🗂️ Dota 2 (2025) — One-Page Desk Card

🎛️ Controls — My Keybinds (fill these)

• Center on Hero: [ ☐ ] | Select Hero: [ ☐ ]
• Courier: Select [ ☐ ] | Deliver [ ☐ ]
• Abilities: Q W E R | Extras: D / F
• Items: Z X C V B N (or 1–6)
• Camera: MMB Drag (Edge Pan ☐ On ☐ Off)
• Attack / Stop / Hold: A / S / H
• Quickcast: ☐ On ☐ Off (start Off; switch later)
• Shift-Queue Actions: Hold Shift (blink → spell → item)

⏱️ Core Timers (write them on your minimap brain)

• Bounty Runes: 0:00 (contest safely)
• Water Runes (Mid): 2:00, 4:00
• Power Runes: 6:00, then every 2:00 (8, 10, 12, …)
• Wisdom Runes (XP): 7:00, then every 7:00 (14, 21, …)
• Lotus Pools: Fruit spawns periodically → combine later for bigger heals

Callouts to say: “Wisdom 7/14/21”, “Rune 6/8/10”, “Stack 53”

🧭 Early Game Flow (first ~10 minutes)

1. Pre-Horn: Buy starts → Shift-add Quick Buy → Bind courier deliver.
2. 0:00: Scout/ward → contest 1 Bounty (don’t die).
3. Lane: Last-hit > Harass; Deny under 50% HP.
4. Pull/Stack: Supports: pull small at :15/:45; stack camps at :53–:55.
5. Mid: Check Water (2/4) + Power from 6:00 onward.
6. Supports: Be at Wisdom 7:00; refill cores; rotate only with purpose.

🧠 Decision Rules (simple and sticky)

• If you can’t win the fight → farm & shove safely.
• If TP saves a tower → TP. Otherwise keep farming.
• Two items spike? Group to trade objectives, not 5v5 blindly.
• Vision wins games: Ward where you’ll play next; sentry their vision first.

🧺 Items — SOP

• Quick Buy: Shift-click next component.
• Secret Shop: Send courier on safe path (Shift-queued waypoints).
• TP Scroll: Always carry 1 (buy on death if missing).
• Neutral Items: Check drops on the minute tiers; share & swap.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Roles — Starter Pool

• Pos 5: Lich • Lion • Ogre • CM • Warlock
• Pos 4: Venge • Spirit Breaker • Shadow Shaman
• Pos 3: Tidehunter • Centaur • Bristle • Underlord
• Pos 2 (Mid): Dragon Knight • Viper
• Pos 1 (Carry): Wraith King • Sniper • Juggernaut

Use in-client hero guides for skill/item order scaffolding.

🗣️ Comms & Sanity

• /roll for role disputes → highest wins → move on.
• Mute early, unmute later. Chat-wheel: “BKB used”, “Defend”, “Smoke”.

✅ Checklists

Pregame

• Starts bought • [ ] Quick Buy set • [ ] Courier keys working
• Lane plan & ward spots • [ ] TP Scroll

5-Minute Audit

• Deaths ≤ 1 • [ ] Lane equilibrium managed
• Stacks attempted • [ ] Rune checks (if mid/support)

10-Minute Pivot

• First item timing on track
• Wisdom/Power runes contested
• Swap to farm/pressure lane with best map access

🔖 Micro-Tips

• Hold Shift to chain actions (blink → ult → item).
• Don’t chase into fog without wards/TP advantage.
• Farm triangle when unsafe; pressure opposite side of enemy stack.
• Smoke with a purpose: objective, pickoff, or deward—never “just because.”

Print this, scribble your keys, and keep it next to your keyboard.