How long is a Dota 2 game?

Why does a Dota 2 game take so long?

A game of Dota 2 ends only when one team destroys the other team's Ancient, the big building in its base. There is no time limit.

On the way, both teams have to break towers and barracks, and a team that is behind can still come back. That is why a game can be over in 20 minutes or go on for more than an hour.

Are Dota 2 games shorter in higher ranks?

Yes, a little. We counted 470,417 ranked games of the last day. Herald games took the longest, 42:50 minutes on average. Divine games were the fastest with 39:41.

The average over all medals is 41:44 minutes. The numbers come from OpenDota and are counted again every day.

How long is a Dota 2 Turbo game?

Turbo is a faster game mode: heroes get more gold and experience, so the game moves quicker. A Turbo game takes 25:55 minutes on average, much shorter than a ranked game.

How long are pro Dota 2 games?

Pro games of the top teams take 41:58 minutes on average (352 games in our data). The longest one in our data took 77:18 minutes.

A pro match is a series of games: in a best of three, the first team to win two games wins. So a whole series can take more than two hours. Read how Dota 2 tournaments work for the formats.

How many Dota 2 games end in under 30 minutes?

Only 9% of ranked games end in under 30 minutes. 19% take longer than 50 minutes, and 5% longer than an hour.

So if you start a ranked game, plan about 42 minutes, plus a few minutes to find the match and pick your hero.

What is the longest Dota 2 game?

There is no time limit, so a game can go on for hours. The longest ranked game of the last 24 days took 133:59 minutes, that is 2 hours and 13 minutes. The ten players had an average Ancient medal.

Very long games are rare, but they happen every day: in the last day, 235 ranked games went past 90 minutes and 4 past two hours. These are the longest ranked games we counted:

#	Length	Medal	Day	Match
1	133:59	Ancient	Oct 31	OpenDota
2	133:48	Guardian	Oct 13	OpenDota
3	133:28	Archon	Oct 31	OpenDota
4	133:17	Ancient	Oct 11	OpenDota
5	132:26	Crusader	Nov 3	OpenDota
6	132:15	Archon	Oct 11	OpenDota
7	132:14	Archon	Oct 21	OpenDota
8	132:07	Legend	Oct 25	OpenDota
9	131:59	Archon	Oct 20	OpenDota
10	131:45	Legend	Oct 21	OpenDota

The longest ranked All Pick games of the last 24 days, minutes : seconds. Medal = the average medal of the ten players. Source: OpenDota, counted again every day.