450+ Words Dota Fans Need to Know

Dota 2 is a game with a history that is loved in different parts of the world. The community includes representatives from China, America, Europe, the CIS and even Africa. Each region has its own customs, favorite heroes and gaming jargon that you need to know and understand to be on the same page with everyone.

A person who has recently installed Dota 2 will not understand even half of the words that his teammates say to him. That is why we at the CQ.ru editorial office have compiled a dictionary. It will help not only beginners, but also more experienced players to express themselves freely during the game.

General gaming jargon

Map

Word	What does it mean
Minimap	Reduced and simplified visualization of the game space
Line / Line	One of three directions on the map
Offlane / Hard / Top / Offlane	The top line is for the Light side and the bottom line is for the Dark side
Safeline / easy / bot / light line	Bottom line for the Light side and top line for the Dark side
Mid/Central Line	The middle line on the map is for any side
Forest / bushes / jungle	The space between the lines where neutral units live
Dair / Side of Darkness	One of the sides located in the upper right corner of the map
Radiant / Side of Light	One of the sides located in the lower left corner of the map
Shop	Game shop for purchasing items

Units

Word	What does it mean
Jungle creeps/neutrals	Creatures that live in the forest and do not follow lines
Creeps / mobs / minions	Units running out of the base and moving in three lines
Megacreeps	Units that spawn if you destroy all enemy barracks
Enchanters / Enshi / Ancient Creeps	Forest units that are several times larger than normal neutral units
Roshan	A unit living in one of the caves on the map moves from one lair to another through a Twin Portal, depending on the time of day in the game. At night it is on the Dark side, during the day on the Light side. After death it gives bonuses.
The Tormentor	A magical creature located on each side near the base. Appears after 20 minutes of the game. Upon death, gives gold to everyone and an aghanim shard to a random ally.

The buildings

Word	What does it mean
Barracks	Buildings in the base from which creeps emerge every minute
Throne	The main building at the base. If you destroy it, the team wins.
Fountain	The location in the base where the heroes start the game.
Tower	A building on each lane that attacks creeps and protects the throne.
Lotus Pond	The structure where lotuses appear. They are located on the bottom lane for the Light side and the top lane for the Dark side.
Caretaker	A built-in ward on the map that needs to be captured by right-clicking on it. There are 10 of them located all over the map, 5 on each side.
Paired Portal / Gate	A building that can be used to move to the other side of the map. It is located at the top left of the Dark side and at the bottom right of the Light side.
Outpost	Neutral building on the map in the amount of 4 pieces. Provides a place for teleportation and an overview.

Roles

Word	What does it mean
Kerry / Cor	A type of character focused on farming and buying important items for the game, standing on the easy lane. They have a great responsibility for dealing damage to enemies.
Mider	Characters occupying the central corridor of the map, playing 1 on 1 with the opponent
Support	Support class characters who can heal, save and help the Kerry character
Troika	A character standing in a hard lane. Typically, these are characters with a lot of health and the ability to initiate a fight.
Four	A support that stands in the offlane, but has the ability to move around the map to help all allies.
Five	A support whose role is to provide the Kerry with everything he needs, save him, or help him kill him.
Roamer	A character that moves around the map and helps on the lanes

Mechanics

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Word	What does it mean
Fog of war	Area where there is no view
Scan	Ability to scan a point on the map, when the glow is red – there are enemies, when the glow is green – there is no one
Pharm	Time spent last hitting creeps for gold and buying items
Exp / experience	The bonus that a hero receives after killing creeps or heroes
CD / Cooldown	Cooldown time of an item or spell
Buff	A positive effect that is applied to allied heroes or creeps.
Debuff	A negative effect that weakens allied heroes or creeps.
Lasthit	Finishing off an enemy creep when it has just enough health left to hit
Denai	Denying an allied creep so that the experience and gold don’t go to the enemy
Agr	An effect applied to an enemy when they are forced to attack you.
Hit and Run	A technique where the hero strikes and slightly changes position for the next one
Gang / to gank	Go to your allies on the other line and help kill the enemy
Eveidit	Taking actions to avoid taking damage
Mansovat	Avoiding encounters with enemy characters by moving in the forest
Byte / Byte	Trying to trick a frag into a trap
Kite / Kite	Attack the enemy and slow them down, distracting them
Harass	Attack the character periodically
Nuke	A spell that deals a lot of damage in a matter of seconds.
AoE	Spells that cast over an area
Mill	A blow or spell that stuns an enemy when cast.
First Blood	First kill in the match
Chase	Chasing down an enemy with the hope of making a kill
Show / show off	Damage an enemy with spells in order to provoke them into reckless actions
Stack creeps	Pull neutral creeps away at a certain minute to spawn new ones in their place
Make a diversion	Pull neutral creeps to allied creeps to get them out of the lane
Backdoor	A mechanic where enemy buildings cannot be destroyed unless there are allied creeps near them.
Glyph	A protection that is activated on creeps and towers, making them invulnerable.
Ruth / Numbness	Interrupts movement, preventing movement, but items and abilities can be used.
Silence	An effect that prevents a character from using abilities.
Silencing	An effect that prohibits the use of items
Exhaustion	Disables the effect of passive abilities
Impotence	The effect prohibits attacking.
Fear / Fear	The effect disables the ability to control the character for a certain time.

