Dota 2 Beginner's Guide: Roles and Positions Explained | 7.28c

[@Splidtter]

The last part spoke straight from my soul. I started playing with friends and they pretty much pushed me into the support role because they didnt want me to lose as a Core position. After that they flamed me for not warding.

[@SimonClark]

This was such an excellent intro, you're an amazing and reassuring presenter!

[@WoodsideMob]

Didn’t expect to find you here 🤯

[@GamingDualities]

verfiy tag abuser. u probably didnt even watch the video

[@CrusadingSnom]

@@GamingDualities whoa there calm down bro, he talked about how the intro was good and how he reassured people later in the video so he clearly watched it.

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

I hope that's sarcasm.

[@danielandres1407]

This is seriously the best guide I've found about this game ever. Thanks for the slides and not shying away from explaining a role to beginner's. Every other guide I've found just says "you're new it doesn't matter"... here I can actually gain an understanding, even if basic, about the role I'm placed in.

[@danielandres1407]

Instantly sending this to my 4 friends who are trying to learn with me. So hard to learn as a group when none have experience in DOTA

[@ZQuixotix]

Thank you! Welcome to the game!

[@daghetto101]

@@danielandres1407 Definitely did not last long. DOTA is bad for everyone's life.

[@futureking1138]

This video game is harder than school exams.

[@osmeltorresaguilera]

Lo juego hace 15 años

[@KunalSaini97]

true

[@shark20069]

Have you gotten into Dota?

[@bryanchox]

Been playing dota 2 for quite a long time but haven't played in over 4 years and im picking it up again, thanks for the guide it was very helpful!

[@xeonthecow8411]

I have never in my life played dota, but I’ve played many adjacent team games and especially related mobas like Smite and League. I cannot tell you why I came across this video or clicked on it, but this is honestly one of the best informative game videos I think I know of. The clarity and openness to starting dota is really nice to see in gaming. I honestly am considering playing it after seeing this because of how clearly you explained how the roles work. I typically come from a background of playing both hard carry type roles (bot lane in league/adc in smite) but being able to contextualize why I play those roles and where they fit into the granddaddy of mobas is really enlightening. I honestly am considering picking up pos4 or 2 when I decide to start dota now Bc I’ve become more of a leader role in other team games I’ve picked up since moving on from league and smite. Overall I am super grateful the algorithm gave me this video

[@SamuelSantos-is7sn]

Did you start playing it?

[@Maccelerate]

Still curious, did you start?

[@rieandcanatuan3754]

soooo did you play it ?

[@frostedspark]

Well did you play it?

[@daghetto101]

Started but did not last long.

[@elliotmakesart4426]

This game is so overwhelming for new players, and so many people trying to describe it for new players seem to forget how much information we need to begin learning. You did a great job, this was so easy to follow. TYSM!

[@AyushaktiLifestyle]

Awesome beginner guide. I`m playing pos4-5 99% of the time and since 5+ years. I really love community-teamplayer like you. YOU, Slacks & Co. are gonna help many new and lower-bracket players. Thanks for that, stay safe, enjoy your life and gl for your future. :)

[@zahirgunnar1644]

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[@ramen2486]

Dota 2 is the first game i've put this much effort into learning so thank you for making it so much clearer

[@suppmydiff3257]

I love how every other role has all of these technical elements as to why you might like to play them and Offlane is basically just: "You thrive on the pain and misery of other people. Here little Timmy; have a hammer: go ruin that other kids day"

[@Walkerrrr]

I had a tough time to find a proper introduction with a likeable presenter, but I finally found one. Thank you for this video and all the other videos that I'm surely gonna watch.

[@Integriddy]

I'm not going to lie... this is the BEST guide/tutorial I've seen on KZbin. Great work!

[@ravinderjitsingh7715]

Thanks man!! after years on Dota at 52 now, I just learned this.. now I think I can move from all pick to Ranked and understand what role to play better. God Bless you

[@ingridchen6102]

This is exactly what I needed... Thanks

[@firdausgaara2006]

Tbh, Im a returning player. Last I played is around 2014. Man this game change so much. Good guide btw.

