https://dota2news.com/ Daily Dota 2 news: patches, pro scene, esports and community. Windranger reports. en Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:18:00 GMT https://dota2news.com/img/brand/logo-512.pnghttps://dota2news.com/ https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-match-of-the-week-cyberhero-vs-huligani-pari-universe-closed-qu/ https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-match-of-the-week-cyberhero-vs-huligani-pari-universe-closed-qu/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:18:00 GMT Kevin Esports A 76-minute game, a huge comeback and a fast finish. This was the most exciting series of the week. https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-tidehunter-arcana-maw-of-the-megalodon/ https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-tidehunter-arcana-maw-of-the-megalodon/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:20:00 GMT Kevin Community & Events Tidehunter finally has his first Arcana. Maw of the Megalodon turns him into a giant shark, and here is how you can get it. https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-valve-trove-of-terror-new-arcanas-roshan-tormentor/ https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-valve-trove-of-terror-new-arcanas-roshan-tormentor/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:18:00 GMT Kevin Community & Events The new treasure chest is available now. It has fifteen item sets, two Arcanas, and a scary new look for Roshan. https://dota2news.com/news/blasterbl-beat-cyberhero-2-1-pari-universe-by-fissure-closed-qualifier/ https://dota2news.com/news/blasterbl-beat-cyberhero-2-1-pari-universe-by-fissure-closed-qualifier/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:03:00 GMT Kevin Esports CyberHero came back from a 20,453 gold deficit in game 2, but Blasterbl won the other two games easily and took the series. https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-roster-moves-of-the-week-level-up-players-join-cyberhero/ https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-roster-moves-of-the-week-level-up-players-join-cyberhero/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:18:00 GMT Kevin Pro Scene Level UP lost four players and a coach in one day. One day later, they all appeared at CyberHero. Here are all 9 moves of the week. https://dota2news.com/news/who-is-behind-dota2news-kevin-claudio-windranger/ https://dota2news.com/news/who-is-behind-dota2news-kevin-claudio-windranger/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:44:00 GMT Kevin Community & Events We are Kevin and Claudio, two Dota players from Germany. We have played since DotA 1 on Warcraft III, about 20 years now, and we built Dota2 News because we love the pro scene. https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-hoodwink-most-picked-hero-29-picks-patch-7-41f/ https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-hoodwink-most-picked-hero-29-picks-patch-7-41f/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:18:00 GMT Kevin Patches & Meta Hoodwink leads the pro picks, but Bounty Hunter is banned in 48 games. Here is what pro teams pick, ban and win with on patch 7.41f. https://dota2news.com/news/dota2news-is-live-daily-dota-2-news-made-by-players/ https://dota2news.com/news/dota2news-is-live-daily-dota-2-news-made-by-players/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:15:00 GMT Kevin Community & Events Dota2 News is officially open! Every day we serve you the top Dota 2 news, easy to understand and with every source linked. https://dota2news.com/news/this-week-in-dota-blast-slam-8-playoffs-parivision-spirit/ https://dota2news.com/news/this-week-in-dota-blast-slam-8-playoffs-parivision-spirit/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:23:00 GMT Kevin Esports The BLAST Slam VIII playoffs in Malta start on Thursday, Oct 8. Six teams are left, and famous teams like Team Liquid and NAVI did not make it. https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-team-spirit-beat-team-yandex-playoff-field-set/ https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-team-spirit-beat-team-yandex-playoff-field-set/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:26:00 GMT Kevin Esports Team Yandex lost a series for the first time this season. All six teams for the playoffs in Malta are now confirmed. https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-gamerlegion-eliminate-team-liquid/ https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-gamerlegion-eliminate-team-liquid/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:28:00 GMT Kevin Esports GamerLegion beat Team Liquid 2-0 on Friday, October 2, and knocked them out of BLAST Slam VIII. The North American underdogs now play LGD Gaming today for a playoff spot in Malta. https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-aurora-beat-team-liquid-group-d/ https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-aurora-beat-team-liquid-group-d/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:42:00 GMT Kevin Esports Aurora Gaming beat Team Liquid 2-1 on Thursday, October 1, and are into the playoffs of BLAST Slam VIII. Liquid get one last chance: they must beat GamerLegion on Friday, or they go home. https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-navi-eliminated-team-nemesis/ https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-navi-eliminated-team-nemesis/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:23:00 GMT Kevin Esports NAVI were eliminated from BLAST Slam VIII on Sept 30 after Team Nemesis beat them 2-1 in Group B's losers' match. Three days earlier, NAVI finished second at PGL Wallachia Season 9. https://dota2news.com/news/nisha-leaves-team-liquid-midone-blast-slam-8/ https://dota2news.com/news/nisha-leaves-team-liquid-midone-blast-slam-8/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:28:00 GMT Kevin Pro Scene Team Liquid announced on Monday, Sept 28, that mid laner Michał "Nisha" Jankowski has left the team to take a break from competitive Dota 2. One day later, stand-in MidOne helped Liquid beat Yakult Brothers 2-1 at BLAST Slam VIII. https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-team-spirit-playoffs-betboom-og/ https://dota2news.com/news/blast-slam-8-team-spirit-playoffs-betboom-og/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:52:00 GMT Kevin Esports Team Spirit swept 1win 2-0 on Wednesday to win Group B and become the first team into the BLAST Slam VIII playoffs in Malta. Earlier in the day, BetBoom Team beat OG 2-1 after a deciding game that ran for 87 minutes. https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-player-count-ti-2026-best-month-since-2016/ https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-player-count-ti-2026-best-month-since-2016/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:49:00 GMT Kevin Community & Events Dota 2 averaged 617,078 concurrent players on Steam in August 2026, the month The International returned to Shanghai, its highest monthly average since October 2016. September has cooled off, but the game still sits well above its spring low. https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-patch-7-41f-treant-shadow-fiend-nerfs-pro-drafts/ https://dota2news.com/news/dota-2-patch-7-41f-treant-shadow-fiend-nerfs-pro-drafts/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:47:00 GMT Kevin Patches & Meta Valve released Dota 2 gameplay patch 7.41f on Tuesday, September 15, with nerfs to Treant Protector, Shadow Fiend, Lina, Keeper of the Light and lifesteal items. Two weeks later, Treant has all but vanished from pro drafts. https://dota2news.com/news/pgl-wallachia-season-9-team-yandex-sweep-navi/ https://dota2news.com/news/pgl-wallachia-season-9-team-yandex-sweep-navi/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:35:00 GMT Kevin Esports Team Yandex swept Natus Vincere 3-0 in the PGL Wallachia Season 9 grand final in Bucharest on Sunday, September 27, and took home $300,000. New offlaner ATF won his first event with the team, and Yandex dropped only two games all tournament. https://dota2news.com/news/team-spirit-collapse-miposhka-break-post-ti-2026-roster-shuffle/ https://dota2news.com/news/team-spirit-collapse-miposhka-break-post-ti-2026-roster-shuffle/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT Kevin Pro Scene Team Spirit announced on Sept 21 that offlaner Collapse and coach Miposhka are taking a break, four weeks after the club won The International 2026. Batyuk and Illidan replace them, and the rest of the pro scene has been just as busy.