General words

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Word	What does it mean
Passive	A passive ability of a character that does not need to be activated.
Aspects	Additional modifications for each hero that can be selected before the game starts. They are used for different play styles.
Innate ability	Individual character passive ability
Highground	An elevated position where you have a chance of missing enemy attacks.
Lowground	Lowland, where you can miss the enemy
Miss / overshoot	The Miss Effect
Laning	Early game, 0 to 15 minutes
Mid game	Middle of the game from 15 to 30 minutes
Late game / Late	Late game, after 30 minutes
Buyback	Possibility of redemption after death
Consumables	Starting items that are used in the first minutes of the game
HP	Green health bar on the character
Mana	Blue bar in the character menu that is consumed when using spells
Secret shop	A shop outside the base where you can buy some things
Right Click	Right mouse click
Fight / to fight	A battle or skirmish between several characters
Exp / experience	The bonus that a hero receives after killing creeps or heroes
Armor	Character armor

Rune Designations

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Word	What does it mean
Rune	A special item on the map that gives bonuses
Hasta	This is a rune of acceleration, which temporarily increases the hero’s movement speed to maximum.
DD	This is a double damage rune. It increases the hero’s white damage by two times.
Bounty	This is a rune of wealth. It adds gold to allied heroes.
Regen	This is a regeneration rune. For a certain period of time, the hero under its effect receives health and mana regeneration.
Invisible	This is a rune of invisibility. For a certain period of time it makes the owner invisible.
Illusions	This is a rune of illusions. Creates 2 illusions of the character.
Magic	This is a rune of magic. Reduces skill cooldowns and mana consumption.
Shield	This is a shield rune. Grants a barrier that depends on the character’s health.
Wisdom	Rune of Wisdom grants additional experience to the hero and the lowest level ally
Water	Rune of Water restores a small amount of health and mana.

Designations of objects

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Consumable items

Word	original name	What does it mean
TPshka / Scroll	Town Portal Scroll	An item that allows you to teleport to any of your towers or bases.
Claret	Clarity	It temporarily restores the hero’s mana regen.
Farik	Faerie Fire	A consumable item that instantly increases health upon activation.
Obs/ward	Observer Ward	An item that, when placed, provides visibility to a specific area of ​​the map.
Center / center	Sentry Ward	An item that allows you to see invisible heroes
Mangus	Mango	An item that instantly increases mana when activated.
Tango / Tangus / Peas	Tango	A consumable item that, when used, causes the character to eat wood, increasing health regeneration.
Salva/hilka/flaska	Healing Salve	An item that increases health regeneration over time.
Dusts / dust	Dust of Appearance	An item that when used allows you to highlight invisible units.
Grenade	Blood Grenade	A consumable item that can be thrown into an area. Upon use, it deals damage to the enemy and slows them.
Smoke	Smoke of Deceit	When used, makes allies and subordinate units invisible to enemies and increases their movement speed.
A drop	Infused Raindrops	Protects the hero from some magical damage.
Bottle	Bottle	An item with charges that restores health and mana. Refilled by a rune or at a fountain.
Shard	Aghanim’s Shard	Improves an existing ability of the hero or gives him a new one
Lotus	Healing Lotus	Appears in the Lotus Pond. Consumable that restores health and mana when used. Combines 3 into a Magnificent Lotus.
Magnificent Lotus	Great Healing Lotus	It is assembled from 3 lotuses
More magnificent lotus	Greater Healing Lotus	Assembled from 2 magnificent lotuses or 6 lotuses
Head of cheese	Block of Cheese	Crafted from 3 Greater Lotuses and Cheese. Grants a regenerating shield.

