Dota 2's TOP 10 BEST Visually Designed HEROES

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8 2:46
7 4:40
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Rock My Emotions by Kitsune^2 • Kitsune² - Rock My Emo...
Cobalt Worm Aftermath by Grotto & Niilo Takalainen • Cobalt Worm Aftermath ...
Muerta Soundtrack by Valve Studio Orchestra • Dota 2 - Muerta Soundt...
Walk the Dinosaur by Was (Not Was) • Was (Not Was) - Walk T...
Beat of the Kosmos by Grotto & Niilo Takalainen • Noita Official Soundtr...
The Spring Carried Maple Leaves by Forklift Operator • Forklift Operator - Wa...
Aldrheim by Johan Lindgren • Aldrheim
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[@DarkRaven0000]

My top is Tiny because its such an interesting evolution from cute pebble guy to giga bearded mountain that holds a tree as a weapon

[@morfy2581]

Tiny is basically a pokemon

[@TheGreyJohnston]

Anti-mage has always looked so interesting, like everything about him makes it incredibly clear that his one defining trait is :drive. He is, from every aspect of his design, showing clear focus of purpose.

[@imfinishedgrinding638]

"The true path" "None shall hinder me" "Outta my way" His voicelines support that too.

[@PrematureMalone]

"I don't think I've seen this type of design anywhere outside of Dota" Blizzard: -_- yeah we know, we lost.

[@JerrySpoonpuncher]

You know... Black Sabbath wrote "war pigs", Faith no more just did it better. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@SpopySpider]

To be very fair, blizzard made his armored bugs and abandoned them as quick as they could

[@AuggieSwummy]

when i switch from D1 to D2 i was amazed by the design of phoenix, razor, skywrath, and lc

[@goobypls5732]

I like the Nightstalker design. Especially the switch of the design from daytime to night time with his "middle mouth" across the face opening up and such.

[@baldystick3327]

Damn right! One of the best hero design in my book be it visual and concept

[@MrEGTF]

I appreciate how confident and unique Dota hero design is. It always lets me down a little when the community lets through and supports yet another hyper-anime design, of super sexualised stick & bone women or super visually-busy edgy warrior/assassin. Not every character has to be goofy goblin cute or traditionally sexy. Creatures can be creatures. From Dawnbreaker & Mars onwards the lead designer changed to one who came from a Disney/Pixar background and I was a little unsure, because I feel they didn't fully understand the general aesthetic of the hero pool. Like Mars' facial design doesn't gel with Zeus or the general roster, with that Disney training shining through. Marci still sticks out but I can forgive that because of source material adaptation. But Primal Beast was a return to proper form, he's a dinosaur that really blends in design-wise. Muerta is great. I'm excited to see how Puppetmaster looks ingame.

[@numbersnumerals]

Very cool video mr scarecrow from my neighbour's backyard. You also have a cool visual design.

[@wilsonsticks]

Thanks a bunch! :D

[@jeffreynorris4994]

This is amazing to have not just competitive content in Dota, the people yearn for this kind of content

[@mujtabamahmud579]

best dota 2 content rn

[@wilsonsticks]

You flatter me :)

[@Owl_of_Whimsy]

I looove that intro to phoenix, he explodes into the list your little scarcrow pngs are adorable, especially the one with the big heart

[@wilsonsticks]

I figured that Phoenix intro would've been epic. Also all those little PNGs are by @BeesInDisguise on Twitter if you wish to pay your compliments :)

[@roddywoods9344]

Bro cooked

[@hossammattar2386]

what a sigma

[@JuvenileGoateeLess]

Lifestealer is underrated. His base model is so awesome, I feel bad every time I see any cosmetics on him. He is the only character that feels like your unlocking an arcana when you take all the cosmetics off.

[@Darentei]

Great video! Dota 2 has some excellent designs. When I first saw the map itself (coming from DotA 1 & HoN) I was blown away. It was like a painting. And the hero designs are so, so good. They are so unique, unlike some other games I can think of :P And yes, I am totally on board with #1. One of the biggest glow-ups from the original, by far. My personal favorite might just be Shadow Fiend, because when Dota 2 had been announced, I speculated his design a lot, and drew many sketches that were almost exactly like what we ended up getting - other than being drawn worse, that is. So that one stands out in my mind. Of the newer heroes, I always thought Mars was really nicely designed. I can't quite explain it, but they just got him right.

