The Top 10 Caster Calls in Dota 2

Though they aren't on the front lines of competition, casters are an invaluable part of it. They explain storylines, give valuable context and occasional game knowledge and most of all, underline the emotion of the most powerful moments in Dota history.
Here are the Top 10 caster calls in Dota 2.
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[@capslockftw0308]

Lakaaaaad matataaaag! Normalin normalin!

[@j.c.inaudito1137]

ECHOSLAMBYJAVA!

[@muhammadsaadkhalid327]

Easiest money of my life

[@yapzor2623]

Oi oi oi oi oi

[@aaronberfong3786]

The next Level Play!!!!

[@jomartcanlas6917]

This is number 1 xD

[@tobiwan]

I seem to be in this video a few times XD

[@real1ty121]

i love your casting

[@halloitommy474]

your casting is just awesome!

[@attilapalinkas2448]

u just started to play and watch dota cuz of you...keep doing it

[@Kanubai]

xD

[@derfswan8973]

Legendary caster 👌

[@tickub]

Come on. Your constantly mentioning of Tobi's accent instead of his presentation is a huge discredit to his craft. It is not the Australian accent that makes any of these plays memorable. It's the raw emotions, it's the amplification through volume, it's tuning the pitch up to eleven at the most precise moment, and it's all of the above combined with the love of the beautiful game that really turns every big play from notable to iconic.

[@isufan89]

Wow. Good job articulating what us Dota fans like about Tobi. And I want to mention ODpixel, im not even a fan of his but.. He h as pure talent in his casting

[@iluda2353]

battle pass 2019 : "cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeebbbbbb!!!!, he gets the call of his lifetime."

[@NNekoC]

*No one has ever done that in the history of DotA*

[@Purumal1337]

turns out someone actually did.. i dont remember where but i saw a vid about it a while back..

[@tangoyankee1620]

I recokn this one shoukd be no1

[@sandk7969]

Jimmie Abatzis in 2012? that is the first roshan bait. its before reborn update

[@Adrian-dh1dl]

Dowta 😂

[@simonsevilla7598]

Do you guys know the casters voice? :)

[@justinvince3743]

That Bulldog reaction gets me everytime.

[@mitchtobias142]

NiceLa gachibass Clap

[@Wasoy17]

never gets old

[@derpypotatoking462]

Justin Vince PogChamp

[@ionosphere7993]

Mitch Tobias NiceLa

[@rhiewashere]

NiceLa

[@JoksBruvArchive]

Let's be honest. *IT'S A DISASTAH* Is the best call much love to TobiWan

[@OriginalPuro]

Let's be honest, it's highly subjective.

[@Apezz19]

Well i prefer ‘tobi, do u even breathe??’ call

[@hierarchlaurence]

Yea... and he became a meme too

[@Apezz19]

Laurence Tingson yeah..but can u do this??

[@hierarchlaurence]

What do you mean by "but can u do this??" I just said that Tobi became a meme in the internet...

[@pjortego]

"More People dying than the Stark family" Tobiwan - Team Liquid vs Virtus Pro - The International 2017 Lower Bracket

[@pouyanvahedi7540]

They got another 3k life on the ancients... As miracle... They're holding... They're holding they're doing it... Ramzee he is gone as well... Solo... OH MY LORD

[@civils6790]

Wait, what about Odpixel cast w33haa unkillable timber vs liquid?

[@Alpenmagier]

too many great moments of dota cant cover them all in a top 10 ;)

[@sunvachana6422]

The rap god in Dota 2

[@wildeman3642]

Thats definitley my number 1

[@jishu24]

I was expecting that for top 1 ):

[@Vivendiify]

Or adfinem vs og

[@1234Peacekeeper]

2 years old, so I forgive the lack of: CEEEEEEEEEEEEBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!

[@Krissam2k]

This needs a remake with last years TI: CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEB GETS THE CALL, OF HIS LIFETIME

[@JeanLefebvre333]

This gives me goosebumps. I remember watching all those games, this epoque was epic.