Items from Roshan

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Word	original name	What does it mean
Aegis / Aegis	Aegis of the Immortal	Allows you to resurrect after receiving lethal damage.
Cheese	Cheese	Restores a huge amount of health and mana
Refresher shard	Refresher Shard	Resets cooldowns on abilities and items
Aganim	Aghanim’s Blessing	Improves an existing ability of the hero or gives him a new one
Roshan’s Banner	Roshan’s Banner	Placed at a selected point on the map, improving creeps

Items on attributes

Word	original name	What does it mean
Branch	Iron Branch	A common item that gives a stat boost.
Glove / Dumbbell	Gauntlets of Strength	The item adds a little to strength.
Shoes	Slippers of Agility	The item slightly increases dexterity.
Mantle	Mantle of Intelligence	The item adds a little to intelligence
Circulete	Circlet	Gives a bonus to all attributes
Belt	Belt of Strength	The item adds moderate strength.
Bracer	Band of Elvenskins	The item increases agility by a moderate amount.
Robe	Robe of the Magi	The item adds average intelligence.
Crown	Crown	Gives an average bonus to all attributes.
Axe	Ogre Axe	Provides a significant boost to strength
Blade	Blade of Alacrity	Provides a significant boost to agility
Staff	Staff of Wizardry	Gives a significant boost to intelligence
Diadem	Diadem	Gives a significant boost to all stats

Weapons items

Word	original name	What does it mean
Hatchet	Quelling Blade	Increases attack on creeps and allows you to eat trees
Brass knuckles	Knuckles Blitz	The item increases attack speed.
Ring of Protection	Ring of Protection	The item gives a small bonus to defense.
BlytheStone	Blight Stone	Adds an armor reduction effect to attacks.
Venom	Orb of Venom	When attacking, it applies a debuff to the opponent in the form of slowing down and periodic damage
Claws	Blades of Attack	Increases the owner’s attack
Chainmail	Chainmail	Provides a medium bonus to defense.
Helmet	Helm of Iron Will	Adds several units of armor and health regeneration
Small sword	Broadsword	Provides a moderate damage bonus.
Greatsword / Claymore	Claymore	Gives a bonus to damage
Javelin	Javelin	Grants attacks the ability to pass through evasion and deal magic damage.
Hammer	Mithril Hammer	Provides a significant bonus to damage.

Mystical objects

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Word	original name	What does it mean
Ring for regen	Ring of Regen	Provides a small bonus to health regeneration.
Mask	Sage’s Mask	Provides a small bonus to mana regeneration.
Sticks	Magic Stick	The item gains charges if enemies in a certain area around you use skills. Charges can be spent to restore health and mana.
A cap	Fluffy Hat	Gives a small amount of health
WindLace	Wind Lace	Adds a small amount of movement speed.
Cloaca / hood	Cloak	Adds resistance to magic
Glove	Gloves of Haste	Gives a small bonus to attack speed.
Shoe / sock / boot	Boots of Speed	Provides a significant increase to movement speed
Gem	Gem of True Sight	Allows you to see characters in invisibility within a certain radius. Can be activated at a point where it will show the hidden.
Morbitka / mask	Morbid Mask	Adds vampirism to the hero from attacks
voodoo mask	Voodoo Mask	Adds spell vampirism to the hero
Amulet	Shadow Amulet	When applied, it imposes an invisibility effect on the hero.
Guest	Ghost Scepter	After using the item, the character becomes “incorporeal”. In this state, the hero cannot be attacked, but spells deal increased damage.
Blink / Dagger	Blink Dagger	Allows you to instantly move to a selected point
Large ring for regen	Ring of Health	Adds a moderate amount of health regeneration
Mana Regen Stone	Void Stone	Adds a moderate amount of mana regeneration.

