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Dota 2 - How To Win Mid Lane

Dota 2 Mid Guide: Win Your Lane, Win the Game

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"GG EZ MID" is the oldest excuse for losing you'll ever hear, but there's no doubt that dominating the mid lane is the fastest way to put your team in a game winning position. The mid laner is traditionally...
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Dota 2: Best Heroes of Patch 7.02

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Whenever a new patch comes out, the vast majority of Dota players want to know the same thing: which heroes do I need to learn now and who should I be banning? Even small tweaks to the meta can...
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Dota Patch 7.02: Nerf Predictions

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Dota 7.01 has been out for a while now, and we’re probably all a bit tired of seeing mid Ember and Helms of the Dominator. It won’t be long before Valve release the next patch to see players through...
Dota Dark Moon Guide

Dota 2: How to Win the Dark Moon Event

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It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Dota 2 special event, but the temporary “Dark Moon” wave survival game has the community buzzing. Choose five heroes from a small pool and take on hordes of increasingly powerful foes...
Want to beat Slark? Here's how ya do it.

Dota 2: How to Stop Slark

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Is there any hero more feared in average skill pub games than Slark? For a long time, this hero has attracted early picks and bans, and you're probably familiar with that helpless feeling of creeping away from the safety of...
Which Dota 2 heroes have the best talent trees in 7.00?

Dota 2: The Best Talent Trees in 7.00

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Now that we've all had a chance to experience Dota's massive 7.00 patch, with all its shrines and map changes, it's time to take a closer look at the newly introduced Talent Trees. Hero Talent Trees have proved to be a huge...
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The Mid Lane Shuffle: Dota 7.01

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With the release of 7.01 balancing out the huge gameplay overhaul that 7.00 brought with some well placed tweaks, it's time to take a look at the meta in some real depth. What better way to start than checking the customary...
Monkey King likes his lanes like he likes his coffee: dominated.

Is the Monkey King Overpowered?

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It's time to take a look at Dota's newest addition: the Monkey King. Patch 7.00 brought a whole host of changes, and it will be a while before the Monkey King is added to Captain's Mode and competitive play, but...

Hammer Down! Analyzing Plays from COWLeague Open

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This week’s Competitive Overwatch Open ended with a 2-1 victory for Rubicon over Lucky 7. This second week of competitive play drew to a close with a match on King’s Row after pitting 32 participating teams through five rounds of carnage...
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The Biggest Winners of Dota 7.00

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Patch 7.00 is here, bringing with it a host of fundamental changes to the game and it is already being dubbed Dota 3. Along with the visual changes, the map has been massively reworked and the introduction of Talent...
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Dota 2: The Best Carries to Learn on 6.88f

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Who's the best carry right now? Which heroes are Arteezy, ShaDow, and Miracle spamming ahead of the Boston Major? Team compositions and strategies are often heavily based around the carry hero, so getting the right one in your draft is crucial...
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Dota 2 Carry Guide: Juggernaut on 6.88e

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Why bother mastering Juggernaut? Easy: he's possibly the most flexible carry in the game. Physical and magical damage, strong abilities at all stages of the match, a quick farmer, hard to pick off, decent team fight impact but also solo...