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