General subjects

Word	original name	What does it mean
Upgraded sticks	Magic Wand	The item gains charges if enemies in a certain area around you use skills. Charges can be spent to restore health and mana.
Zero	Null Talisman	Gives a boost to all attributes, but most of all to intelligence. Increases the amount and restoration of mana
Band / mask for agility	Wraith Band	Gives a boost to all attributes, but most of all to agility. Adds attack speed and armor.
Bar / bracelet	Bracer	Gives a boost to all attributes, but most of all to strength. Adds damage and health regen.
Soul Ring	Soul Ring	An item that allows you to convert health into mana.
Corrosion	Orb of Corrosion	Slows the enemy, deals damage over time and reduces health, mana and lifesteal regeneration.
Blade on Manaregen	Falcon Blade	Adds health, mana regen and damage
PTshka / crutch	Power Treads	A boot that allows you to switch between different attributes
Phases	Phase Boots	A boot that increases movement speed, damage and armor.
Staff	Oblivion Staff	Adds attack speed, intelligence and mana regen
Peach	Perseverance	Increases health and mana regen
Mom	Mask of Madness	Grants lifesteal and increased attack speed.
Midas	Hand of Midas	Allows you to absorb the selected unit, thereby gaining experience and gold.
House / Dominator / Helmet	Helm of the Dominator	Allows you to tame a neutral creep
Upturned house	Helm of the Overlord	Allows you to tame an ancient
Travel	Boots of Travel	Boots that provide a significant speed boost and the ability to teleport to creeps
Second / Upgraded Travels	Boots of Travel 2	Boots that add the highest speed and the ability to teleport not only to creeps, but also to heroes
Moon Shard	Moon Shard	Adds the highest attack speed, additionally increasing vision at night. Can be absorbed, the item will not take up a slot, but the bonuses will be halved.

Support Items

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Advertising

Word	original name	What does it mean
Buckler	Buckler	Adds armor to controlled units via an aura.
Basil	Ring of Basilius	Increases mana regen via aura
Hadreska	Headdress	Increases health regen via aura
Urn	Urn of Shadows	Gains charges when a nearby enemy dies. Can be used on an ally to restore health, or on an enemy to deal damage over time.
Vassel / upturned urn	Spirit Vessel
Tranquils	Tranquil Boots	A boot that gives a moderate amount of health regen when your character is not attacked.
Arcana	Arcane Boots	A boot that restores mana
Pavis	Pavise	The item can be used on yourself or an ally, provides a shield from physical attacks
Drums	Drum of Endurance	Passively and actively increases movement speed and attack speed.
Meka	Mekansm	Restores some health to yourself and allies.
Locket	Holy Locket	Gains a charge after a certain amount of time; can be cast on an ally, consuming charges to restore health and mana.
Vladik / Vladimir	Vladimir’s Offer	Adds lifesteal to the entire team
Pipe	Pipe of Insight	When activated, grants allies a magic shield in an area.
Greaves	Guardian Greaves	When activated, it restores health and mana, and also resets all debuffs on the wearer.
Drum boots	Bearing Boots	When activated, increases attack and movement speed of allies in the area of ​​effect.
Parasma	Parasma	Grants an attack a slow effect and deals damage over time.

Items of magic

Word	original name	What does it mean
Discord	Veil of Discord	When applied, places a debuff on enemies in the area that increases incoming magic damage.
Glimer	Glimmer Cape	When applied to yourself or an ally, it gives the effect of invisibility, and additionally a shield appears that blocks magical damage.
Force / stick	Force Staff	Allows you to use it on yourself, an ally or an enemy, thereby pushing them a certain distance in the direction the character is looking or going.
Lens	Aether Lens	Increases the radius of the spell.
Witch Blade	Witch Blade	Grants an attack a slow effect and deals damage over time.
Eul / wind	Eul’s Scepter of Divinity	Raises the character into the air, making them invulnerable and removing debuffs. Can be used on an enemy.
Upgraded eul	Wind Waker	Raises a character or ally into the air, allowing movement. Resets negative effects and can be used on an enemy.
Athos	Rod of Atos	Places a root effect on the enemy, preventing them from moving.
Dagon	Dagon	Deals magic damage to the target enemy, heals the owner. Can be improved by purchasing a recipe.
Orchid	Orchid Malevolence	Places a mute effect on the selected target, preventing them from using skills. After the debuff wears off, the enemy takes percentage damage.
Medal	Solar Crest	Places a shield on a target friendly unit that absorbs damage and increases attack and movement speed.
Aganim	Aghanim’s Scepter	Improves an existing ability of the hero or gives him a new one
Refresher	Refresher Orb	Resets cooldowns on spells and items
Octarine	Octarine Core	Reduces the cooldown of spells and items by a quarter.
Hex	Scythe of Vyse	Turns the enemy into a pig, unable to use items or spells.
Gleipnir	Gleipnir	Applies a root effect to the area, the enemy caught in this net cannot move

