What changed in Dota 2 in 2021

Battle Pass owners can vote on item sets for the new Collector's Cache until January 4.

Now does not select through the fog.

Similar to a mouse hover.

Notably Invoker's Aghanim's Scepter Sunstrike and Underlord's Aghanim's Shard Firestorm.

Experimental feature allowing Dota to be played with a controller, supporting various gamepads.

New Battle Pass and event mode featuring Aghanim's alter egos and rewards including Mirana Persona and Drow Ranger Arcana.

Supporters Clubs return with regionally priced bundles to support teams.

Fans can create Fantasy rosters with new Player Card Packs featuring various player cards.

Details on Bronze, Silver, and Gold Tier benefits including badges, sprays, and player card packs.

The Battle Pass will arrive in the next few weeks filled with holiday levels of hijinks and rewards.

Composed by Humanity's Last Breath, the new Void music pack brings a brutal edge to the soundscape of battle.

New Dota Plus quests and updated guild rewards for silver, gold, and platinum tiers for the winter season.

The Winter 2021 Seasonal Treasure features new sets for various heroes and a chance to unlock Bionic Birdie courier.

Each DPC region has its own Fantasy league with unique player cards and lineups.

Scoring for Fantasy play now includes the highest scoring two games of a best-of-three match.

All players receive 10 starter packs of Player Cards, with additional packs available through gameplay.

A new Battle Pass is in development and will be released in the coming weeks.

Added a command line option -sdlaudiodriver to manually set the audio API SDL Audio will use.

Players earn Fantasy Levels based on their performance, unlocking rewards at each level.

Fantasy play is now available for the DPC season, allowing fans to create rosters and earn points based on player performance.

Open Qualifier tournaments for NA with registration links and details on the Closed Qualifier.

Open Qualifier tournaments for SA with registration links and details on the Closed Qualifier.

Pending updates on the Regional League and Division II Qualifiers for the CN region.

Announcement of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021-2022 Winter Tour Qualifiers schedule and registration details.

Open Qualifier tournaments for WEU with registration links and details on the Closed Qualifier.

Details on the double-elimination tournament for EEU with registration links.

Two single-elimination Open Qualifier tournaments for SEA with registration links provided.

Removed support for OpenGL on Windows; optional DLC data for OpenGL has been emptied.

Shuffling player slots is now a lobby option for Ability Draft lobbies and works on hosted servers.

Removed support for Dota on 32-bit systems.

Fixed a bug where a small percentage of the time Monkey King would transform into an invisible model.

A number of previously unavailable Scepter/Shard abilities are now granted when drafting base abilities.

Added healthbar when Monkey King transforms into courier, Roshan or creeps.

Fixed Talent bug with Winter Wyvern and Wind Ranger.

Monkey King can now turn into nearby lane or neutral creeps.

Removed support for native XAudio support — the default audio system is now SDL.

Drafting Wukong's Command grants Mischief. Call of the Wild default changed to Hawk.

Deprecated DirectX 9 support; users switched to DirectX 11.

Resolved an issue with tower target selection when the tower's current target is very near the limit of a tower's attack range.

Level 20 Talent 1.5s Sidekick Spell Immunity moved to Level 25, and it now applies a basic dispel

Level 15 Talent reduced from +0.75s Dispose Stun Duration to +0.5s

Dispose damage reduced from 70/130/190/250 to 70/120/170/220

Unleash cooldown increased from 90/75/60 to 110/90/70

Unleash time between Fury combos increased from 1.5s to 1.75s

Rebound cooldown increased from 15/13/11/9 to 17/15/13/11

Dispose stun duration reduced from 1.2/1.5/1.8/2.1 to 0.9/1.3/1.7/2.1

Level 25 Talent +50% Sidekick Lifesteal moved to Level 20 and reduced to +25%

Includes various gameplay changes and updates.

Team Spirit triumphs in the finals against PSG.LGD, claiming the Aegis of Champions.

New treasure featuring sets for various heroes now for sale for $2.49.

Marci powers her way from DOTA: Dragon's Blood into the battle of the Ancients as the newest hero.

The new hero Marci from DOTA: Dragon's Blood will be added to the game this fall.

Removed the 15 minute delay requirement on third party streams for the remainder of The International.

New features include in-game tooltips, match predictions for Compendium Points, and the return of Twitch Drops for viewers.