[@iammegan6626]

I was looking forward to this :D

[@wilsonsticks]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@imfinishedgrinding638]

Warpine Raider: "I'm coming to give you my seed, son!". Yeah I can see why that one dude voted that guy.

[@Avoidthevoidx]

Invoker is my top 1, but Outside of the dota 2 heroes, i think aghanim has the best character design. Reading the lore and rubick's story and going through the description of his scepter he gave off like a serious or mad wizzard vibe, same as invoker. I really thought that if we ever get to see him he would look so badass and do some crazy shit. Well, when we did came he appears as this goofy looking creature with four arms and sounding like an entertainer rather than a mad wizzard. And honestly i love it! He is surprisingly likable. And he is filled with dad jokes. I love that valve subdued our expectations of him and flip it over our heads.

[@mewseary8083]

FINALLY!!!!! I've been waiting for someone to do this.

[@shinysnivy6604]

I adore wyvern's design. Mostly because of the contrast to her personality. You've got this giant ice dragon that just wants to read and write books

[@nvvv_]

I think the thing that kills me about DotA is actually the voice design. I got addicted to DP simply because I like her voice. "Thank you, my beauties" Same with my favorite hero Weaver. I liked his kit, liked his design, and adore his voice.

[@baldystick3327]

Hahahaha my favorite line of all time in Dota is when DP pick up invi rune and says "Invisibility".

[@ivanshipulin165]

100000% on number 1 💚 a worthwhile mention would be clockwerk as a design/lore execution

[@BlueFlash215]

I really like techies. Their way of being nervous and how they can't await fighting is just pure genius. Coupled with their voicelines, it's awesome. Apropos voice lines: How about doing a video about the best voice lines?

[@wilsonsticks]

Best voice lines is on my list of vids to make, but it doesn't have a high priority atm

[@dytona1223]

IO. Something about it gives me cosmic horror vibes. No matter how benevolent it may seem.

[@orlandoactab3034]

The lore of dota is S tier as well I recommend those who has not watched Slack's Loregasm videos to watch them rly nice, and the world of Dota itself is bonkers since everyone is a God and equal since a bear who just hits really fast can kill the primordial being which exploded the ancients.

[@Shellll]

God the movement animations in Dota2 are so spectacular

[@dzulfiqardifa6037]

Lich and Noita music Unimaginable, i want to play Noita as Lich now

[@dandenno5101]

Great video, keep it up !!

[@wilsonsticks]

Will do 👍

[@MilkJugA_]

i like earthshaker the most I think. his gorilla body sells his strength, he uses his giant stone slab for all his spells, his face is iconic

[@attilaberdy9728]

Hey great list! Maybe they wanted Quentin Tarantino to play dota, with the toes out and stuff. Im not good in naming the "best" of anything, there are so many good hero design's in dota.

[@daddymasamune5485]

My top 5 are: Hoodwink, Chaos Knight, Underlord (very underrated), Crystal Maiden and Silencer. Silencer already had the best Model in Warcraft 3 (Spellbreakers are damn based) and he looks just as amazing in Dota 2. Though with Skins, Queen of Pain, Doom and Ogre Magi are runner ups.

[@shadowdragon1396]

Yooo another Razor fan?? Cool my man. Excellent vid.

[@wilsonsticks]

I heckin' love Razor :)

[@pyromig]

NS has also very interesting and unique design

[@wilsonsticks]

Yes indeed! For me he'd be in spot 12 or 13

[@Athellor]

Razor and Leshrac gotta be my fav, both by design and voice acting. And both are voiced by same person :D

[@wilsonsticks]

Eric Newsome does great voice work :)

[@JerrySpoonpuncher]

Thank you for picking them for 1st place. I completely agree. Coolest lore and awesome visuals.

[@cblrtopas]

Oh I'll let you know my thoughts down in the comments. . .Good video! I would have included Nightstalker; a pretty well executed vampire bat creature but then his face splitting vertically elevates him to another level.

[@wilsonsticks]

Yes indeed it does! It was him and Meepo wrestling for number 10 in my head. Decided to go with Meepo in the end because his little rat face is so punchable.

[@duduvec5971]

Troll warlord top 1 best designed character. Love him, love him to the bone.

