Cheats

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Cheat Commands

When enabling cheats through the lobby settings, the players are able to use these chat commands. All of these commands also have a console command equivalent, many of which are only usable once the host enabled sv_cheats.

Chat command	Equivalent console command	Effect
-lvlup #	dota_dev hero_level #	Increases the level   Main   Changelogs     “ Play I grow stronger! Click to listen— Storm Spirit ” Experience allows heroes to level up, which makes them stronger and allows them to learn new abilities. Experience is earned of the user`s hero by # (cannot reduce level).
-levelbots #	dota_bot_give_level #	Increases the level of all bots` heroes by # (cannot reduce level).
-lvlmax	dota_dev hero_maxlevel	Levels your hero to the max and skills all your abilities.
-gold #	dota_dev player_givegold #	Grants the user # unreliable gold “ Play Now that s how you make gold. Click to listen— Alchemist ” Gold is the currency used to buy items or instantly revive your hero. Gold can be earned from killing heroes, creeps, or buildings. Contents (using negative numbers reduces gold).
-item	dota_create_item	Gives the user`s hero the named item Play “Singing trio.” It has been suggested that this article or section be split into multiple new articles. Reason given: The shop should get its own page Discussion to support or oppose the split should be (in case of Meepo   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Meepo 23 + 1.6 23 + 2.2 20 + , gives items only to the prime).
-givebots	dota_bot_give_item	Gives all bots` heroes the named item (in case of Meepo   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Meepo 23 + 1.6 23 + 2.2 20 + , gives items only to the prime).
-refresh	dota_dev hero_refresh	Replenishes the player`s (and all bots`) hero`s health “ Play Life becomes death becomes new life. As it should be.  Click to listen— Treant Protector ” Health (also known as HP, which can be short for: health pool or health points) represents the life and mana Play Out of mana! “ Play It s a new age of magic! Click to listen— Keeper of the Light ” Mana (also known as MP, which is short for mana points) represents the magic power of a to full, and refreshes their ability and item cooldowns Play I m not ready! “ Play  Initializing in... 3..2..1! Click to listen— Tinker ” A cooldown is a period of wait time before a spell, ability, or item power can be used again. Contents 1 Mechanics . Only affects heroes (and illusions Default buff iconPlay Spawn soundPlay Death sound “ Play A legion sprouts from one! Click to listen— Phantom Lancer ” Illusions (also commonly called illus) are imperfect, weaker copies of heroes, created by spells or items. They ). Also resets the cooldowns of Glyph of Fortification Tower under the effects of Glyph The Glyph of Fortification, or Glyph, is an ability usable by any player that causes all friendly buildings to become impervious to damage for a short duration. Glyph lasts and Scan The Scan button is located on the right of the minimap Players can use the Scan ability on the right of the minimap UI to detect any enemy heroes in an area. Abilities edit] Scan . Does not affect Buyback “ Play Now that s how you make gold. Click to listen— Alchemist ” Gold is the currency used to buy items or instantly revive your hero. Gold can be earned from killing heroes, creeps, or buildings. Contents cooldown.
-respawn	dota_dev hero_respawn	Forces the player`s hero to respawn. Also works while the hero is alive, moving it to the team fountain Fountain Building Level 1 Health 500 Health regeneration 0 Armor 0 Magic resistance 0% Attack damage 190‒199 Acquisition range 1200 Attack range 1200 Base attack time 0.15 Attack animation 0+0 Projectile speed 1400 Collision size , replenishing health and mana.