Fans can cheer for their teams in-client and via Twitch, with cheers visually represented and contributing to the event's atmosphere.

The ultimate battle commences with 18 qualified teams competing for the Aegis of Champions and a $40 million prize.

Official broadcasts in Spanish and Portuguese introduced for The International event.

Introduction of the interactive guide for The International 2021, featuring a new reward line and various ways to earn Compendium Points.

Support your favorite casters by purchasing Talent Autographs, which can be leveled up for additional rewards.

Unveiling of the new website for The International, featuring live matches, tournament standings, and stats.

Voting for finalists in the Short Film Contest within the Dota client, with winners showcased at The International.

A brand-new reward line featuring The International 2021 Lineage Treasure with reworked hero sets and various rewards.

Multiple ways to earn Compendium Points including Tournament Predictions, Player Card rosters, and Fantasy lineups.

Tickets for The International 2021 in Bucharest go on sale September 22, 2021.

Players can claim 10 free packs and earn additional packs by winning matches.

Planned removal of support for older systems and configurations to streamline development.

All Supporters Clubs are now available at half price.

All Dota players can access The International 2021 Compendium, including Player Cards and Talent roster.

Improvements to the spectator HUD including new status indicators and graph improvements.

Bonus attack damage increased from 5/6/7/8 to 6/7/8/9.

Movement speed bonus rescaled from 0% at 20%HP -> 100% at 100% Health to 0% at 1HP -> 100% at 100% Health.

Nightstalker Hunter in the Night Shard could not target dominated ancients.

Selected chat wheels feature iconic lines from Aldrin Paulo 'Dunoo' Pangan as a tribute.

New Dota Plus quests added, offering up to 115,200 shards, and guild rewards have been updated for the fall season.

New treasure available for Dota Plus members featuring sets for various heroes and a chance to unlock Ol' Joe the koala courier.

Chat Wheel sound effects from the Nemestice Battle Pass can now be purchased via shards in the Dota Plus Shard Store.

Neutral Item Suggestions and enhanced Quick Buy Recommendations from the Nemestice Battle Pass are now available to all Dota Plus members.

Introduced new and reworked abilities for various heroes.

The Nemestice event has concluded; players should claim their final rewards.

A new set of neutral items has been introduced for players to explore.

Talents, shards, and scepters have been updated for various heroes.

The Nemestice 2021 Battle Level Bundle is now available for Battle Pass customers, offering 60 Battle Levels and treasures at a discount.

A new gameplay patch 7.30 is confirmed to be released after the Battle Pass ends.

Battle Pass owners can earn up to 32 levels by opening treasures from the cache.

The Nemestice 2021 Collector's Cache features new item sets from the Dota 2 Workshop.

Unopened item bundles from the treasure can be recycled for two Battle Levels each.

Thirteen new item sets for a wide range of heroes, including Rare, Very Rare, and Ultra Rare sets.

Each cache is available for $2.49.

Resolved an issue where stationary units would incorrectly block paths.

A new event mode featuring the Nemestice Storm and new gameplay mechanics.

Regional Qualifiers for The International start on June 23 and run through July 10.

Added support for AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution for improved rendering performance.

Introduction of a new Battle Pass featuring rewards like Dragon Knight Persona and Spectre Arcana.

TI qualifiers will still be happening on the originally scheduled dates starting June 23.

The all-new summer event Nemestice will arrive later this week.

Due to visa issues and lack of recognition as an elite sporting event, TI10 may be relocated from Sweden.

New Dota Plus quests and updated guild rewards for silver, gold, and platinum tiers.

Summer 2021 Seasonal Treasure featuring new sets for various heroes and a chance to unlock the Trod & Cheddar courier.

Introduction of seasonal features including High Fives and Guild Banners.

Added content for Elephant, AS Monaco Gambit, Motivate.Trust Gaming, Galaxy Racer Esports, T1, OB.Neon, Team SMG, Army Geniuses, Puckchamp, Binomistas, Royal Never Give Up, CDEC, 496 Gaming and TNC Predator.

PSG.LGD, EHOME, VG, Thunder Predator, Vikin.GG, Infinity Esports, Sparking Arrow Gaming, BOOM Esports, SG Esports and Crewmates content added.

Resolved an issue with the DX11 rendering system.

Resolved an issue where seeking to a time in replays would cause bursts of noise.

