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Does Spirit Bear give reliable or unreliable gold?
With the upcoming changes to Lone Druid's Spirit Bear (i.e. gold bounty from 100 to 300) it's more important to know now - if you get the last hit on an enemy Lone Druid's Spirit Bear, is the gold ...
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Can I see Dota 2 game info online?
My brother just played Dota 2. For once hes done well, I want to see if the team carried him.
ID: 184114837
Can anyone show how to pull up match info based on the ID
Without the game. Aka, via ...
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How do you harass early game as Warlock
I often read that Warlock is a good early babysitter and harasser. Can anyone explain how to build and play a Warlock in early game to harass an enemy carry such as Anti-Mage ?
What skills/items ...
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Why Juggy's spin not damaging roshan or other ancients?
Spell Description
Damage type: magical
• This skill won't affect mechanical units.
If a unit is not being affected by Blade Fury, Yurnero can perform
normal attacks against this unit. - ...
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Blademail damage return by owned or summoned units
For example lycan.
His summoned wolves attack a target with active blademail,
Who will have the impact of the return damage, Lycan or the wolves?
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Hooking SK in sandstorm doesn't cancel his sandstorm. So Is SK still invisible away from the sandstorm?
I was playing Pudge. Tried to save an ally Sand King so i hooked him in sandstorm. Hooked him successfully but the sandstorm's animation was in the hero's previous position.
Will SK still be invisible ...
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Why Slardar's Amplify and Gondar's Track doesnt stack?
I was playing slardar yesterday with gondar in my team. when i amplified a tracked hero the track buff dispelled. Why?
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Axe culling blades instant kill Damage?
I Read somewhere that axe does 100000000 physical damage (killing blow). So if someone uses blademail during the killing blow, Will it kill axe??
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Proper Trilane setup
After finally getting 4 friends on my team, we decided to go try those trilane setup commonly seen on tournament matches. After 3 consecutive loss using that setup, makes us wonder what is it that we ...
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Hero that can SOLO Roshan at an early level aside from Ursa
Aside from Ursa, is there any other hero that can SOLO Roshan at an early level like L-6 or at least below L-10.
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Does Negative Buffs gets paused when a hero is under Song of the Siren?
Naga Siren's ultimate Song of the Siren turns all enemies within range invulnerable while asleep.
Does this mean that enemy heroes under negative buffs spells will have the HP removal/damage they're ...
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Swap or hook an ally being lassoed by Batrider
Can I save my ally being dragged away by Batrider's lasso by hooking or swapping?
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Why Huskar isn't popular in the competitive scene?
This hero along with Drow Ranger is very popular and strong in public matches.
How come this hero isn't being picked or even banned in tournament matches?
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Why can't Kunkka equip a Quelling Blade?
What is the reason behind this? Does giving Kunkka a Quelling Blade makes the game unbalanced?
Also, does this same rule carry-over in Dota2?
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Can Decrepefied heroes be attacked?
Can decrepefied heroes be attacked by Frost arrows, Glaves of Wisdom or other toggle based skills with pure damage?
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Does Juggernaut's Blade Fury remove negative buffs?
It seems to me that Yurnero(Juggernaut)'s Blade Fury makes him magic immune since he couldn't be stunned but does it removes negatives buffs placed into him?
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Does Balanar (Nightstalker) also benefit from Luna's Eclipse?
Whenever Luna use her ultimate Eclipse, it turns night into day for a few seconds.
Does Balanar(Nightstalker) benefit from this? Or it's simply just an animation effects from Luna's spell.
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Will a hero take damage from rupture if he was hooked by pudge?
I've seen some matches where a hero under the effect of rupture take damages when pushed by force staff.
Will it also take damage when the hero is hooked by pudge?
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Are there any spells that can stop Juggernaut while spinning?
Are there any spells that will cause Yurnero's (Juggernaut) Blade Fury to stop?
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How to counter wards placed at creep camps?
I played a game where the enemy placed wards at creep camp. It really messed up the game as I can't pull the creep close to the outer towers. If I pull the creep from camp closer to the inner tower, ...
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Does a Negative armor gives you an additional attack damage?
Dazzle(Shadow Priest) and Razor(Lightning Revenant) ultimate are one of the few skills I knew that can render an enemy heroes' armor into a negative value.
Supposedly a enemy heroes armor is -10 and ...
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Linken Sphere and Razor's Unstable Current
If Razor is wielding a Linken Sphere and a hero caster cast a targeted spell on him, will the caster still receive damage from Unstable Current?
Also, if it is the other way around. My hero is the ...
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Does the Orchid's Soul Burn amplifies magic damage?
Does casting magic damaging spells on a unit under Soul Burn of Orchid of Malevolence will add up on the amplified damage on the end of it's duration?
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Dota 2 Minimap in DotA
I know there are many mods available to make DotA UI similar to Dota 2. However, I'm in need of a very simple change.
I just need the minimap of Dota 2 to be imported into DotA. I'm not interested in ...
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Killing and countering Antimage
Recently, I'm having trouble killing Antimage (Magina). His low-cooldown blink which allow him to get in/out of team fight makes him an annoying hero, also this hard carry hero really get so strong as ...