Weapon

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Word	original name	What does it mean
Crits / minor crits	Crystals	Has a certain probability of causing additional damage to the enemy.
Meteor	Meteor Hammer	When applied to an area, a meteorite falls from the sky, stunning the enemy and dealing damage over time. Can be applied to buildings.
Armlet	Armlet of Mordiggian	An activated item that adds health, strength, and damage. When active, it constantly takes away health.
Basher	Skull Basher	Allows you to stun an enemy with a normal attack.
Super Basher/Abysal	Abyssal Blade	Activated ability stuns the enemy
SB / invis	Shadow Blade	Allows you to go invisible, and when attacking in this state, it deals increased damage
Silver / upgraded SB	Silver Edge	Has a certain probability of causing additional damage to the enemy.
Desol	Desolator	Item reduces enemy armor when dealing damage with a normal attack. Improves if the enemy dies with the armor reduction effect.
BF	Battle Fury	Allows the owner to attack multiple creeps or enemies at once.
Ethereal	Ethereal Blade	We use it on allies and enemies, making them incorporeal. In this state, the hero cannot be attacked, but spells deal increased damage.
Nullifier / nullifier	Nullifier	Applies to an enemy, slowing them down and removing all buffs.
Butterfly	Butterfly	Increases the hero’s agility and increases evasion of attacks
ICD	Monkey King Bar	Increases the chance to hit an enemy and deal magic damage.
Radik	Radiance	Deals periodic fire damage around the hero, increases evasion
Buriza / Big Crits	Daedalus	Has a certain probability of causing additional damage to the enemy.
Rapier	Divine Rapier	Has two states: increases the percentage of spells and adds a large amount of damage. Will fall from the inventory after death.
Bloodthorn/upnut orchid	Bloodthorn	Silences the target, preventing them from using spells. When finished, deals a percentage of the damage previously dealt. While the target is under this effect, they cannot be missed.
Brooch	Revenant’s Brooch	When activated, it allows you to attack incorporeal targets, and the attacks deal magic damage.
Disperser / up-to-date diffusers	Disperser	Removes all debuffs from the target, increases movement speed for a while. When dealing damage with an attack, burns the enemy’s mana.
Kanda	Khanda	When casting a targeted spell on an enemy, it will deal additional damage and slow down

Armor items

Word	original name	What does it mean
VG / Vanguard	Vanguard	Regenerates health and blocks incoming damage.
BM	Blade Mail	Allows you to reflect damage that is inflicted on the character
Aeon	Aeon Disk	When the character’s health drops to the required value, the item makes him invulnerable and resets all debuffs
Booster	Soul Booster	Gives a boost to mana and health
Crimson	Crimson Guard	When activated, grants a shield against physical attacks to allies, buildings, and subordinate units in the area.
Lotus	Lotus Orb	Places a barrier on the target that reflects targeted spells and removes debuffs.
BKB	Black King Bar	Significantly increases magic resistance and removes negative effects. After using the item, the hero becomes invulnerable to some spells for a while.
Huriken / pike	Hurricane Pike	It has two ways of using: the first works as a force staff, pushing the selected target in the direction the hero is looking. The second, when used on an enemy, pushes your character away from him and 5 attacks occur without distance limitation.
Manta	Manta Style	After use, creates 2 illusions of the character, removes all negative effects
Linka	Linken’s Sphere	Reflects one targeted ability and then goes on cooldown.
Shiva	Shiva’s Guard	When used, releases a wave around the character that slows down the movement speed of enemies. Additionally, it applies a debuff that reduces the healing effect.
Tarasque	Heart of Tarrasque	Provides a significant boost to strength and health regeneration
Ribs / cuirass	Assault Cuirass	Increases armor of allies and decreases armor of enemies
Bloodstone	Bloodstone	Passively increases health and mana, as well as spell vampirism. When activated, increases vampirism by 2.5 times.

