Game Modes Typed by the blue player (usually the host) within the first 15 seconds of the game. As a general rule, the planned game mode(s) should always be included in the game name. -ap Player may pick hero from all teams' taverns. -ar All players start off with a random hero chosen out of both taverns. (The sentinel players choose first, followed by the Scourge players). -mr Mode random mode. Randomly picks a mode...>

Item Effects on Images The following is an attempt to answer people's questions about what to buy for imager heros into one topic. These heros include terrorblade, naga siren, phantom lancer and chaosknight. Some items and orb effects work on images. Some do not. Therefore to maximise the potential of your imager hero it pays to do some research. If you build your imager hero right they are amongst the most powerful late game heros in...>

Dota-Allstars Critical Strike & Bash Guide will be posted here. This guide is made by Malle from www.dota-allstars.com , all the credit belong to him. Both critical strikes and bashes stack with diminishing returns, as according to the formula: 1 - ( 1 - A ) * ( 1 - B ) * ( 1 - C ) .... ( 1 - X ) = Chance to bash / critical strike where A, B, C and so forth are the seperate chances for each item or skill that can bash / critical...>

Dota-Allstars Spell Resistance Guides will be posted here. This guide is made by gradenko_2000 from www.dota-allstars.com , all the credit belong to him. Spell resistance in DotA is a beautiful thing. It lets you take more of those nasty nukes flying towards your face and last longer in the battlefield. They're offered in three flavors: Cloak of the Planeswalker, which gives 15% more resistance Hood of Defiance, which gives 30% more...>

Dota-Allstars Attack Speed Guide will be posted here. This guide is made by Malle from www.dota-allstars.com , all the credit belong to him. ( 1 + IAS ) / BAT = Attacks Per Game Second BAT / ( 1 + IAS ) = Game Seconds Per Attack BAT is Base Attack Time: The time in seconds between attacks without any increased attack speed IAS is Increased Attack Speed: How much faster you attack (100% IAS = 1.00 IAS) Each point of...>

The way this works is that all triggered damage has two properties: attack type and damage type (well, all damage really does, but this is beside the point). Attack type is used by armor classes and includes Hero, Siege, Piercing, Normal, Spells, etc. Damage type is not actually used for calculating damage but more for determining if and how the target will be damaged. There are three main classes of damage types: Physical, Magical, and Universal....>