[@mr_D3LTA]

This list should be flipped from 1 to 10 😐 because *It's a disasta*

[@compleckz]

My favorite is TobiWan saying "Kills mean nothing! Throne means everything!" during Alliance vs LGD in ti3

[@capslockftw0308]

Watched this for already 5 times! It never gets old!

[@P3nnybags]

I feel like there was room for "stun, on 3! THEY'RE ALL DEAD". One of my favorite LD calls.

[@davidferreiradasilvaneto6146]

They need to update the list with Cap casting Mineski vs Secret on the TI 2019. Jeeeee was so fun to watch. He even broke the monitor!

[@adhi1150203]

There are TONS of better calls than this. Like: - Boston Major: OG vs Ad Finem Game 3 - TI6: EG vs Ehome Game 1 (the whole game was freaking hyped) - TI4: Mushi's escape from 3 man gank - TI5: Empire vs MVP (MP's TA casted by ODPixel) - Boston Major: EG vs VP (when Noone's sniper hitting Sumail's alchemist - Shanghai Major: Secret vs OG game 3 (it was grand finals i think?) - I forgot in which tournament but it was Empire vs Secret (KingR's rubick with stolen blackholes) - TI5: C9 vs VG (fy's rubick) if you want non-english caster's call, look up $6 mill dollar echo slam (korean casters)

[@SwipeSide19]

oh yeah that boston major ad finem finish was awesome. I thought OD was going to die of a heart attack

[@thundermouth2504]

That empire vs secret (kingr's rubick) is a game from Esl one manila

[@lester4532]

Lakad Matatag is the best non english caster call I think?

[@jethrosumarauw5151]

TI8 Final when Ceb get his call “of his life time” :v

[@hakan6379]

meanwhile in Philippines; LAKAD MATATAAAAAAG!! NORMALIN NORMALIN! ECHO SLAM BY JAVA! EASIEST MONEY OF MY LIFE!

[@jolai2444]

Echo slamma jamma 😉

[@merlin5409]

It's SLAMMA JAMMA***

[@qaerkyr9197]

he is a java programmer... echo slam by java makes more sense.

[@kurisu--]

Hahahaha

[@suxgaming1273]

Oi oi oi oi oi oi

[@reclusive7111]

🔊Eto. Prosto. Nechto

[@shadowreaper5413]

Reclusive what anime

[@Number-yh3le]

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[@lunamoonfang2]

Shadow Reaper it's Russian.

[@shadowreaper5413]

i mean her picture

[@shadowreaper5413]

thanks, how about yours

[@inomaderazo3926]

no odpixel boston major?

[@arifkartawana]

Top 10 Caster Calls, not Random Caster Rumbling.

[@JiNNNN21]

Brutal

[@bleakfuture5776]

sad right

[@Wasoy17]

no no no no no no

[@orlandogarcia5420]

The Real Ino putang ina mi bobo ka

[@angelicomariano5317]

"2 time major champion youre gone!" - why is this not included haha

[@jpnnstrps]

great list this was amazing

[@theScoreesports]

Thank you! 👍

[@TAFAKR.]

That waow is No.2? Cmon guys the list is bad, Where is OD Pixel Boston major OG vs Mouzsports

[@TAFAKR.]

Also w33 timber? Also KingR Blackholes in Empire vs Secret? Cmon

[@jimmmmyin]

yea w33 timber should be on the list

[@crazymcjesus]

I love bulldong's reaction

[@ramusbautista642]

Caleb Klusaw my donger!

[@SHANKS183]

NiceLa

[@QpRogne]

NiceLa

[@razor007able]

he cant hold his donger anymore sir

[@Moody1110]

In the other booth, dendi still tried to type gg, what a legend

[@ducanhdinh8574]

It's really nice that the play and the WAOW all happened in one game.

