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Welcome to our comprehensive Kez guide. We’ve been looking at high level games to see how the pro’s are playing him, to make sure you can win those double-downs without question! Kez is one of the harder heroes, that’s why this Kez guide will teach you everything you need to know to make “the Invoker of carries” work. While Kez’s kit offers a lot of flexibility we recommend that you play him in the carry role, and this guide willmore

It seems that Valve is struggling to get their new hero right. A day after his release he got buffed, and four days later Kez gets nerfed. Poor bird can't catch a break. The results of the Kez nerfs are already hitting the hero hard. He's gone from a 49% win rate to a 43% and likely won't be going much higher. But were the nerfs justified? Kez nerfed before he hits 50% win rate Kez was released to underwhelmingmore

Team Falcons have claimed victory over BetBoom Team (3-1) in the DreamLeague Season 24 grand final, claiming a $300.000 prize, and solidifying their place as the most dominant team in the 2024 season. Dreamleague season 24 had an unconventional format, having two separate group stages (one with 2 groups of 8, and then another group of 8 consisting of the top 4 teams from either group). But Falcons seemed to not feel the competitive fatigue as they cruised through anothermore

Team Secret has revealed their Dota 2 roster for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. The team is led by veteran and founder Clement "Puppey" Ivanov. The rest of the squad consists of relatively new and unknown players. The recruited players continue a trend that Team Secret has had for years. Focusing on upcoming stars from Eastern Europe and Asia. While these players have been in the scene for a few years, they are still inexperienced to the highest level of competitivemore

Kez was released on November 8th to...mixed results. The Dota 2 community loved the hero's complexity and character. However, his overall gameplay, while fun, was fairly underwhelming. The hero debuted with 36% win rate, the lowest among all heroes in the game. Valve quickly recognized the problem with the hero and gave Kez several buffs 24 hours after his release. Let's talk about why that happened and it's impact on the hero. Three reasons Kez deserved a few buffs Kezmore

The world woke up to sad news today. Tony Todd passed away yesterday at the age of 69 at his home in Los Angeles. The actor's career spanned nearly 40 years, with a prolific presence in movies, television, games, and Broadway. In the Dota 2 world, Tony Todd is most well known for voicing several characters with deep baritone voices. This includes Viper, Night Stalker, and Dragon Knight. He also voiced the dragon Slyrak in the animated show Dota: Dragon'smore

Kez is here! The newest hero in Dota 2, and the community has been buzzing with excitement and confusion. Designed as a high-skill-cap melee agility hero with 2 weapon layouts, he's been making waves in pubs. With a win rate hovering at a rough 37% in pub matches, Kez has officially joined the list of new heroes who struggle out of the gate. Is the hero undertuned or are players just struggling to figure out how this complex hero works?more

DreamLeague tournaments have often been the kryptonite of  Team Liquid. In recent DreamLeague tournaments, they couldn't even make it out of the initial group stage. However, DreamLeague Season 24 played out differently for them. While Team Liquid successfully advanced past the first group stage, they were unable to shake off their struggles in the second round. As a result, BetBoom Team delivered the final knockout blow to Team Liquid. BetBoom Team bounced back hard in second group stage BetBoom Team andmore

Michał "Nisha" Jankowski shared his list of the strongest mid heroes in Dota 2 patch 7.37d. The recent International winner discussed which heroes he thinks are worth picking and why, along with which rising star isn't worth his time. Nisha and the rest of Team Liquid are competing in the second group stage, with the goal of making it to the playoffs for the all important EPT points to qualify for the Esports World Cup. Nisha" You cannot counter Invokermore

Team Falcons were one of the most dominant teams of last season. Although they failed to secure two prestigious trophies, the Riyadh Masters and The International 2024, they still finished among the top five in both tournaments. However, after TI 13, some teams have begun to figure them out. Despite this, the Falcons have been putting on top-notch performances. At DreamLeague Season 24, even without their coach, Team Falcons have only dropped one series so far in the second groupmore

