There is a common misconception in the community that Earth Spirit is an absurdly complicated hero. Over the years, a certain aura has developed around the character, with many players outright ignoring Earth Spirit, because they think he is too hard to execute. Today we would like to shatter this myth, as well as propose a potential new role for the hero.

Another article, another pub game ruined. This time, your core is the one who will ruin your game. Next up in this series are traditional support heroes who could make an impact by playing as cores.

We are going to finish the “core turned support” part of our Everything Can Work series with Ember Spirit — possibly the most controversial hero to appear on this list and certainly the most nuanced. To fully utilize the hero’s strengths without any farm priority the gameplay should be close to perfect and even then, we are not entirely sure it is worth it.

Another edition of “Everything Can Work.” This time, position 4 Clinkz. He doesn’t have a stun, he doesn’t have a slow, he can’t heal, he can’t tank, but invisibility is invincibility, therefore he is a strong hero. Somehow support Clinkz became a thing, and in this article, we’ll expand on this idea.

We are continuing our series with yet another potential curveball you can throw during the drafting stage. Today we are going to discuss a position five Death Prophet—perhaps one of the most surprising and underrated support heroes of the current patch.

Introducing a brand new series from the Dotabuff team - Everything Can Work. Inspired by two-time TI champion N0tail, we hope to shed some light on some strategies that may or may not get you reported.

There is so much great Dota happening right now and while it might be a while before we get a full LAN experience, the quality of the games definitely doesn’t suffer. ESL One LA was entertaining for a lot of reasons, but for many of you entertainment is secondary to getting better and dominating your pubs, so today we would like to concentrate on the tournament’s meta and what lessons could be learned from it.

When you head to your lane, do you discuss with your team what kind of set up you’re going to go? Tri lane, aggro tri, dual mid? It seems like those days are over and you’re just expected to go 2 1 2.

The Offlaner is the role that changed the most throughout the history of the game. It seems like every patch tweaks the position just enough for a slew of new heroes to be attempted in it, with varying degrees of success. Today we would like to have a look through how the role developed over time and where it currently stands.

The hot topic of 2020 is relevant even in the isolated world of esports and Dota 2. Our game may live in a contained bubble but the people who play the game still live in the real world. Yes, I’m talking about the coronavirus, which has forced the ESL One LA 2020 Major to switch to an online format.