[@NoName-it4uu]

I have to say, #10 is THE most iconic call among this list.

[@tensaigandy]

🔊Waow!

[@gabensbelly]

my favorite is - DING DING DING MOTHER🐸 I really like how he feels about this battle, and a couple of seconds before these words can be heard - ooohhh ...

[@vanteuan1135]

Damn, you can see the frustration on Dendi- when Alliance were going for the gg push. It makes my heart crack

[@RalphieM92]

You need to seriously add ‘Tobi doesnt breathe’ moment in the last fight for Fnatic vs Mouz

[@Tharindu87]

For me the best casting was OD Pixel at TI8 for lgd vs og. The man really hit the feels. It was an emotional one xD

[@ledraifter2421]

Man that 5 games were too much! Best International Final ever!

[@reeyees7292]

Pros famous by playing dota Tobiwan famous by his single word Disastah

[@Peaceout599]

That Dreamcoil was heartbreaking even until now

[@roycecaraveo9256]

Tobi sama bagged this easily, single handedly too

[@ryandriesatria]

Gabbi Gabbi Gabbi!

[@MahfuzHadi]

Ryandrie Satria puck juke?

[@lenirish]

Mahfuz Hadi yes the juke and sold his dagger to buy another one from side shop

[@lenirish]

Kuroashinji END he has enough money to buy dagger but he was out of range to be able to buy in the side shop so the dagger was bought in the base, he sold it to buy another dagger in the side shop so he can use it while escaping

[@diegozo9448]

1:49 he try to say that time XD

[@enterderpmode3934]

God fuckin dammit I still get the goosebumps on that 6 Million Dollar Echo Slam. Everytime I see that play. My goodness.

[@wanyusran7410]

The last one..totally epic of dota history..

[@hikawaskyz4771]

where is the tobi rap

[@onwardhutasoit9785]

came here after tobi wan kicked out from dota

[@kaitetsujin4349]

I miss him bro, so much And he wasn't kicked dude, he retired because the harrasment was affecting his family

[@Valhallacl11]

@@kaitetsujin4349 do you miss a rapist? are u serious? LUL

[@cigiss]

Wait what? He got kicked out? I took a three year break and was wondering what happened to him

[@MrDownbyme]

@@Valhallacl11 this is old, but as of 2023 zero charges have been filed due to lack of evidence. They wanted Toby fired and attention during the whole metoo movement, which at this point both of them did nothing but pull a amber heard.

[@Valhallacl11]

@@MrDownbyme XDDDD

[@victorvillardo]

i was expecting the timbersaw of w33 and inovker miracle ,that was the most insane casting ive ever seen

[@markelioneyperez7874]

This Give ME CHILLS :D THANK YOU @TobiWan keep up the Good Work ^^ Dota Tournament will not be complete without casters like you ^_^

[@matv1000]

LAKAD MATATAAAG NORMALIN NORMALIN

[@agustinjayy]

OD Pixel on Xctn.Gabbi's Puck play!

[@dotamonkey9449]

TINFxC Oh gabbi gabbi gabbi! 😂😂😂

[@FecklessSpoon]

The Korean casters for DK vs iG game 2 in TI3, consistent high energy the whole time, despite a 100 minute game.

[@TextbookDota]

Legendary for sure

[@GoOnAngeLz]

I was hoping the ti2 Navi vs tongfu would make it but na. They’ve lost 3 they’ve lost 4 it’s a disastah they’ve lost 5

[@daniellopata1645]

Evolve AngeLz or Boston major grandfinal game 3 or w33haa unkillable timber when Odpixel lost his breath

[@Zzz-ui4mt]

How could they miss that rosh fight? Even that W33ha timbersaw over the whole team of liquid? LIKE DO YOU EVEN KNOW DOTA CASTING? rofl

[@marcelogarciamuro2768]

Yes, how did they forget that play?

[@TAFAKR.]