[@arian512]

Boy, I came back from 2017 and I think your statement will need an update after 7.36 😅

[@renezra4886]

i'm trying to get into dota 2 and have watched a couple of different guides trying to wrap my head around the different roles. this is by far the easiest one to understand imo. thank you for this!! i'm definitely going to try the different roles to see which one i like best.

[@ZQuixotix]

Thank you! Good luck finding your role, I think it's fun to try them all out

[@mr.nifler4602]

as a league of legends player who plans to also branch into Dota 2 this explained it really well for me!

[@aaronclark2433]

Awesome guide, well explained, nice screenshots, easy to understand. Your last tip was the best tip by far…let the new players go core and have fun. Its simpler and more engaging. Cant fault your video mate, good work.

[@nik4219]

My friend recently introduced me to dota, and he's been so good at helping me become better. We usually play single draft (my choice) i think its pretty fun and i believe that it helps me learn more heroes. He always made me go for a carry hero at first and he used to ward and pull and stack and help me farm. However, ive started liking supporting more and im enjoying the game a lot. So ya guess i got a helpful friend (:

[@chil7081]

I just got back into Dota 2 after 5 years. Found this video very helpful thanks

[@cheycherri]

Thank you!!! Dota has a major learning curb! And most people do not know how to explain the fame from scratch for people who don't even know the basics. You are awesome 💙 you break down the basics so nicely! Following you just because of this video alone 🤗

[@714KH]

Subbed to you. I love how passionate you are and you really sold me into giving this game another try. It was so daunting when I first attempted years ago. Now I'll be more confident about it, thanks to you!

[@ZQuixotix]

Thank you! I hope Dota treats you better this time around. Feel free to drop by the stream or discord to ask any questions!

[@vermillionorange]

Not a beginner but I'm here because I miss playing this game. It's been more than 10 years now... I love how forgiving and reassuring you are to beginners! Hats off to you :)

[@Nurrad]

I've just downloaded Dota 2 to play it for the first time in my life! Decided to see the reviews on KZbin first .... damn it seems so complicated. But I like the way you explain it, so I think I shall learn from your channel

[@Cesium117]

I don't know what you do for a day job but you would make a fantastic department manager

[@flayv999]

I didn't think you'd get on the tutorial mod but I saw you on there today! Sick dude

[@ZQuixotix]

Yeah, I'm excited to be there! They did a great job with it!

[@madmackenzie3459]

the way you presented the information in this video really made me want to play this game even more than the anime did (ill try core roles first but i wanna be support 4/5 )

[@ZQuixotix]

Haha thank you!

[@akumpawatjr]

Been watching some dota channels recently. Only subscribed to you, even before finishing the video. You have such a pleasant and simple narration. And joy :-)

[@MrPain-zr3mr]

In my opinion support players are very knowledgeable about the game mechanics and very versatile role. There are numerous of times that support players are giving the enemy team a hard time during clash and farming due to they can spam skills and itema lls during clash plus they do warding and dewarding for both offensive and defensive

[@ironbonesunlimited]

This is so perfect. The way you taught was excellent thank you.

[@jimball4901]

This is by far the best guide I’ve seen for Dota. I haven’t played since 2017 and I feel like the terminology has completely changed. This honestly made me feel a lot better about everything. Thank yoy

[@viandantesullinternet1089]

I found you 'cause of this one, and I gotta say you make top notch videos: not only very informative, but also a treat to listen to! keep it up!

[@ZQuixotix]

Thank you!

[@shawnlyons6543]

Looking for a new MOBA from LoL and Pokémon Unite and this video is by far the most welcoming thing I've seen. Thank you for your clarity and calm demeanor, as well as the knowledge you shared.

[@mashihodpotatoetm4572]

So in comparison to League: Hard Carry - Assasins/Bruisers/AD carries Offlaner - Juggernaut/Skirmishers Midlaners - AP carries Hard Support - Enchanters/Wardens Soft Support - Junglers/Vanguards

[@augustknight6276]

i really like the way he explains the game. sounds like he's in a podcast or something. i could just listen to him lol. keep it up bro!