-startgame	dota_dev forcegamestart	Forces the match to start immediately, skipping the prepare phase. Using this command after the match starts (0.00 minute mark creeps spawn) has no effect.
-spawncreeps	dota_spawn_creeps	Instantly spawns lane creeps Lane creeps are a form of creep that automatically move down the three lanes towards the enemy faction s base. Each and every 30 seconds a new group (the creep wave) spawns for each faction at on each lane for both teams.
-spawnneutrals	dota_spawn_neutrals	Instantly spawns neutral creeps Neutral creeps are a type of creep not controlled by any player. They are aligned to neither of the teams, and offer an alternative source of gold and experience. Neutral creeps appear in small camps at each camp. Does not spawn when other neutral creeps are within the spawn area, but ignores other units.
-disablecreepspawn -enablecreepspawn	dota_creeps_no_spawning 1/0	Disables lane and neutral creep spawning (except Roshan For Roshan as he appears in holiday events, see Roshan (Diretide 2012) and Roshan (Diretide 2013) Roshan Ancient Jungle Creep Level 30 Health 5500 Health regeneration 20 Armor 15 Magic resistance 55% Attack damage 65 ). Enables lane and neutral creep spawning.
-spawnrune	dota_spawn_rune	Spawns runes For the runes that come with cosmetic items, see Inscribed Gem.   Main   Changelogs     Runes are special boosters that spawn on the game map. They come in two categories. Bounty Runes can at both rune spots, one being a bounty rune, the other being a random non-bounty rune.
-killwards	dota_dev killwards	Destroys all placed Sentry Ward   Item   Changelogs     Sentry WardB A form of plant originally grown in the garden of a fearful king. Cost100 Bought FromConsumables Active Place Sentry Ward Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No s and Observer Ward   Item   Changelogs     Observer WardB A form of half-sentient plant, often cultivated by apprentice wizards. Cost60 Bought FromConsumables Active Place Observer Ward Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe Observer Ward s.
-clearwards	dota_clear_wards	Destroys all placed Observer Ward   Item   Changelogs     Observer WardB A form of half-sentient plant, often cultivated by apprentice wizards. Cost60 Bought FromConsumables Active Place Observer Ward Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe Observer Ward s.
-createhero -createhero neutral -createhero enemy	dota_create_unit dota_create_unit neutral dota_create_unit enemy	Creates named unit or hero as an ally, neutral or enemy. The unit spawns where the user`s mouse courser is pointing. Can spawn any unit, not only heroes. Neutral heroes cannot be created. Attempting to do so spawns them as Radiant heroes without a slot aligned for them. Spawning buildings this way always appear at the map center and are always invulnerable. Some spawned summons may not have their abilities.
-dumpbots	dota_bot_dump_state	Displays AI status.
-wtf -unwtf	dota_ability_debug 1/0	Disables mana cost and cooldown of abilities and items, and applies the same effects as -refresh Enables mana cost and cooldown of abilities and items.
-allvision -normalvision	dota_all_vision 1/0	Enables shared vision between Radiant and Dire. Disables shared vision between the teams.
-teleport	dota_dev hero_teleport	Teleports the selected hero to the current cursor location.
-trees	dota_treerespawn	Respawns all trees on the map, taking tree spawn blocking into account.
-win	dota_win	Instantly destroys the enemy`s Ancient Ancient Building Level 1 Health 4250 Health regeneration 3 Armor 15 Magic resistance 0% Collision size 298 Vision range 2600 • 2600 (G) Bounty 0 Experience 0 Notes Abilities: Backdoor Protection True Sight This article .

