Dota 2's Top 10 WORST Visually Designed Heroes

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[@ventu7907]

Most of these bad designs come from the fact that they try to be faithful to their W3 ones without infringing into blizzards copyright

[@wilsonsticks]

@@ventu7907 I really think Valve should not do that. Dota is totally separate from Blizzard. New players who see these default models more than anyone else completely miss these references to the Warcraft 3 models unless they were a Warcraft 3 player back in the day

[@roberteriksen6434]

This is kinda awkward, but... Valve has made probably some of the most beginner friendly guide to universal rules to character design that has absolutely stood the test of time, it's probably 10-15 years old by now: - Dota 2 Workshop - Character Art Guide (can't link due to youtube, sorry) It's really, _REALLY_ not an accident that a lot of character has a high _area of rest_ on roughly 75% of the character space - it's by design. Sticking tentacles on Tide because there's room breaks fundemental visual design choices explicitly written: - _By creating these larger less detailed zones, areas of detail will have a much greater visual impact._ - _Detailed areas should comprise a small percentage of the overall character, and be concentrated in areas of importance._ - _Larger areas with less or no detail read much clearer from game perspective than highly detailed areas._ It really cant be understated just how well this guide is recieved, you come across it all the time if you spent time on artchannels online. It's well worth a read as to why the heroes are made as they are, they go through every detail. The principles they go through are applicable in almost every aspect of visual art designs in general, not just videogames.

[@wilsonsticks]

@@roberteriksen6434 Thank you very much for this. I shall apply it to future character design assessments :)

[@mahdmahmud9776]

now do a voice lines ranking

[@wilsonsticks]

Mayhaps in the near future. . .

[@rept2902]

My favourites are Lucifer, Necrophos, Night Stalker

[@attilaberdy9728]

Hmmm so top one was, Morphling? Also interesting list, you bring up some really fair points in the disconnect between lore and appiearence.

[@wilsonsticks]

@@attilaberdy9728 Yup, it was Morph, and thanks a bunch! I've always loved the lore that Valve created for Dota and it makes me sad how inconsistent some hero's bios are

[@poodle101]

wish OD was on the list, he looks wack as fuck, he fits the lore ig but his proportions are so wonky

[@TheCornField_]

OD has the worst sets in the game

[@darkterrorvoid3260]

now do which one more breedable between broodmother, medusa, and hoodwink?

[@akshayy_xd]

Hoodwink

[@TheCornField_]

brood

[@akshayy_xd]

@@darkterrorvoid3260 actually dusa fr

[@misou4702]

Tidehunter has the coolest shard cuz it's so in character. One thing to make it more interesting should be to make it so that Tidehunter would use his fist if he's used the shard ability. Similar to how Dawnbreaker uses her fists.

[@iammegan6626]

Having Muerta and Witch Doctor on the same team tells me they may should have taken more liberties with the redesigns from WC III.

[@Konguh]

Treants original warcraft 3 model was a night elf tree/building that could uproot and could very slowly move. When you clicked the uproot button most of the foliage would shrink, TP's model reflected. It's the same with most of this list, you're not wrong that they're not great looking, but that's why the designs don't seem to suit the lore, it's a mish mash of ideas between blizzard and valve And if you did know that, I'll just gfms I guess

[@wilsonsticks]

@@Konguh I did know that, and in my opinion that's still on Valve. Dota is completely separate from Blizzard now, and it baffles me that they try to maintain design aspects from Warcraft 3. I get that they do so for the arcanas for nostalgia value, but those details are completely lost on new players who are going to be seeing the default hero models more than anyone.

[@cblrtopas]

I would have put Shadow Fiend on the list. Bring back the demonic dog design. Why did Valve do this to him. I hate Luna's look, the weird full body spandex jumpsuit has never worked for me. Her mount Nova should be a sleek mean-looking black panther instead of a shaggy lion thing. I think Dawnbreaker looks like a cheap mobile game character, I don't know why, maybe it's the monotone color pallette.

[@pablox2139]

How did pudge and qop got voted for worse design

[@wilsonsticks]

My community's not that big, so the few votes they did get got them a spot on the list.

[@keklulu332]

For me its Wyvern Maybe she isn't a **bad** design per se but it always struck me as undercooked with all the scale patterns and spikey bits She looks like a rough first draft of a better design for me atleast

[@morfy2581]

Generic snow dragon. Totally agree. Looks like they got her from an asset library.

[@wilsonsticks]

@@keklulu332 I definitely agree. There's not much to differentiate her from another ice dragon. I've always thought her scholarly and semi-civilized nature could have some influence on her design.

[@stapleshotz]

Lion is a joke. I'm also confused by how many characters have backwards knees.

[@wilsonsticks]

I've never found Lion's design as bad. Sure he's ugly, but he's supposed to be. His lore describes how he sought revenge above all else, and as a result, transmuted himself into a freak. Very poetic I think. As for the backwards knees, heroes like Bounty Hunter and Phantom Lancer are anthropomorphic, so those backwards knees are actually their ankle bones, and they're standing on their toes like cats in real life.