Ikr? Bad list here

[@josefernandez4423]

because journalists made this video, not real fans of dota that watches every tournament.

[@mr_D3LTA]

Update the video with the #1 call: Ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeb

[@jeanpaulkassdale]

OD and fogged casting miracle's shadow fiend was pretty epic too.

[@freethekingfisher6032]

Came here expecting to see Ceeeeeeeeeeeeb and Lakad matataaaaaaaag but then checked the date lol

[@MrDicombobulate]

"The Play" not at number 1? HERESY!

[@karlpolvos10]

Still salty about that TI3 game 5

[@yangmaster24]

same

[@DerMeister86]

Never forget

[@EddieMorphling]

Typical NaVi fanboys ... just enjoy one of the best finals ever and accept that NaVi will never be back. Move on.

[@yangmaster24]

so is Alliance

[@kimismining]

Man i was a huge navi fangay back then and i was salty aswell, but in hindsight you gotta give props to Alliance, they played amazingly well

[@Zhulecek]

"He got him." - ayesee 2013

[@carldimayuga6419]

When people ask why Razor’s ult effects were toned down, i show them the ending of TI3’s LGD vs Liquid. Seriously, my eyes.

[@mr.n476]

what about the boston major OG vs AD FINEM. earthshaker backdoor the ancient to win the game. it was odpixel casting it

[@josefernandez4423]

OD was just mumbling there. that's not worthy.

[@r___n___]

Top 10 ENGLISH dota 2 casters.

[@mr_dauz9639]

Finally i heard EE sama name been anounced while he actully doing something right

[@RandomGuy11215]

The Lakad Matatag casting pack is also one hell of a cast.

[@florianhaffner3910]

Dota casters are easily the best in the whole eSports world

[@deciphertwentythree7726]

Because the plays are actually really good in dota 2 and it makes casting easier when you get to see really flashy plays. Same in CSGO in the Shooter games, CSGO with the intense clutches , the wall bangs, the spray transfers and 1 Deags really makes it easier for casters to get into the game and have genuine reactions.

[@adamcleon123]

LONG LIVE ALLIANCE

[@pavansiddharth5328]

Gabbi's puck play with the casting was really good as well ❤️

[@arieekaputra1806]

that 200min game so memorable

[@mikaeelmohamed1130]

The greatest caster call is clearly the legendary LAKAD MATATAG! NORMALIN NORMALIN!

[@papercut11]

It will never be the same excitement without Tobi!

[@RemNatsuki1998]

I would have loved to see the faces expressions of the casters when they are casting these memorable moments.

[@riskidarmawan4353]

TI3 game 5 final is never get old

[@gabenewell6534]

Try to translate pignoyz casting on ti6 tnc vs og! They should be the #1

[@DaveYsraelSanJuan]

Gabe Newell hahahaha im a pinoy and I approve this. XD

[@hijaukertas9644]

Dave Ysrael San Juan he said "PIGnoy" ..

[@DaveYsraelSanJuan]

hijau kertas yup but I'm not that one classic pignoy nor a peenoise lol.

[@JoelAtico]

badman casting pro caster

[@zahidurrahman6624]

Lol man that ine was rude actually. The casters had no respect for og

[@marcuskhoo7240]

Xyclops?

[@highlow8683]

that 6million dollar echo slam always gives me goosebumps :#

[@AR_XVIII]

I was hoping that ti7 grand finals game 3 the dd war to be listed in here. That was one hell of a cast for me

[@matthewmondilla6752]

TnC elimates OG? Where Toby says "The dream, the reality!" ?

[@vashj212]

Matt Aero nah.. its about the casting not the gameplay, its just that the casting on that game has no intensity that is why it is not on the list.

