- Game Hint
- Holding ^gCONTROL ^ * while using the shop will display recipe scrolls instead of the item , allowing you to quickly purchase the recipe .
- While using an ability , you can hold ^gSHIFT ^ * and select another ability to put it in your ability queue . As soon as the first ability has completed the next ability will fire immediately after .
- You can attack your own creeps when they are low health . If you kill them it results in a "deny " and surrounding enemies get much less experience than they would normally .
- If you attack your tower when it is low and destroy it , the enemy team gets much less gold than if they had destroyed it themselves .
- Typing /matchup or /ma ingame will print a list of all the players , heroes , levels , and player colors .
- You can sell an item from your stash by holding ^gSHIFT ^ * and ^gCONTROL ^ * when ^gRIGHT ^gCLICKING ^ * an item .
- You can quickly transfer an item between your stash and inventory by holding ^gCONTROL ^ * and ^gRIGHT ^gCLICKING ^ * the item .
- Lost track of where your hero is ? Tapping the ^gC ^ * key will center the screen on your hero .
- Magic Armor reduces the damage you take from Magic damage , which includes many spells and abilities .
- Try to always have at least one Homecoming Stone . You never know when you 'll need to help defend the other side of the map or use it to avoid being ganked .
- Holding ground ( ^gH ^ * by default ) will stop your hero from attacking or moving , allowing you to time last hits with more precision .
- You can quickly share control of a courier with other players by clicking the small arrows above their pictures on the left side of the screen .
- Wards of Sight are an inexpensive way to gain a large advantage over opponents by watching where they go and who they are with .
- In the beginning of the game , never leave the base without a way to heal yourself .
- Kongor respawns 10 minutes after he is killed and reclaims the Token of Life if it has not been used .
- Kongor drops the Token of Life when killed . The Token resurrects the holder instantly when they die , but is consumed in the process .
- Fear the Chiprel !
- A special powerup spawns every two minutes in the river and can grant you movement speed , invisibility , regeneration , double damage , or illusions .
- Neutral creeps respawn every minute as long as nothing is nearby .
- You can sell back an item for a full refund as long as it is within 15 seconds of when you bought it .
- Killing the entire enemy team is called a Genocide .
- At the beginning of the game you cannot take many hits before dying , so make sure to stay behind your creeps and not take much damage .
- When the opposing team has heroes with invisibility , use Dust of Revelation , Wards of Revelation , or a Bound Eye to reveal them .
- Recipes are not useful on their own , you need all of the components before they will do anything for you .
- In the early game , if an enemy hero in your lane goes missing suddenly , be sure to let your team know . It can prevent them from being unexpectedly killed .