No longer plays a sound effect when applied to non-heroes.

Submissions are now open for the Dota 2 Short Film Contest, with a deadline of July 25, 2021.

Included PSG.LGD, EHOME, VG, Thunder Predator, Vikin.GG, Infinity Esports, Sparking Arrow Gaming, BOOM Esports, SG Esports and Crewmates content.

The International 10 will take place in August 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden, with a prize pool of $40,018,195.

Content from 17 teams is now available in Supporters Clubs, with more teams to be added regularly.

Moderate performance improvements on multi-core CPUs are being tested for release.

The number of players allowed on the Avoid Players list has been increased from 16 to 25.

Shards can now be earned and spent by all players, not just Dota Plus members.

Guilds now have a weekly leaderboard for points and rewards based on performance.

Dota Plus members can purchase a new treasure featuring 12 community-created sets and a rare courier.

Enhanced systems to separate new accounts and improve matchmaking for smurfs.

New feature allowing fans to support teams by purchasing bundles of badges and seasonal equippables.

A new Role Assistant hero grid arrangement records hero picks in Ranked Roles matchmaking.

Players can choose to reset their MMR at their discretion, with staggered start times.

Three bundles available: Bronze Club (badge), Silver Club (sprays and emoticons), Gold Club (HP-bar badge, loading screens, voice lines).

Two separate events planned for mid-to-late June and after The International, diverging from traditional Battle Pass structure.

New mode to opt out of live updates and manually reveal match results.

New profiles for Division I and Division II teams with stats and schedules.

Strength Gain decreased from 3.8 to 3.6

Base Damage decreased by 5

Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 310

Strength Gain decreased from 3.8 to 3.6

Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 310

Base Damage decreased by 5

Strength Gain decreased from 3.8 to 3.6

Dawnbreaker's movement speed decreased from 315 to 310.

Dawnbreaker's base damage decreased by 5.

Base Damage decreased by 5

Dawnbreaker's strength gain decreased from 3.8 to 3.6.

Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 310

The Right-Click to Force Attack option no longer applies to allied Wards.

Activating Water and Bounty Runes no longer removes a charge from a full Bottle.

Tailored dashboard for new players to help them navigate the game.

A mode with a limited hero pool for new players to learn without penalties.

A wizard provides tips to new players during matches to help them avoid common mistakes.

Each hero now has an overview to help players understand their roles and abilities.

A dedicated chat channel for new players to interact with community leaders.

Rewards for completing tasks in the new player objectives system.

Smurfing is now a bannable offense to improve matchmaking fairness.

A quest-like system for new players to explore game aspects with tiered objectives.

Players can request coaching help during matches from experienced players.

New players receive two free months of Dota Plus for enhanced gameplay.

Bots have been improved for better gameplay experience and learning.

A glossary to help new players learn game mechanics and terminology.

New players will see a simplified shop experience that guides them on what to build step-by-step.

New Dota Plus quests offering up to 115,200 shards and updated guild rewards for silver, gold, and platinum tiers.

Enabled Hero Relics and Hero Challenges in Turbo matches, with progress at half the rate of normal matches.

Spring 2021 Seasonal Treasure available for Dota Plus members featuring new sets and a chance to unlock the Mango the Newt courier.

Earn bonus Hero XP by increasing stat values with Hero Relics. Revamped purchasing system and fixed non-functioning Relics.

Players now have a distinct pool of reports for Overwatch separate from communication reports.

Players can report disruptive behavior directly in a match via the scoreboard.

A new system allowing community members to review reports of negative behavior in games.

Communication bans will now mute players by default, allowing others to unmute them if desired.

DPC app updated to track new leagues and teams.

Kickoff of six weeks of daily pro Dota action with revamped in-client watching experience.

New comprehensive schedule and current team standings added to the 'Watch' tab.

Upcoming purchase options for in-game effects, sprays, emotes, and more from favorite teams.

(Split Shot, Flak Cannon).

Will now always launch from center point of the hero.

Note: Echo Stomp will still do both physical and magical damage values regardless of Astral Spirit being drafted.

Its inventory will also be included in the net worth calculations of the owner hero.

As well as missing or wrong Aghanim's tooltips.

This should fix any 0 second cool-down exploits with other abilities.

(Ember Spirit, Magnus, Pangolier, Void Spirit).