Artifacts

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Word	original name	What does it mean
Dragon Lance	Dragon Lance	Increases attack range for ranged characters
Sasha	Sange	Provides a moderate increase in strength, increases resistance to slowdown, regen and vampirism
Yasha	Yasha	Provides a moderate boost to agility, increases attack and movement speed.
Kaya	Kaya	Provides a moderate boost to intelligence, increases damage and lifesteal from spells, and increases mana regeneration.
Saber	Echo Sabre	Allows you to instantly deal 2 hits to a melee hero, slowing the enemy down
Lightning	Maelstrom	There is a certain chance that when attacking, the chain lightning effect is activated, the damage is distributed among all enemies.
Diffusion	Diffusal Blade	Provides a boost to agility, in addition to attacks, the effect of burning mana is applied. When used, it slows down the enemy.
Madge Slayer	Mage Slayer	Gives magic resistance, attack speed, mana recovery
Halberd	Heaven’s Halberd	Disarms the enemy for a certain amount of time.
Phylactery	Phylactery	When using a targeted ability on an enemy, it slows them down and deals additional damage.
Kaya Sasha	Kaya and Sange	Combines the bonuses of two items
Sasha Yasha	Sange and Yasha
Yasha Kaya	Yasha and Kaya
Satanic	Satanic	Greatly increases the effect of vampirism
Skadi	Eye of Skadi	Adds a character slowdown and healing reduction effect to the attack
Mjolnir / Upended Lightning	Mjollnir	Increases attack speed. There is a certain chance that chain lightning will be activated when attacking, and the damage will be distributed among all enemies.
Blink on power	Overwhelming Blink	Allows you to move to a selected point, then deals damage depending on the strength indicator
Blink for agility	Swift Blink	Allows you to move to a selected point, then increases your movement and attack speed
Arkan Blink	Arcane Blink	Allows you to move to a selected point, restoring health and mana.
Harpoon	Harpoon	Pulls the target and deals 2 hits, slowing the enemy.

Secret Shop Items

Word	original name	What does it mean
Tarasca ring	Ring of Tarrasque	Adds a moderate amount of health regeneration
Tiara	Tiara of Selemene	Provides an average amount of mana restoration.
Blue ball	Energy Booster	Adds a certain amount of mana
Ring for regen	Cornucopia	Adds mana and health regen
Red ball	Vitality Booster	Adds a certain amount of health
Pink ball	Point Booster	Adds a certain amount of mana and health
Plate	Platemail	Gives a lot of armor
Mascot	Talisman of Evasion	Adds evasion
Hyperstone	Hyperstone	Adds a high attack speed bonus.
Orba	Ultimate Orb	Adds a high stat to all attributes
Demon Age	Demon Edge	Adds average damage
Mystic staff	Mystic Staff	Adds high intelligence
River	Reaver	Adds a high strength rating
Eaglesong	Eaglesong	Adds a high dexterity rating
Sacred	Sacred Relic	Adds high damage

