced players alike, there is no foundation 

[00:10] game, we spend 45 minutes guessing, arguing, 

[00:16] But what if it didn't have to be this way? In 

[00:20] going to learn exactly how Dota 2 works from the 

[00:25] you're doing what you're doing and how to approach 

[00:30] alongside airond dot. Between the two of us, we 

[00:36] know what it is that you're missing and how to 

[00:40] we must start from the very beginning. Every 

[00:46] with the exact same rules. There are two teams, 

[00:52] fortresses. And at the core of both of these 

[00:58] And as the name of the game states, it is each 

[01:04] into a game of Dota 2, you will see that this is 

[01:11] each with 4,500 hit points. But before you can 

[01:17] you must first destroy a bunch of towers. These 

[01:24] HP each. You must then go through all or at least 

[01:32] three lanes, the last tower has 2500 hit points. 

[01:40] and the first tower has 1,800 hit points. Each 

[01:48] and armor that scales up the further you go 

[01:54] these numbers are much higher than what you 

[02:00] the game of Dota 2. As you see, I have about 

[02:09] and three armor. That is meager even in comparison 

[02:17] that we must conquer. As you can see at the 

[02:22] fair fight between us and the enemy structures. 

[02:31] allowed to hit these towers at the beginning 

[02:36] The first thing we must understand is that the 

[02:42] throughout the entire course of the game. But for 

[02:49] will gain gold to purchase items, and these will 

[02:54] the game. And how do we do this, you might ask? 

[03:00] answers we will ever need to gain the experience 

[03:05] So in effect, the game of Dota 2 becomes a rat 

[03:12] can gain golden experience the fastest. 

[03:17] there are two things on your screen that will be 

[03:23] map in the bottom lefthand corner and number 

[03:29] Dota 2 operates on a strict timer. The first most 

[03:35] to gain golden experience every game is a creep 

[03:44] for both teams. These creeps will proceed to walk 

[03:51] gain experience simply by being near the creeps, 

[03:58] to get gold, you must deliver the finishing blow 

[04:07] one of the three respective lanes. But there 

[04:12] in the game of Dota 2 than just lane creeps. 

[04:18] these little triangles are going to appear on your 

[04:23] These triangles represent neutral creeps that can 

[04:30] if you try to fight up against them when you're 

[04:35] chance. As we look at our numbers and we look at 

[04:40] spend some amount of time killing lane creeps 

[04:46] neutral creeps. The reason why we farm lane creeps 

[04:51] are helping us kill them because we alone are not 

[04:57] enough levels and items where we will be strong 

[05:02] any help. Further giving us more experience 

[05:09] kill these neutral creeps, every minute they will 

[05:17] and you can kill them again. In this way, Dota 

[05:23] creeps each minute and an abundance of neutral 

[05:31] team in Dota is almost entirely decided upon which 

[05:38] utilizing these resources. This is a foundational 

[05:45] forget and neglect. And newer players, it is 

[05:50] is a lot of noise in the game of Dota 2. There 

[05:56] heroes to kill, buttons to press, items to buy, 

[06:02] that how much golden experience you get per minute 

[06:09] will dictate whether or not you win more than 50% 

[06:15] your screen, the two most important things to 

[06:21] The timer tells you when the resources will 

[06:26] and the mini map will tell you which resources are 

[06:31] you to kill. These little triangles on the map are 

[06:36] else in the game just yet. So, by killing 

[06:43] you will eventually get enough gold for items and 

[06:50] take down some towers. Every decision you make 

[06:57] neutral camps as well as lane creeps. And as long 

[07:03] mini map, you are on the right track. Hopefully 

[07:08] a game that operates on a refreshing consistent 

[07:13] of the entire game. But there are more tools 

[07:18] of the game than just what Dota provides every 

[07:24] throughout the course of the game. Our first 

[07:30] a power rune will spawn in one of two locations. 

[07:36] down here. There are several different types of 

[07:42] is really powerful at every stage of the game. 

[07:48] and here, a healing lotus will spawn that provides 

[07:55] consumable that gives you a quick burst of health 

[08:02] rune that spawns in two different locations on the 

[08:08] boost to everybody on that person's team. Every 

[08:14] catapult, a unit that helps take down buildings as 

[08:21] a siege creep. This timing can be very powerful 

[08:27] in any respective lane. Every seven minutes, two 

[08:34] and when captured will provide a huge injection 

[08:41] well as his teammate with the lowest level. 

[08:46] called the Tormentor will spawn for the team that 

[08:52] a powerful item for one player on the team. Be 

[08:59] individual hero and will kill you if you try to 

[09:05] objective that must be coordinated between you and 

[09:09] And don't forget the most powerful iconic beast in 

[09:17] beginning of the game, but often can't be killed 

[09:22] the map. And after 15 minutes, he will swap which 

[09:29] five minutes. If you're not sure where he's at at 

[09:34] map as it will have this red icon for Roshan. When 

[09:40] which is a 5minute long buff for one hero on 

[09:46] died one time. This extra life provided by Roshan 

[09:52] game. So before you go for the tier three towers 

[09:58] what is it that we learned in this video? We 

[10:03] and how they compare to the strength of our hero 

[10:07] enough level one, to kill these buildings, 

[10:12] We learned that lane creeps and neutral creeps are 

[10:17] gain strength and these operate on a strict one 

[10:24] objectives that exist on the map on longer 

[10:29] Lotus pools every 3 minutes, bounty runes every 4 

[10:35] 5 minutes, wisdom shrines to give us experience 

[10:41] minutes. And don't forget about Roshan. There are 

[10:46] As we progress through the rest of this series, 

[10:50] exactly how the game of Dota 2 works. In this 

[10:56] of understanding the timer as well as the mini 

[11:00] 2. Stay tuned as we break down the feast that we