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Item names

These are used with the -item and -givebots chat commands or the dota_create_item and dota_bot_give_item console commands. Every item has an internal name in the game files. In order to create items, these internal names have to be used, and not the ingame item name. The item`s whole internal name is not required, it will match to a substring to create the item.

Examples:

-item item_blink

-givebots item_arcane_boots

dota_create_item item_greater_crit

dota_bot_give_item item_demon_edge

Items in light grey fields have internal names which do not match their ingame name.

Items in dark grey fields are completely removed and can no longer be created.

Basic items

Item	Internal name
Aegis of the Immortal For the physical trophy awarded after The International, see Aegis of Champions.   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Aegis of the Immortal The Immortal was said to own a shield that protected	item_aegis
Animal Courier   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Animal CourierB Losing the courier is punishable by death. Cost100 Bought FromConsumables Active Deploy Courier Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Animal Courier	item_courier
Band of Elvenskin   Item   Changelogs     Band of ElvenskinBL A tensile fabric often used for its light weight and ease of movement. Cost450 Bought FromAttributes Bonus +6 Agility Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The	item_boots_of_elves
Belt of Strength   Item   Changelogs     Belt of StrengthBL A valued accessory for improving vitality. Cost450 Bought FromAttributes Bonus +6 Strength Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Belt of Strength is an item purchasable	item_belt_of_strength
Blade of Alacrity   Item   Changelogs     Blade of AlacrityB A long blade imbued with time magic. Cost1000 Bought FromAttributes Bonus +10 Agility Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Blade of Alacrity is an item	item_blade_of_alacrity
Blades of Attack   Item   Changelogs     Blades of AttackBL The damage of these small, concealable blades should not be underestimated. Cost420 Bought FromArmaments Bonus +9 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Blades	item_blades_of_attack
Blight Stone   Item   Changelogs     Blight StoneB An unnerving stone unearthed beneath the Fields of Endless Carnage. Cost300 Bought FromArmaments Passive Lesser Corruption Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Blight Stone is an	item_blight_stone
Blink Dagger	item_blink
Boots of Speed	item_boots
Bottle	item_bottle
Broadsword	item_broadsword
Chainmail	item_chainmail
Cheese	item_cheese
Circlet	item_circlet
Clarity	item_clarity
Claymore	item_claymore
Cloak	item_cloak
Demon Edge	item_demon_edge
Dust of Appearance	item_dust
Eaglesong	item_eagle
Enchanted Mango	item_enchanted_mango
Energy Booster	item_energy_booster
Faerie Fire	item_faerie_fire
Flying Courier	item_flying_courier
Gauntlets of Strength	item_gauntlets
Gem of True Sight	item_gem
Ghost Scepter	item_ghost
Gloves of Haste	item_gloves
Healing Salve	item_flask
Helm of Iron Will	item_helm_of_iron_will
Hyperstone	item_hyperstone
Infused Raindrop	item_infused_raindrop
Iron Branch	item_branches
Javelin	item_javelin
Magic Stick	item_magic_stick
Mantle of Intelligence	item_mantle
Mithril Hammer	item_mithril_hammer
Morbid Mask	item_lifesteal
Mystic Staff	item_mystic_staff
Observer Ward   Item   Changelogs     Observer WardB A form of half-sentient plant, often cultivated by apprentice wizards. Cost60 Bought FromConsumables Active Place Observer Ward Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe Observer Ward	item_ward_observer
Ogre Club	item_ogre_axe
Orb of Venom	item_orb_of_venom
Platemail	item_platemail
Point Booster	item_point_booster
Quarterstaff	item_quarterstaff
Quelling Blade	item_quelling_blade
Reaver	item_reaver
Ring of Health	item_ring_of_health
Ring of Protection	item_ring_of_protection
Ring of Regen	item_ring_of_regen
Robe of the Magi	item_robe
Sacred Relic	item_relic
Sage`s Mask	item_sobi_mask
Sentry Ward   Item   Changelogs     Sentry WardB A form of plant originally grown in the garden of a fearful king. Cost100 Bought FromConsumables Active Place Sentry Ward Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No	item_ward_sentry
Shadow Amulet	item_shadow_amulet
Slippers of Agility	item_slippers
Smoke of Deceit	item_smoke_of_deceit
Staff of Wizardry	item_staff_of_wizardry
Stout Shield	item_stout_shield
Talisman of Evasion	item_talisman_of_evasion
Tango	item_tango
Tango (Shared)	item_tango_single
Tome of Knowledge	item_tome_of_knowledge
Town Portal Scroll	item_tpscroll
Ultimate Orb	item_ultimate_orb
Vitality Booster	item_vitality_booster
Void Stone	item_void_stone
Wind Lace	item_wind_lace

Upgraded items

Variable Commands

Simple Commands

Hero Names

Unit Names

Item Names