Neutral items

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Word	original name	What does it mean
Token	Token	An item that allows you to exchange it for a neutral item of a certain rank
1st rank
Ring of Mana	Arcane Ring	Restores a certain amount of mana
Glove	Duelist Gloves	Adds damage
Magic stone	Fairy’s Trinket	Reduces mana cost for spells and increases their damage
Bracelet	Occult Bracelet	Allows you to receive stacks that increase mana and health regeneration
Jelly	Royal Jelly	Stores charges that allow you to regenerate mana and health when used.
Seed	Seeds of Serenity	Passively adds health regeneration, when used covers an area and increases regeneration
Shovel	Trusty Shovel	Allows you to dig up consumables or a wealth rune.
Brush	Broom Handle	Increases attack range for melee characters
Brooch	Faded Broach	Gives movement speed and increases mana
A spear	Lance of Pursuit	Increases damage from attacks when they hit the enemy’s back.
Piggy	Pig Pole	Transforms the character into a pig and increases movement speed
Shield	Safety Bubble	Provides a regenerating shield
Jar	Spark of Courage	Has 2 states: increases damage and armor
2nd category
Whip	Bullwhip	When used on yourself or an ally, it increases movement speed, when used on an enemy, it slows them down.
Ring	Eye of the Vizier	Decreases mana by a certain percentage, but increases spell casting range and mana regeneration.
Onion	Grove Bow	Increases attack range and speed for ranged characters.
Orb minus armor	Orb of Destruction	Reduces enemy armor when dealing damage with a normal attack and slows down the opponent.
Stat apple	Pupil’s Gift	Increases non-primary attributes by a certain amount.
Wambrace	Vambrace	Has 3 modes: ·         Strength – Increases resistance to magic ·         Dexterity – Increases attack speed ·         Intelligence – Increases damage from spells
Whisper	Whisper of the Dread	Increases spell damage, but reduces vision radius during the day.
Dragon Skin	Dragon Scale	Gives armor and the ability to set the enemy on fire
The Mantle of Evasion	Gossamer Cape	Provides the ability to reliably evade an opponent’s attack
Flashlight	Light Collector	Destroys trees around the character with a flash.
Philosopher’s Stone	Philosopher’s Stone	Subtracts a percentage from attack, but increases the amount of gold received per minute.
Spears / Projectiles	Specialist’s Array	Ranged characters launch 2 additional attacks at enemies adjacent to the main target.
Vampire Teeth	Vampire Fangs	Increases lifesteal from attacks and spells
3rd rank
Robe	Ceremonial Robe	Reduces resistance to effects and magic on enemies in a large radius.
Gauntlet	Craggy Coat	Increases armor but slows movement.
Shell	Defiant Shell	Gives a bonus to all attributes and a chance to counterattack.
Tunic	Elven Tunic	Increases attack and movement speed, evasion
Course / Nemesis	Nemesis Curse	Increases outgoing and incoming damage
Paladin’s Sword	Paladin Sword	Increases lifesteal from attacks and spells
Speed ​​Axe	Vindicator’s Axe	Provides attack speed bonus and increases resistance to slowdowns
Fire cesspool	Cloak of Flames	Increases magic resistance and sets enemies around you on fire.
Amulet	Dandelion Amulet	Increases mana and movement speed
Doubloon	Doubloon	Has 2 modes: ·         Green – increases health ·         Blue – Increases mana
Quiver	Enchanted Quiver	Increases the range of the first attack and deals magic damage.
Tusk	Ogre Seal Totem	Increases strength and allows you to jump 2 times in the direction the character is looking.
Diadem	Psychic Headband	Gives a percentage increase to intelligence and increases the range of the spell. When used on an enemy, pushes them in the opposite direction.
4th rank
Guardian of the Ancients	Ancient Guardian	Increases damage and further increases it when near the throne
Feather	Aviana’s Feather	At low health threshold, gives the character the ability to pass through obstacles
Martyr	Martyr’s Plate	Redirects magic damage taken by allies to the wearer.
Ninja Gear	Ninja Gear	Applies a smoke effect when used.
Stormcrafter	Stormcrafter	Electrocutes 2 targets around itself
Relic	Timeless Relic	Increases the duration of negative effects and spell damage.
A cap	Ascetic’s Cap	When receiving a negative effect, increases resistance to effects and slows
Hammer of Power	Havoc Hammer	Pulls enemies into a small radius and deals damage in a wave.
Breaker	Mind Breaker	Increases attack speed and applies a silence effect when dealing the first hit to an enemy.
Cell	Rattlecage	Increases armor and automatically attacks two enemies within range when damaged.
Telescope	Telescope	Reduces scan cooldown and increases attack range and ability casting for allies
Cloak of invisibility	Trickster Cloak	Increases magic and damage resistance, and when used, imposes an invisibility effect.
5th rank
Apex	Apex	Significantly increases the primary attribute value
Book of Shadows	Book of Shadows	Can be cast on self, ally or enemy. When cast, creature cannot be targeted for attack.
Force boots	Force Boots	Increases health regeneration and movement speed, and pushes the character forward when used.
Lamp	Magic Lamp	When the wearer’s health threshold is low, it dispels negative effects and restores health.
Pirate hat	Pirate Hat	Gives a huge boost to attack speed, digs up a gold rune when used
Upgraded desolator	Stygian Desolator	Attacks reduce enemy armor and increase damage
Sorcerer’s Armor	Arcanist’s Armor	Returns a percentage of damage taken
Nekra	Book of the Dead	Summons 4 creatures to fight on the owner’s side.
Giant’s Ring	Giant’s Ring	Increases the size of the character model and allows it to pass through obstacles
Mirror Shield	Mirror Shield	Reflects a targeted spell back at an opponent.
The Predictive Stone	Seer Stone	Provides an overview of any area within the selected radius.
Jaw	Unwavering Condition	Max health can’t increase, magic resistance is almost 100%