[@cloudynguyen6527]

I switch to DOTA 2 from League after knowing the existence of Phoenix and Nyx. I know Anivia exists but I'm only comfortable playing her in ARAM cause I'm a support player. Playstyle aside, Phoenix to me has this kind of odd ethereal charm to it. I've never seen anyone designing a bird on fire... this FIRE!!! And you're right, Phoenix looks like what a mythical creature supposed to look like. Meanwhile Anivia, Volibear and Ornn are glorified beast acting as sentient God. I don't have a problem with it but it feels like League character design is too safe. It can be good but never exceptional. DOTA 2 is fucking hard and confusing after the innate/facets update. But I still love playing Phoenix cause I just love the design, the voice and the gameplay. Oh and Nyx too. I sometimes pick Nyx out of necessity but I love saying "Nyx, Nyx, Nyx" irl to imitate how it says in game😆

[@smfcx4685]

Always thought dota had nice visuals but honestly i marveled at voiceovers and sound design more, Oracle in particular sounds amazing

[@wilsonsticks]

The voice lines are also a huge factor as to if I like a hero or not. Half the reason I play Bristleback and Razor is because of their voice lines.

[@mighty_zero]

I'm also a Razor main, and I luv his design, holy based

[@imfinishedgrinding638]

Make more content like this and youtube please bless this man with more views!

[@alehernandez4373]

Someone finally brings it up! Why everyone has the footsies out... Windranger is the worst offender... why would a evasive ranger not wear any boots? One pebble and you are done.

[@Giftless]

I think she's like a hobbit, feeling stuff with feet makes her more agile when climbing trees or the like. Kinda how when u wear thick gloves, u become less dexterous.

[@DmitryAbrakhmanov]

She runs on the streams of the wind, she doesn't need any boots, the lighter her feet are the faster she is!

[@frasermcaulay8]

Good video

[@Mayhamsdead]

Criminally underrated channel and pretty based Top 10. I'll be your sub 5ever. Pls remember me when you do a DotA 2 collab with Mr. Beast :^)

[@wilsonsticks]

I'll keep you in mind, fren :)

[@Mayhamsdead]

@@wilsonsticks

[@ventu7907]

11:15 the nerubians from the Warcraft universe (which is what nyx is based on) do wear armor but that wasn’t the case in Warcraft 3 Also huskar has the best design since he is the most alpha hero in dota

[@wilsonsticks]

I had no idea about the nerubians. Huskar was a contender for the list btw

[@unusualbraindamage2018]

WHAT, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND SUBS CHANNEL, HOW IS IT ONLY 470, MAN YOU ARE WAY TOO UNDERRATED

[@wilsonsticks]

Alas! I accept your compliment. There shall be more high quality videos yet to come! Spread word!

[@AntarJacob]

Blood seeker and mars are my favorite designs

[@pieroirribarren7003]

What is your top 10 best sets among all the heroes? and Why is earth shaker arcana top 1?

[@wilsonsticks]

I'd need to look through a lot to figure that out, but I can safely say that my favorite set of all time is the first style of Razor's arcana, sry to disappoint you

[@quijassajiuq900]

It’s Timbersaw

[@Sl1pKnoT358]

I hope you become the TB Skyen of DOTA from now on Would love to see your takes on Arcanas as well in the future would like to share my top 10 also in no particular order *Bloodseeker *Magnus *Snapfire *Enigma *Sven *Juggernaut *Oracle *Outworld Devourer *Lifestealer *Shadow Fiend

[@wilsonsticks]

I wouldn't mind becoming the T B Skyen of Dota, except I won't have the delusional political takes like he does sometimes lmao. And yes, I do plan on reviewing skins in the near future once I have some other projects out of the way

[@Sl1pKnoT358]

@@wilsonsticks would like to do also YT someday and create my own fan arcana concepts same as those other LoL youtubers if that day comes, it would be an honor to have a partnership with you

[@wilsonsticks]

@@Sl1pKnoT358 Yes that would be very epic style :)

[@Gabe-sp8ml]

11:20 The single best example of how amazing can bugs in armor be must be Hollow Knight

[@Jasoniswhat]

POG wilson

[@bestiaalfin1061]

Just a little Mistake, Muertas Lore its not about wanting revenge on bandits,instead wanting Revenge on the Sisters of the Veil(PA Organizatiom)the story from the book its just a fake tale

[@wilsonsticks]

Ah thank you for the correction. I should've done better research on that than just going off of memory

[@progskep]

You’re not wrong. Dota 2 is often praised for its gameplay and mechanics but rarely do you get people talking about what a beautiful game it really is.

