How Dota 2 Match Play Works
Dota 2 is Valve's five-versus-five strategy game, built around destroying the opposing Ancient while defending your own. Each side chooses heroes with distinct roles, then earns gold and experience through lanes, camps and objectives. We present match context around draft choices, towers, Roshan and map control, so you can read the game beyond the final result. The changing pace between early lanes
and late team fights makes each fixture different.