Hero Designations

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Word	The real name of the hero
Force
Alchemist	Alchemist
Axe	Axe
BB / Hedgehog	Bristleback
Centaur	Centaur Warrunner
CC / Horse	Chaos Knight
DBshka / Valora	Dawnbreaker
Doom	Doom
DK	Dragon Knight
Zemelya / Green Spirit	Earth Spirit
Shaker	Earthshaker
Titanium	Elder Titan
Husik / Husk / Huskar	Huskar
Kunkka	Kunkka
LK / Legionka	Legion Commander
Gulya / Dog / Naix	Lifestealer
Mars	Mars
NS / Balanar / Stalker	Night Stalker
Ogre	Ogre Magi
Omnic	Omniknight
Primal	Primal Beast
Butchka / Bacher, Rudge / Pager / Judge / Hooker / Jacket / Pajero / Al Pajino / Chin chopa hook ass / Rydzh / Pudge / Pudochka / Vomit raj / Good-natured doof	Pudge
Herring	Slardar
Bara / Baratrum	Spirit Breaker
Sven	Sven
Taidukha / Tide / Watermelon	Tidehunter
Saucepan / Timber	Timbersaw
Stone / TinyAirlines	Tiny
Wood / Log / Trent	Treant Protector
Walrus / Tusik / Tusk / Tusk	Tusk
Pitlord	Underlord
Zombie / Homeless	Undying
King/ Papich / VK	Wraith King
Dexterity
Anti-creep / Magina / Anti-Mag	Anti-Mage
Ark	Arc Warden
BS / Seeker / Bloodseeker	Bloodseeker
Gondor / BH / Bounty Hunter	Bounty Hunter
Bonik/Bonfletcher/Clinkz	Clinkz
Traxa / Drovka	Drow Ranger
Amber / Xin	Ember Spirit
Void / Faceless	Faceless Void
Helicopter / Gyro / Gyrocopter	Gyrocopter
Squirrel	Hoodwink
Jaga / Yurnero / Juggernaut	Juggernaut
Moon	Luna
Medusa / Duza	Medusa
Mipo	Meepo
Monkey / MK	Monkey King
Voditsa / Morph / Morphling	Morphling
Naga	Naga Siren
Mortra / Pashka / Phantomka	Phantom Assassin
PL / Phantom	Phantom Lancer
Razor / Rosette	Razor
Rat / Ricky	Riki
Nevermore / SF	Shadow Fiend
Fish	Slark
Snipe / Sniper / Grandfather	Sniper
Spectra	Spectre
Lanaya / Tashka / Templar	Templar Assassin
Illidan / Terror	Terrorblade
Troll	Troll Warlord
She-bear / Ursa	Ursa
Viper / Viper	Viper
Beetle / Weaver	Weaver
Intelligence
AA / Icicle / Ice cube	Ancient Apparition
CMka / Relay / Kristalka	Crystal Maiden
Kroba / Bansha / Prophetka	Death Prophet
Diz / Thrall / Disruptor	Disruptor
Goat / Encha	Enchantress
Makeup	Grimstroke
Jakiros / THD	Jakiro
Boiler / Keeper / Boiler	Keeper of the Light
Leshy	Leshrac
Lich	Lich
Lina	Lina
Lyon / Demonvich	Lion
Muerta	Dead
Furion / Prophet	Nature’s Prophet
Necrodead / Nekr	Necrophos
Oracle / Oracle	Oracle
Destr / OD / Destroyer	Outworld Destroyer
Quopa / Akasha	Queen of Pain
Rubik / Ruben	Rubick
SD / Demon	Shadow Demon
Rasta / Shaman	Shadow Shaman
Salo / Silencer	Silencer
Rooster / Skye	Skywrath Mage
Storm / Panda	Storm Spirit
Tinker	Tinker
Warlock	Warlock
VD / HIV / Witch Doctor	Witch Doctor
Zeus	Zeus
Station wagons
Abba / Abadon	Abaddon
Bane / Bathhouse	Bane
Rexxar / Beast / Beastmaster	Beastmaster
Pivas / Belly / Brewmaster	Brewmaster
Bruda / Mother / Spider	Broodmother
Chen	Chen
Clockwork / Keymaster / Clockwerk	Clockwork
DS / Darksir	Dark Seer
Fork / Fairy / Fairy / Mireska	Dark Willow
Dazzle	Dazzle
Enigma	Enigma
Wizard / Walker / Invok / Invoker / Pianist	Invoker
Wisp / Ball / Io / Ten	Io
Bear / Druid	Lone Druid
Wolf / Lycan	Lycan
Magnus / Cow	Magnus
Marcy / Anime girl	Marcie
Potma / Mirana	Mirana
Nyx / Anubarak	Nyx Assassin
Pango/Pangolier	Pangolier
Phoenix	Phoenix
SK / Scorpio / Sand King	Sand King
Granny / Snapka	Snapfire
Miner / Heat / Tekis	Techies
Venga	Vengeful Spirit
Broom / Venya / Venomancer	Venomancer
Makeup / Gargoyle	Visage
Void Spirit / Inai	Void Spirit
VRka / Redhead / Windra	Windranger
Wyvern	Winter Wyvern