[@Soymi7k]

Omg the last one is so true. When I started playing dota probably 6 yrs ago, my friends told me to play as hard support which rly hard to digest as new player (told me to pull camps, wards, buy dust etc etc), resulting in me not enjoying the game & chose not to continue playing lol. I’m coming back to the game now & and it has so much more mechanics compared to before😢

[@tapioperala3010]

I've got some experience with DOTA 2, but I think that this video has *a lot* of great information and I'll certainly watch your other videos on the new player stuff.

[@lordbob357]

Cool video! All my friends are already in way too deep but if I ever manage to convince a new player to join I'll send them your way :)

[@loopsjk3354]

This is the absolute best beginners guide I've found so far. Thank you so much!

[@MrBlueHefner]

Dota needs more players like you bro. Whenever i tell people im new the only advice i get is "Don't feed".

[@roxstar5088]

I am coming from LoL so picking up this beast of a moba that seems so yhe same but is totally different is kinda scary. Thanx to this guide i am can try it out with a bit of confidence. I am kinda sad there is no jungle role as thats usually my main role in LoL... Well back to support I guess.

[@theoriginalralph5141]

League of Legends player here. After watching this video, I am just going to take a look at DOTA 2's Hero roster and pick whichever one I think looks the coolest and jump into one of the sidelanes and just play. Wish me luck

[@fhmisml]

Good luck, Have fun

[@BlancFGC]

sharing this with a friend who's recently picked up the game! wish this kind information as available when i started playing! thanks a ton

[@stealthbladeTK]

My good sir... you created a work of art and science here with this video, well done. Your explanations are true, easy to understand and straight to the point, thanks!

[@VladShadz]

Thanks for the video, this was very helpful! I stopped playing dota back in 2014 so I kinda dropped off at all, so it was very good to refresh the memory to jump back in. Also, love from another support player

[@mashihodpotatoetm4572]

My last game was in 2015 lmao. Just getting interested in the mechanics in case I play again, but I don't think I will be for now. I played this before I got into League, but as a league player, I guess I'll get the hang of it after some time.

[@gabrielsoto5386]

10/10 this is a really nice explanation. Shared and subscribed

[@Barnesofthenorth]

The main thing that just looks off from this is that the hard carry will be against 2 supports, so surely they will get stomped all game and give the carry a lot of farm. Doesn't this create massive issues? who would want to be an off-laner when your job is basically I guess last hit your own minions to try your best to stop the carry from funneling, and the 2 palyers on the most important roles for carrying never interact until after laning. And if 1 of the people in the off-lane tends to roam you then have 1 support soloing a hard carry and I'm guessing somebody with CC, so they'll be camping under tower the whole game.

[@itsmarkkyb]

Great job on the explanation! Everything was so easy to absorb. I'm now a subscriber from this very helpful guide. Keep up the great work!

[@scotthuffman3462]

Its worth noting that dota is an ever-evolving game and these roles are just what is meta currently. A good group of 5 players might have a completely different setup doing something like a Tri lane, a setup that has a dedicated jungler, or something even more unique that hasn't been discovered yet. Dota is a very open game that encourages you to experiment and find your own way to play the game.

[@srr4460]

Great guide! To your point about playing something fun as a new player, I first started trying Warlock in Hard Support and had trouble controlling his golems so I felt like I was having low impact in game, then I switched to Lina and immediately felt like I had more impact since her ult is just a single shot ability and her other abilities seemed more damaging. Dota2protracker currently says she's a carry or mid laner but I was playing her in same support lane which was funny.

[@Thread4516]

Nice video. I stopped playing like 10 years ago apparently and just now hopping back in. :D

[@Raquya]

Nice, I've been looking for a commentary type channel for dota 2 like yours.

[@YoutubeMastersDegree]

Great guide. coming from LOL I had Bot, Mid, Top, and Jungle engraved in my brain, so playing Dota for the first time was very confusing.

[@Deathjoker_]

i'm low 1k mmr and i have played 16,000 matches yet i dont know what is pos lol. I dont play rank because im kinda toxic and easily gets angry so i usually play unranked for fun. Thanks for the explaination, now i get to know a little more knowledge about roles and pos. I play Axe, Clinkz and techies .

[@leventoztulumbaci]

I felt a big emptyness when Dota Alchemy was no more. This channel has the same quality TBH. Keep it up man.