[@wilsonsticks]

Yup, bingo. And I've always respected Valve for not going down the path of general appeal. Marci's release scared me a bit, but I'm glad we got back on track with PB.

[@corniel657]

Meepo posess the most beautiful eyes from the most beautiful actor on the planet, Steve Buscemi

[@silverrakhsh34]

Let's accept tye obvious, all valve dota 2 hero designs are amazing!

[@wilsonsticks]

There are many that could've been better, but that'll be explored in another vid

[@kosmulii]

nice video !

[@alex_velociraptoras7651]

Juggernaut is great and can be greater if he was taller and bigger like WC3 or atleast if he was orange and was still an Ork

[@anyandeverything15]

Kinda wild to not see oracle. He's so visually intricate and detailed . There's literally no other sets as strong as the og design. I vibe with the rest of the list though

[@wilsonsticks]

Oracle definitely has a unique and interesting design, but I never really managed to find it appealing. Just a matter of taste in the face of genuinely good character design.

[@pinthecool1]

Lifestealer should be at least top 5. From his walk, constant crawling position, mouth - he is by far the scariest thing from Dota

[@wilsonsticks]

Lifestealer's at 11 for me I think. His lore kicks ass but I think his design could be a bit more connected to it. I remember seeing a set on the workshop called "Escape from Devarque" where he has his "master's" body grafted onto him and I think it does a better job of encapsulating his lore better than his current design.

[@ambiguous6821]

Surprised that you've never mentioned Arc Warden, personally he has the coolest design

[@user-pi4cr8pb7g]

enjoyable video, make more of it plssssss

[@wilsonsticks]

I'll try my best! Work keeps me busy so vids will be as frequent/infrequent as my schedule allows

[@user-pi4cr8pb7g]

​@@wilsonsticks may i suggest you do a top 20 or something of the heroes with the coolest lore in 'your opinion' plus a survey of our opinion in the future?

[@wilsonsticks]

@@user-pi4cr8pb7g That was actually a video concept on my list already :)

[@user-pi4cr8pb7g]

@@wilsonsticks cant wait :D

[@johnmeyer69]

the fact that when the heroes say their lines, we have him voice for marci XD

[@Chasodey]

Well, I think I just have to say it but the biggest oversight of the Dark willow is that she is...

[@wilsonsticks]

Is that she is a lovely lady that deserves respect and happiness :)

[@Chasodey]

@@wilsonsticks And some "I'm gonna pound you" from Earthshaker

[@6Unknown_Source9]

idk man, you should do the same as the Arcana, though the newer arcanas come with "sets", there are still old arcanas that are visually glorious and you don't want to switch back to the default hero, PA and CM for example

[@wilsonsticks]

An intriguing idea. . .

[@adamminecraft6970]

I like Underlord because he looks like an old Gormiti

[@helloitisi7367]

that's why dota has a lot of different otherworldly design because of the lore also, earth or the current world is not their home but they were drawn by the ancients power and thus that world became the hotspot for countless and endless repeating wars and is their "new home" of some sort Rubick is aso my fav design! Valve making patches: 😴😴😴 Valve making lores: 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🗿🗿

[@tortoisesoup16]

Glad someone agrees Rubick is the best designed hero in Dota

[@Yepheonix]

My fav is cm and her cleavo

[@fachrizalamri4162]

I need more

[@eagleye2893]

Me when Rubick is Number 1 and you don’t even do so because of his lore as Aghanim’s (The Guy Every Hero wants to purchase the Staff and Shard from, even Rubick Himself) Son. Possibly Bastard/Unwanted Son.

[@wilsonsticks]

Yeah Aghanim's characterization kinda ruined Rubick's lore for me a bit. Rubick is an exception when it comes to my normal criteria. His personality and design are wicked sick. I just feel iffy about his dad being this weird goofball with the personality of a middle-aged high school sports coach.

[@eagleye2893]

@@wilsonsticks For me, its a Juxtaposition (Not Phantom Lancer’s ULT, screw Lancer, Chaos Knight is more based) of what we thought he was considering everyone not only benefits from his Scepter and Shard Now, but just about every Hero has a unique line for getting the Scepter, even Rubick wants it.

[@wilsonsticks]

@@eagleye2893 Yes, Aghanim's character was definitely a subversion of expectations. But I think they could've taken it in a different way than just Cave Johnson but in Dota (no hate to Cave Johnson, I love him). I personally would have made Aghanim a cynical recluse who has no idea how much influence he and on the world, and is quite annoyed by the fact that everyone covets his Scepter

[@pyromig]

Wasn't the Lich resurrected by a necromancer? Geomancer is from a word geo which means earth (Meepo is one)

[@wilsonsticks]

Yeah, but Lich's bio explicitly states it was a geomancer that brought him back.