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How big is the area/radius that prevents neutral creep spawns?
It is a known fact that putting wards inside the neutral spawn camps prevents them from spawning but recently, I see our neutrals camps not spawning any creeps.
I checked the replay and saw that the ...
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Are there any heroes skills that can pass through fissure?
Taking blinks aside, are there any heroes skills that can pass through Earthshaker's *road block* from Fissure?
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Does Rikimaru's backstab and critical damage from items stack?
Does Rikimaru's passive Backstab stack with critical damage?
Is there a chance that my damage will be equal to this
Normal attack + backstab + critical damage
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Do Double Damage rune stack?
If I was able to bottle a rune of Double Damage at around 1:55 and after I waited in the same rune spot, another Double Damage rune appears and I took it and use also the rune in my bottle, will it ...
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Does that Critical Damage you get from items, passive skills or DD also increase your lifesteal?
For example my hero currently does a 15% lifesteal from it's basic attack of 50.
When it trigger a critical strike doubling my damage to 100, does my lifesteal also doubles the amount?
Is it the same ...
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Do mega creeps give less experience?
I know that when the creeps are mega they only give half the normal amount of gold. Is there a difference in the amount of experience gained by killing a normal creep vs a mega creep?
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Does the enemy get experience when Enigma creates Eidelons from his own team's creep?
And if so, how much - it is a normal deny or a complete, zero-experience-to the-enemy deny?
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Is Quelling Blade's bonus damage stackable?
Is Quelling Blade's bonus damage to creeps and neutrals stackable?
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What heroes in the current DotA have been present since the old DotA versions? How have they changed? [closed]
Some sites and forums have mentioned old heroes in DotA, but they only mention those who were already removed from the game.
What heroes have existed way back when DotA was in the "Warcraft: Reign of ...
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Countering Morphling in the mid to late game
I'm having problems winning a game if the opponent's team has a good morphling player. The problem starts as soon as their morphling acquires one of his core items, Linken Sphere.
The situation gets ...
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Is there a way to protect yourself against Naga Siren's ultimate?
Is there a way to prevent your hero from getting asleep from Song of the Siren?
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Do DotA 2 heroes have the same “fun” names as in WC3 DotA?
In WC3 DotA, you would occasionally (1 out of 10 times) get little fun nicknames for your hero instead of their actual name (for instance, Puck!! for Puck, Clinkz Eastwood for Clinkz, YaphetS for ...
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How do I counter Bloodseeker mid?
I've been playing Dota for at least a year and always seem to run into trouble laning mid against a good Bloodseeker (one that can last-hit/deny well). Even if I try to harass him, he will STILL ...
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What skills can kill a hero effected by Shallow Grave?
In DotA and Dota 2 there is a hero called the Shadow Priest. His Shallow Grave skill is particularly tricksy, as it can render a hero immune to lethal damage for several seconds, effectively capable ...
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What attacks are considered to be Incoming Projectiles?
On playdota.com I've read that
Incoming projectiles before windrun is activated will not be evaded.
AM, QOP, etc. can dodge incoming projectiles with blink.
So I'm wondering what it actually meant ...
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IO: do Spirits deal damage to hero without releasing its life energy in a burst during initiation?
I've been playing IO (guradian wisp) for a while. Recently I visited playdota.com and I was quite confused when I found out the mechanism behind its skill Spirits:
Io summons 5 ancient Spirits over ...
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Why are there different focuses in kinds of disables between dota 2 and league of legends? [closed]
One thing I've noticed is how the types of disables/crowd control available in the two games are different.
For example, in league of legends, there's a heavy focus on slows, somewhat uncommon ...
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As Morphling, how do I decide when to morph?
One reason why I avoid Morphling is because I can never tell when (if at all) I should begin to use his morph ability to transfer stats between strength and agility. What are some typical situations ...
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Abilities/Items that grant vision
Referring to my previous question and its comments, I want to know which abilities/spells/items supplement hero vision at night, day and both combined?
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Which Hero has the largest vision?
In Dota 1&2, Which heros have the largest vision at :
Night
Day
Both Combined
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What item's effects or heroes' skills goes through Black King Bar?
Someone told me that Bane's ulti goes through Black King Bar. Are there other item effects or hero skills that goes thorough it and that can be use to counter heroes that heavily relies on this item?
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What game is better for a more daily player, League of Legends (LoL) or Defense of the Ancients (DotA) or DotA2? [closed]
I've played quite a number of MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) games before and I play games almost every day for extended periods of time. Which of these two games is more oriented and more ...
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Why do some heroes fit some lanes better than others?
What makes some heroes work better in a certain lane than any other? I've heard in some casts where the commentator predicts which lanes which heroes will pick even before the game has started.
I'm ...
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Why are dual-lanes mid so rarely seen?
In over 300 games of Dota 2, I have yet to see a dual lane mid. I've seen a few competitively, but it seems the default for matchmaking games is 2-1-2, 2-1-1+J or the occasional trilane. Dual lane mid ...
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What determines my respawn time?
As the match goes on, I notice the respawn time increases significantly. Why is that? Is it number of deaths, length of the match, character level, or something else entirely?