[@ZQuixotix]

Thank you!

[@evangarza2309]

just started playing, great video

[@cybersteel8]

This is great. I have no idea how to play this game but this helps to know what mine and everyone's responsibilities are on the field. Awesome video.

[@lukadimic598]

The best tutorial for dota in my opinion...

[@iambutafish]

Just downloaded this game yesterday. You're right, I'm new to the game. Just be new! If smurfs have a problem with me "ruining" their matches then maybe don't smurf. Go to your elo on your main account. Thanks for this, you made me laugh and also took away my anxiety.

[@elmeromogollon]

In league you also have to farm for at least 20 minutes if you play the carry, but people just dont understand how important farming is so your adc is useless most of the time, this is way better, funneling gold into one person.

[@udeanbambang1703]

ill give analogy of this to the football roles 1 : Striker 2 : No 10 playmaker 3 : Flank 4 : Midfield 5 : Goalkeeper

[@sunbreeze8365]

Just found you recently and loving your videos :)

[@Price235]

Very helpful! Do you recommend playing against bots as a beginner? Because every unranked game I play, people flame me, so I feel like I should get practice in AI games first

[@ZQuixotix]

Yeah, I think playing bot games is a good way to get into the game and cover some basics! It's not perfect, but I think you can at least get familiar with the game if you're brand new. And honestly learning how to beat the highest difficulty of bots will mean you have a starting threshold of skills to use against real players

[@jennilgutierrez8354]

I'm from league and TFT yup its fun and cool to play league but sometimes it getting boring specially in support role because our job is to take care a useless carry but soft support description fit my playstyle hope this game give me the hype like the dota1 gives me 😊😊

[@HMHS8]

Decent guide but there are some VERY important things missing, such as: 1. pick hard carry last, because you dont want enemy to hard counter you even before the game begin 2. if you dont play in a party, it's recommended to pick strong lane dominators, tanky units or units with escape mechanics so you dont end up getting killed over and over again. I find these 2 points VERY important for new players, because they often end up dying a lot, thinking it's their team fault for not protecting them.

[@connorboyle2585]

Getting back into the game after not playing since 2017. Have a ton of questions about how 3, 4, and 5 play now with all the changes to the map and the xp changes that I'm still not even 100% sure on what exactly changed

[@shahjmir]

thanks for this guide :) this was a really well put guide! excited to jump in

[@DMacDaddy]

Not my first time here. Thanks again. Great vid!

[@branwellesanmiguel8503]

I happen to click a random link in reddit and it brought me to you. Best random moments ever. Im here beforen you reach 1 million subs!

[@StoicMind17]

This guide is vastly simplified if they are playing in SEA :D 1) Pos 1 - Farm 2) Pos 2 - Farm 3) Pos 3 - Farm 4) Pos 4 - Farm 5) Pos 5 - Also farm

[@rocko1017]

Thanks dogg I needed an updated video like this

[@kyriacosh4569]

thank you for this clean tutorial! it is very helpful!!

[@siavashhatef5623]

Hands down best guide ever

[@donnie5705]

I was always interested in dota and your guides are giving me courage to try it :)

[@SomeBlackDude26]

I love playing the 3 in LoL so I'm excited to try it in Dota. 4 looks good also, 5 I'd play if I really need to.

[@eltonlevin]

I feel like I've matured enough to be a great hard support this time around. :D Great video, thank you!

[@SK3564]

Woah new player content!!

[@fvb7]

23:30. I play a lot of league. A coworker was just trying to explain the concept of pulling to me for like 30 minutes. Y'all baby the hell out of your carries and bust your humps as supports dear god. I had to spend 30 minutes explaining to him that we do literally nothing for our carries because that's what is most helpful. Don't ask them to go to the jg or roam. Don't hit minions let them manage the wave. Supports are there to get hit instead, or sit on the enemy while the carry hits them.

[@beatsbygadfly]

this has criminally less views than it should have!! very helpful, cheers m8

[@silverstar-is-here]

The best guide ever even in 2023

[@tesla1982]

I have been playing dota for 9 years now and I watched the hole video! very good content thank you

[@aaronrivero2826]

Thank you so Much this is very informative

[@WillKricken]

Clear and concise. Thank you, sir!