[@crusaderdino2739]

Lmao literally guessed Rubick would be number 1

[@wilsonsticks]

You either have good taste, amazing prediction skills, or both

[@adroitws1367]

1:08 is that paid content in the crownfall? never seen it

[@wilsonsticks]

Its part of the Pathfinder pack in Act I

[@sirdungeon]

let him cook

[@user-gj3em2ri2t]

Grimstroke is cool

[@slapchop1604]

You called out most of my hero pool in your list 💀

[@chayanamich.8054]

no broodmother?

[@wilsonsticks]

Sadly no spider momma :(

[@TheGlenn8]

Which one has the biggest gazongas?

[@wilsonsticks]

Dawnbreaker if my research is correct

[@TheGlenn8]

@@wilsonsticks They're the most massive for sure. Forged of pure star metal, they ought to be over 50 KG each.

[@tsendeb9874]

wherees

[@corniel657]

For me Visage still has the best design

[@killerCake7]

Wilson from House M.D.?

[@wilsonsticks]

No, Wilson from Castaway

[@killerCake7]

@@wilsonsticks great video i just wish it included Chen. Chen Gang!

[@jhudielgabrielsabelino9278]

What the skibidi

[@fragilous]

I support: Free feet pics of DOTA2 heroes. I demand Steam to create feet / tentacle avatar to more heroes: Sven, Silencer,

[@BlissfulTortoise]

Stellar video but i gotta say... bug armor mentioned but no HAAAA FUNDAAAAA DOMA DOMA DOMA💩

[@wilsonsticks]

I wish I knew what this was a reference to

[@BlissfulTortoise]

@@wilsonsticks I was going for dung defender from hollow knight, sorry for being obtuse!

[@wilsonsticks]

@@BlissfulTortoise All good! I've never played Hollow Knight. Are there armored bugs in that game as well? Because I might just have to give it a try.

[@BlissfulTortoise]

@wilsonsticks hollow knight fans have a reputation of gushing about it to anyone that will listen, so I'll just say that it's among my favorite games, and there are many MANY armored bugs. I'll hope to see a top ten hollow knight designs in my subscriptions one day. All the best to you, and +1 sub!

[@wilsonsticks]

@@BlissfulTortoise I shall look into it more :) I try to keep this channel to Dota-only content, but who's to say what the future will hold?

[@manson366]

It's sad that dota 2 has moved away from dark fantasy themes

[@wilsonsticks]

We may yet see that theme return. Who knows what Valve has got cooking up after Ringmaster. I think the most egregious form of this was when they updated the default HUD in 2016. The old one had so much personality and now it's just all grey, blocky, and corporate

[@morfy2581]

Next up: worst hero designs. My top 10 (favorite designs) in no particular order: Arc Warden Tiny Pudge Lifestealer Undying Snapfire Juggernaut Meepo Tidehunter Ogre Magi

[@abeth1518]

I think IO is the best visually

[@Riztrecia]

IO IS THE BEST XD

[@abhimanyusingh5726]

Rate arcana now

[@wilsonsticks]

In time I shall do so

[@GholamReza-it9sf]

rubick solos

[@nikolinkanonova9755]

we all know qop is best design

[@lnk2224]

As a kid I always thought shadow the hedgehog was cool.... No wonder I'm playing shadowfiend now fuuuccc....

[@DezZzO_YT]

no hoodwink 0/10

[@kf_isher1149]

asdf

[@balab1622]

While the visual designs are unique...they're not very appealing to a general audience. .

[@wilsonsticks]

Nope, and that's why I respect Valve. They're not gonna fill their game with anime characters or generic archetypes. This makes the game not seem soulless, and opens up so many avenues for really good character design. So instead of the schlock that League of Legends puts out 6 times a year, we have characters like Muerta, and Razor, and Leshrac; characters free of a stereotypical archetype and are allowed to be their own thing. Valve has shown to be really competent with their characters as far back as Half-Life 2.

[@thomasyt1437]

Worst top wtf

[@wilsonsticks]

To each their own I guess. Who would you put at number 1?

[@novatoast5554]

Can’t believe techies didn’t make the list🥲