Dota 2 cheats and tips

 Dota 2

Submitted by: David K.

Practice Game Cheats

Start a Pratice Game, then go to Game Setup and choose "Enable Cheats." Once in the game,

simply enter the following commands in the Chat window along with a parameter if required 

(do not include the square brackets).

Password                   Effect

-lvlup [X]                   - Gain X levels up to 25; negative values not                                         allowed.

-levelbots [X]               - All bots gain X levels; negative values not                                             allowed.

-gold [X]                        - Gain X amount of gold up to 16383; 

                                   note that negative values are in fact allowed.

-item [item code]            - Gain item (see list of Item Codes).

-givebots [item code]        - All bots gain this item (see list of Item Codes).

-refresh                     - Fully restore player health and mana, renews cooldowns.

-respawn                 - Moves player back to fountain, respawning if dead.

-startgame               - Sets timer to 0:00 and jumps to first                                                     creepspawn.

-spawncreeps             - Spawn a wave of creeps.

-spawnneutrals           - Spawns/respawns neutral creeps.

-disablecreepspawn       - Prevents creeps from spawning in lanes.

-enablecreepspawn        - Enables creeps to spawn in lanes.

-spawnrune               - Spawns random rune at one of the two rune                                         spots.

-killcreeps              - Supposedly kills all creeps.

-clearwards              - Destroys all Observer wards.

-dumpbots                - Displays status of all players and bots in current game.

-wtf                     - All skills and items have no mana costs and cooldown.

-unwtf                   - Restore mana costs and cooldown to all skill and items.

-allvision               - Enables map vision of both Radiant and Dire factions.

-normalvision            - Reverts map vision to default. 

Cancelling attack animations

*During an attack your Hero typically executes two stages of animation; the first when 

 executing the actual attack, and the second is "follow-up" after damage has been applied.

*The first animation stage must always complete itself, but you can actually "cancel" out

 of the second animation stage simply by moving if you are a physical attacker, or by 

 ordering your Hero to "Stop" if you are using a casting ability.

*In the case of physical attacks, cancelling the follow-up animation lets you stay on the

 move after attacking but for casters it actually keeps you from using the ability, saving

 you from using mana for the ability and having it go into cooldown.

Tips

Below is a collection of helpful tips you should know for Dota 2.

* Bottle Refill Trick - You can refill your Bottle without Bottle crowing or going back to your

  fountain. To do this, immediately give your Bottle to an Ally who has teleported near you from 

  a fountain. This fills your bottle, due to the fountain buff lingering briefly after after the 

  other player has left the fountain. Use a TP scroll, Keeper of the Light Recall, Nature's 

  Prophet Teleportation, or recall on Lone Druid Spirit Bear to help refill an ally's Bottle.

* Denying Allied Heroes - This prevents the enemy from gaining any gold or experience from the 

  kill. You are able to deny your allies under two conditions: one, they are under the effect 

  of a poison ability such as Doom's Doom or Queen of Pain's Shadow Spike; two, your ally is 

  under a certain percentage of health. A-Click to deny an ally. Allies will still lose unreliable

  gold upon death.

* Losing Tower Aggro - Towers have attack priority that decides what they hit. If you are dying 

  and want a tower to stop attacking you, A-click an allied unit. The Tower should change targets

  as long as other units are within range.

* Bottle Spam in Fountain - Bottles refill automatically and instantly in fountains, so spam 

  your Bottle to heal faster. The faster you can heal in a fountain, the faster you can get 

  back out to battle!

* Buy Before You Die - Be aware that you lose unreliable gold when you die. If you know death

  is imminent, access the shop and quickly buy your next item. The item will be waiting in your

  stash when you respawn!

* Armlet Toggle - Armlet of Mordiggian toggling can help you survive in situations where you 

  would normally die. Turning it on gives a +25 strength bonus and increases your health. The 

  armlet drains health while in use, so you what you want to do is turn off the armlet with 

  lower HP and then quickly toggle it back on, granting you a health boost. The cooldown period

  is 2 seconds. An armlet that has been turned off drops your HP for a brief moment, so be sure

  you aren't taking damage over time and make sure you're not about to sustain an injury from 

  an attack.

* Drop Attribute Items to Get Restorative Bonuses - When you're looking to restore health or 

  mana, drop items that grant attribute boosts. Then use your restore. Doing so will give you a

  higher amount of health/mana in your pool, once the items are back in your inventory. From the

  percentage-based health/mana gauges, you receive a very helpful bonus. Items can be picked up 

  or destroyed by other heroes, though, so do be mindful of your surroundings before you drop.