[@th3atomu555]

No because no one likes peenoise

[@paragonaaa817]

Matt Aero after that we never heard about Na'Vi

[@henrypotter243]

AtomuS nah gamers still salty about that casting

[@mitsunegaming2172]

Where's the. Lakad Matatag Normalin Normalin ECHO SLAMMA JAMMA TAPOS ANG BOKSING UY UY UY UY TEKA LANG PANATIK WAG KANG MAINIS MAHAL ANG PATIS PANATIK BIKTORY 10K TIMES THREE EASIEST MONEY OF MY LIFE AAA

[@Oongapala]

Published on Oct 11, 2017

[@ipapi7500]

Wag kayong mainis maalat patis - wag salty

[@user-cs9uu2pg8h]

ehhh not really that legendary

[@d6csc836]

Mitsune Gaming hha

[@pennyfish89]

EASIEST MONEY OF MY LIFE !! DA NEXT LEBEL PLAYYYYYY

[@clearevil]

Put is in any order you want, "the Play," will always be the GOAT

[@syamsulidlan2942]

If this was made recent day, in must included the "textbook throw"

[@Neitral2011]

There were a much better caster calls if you have included CIS casters. It's a disaster is Ayayayayay, Chto seichas proizoshlo

[@Zzz-ui4mt]

I was hoping the ESL ONE frankfurt secret vs fnatic "IT'S A TRAP!" would be included here. What a shame :| Ps. Stop with the og vs tnc, There is clearly nothing special there. THEZE PIGNOYS ARE GETTING PROUDLY ANNOYING -_-

[@paragonaaa817]

Ian Oamil pignoyz are always annoying

[@thiccboi5877]

Ian Oamil these are opinionated, that's yours, also it seems like your letting trolls get to you...

[@chasse-nigb3r]

yeah I know right won 1 series against OG feels like they have everything yeah they're one of the bigger teams that TI but come on pinoy fans let it test ,I'm actually pinoy too but its definitely annoying.

[@enviciousgaming9521]

You need to insert the lakad natataaaaaaagggg *normalin normalin* and the echoo slammaa jamma

[@justinmarcouxdominguez8596]

I'm so proud of this community

[@jvdiwa8849]

TI6 og vs tnc filipino casters😂

[@bismark5566]

In near future this will be the topic of history class.

[@IisJeremy]

#8 you cut out "and bulba is on his feet!"

[@jomz3721]

TI3 game 5 now has a successor, TI8 game 4.

[@ledraifter2421]

Best game of all time! Hype af

[@Fluffman13]

every enigma ult with 3+ players is a tobiwan highlight!

[@ariemaxi1196]

why is this on my suggestion again youtube, now im crying over the good old times again. long live alliance 😢

[@RandoMattz]

Navi vs Tong Fu roshan fight ? I get that’s a similar scene to the play but man the casters were super hyped :)

[@PCDisciple]

I love Navi but I've got to say, TI3 finals was probably the most HYPE one so far.

[@unlimitedpower978]

How do you make this video and not include Tobi casting TL vs VP at TI8 with the TL base defense to save the game. I mean it only happened like a month before this vid.

[@kyeicyreiz7442]

THAT WAS AMAZING haha

[@loook36]

Thought the "No one has ever done that in te history of Dowta' from ti 10vs10 would be atleast a honorable mention

[@mrarnold96]

I still can't understand how the hell Dendi just casually counter iG in The Play. Crazy hand speed

[@darkhorseash4337]

I love 5 getting the soundboard to play music over it

[@azepinero554]

Its not just light of heaven at no. 4 .. it was also the forcestaff of dendi dodging ravage and lina's stun fucking nostalgic

[@Freemannnn]

Gotta put that “lakad matatag!!! Normalin, normalin”

[@shannonney3028]

I'm very surprised that the "Do you even breathe, Tobi?!" didn't make the list. Literally the single best segment of casting in any esport... really any sport ever

[@adityakrishnan4478]

Run Zai Run was also an epic call...

[@rigby1017]

they gotta update this. top 100 caster calls

[@DasGuntLord01]

"Tobi screaming for 10 minutes"

[@alviandrapiero2464]

#3 is my new ringtone