[@calcgy]

came to watch this as a new dota player to try not be a burden on the team lol the more i learn the more creative and fun it seems

[@mirekreative]

Extremely helpful, thank you!

[@FonsiePie]

In the Philippines all 5 of us in the team are all core.

[@nessaj6359]

Taena. Legit to. 😂

[@lazysage]

aka street fighter strat

[@robertviscomi8199]

I’m brand new coming from league and I’m having a hard time grasping when it’s okay to jungle and not. You put 4 in the jungle but called it soft support _ would I stand off to the side letting the off laner soak more than me? Is there a list of which champion is which for positions?

[@ZQuixotix]

In regards to jungling, jungling in the League sense of the word is generally considered bad for at least the first 10 minutes on supports. Enigma might do it, but most of your pub games would not be familiar with that strategy and you might not do so well. Chen, Enchantress, Doom, and sometimes Crystal Maiden might spend a bit of time killing jungle creeps or controlling them as they go about other things, but they wouldn't dedicate consecutive minutes to it. It's like a brief moment as they do other things. Instead of jungling like in LoL, supports will do pulls to control lane equilibrium. This denies your creeps to the enemy, but then you also get a chance to get the last hit on the jungle creeps for gold/xp. If you're new to the game, my advice is to treat the 4 position very similarly to the 5 position. You'll play in the lane like a 5 support, trying to give a bit more experience to the offlaner than yourself. Harass the enemy heroes, if the 5 support tries to pull you go and stop them. You are more likely to go roam and help your midlaner (or even your own safelane), whereas 5 supports tend to stay in their own lane a bit more. I don't know of an exact list of heroes for each role, sorry :( Dota is pretty flexible, so that list would be constantly going through small adjustments

[@robertviscomi8199]

@@ZQuixotix thank you very much

[@jaydenbriggs660]

Great vid. helped me as a beginner a lot. Thanks

[@MAxAMILLIoN757]

Fantastic presentation, thanks a lot

[@bruhbrebro6151]

One thing I don't understand about this guide (awesome guide btw) is when you show the do's, enable's, and stop's some of the roles have a do and a stop on the same like row of buttons so could someone elaborate?

[@ZQuixotix]

It's hard to generalize a game as complicated as Dota, so don't take these as hard rules. Let's take farming as an example. A mid hero like Storm Spirit wants to farm for himself. However, by choosing to farm on the enemy's half of the map, he could try to steal farm from the enemy, thereby reducing the enemy's farm while getting his own. Or he might choose to stop farming to get a kill. If he can kill the enemy carry, that would be great to stop them from farming. You are never only doing one thing in Dota. Trying to choose plays that accomplish multiple goals is the ideal plan usually

[@whynotbeself]

I wish I saw that guide when I was a newbie! Woulda saved a lot of people a lot of nerves lol 😂

[@faisalfrazier891]

How does the item works Like the build path on certain hero’s League is getting boring so time to switch things up

[@ZQuixotix]

I would check out DotaBuff or Dota2ProTracker to see what builds people are doing. Item builds are pretty flexible in Dota, but if you are starting out the game, you can just follow a standard build to get going.

[@Retog]

I’d like to get the full dota experience by playing 10 mins once a week, how do I do that?

[@marcusmeins1839]

it's difficult , an average dota 2 match lasts 1 hour

[@patientdiscipline]

You can also try TURBO mode in the arcade it can last for at least 30 mins

[@chriswerge]

Great video! Thanks man 🙌🏼

[@jamesraileeaustria3346]

i enjoyed ur vid man, thank for the TIPS!!!

[@Oppt-ucc]

Amazing video, very helpful !

[@1DoesntSimplyUseEeja]

subscribed because i want to dedicate myself learning pos5

[@releasethewild7440]

big props for this guide

[@NotColeTG]

So what im understanding is... The HARD CARRY (1) is the baby and the HARD SUPPORT (5) is the babysitter protecting the baby until it grows to be a big strong carry. The MID (2) is the father allowing the family to progress and set up everyones future. The OFFLANER (3) is the big brother who is usually a bully but shows some support once and a while. And the SOFT SUPPORT (4) is the mother who protects and helps everyone in the family.