DOTA 2’s console commands and cheats might not help you too much in official ranked matches, but they can aid in making private games a bit more fun and practicing your skills in a more relaxed environment.
Given its competitive focus, it shouldn’t be surprising that use of DOTA 2 cheats isn’t tolerated in ranked PvP matches. The vast majority of its console commands are relegated to use in private lobbies but, even so, they’re well worth keeping an eye on, which is why we’ve compiled the list below.
DOTA 2 Console Commands and Cheats
DOTA 2 has a bit of a different approach to console commands and cheats, offering two avenues of inputting them while in private lobbies.
Having the Enable Cheats option ticked in any of these lobbies allows you to simply input cheats via the chat window, accessible by simply pressing the Enter key.
You’ve likely used it to send other players the customary “glhf” greeting when matches start.
In addition to this, DOTA 2 console commands require a bit of extra work before you can use them. They use different syntax but share many effects with the cheats mentioned above.
If you’re a console purist, you’ll need to manually activate it by finding DOTA 2 in your steam library, right-clicking on it, and selecting Properties.
In the General tab, under Launch Options, simply type in “-console” without the quotation marks. You should then be able to bring up the console in-game by pressing the \ key.
Below, you’ll find a list of DOTA 2 cheats and console commands covering a handful of useful effects.
The text on the left side of the slash should be typed in the chat window, while that on the right side is meant for the in-game console.
- sv_cheats 1 - Enables cheats (console only)
- sv_cheats 0 - Disables cheats (console only
- -win / dota_win - Instantly wins the match
- -gold x / dota_dev player_givegold x - Grants specified amount of gold
- -respawn / dota_dev hero_respawn - Respawns you or, if alive, brings hero back to base while refilling health and mana
- -suicide / dota_hero_suicide - Instantly kills you
- -hurtmebad / _dota_hero_nearlethaldamage - Reduces your health to 1
- -refresh / dota_dev hero_refresh - Fully refreshes cooldowns while granting mana/health.
- -lvlup x / dota_dev hero_level x - Increases your level by specified amount
- -lvlmax / dota_dev hero_maxlevel - Sets your hero to maximum level (30)
- -rapgod / dota_rap_god - Sets you hero's level to 30 while adding powerful items to your inventory
- -item x / dota_create_item x - Grants you the specified item
- -givebots x / dota_bot_give_item x - Grants bots the specified item
- -levelbots x / dota_bot_give_level x - Increases bot level by specified amount
- -spawncreeps / dota_spawn_creeps - Spawns creeps on all lanes
- -spawnneutrals / dota_spawn_neutrals - Spawns neutral creeps on all lanes
- -disablecreepspawn / dota_creeps_no_spawning 1 - Creeps no longer spawn
- -enablecreepspawn / dota_creeps_no_spawning 0 - Enables creeps spawning.</li.
- dota_kill_bots - Kills all bots (console only)
- dota_kill_buildings - Destroys all buildings aside from the central base structures (console only)
- -startgame / dota_dev forcegamestart - Sets game timer to 0:00
- -killwards / dota_dev killwards - Destroys placed Sentry and Observer Wards
- -allvision / dota_all_vision 1 - Reveals the map
- -normalvision / dota_all_vision 0 - Covers the map in fog of war
- -trees / dota_treerespawn - Prompts trees to respawn
- -wtf / dota_ability_debug 1 - Removes ability mana cost and cooldown
- -unwtf / dota_ability_debug 0 - Reinstates ability mana cost and cooldown
- -teleport / dota_dev hero_teleport - Teleports you to cursor location
- clear - Clears text from console (console only)
- quit - Quits game (console only) </ul>
That covers DOTA 2's console commands and cheats, but there's more going on with the MOBA as 2023 comes to a close, through its upcoming Frostivus event.
On top of that, also check out our articles delving into cheats for <a href="https://www.gamewatcher.com/news/counter-strike-2-console-commands-cheats>Counter-Strike 2</a> and Resident Evil 4 Remake.
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