The Dota 2 world received a bombshell announcement today. North American team Nouns has announced they are leaving the competitive scene. This puts the NA region in an odd spot, with no prominent team to represent them in future tournaments. With Shopify Rebellion rebuilding the squad and no Quincy Crew or Evil Geniuses around. Nouns' middling success Since it's inception, Nouns struggled to find a place in the Dota 2 competitive scene. The team secured a third place finish inmore

MMR has been in Dota 2 ever since Ranked was released. And although numeral changes have been introduced to the parameters that decide who matches with who, the essence remains the same: you win to gain points and lose MMR by losing matches. When Dota 2 first launched MMR, reaching 6k was considered elite, while 7k was almost unheard of. Today, numbers are rising faster than ever, and not everyone is happy about this! A quick history of MMR Here’smore

Gaimin Gladiators is going through a tumultuous phase. With Anton "dyrachyo" Shkredov leaving the squad, the gladiators are adjusting to  new carry Alimzhan "watson" Islambekov. So far the team's results have been mixed, with an eight place finish in BetBoom Dacha Belgrade. After getting a draw against BetBoom Team, Erik "tOfu" Engel sat down to discus how the team is playing, what heroes Watson brings to the table, and what they need to improve on. tOfu: "We're playing kinda bad individuallymore

DreamLeague Season 24 has officially kicked off. There were many highly anticipated series, and one of them was between Team Liquid and Gaimin Gladiators. Both teams have faced each other numerous times in the past. Gaimin Gladiators used to lead in terms of wins, Team Liquid, on the other hand, hold the edge in prestige, having emerged victorious in their most recent encounter at the TI13 grand finals. Since that match, both teams have undergone roster shuffles, introducing new facesmore

Team Falcons and Tundra Esports have been running into each other a lot recently. The two teams had an incredible grand final in BetBoom Dacha Belgrade followed by an opening match in less than a day after. After breaking even in their series, Jingjun "Sneyking" Wu, discussed how it feels to play an opponent so often, how to beat specific heroes, and his feelings on facing former teammates. Sneyking had to play Tundra twice in less than 24 hours Sincemore

DreamLeague Season 24 is set to start in a few hours. The tournament will officially kick off the ESL One Pro Tour Season 3. It is also the second tier 1 Dota 2 tournament, which will take place after The International 2024. Like its predecessors hosted by ESL One, the tournament will feature a million-dollar prize pool. What is DreamLeague Season 24? The tournament is the twenty-fourth iteration of the online tournament hosted by ESL One. It is part ofmore

Team Liquid recently had their most successful season yet. They finally overcame their demons and immortalized their names on the prestigious Aegis of Champions at The International 2024. After the tournament, they underwent a roster shuffle. With their offlane player, Neta "33" Shapira, parting ways with the team, they brought in Jonáš "SabeRLight-" Volek as their newest offlaner. This new version of Team Liquid made its debut at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024. However, despite some brilliant showing at the groupmore

The playoffs of BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 have begun, and despite a couple of technical difficulties, the first set of quarterfinal series were thrilling. One of the most anticipated matchups of the day was the rematch of The International 2024 lower bracket finals: Gaimin Gladiators versus Tundra Esports. Both teams had new faces on their rosters since their last encounter at TI, with Tundra having made more significant changes. Gaimin won their previous meeting, but this time, Tundra claimed revenge.more

Team Liquid ended last season on a high note. They overcame their demons at The International 2024 (TI 13), with a little help from then-former TI champion, Neta "33" Shapira. As a result, they successfully immortalized their names on the Aegis of Champions. The victory also solidified 33's legacy, making him a two-time TI champion. Shortly after TI 13, 33 parted ways with Team Liquid and rejoined his former team, Tundra Esports. Consequently, Liquid recruited a new offlaner, Jonáš "SabeRLight-"more

PARIVISION, has announced their return to Dota (after a brief stint in 2022 with a roster that included 9pasha and Immersion), guided by the experienced coach Filipe "Astini" Astini, known for his work with teams like Cloud9 and his deep involvement in the South American Dota scene. In a recent YouTube update, Astini shared key details about the roster shuffle and his vision for PARIVISION's future. Pre-TI Roster Shifts Already in Motion Astini had briefly worked with C9 before theymore