[@castielrainyday8531]

I'd love to make some artworks with your suggested redesigns of some of these.

[@wilsonsticks]

@@castielrainyday8531 Go right ahead! I would absolutely love to see them :)

[@crusaderdino2739]

magnus face is really something else, unsurprising about morp though

[@alparslanklc434]

great content

[@wilsonsticks]

@@alparslanklc434 Thanks a bunch! More is on the way :)

[@m.satrio.y9843]

Let's go new video 🎉🎉

[@yolohulan2837]

Used music from noita subbed

[@wilsonsticks]

@@yolohulan2837 Based and alchemy-pilled

[@mariuszbitny2832]

Why marci tho?

[@wilsonsticks]

@@mariuszbitny2832 A lot of people think Marci is an odd one out. Her anime-inspired style doesn't fit the game, and the trope of "uwu character that can secretly kick your ass" is getting a bit worn out in this day and age

[@mariuszbitny2832]

@@wilsonsticks To each their own I guess, I personally don't have many memories of other characters with a similar trope so for me it's still a cool way to design a character. But it's really true that she doesn't fit perfectly into dota designwise

[@iranoutofnames6444]

Surprised that IO isn't even top 3 of either your's or your community's ranking

[@wilsonsticks]

@@iranoutofnames6444 Understandable. I don't really find anything wrong with It's design. It's the embodiment of the electromagnetic spectrum, and a ball of light seems a good enough fit for me

[@iranoutofnames6444]

@@wilsonsticks In comparison to the other fundamentals, io got the short end of the stick. Chaos knight and enigma being the coolest imo

[@wilsonsticks]

@@iranoutofnames6444 A fair assessment, to be sure

[@TheCornField_]

I agree with the Tide one, he bland asf

[@TheCornField_]

You also made a good point about PA, not very assassiny

[@morfy2581]

Honorable mentions: Crystal Maiden (looks like a happy meal toy) Leshrac (made by random model generator) Winter Wyvern (snow dragon?) Zeus (zeus)

[@wilsonsticks]

@@morfy2581 Not enough people realize how badly CM needs a remodel

[@morfy2581]

@@wilsonsticks I'm glad I have the Frost Avalanche Arcana

[@megawl2086]

Elder Titans model is based on a minotaur from Warcraft 3, Valve ain't gonna change his model or even lore since in their mind a minotaur with a huge briefcase for a hammer fits the role or the forger of the universe

[@wilsonsticks]

@@megawl2086 Yeah I know they're not gonna change ET :( But if they wanted to keep the minotsur design while connecting him to his lore, they could've tried way harder. He should be more ethereal/otherworldly; something that wouldn't really make sense to any old earthling because he's a creature from outside of space entirely.

[@TheKicerK]

people chose marci as the second worst? are they smoking crack??

[@wilsonsticks]

@@TheKicerK Marci's reception was pretty mixed. She was on both community votes for best and worst. Some people really don't like her being an anime character while others find her design charming and fun.

[@21leowheeler]

So i couldn't know who that hero was, please help

[@wilsonsticks]

@@21leowheeler It was Morphling

[@IOverlord]

Maybe that's where the skins and cosmetics are for

[@wilsonsticks]

@@IOverlord Yeah skins can help with the issue, but that shouldn't be their purpose. Skins are supposed to be an alternate take on a hero's design, rather than making a hero strictly better.

[@killerCake7]

I would place Chen as best designed hero and everyone else under him equally (except elder titan and morph you are so right) CHEN GANG!!!

[@wilsonsticks]

@@killerCake7 Zased take

[@jasonpatz4512]

Yeah.. Morphling looks so bad

[@fachrizalamri4162]

YES MF G, KEEP POSTING VID MAN

[@Snuson]

hello? Lion?

[@wilsonsticks]

@@Snuson I feel like Lion's design works very well. He used to be a regular human until he grafted that demon arm to himself and corrupted his body. I've always thought his character displayed the consequences of seeking revenge very well, and I have always thought it belonged in the upper echelons of Dota's character designs.

[@Snuson]

@@wilsonsticks all true BUT look at his feet. in my circle of friends he is known as the ugliest dota hero. aside from character desing

[@wilsonsticks]

@@Snuson This is true. He isn't exactly appealing to most people lmao

[@poodle101]

nah, he looks perfect for his character, which is someone whos been to hell and back and hell and back again and hell and back and hell and back again and hell and back and back again and hell and back and hell and back and hell and back and back again

[@mujtabamahmud579]

I yearn for this content

[@wilsonsticks]

@@mujtabamahmud579 And I'm here to provide it :)

[@rept2902]

Puck never looks good even with her sets but Trean Protector can still be made better with cosmetics, also the Priestess of The Moon from Warcraft 3 and Mirana both have ugly symmetrical faces

[@jethrosutter2331]

Whats nr 1

[@wilsonsticks]

@@jethrosutter2331 Morphling

[@bruhman3015]

i agree with them all except tide hes cool af