DOTA 2 belongs to a genre that has been constituted as MOBA - Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. In these types of games, there is usually a map with two sides of conflict battling each other either in a team deathmatch or a perpetual siege of each other’s bases. Dota 2 stems from a classical RTS format of Warcraft 3 and bears some resemblance to heroic campaigns of that game. One of the strategic elements of those hero skirmishes is the inventory, which allows your character to carry items boosting their stats.
In today’s read, we’ll look at the range of all the items in Dota 2 obtainable in-game and take a closer look at several items which has been proven to be extra-useful.
How to obtain Dota 2 items?
Items are necessary to improve your survivability and lethality during a match. To say it as simply as one can, there are two main methods of getting all Dota 2 items during your play - you either buy them or loot them from killed monsters. The division doesn’t end there, however, and it needs a bit more explaining.
Let’s dissect buying items first. Killing enemy critters, heroes and hostile jungle monsters is rewarded with gold, which is also divided into reliable gold and unreliable gold, but let’s not focus on that now - most importantly, unreliable gold is spent first. You can buy items in three places - at your base’s fountain, at general merchants on outer lanes and at a secret merchant. Most of the items can be bought at the fountain, along with previewing recipes for higher-grade items. Some of those component items can be only bought at the secret shop within the map’s jungle. You can send a courier to get them for you.
When it comes to dropping items, there are certain items that can drop from neutral critters in between the lanes. There are also three items specifically dropped by Roshan, the game’s boss, and they are Aegis Of The Immortal, Cheese and Refresher Shard.
You can find a list of all Dota 2 items on
Recipe: Point Booster + Staff Of Wizardry + Ogre Axe + Blade Of Alacrity
Price: 4200
A powerful magic item granting + 10 to all stats, +175 health and mana, and upgrades each heroes’ abilities in a unique way. It can also be turned into an enchantment for an additional 1800 - it then doesn’t boost stats but also is stuck to your hero without occupying the inventory slot. Just to name a few changes it brings to heroes - Brewmaster’s split elementals each gain a new ability with its help, Invoker has a decreased cooldown on all of his spells, turns Nightstalker’s Void ability into an AoE spell or adds another randomly-attacking turret to the Gyrocopter. It’s a great booster to whatever hero you’re playing, but surely you need to weigh on the bonus and use it wisely.
These items should show what is the logic behind equipping your hero. In Dota 2 all items combined provide limitless options.
Summary
In brief, we’ve explained the general rules of items, showed you how to view all items in Dota 2 and in what way you can obtain them during a match. Hopefully, it will be a good gateway for your further learning of the game and creating your first strategies.