Gameplay
- All players start out in the centre of an arena where barrels, explosive barrels and barricades are situated.
- Explosive barrels kill all nearby creeps when they are destroyed.
- You can use barrels as a cover.
- Players need to fight against waves of creeps.
- Creeps appear in the north and the west sides of the arena.
- There is a boss in each spawn of creeps.
- After every third and 18 each two players have a duel in a separate arena.
- Players need to fight against megabosses after every fifth wave.
Info
Life in Arena is an eight-player hero survival custom game Custom Games are game modes that differ from standard Dota 2. Most custom games are created by the community with the Workshop Tools. Custom Game Passes can be purchased for some games, and will grant .
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Objective
- Kill the final boss Orn.
Features
- All Dota heroes have been replaced with new ones.
- Each hero has unique abilities.
- All Dota items have been replaced with new ones.
Heroes
There are currently 24 heroes available to play.
Araman |
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Q: CURSE ABILITY: No Target |
W: ARMOR OF DARKNESS ABILITY: PASSIVE |
E: MORALE ABILITY: Aura |
R: POWER OF SCOURGE ABILITY: No Target |
BESERKER |
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Q: FIRE SPEAR ABILITY: Unit Target |
W: FRENZY AURA ABILITY: Passive |
E: DESPERATION ABILITY: Aura |
R: MADNESS ABILITY: No Target
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BREWMASTER |
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Q: MIGHT ABILITY: No Target |
W: FEROCITY ABILITY: Passive |
E: PUNISHMENT ABILITY: Passive |
R: AVATAR ABILITY: No Target |
BUTCHER |
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Q: RAGE ABILITY: No Target |
W: SKIN ABILITY: Passive |
E: ZOMBIES ABILITY: Passive |
R: HOWL OF TERROR ABILITY: No Target |
DICE |
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Q: RAGE ABILITY: unit Target |
W: BASH ABILITY: Passive |
E: ENDURANCE AURA ABILITY: Aura |
R: STEELSTORM ABILITY: No Target
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GENERAL |
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Q: STOMP ABILITY: No Target |
W: DARK MAGIC FLOW ABILITY: Unit Target |
E: FURIOUS STRIKE ABILITY: Passive |
R: MAGIC ARMOR ABILITY: Passive |
GOLEM |
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Q: EXPLOSION ABILITY: No Target |
W: IMMOLAITON ABILITY: Passive |
E: FIRE RAGE ABILITY: Passive |
R: GROUND SLAM ABILITY: No Target |
HIGHLANDER |
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Q: STORM BOLT ABILITY: Unit Target |
W: HEAVY AXE ABILITY: No Target |
E: IMPROVED ARMOR ABILITY: Passive |
R: MIGHT OF HIGHLANDER ABILITY: Point Target |
HUNTRESS |
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Q: ELUNE`S CURSES ABILITY: Point Target |
W: POWER OF MOON ABILITY: Passive |
E: MOON GLAIVE ABILITY: Passive |
R: RITUAL ABILITY: No Target |
KRET |
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Q: ACID ABILITY: Unit Target |
W: POISONING ABILITY: Passive |
E: LUST FOR LIFE ABILITY: Passive |
R: POISON ABILITY: Unit Target |
NAGA ROYAL GUARD |
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Q: SEA WAVE ABILITY: Point Target |
W: PERSISTENCE ABILITY: Passive |
E: BASH ABILITY: Passive |
R: CRUSH ABILITY: No Target |
NAGA SIREN |
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Q: FURY ABILITY: No Target |
W: EATING ABILITY: Passive |
E: ART OF BATTLE ABILITY: Passive |
R: SONG ABILITY: No Target |
PIRATE |
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Q: MAGIC RUM ABILITY: Point Target |
W: POISONED WEAPON ABILITY: Passive |
E: EVASION ABILITY: Passive |
R: METAMORPHOSIS ABILITY: No target |
ROGVOLD |
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Q: BLIZZARD ABILITY: Point Target |
W: GRACE ABILITY: Unit Target |
E: THE CHOSEN ONE ABILITY: Passive |
R: INVUNERABILITY ABILITY: Channeled |
SHAMAN |
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Q: STARFALL ABILITY: Channeled |
W: MADNESS ABILITY: No Target |
E: RESOURCEFULNESS ABILITY: Passive |
R: ANCIENT FORCES ABILITY: Passive |
SKELETON MAGE |
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Q: AQUA VITAE ABILITY: Point Target |
W: LIGHT MAGIC ABILITY: No Target |
E: DARK MAGIC ABILITY: Passive |
R: DEATH ENERGY ABILITY: No Target |
SPIDER QUEEN |
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Q: INFECTION ABILITY: Unit Target |
W: POISON ABILITY: Passive |
E: FURIOUS STRIKE ABILITY: Passive |
R: ENDURANCE ABILITY: Passive |
TIME LORD |
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Q: DEATH ABILITY: Point Target |
W: PAST ABILITY: No Target |
E: WISDOM FLOW ABILITY: Passive |
R: STOP THE TIME ABILITY: No Target |
TAUR |
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Q: THUNDER CLAP ABILITY: No Target |
W: FEAR ABILITY: Aura |
E: DEMONIC POWER ABILITY: Passive |
R: GUARDIAN SPIRITS ABILITY: No Target |
VALKYRIE |
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Q: RAGE ABILITY: No Target |
W: TRUE HIT ABILITY: Passive |
E: AGILITY ABILITY: Aura |
R: FURY ABILITY: Unit Target |
VOWEN FROM BLOOD |
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Q: STEAL BLOOD ABILITY: Unit Target |
W: SPIRITUAL FLAME ABILITY: Unit Target |
E: SOUL BURN ABILITY: Unit Target |
R: CHAOS ABILITY: Point Target |
WARLOCK |
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Q: THUNDER ABILITY: Channeled |
W: SACRIFICE ABILITY: Channeled |
E: MAGIC SPLASH ABILITY: Passive |
R: FIRE EARTH ABILITY: Channeled |
WARRIOR OF LIGHT |
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Q: SHACKLES OF LIGHT ABILITY: Point Target |
W: WILL OF LIGHT ABILITY: Passive |
E: HOLY POWER ABILITY: Passive |
R: DIVINE PROTECTION ABILITY: No Target |
ZUNGG |
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Q: SKELETON WALK ABILITY: No Target |
W: FURY ABILITY: No Target |
E: SHIELD OF DEATH ABILITY: Passive |
R: OBSESSION ABILITY: Passive |
Update History
26 Jun. 2015
- An item Healing Wards has been added;
- A bug that caused a game work incorrectly after leaving has been fixed;
- Explosive Barrel kills magic immune units now;
- Fixed a bug that caused some bash abilities work incorrectly;
- Some crreps` active abilities have been added;
- Snatchers have 50% magic resistance now;
- A bug that allowed a game to start earlier without everyone`s permission has been fixed;
- A bug that caused Rage Sword and Lightning Bow not to work on invulnerable units has been fixed;
- A bug that did not allow one hero to have two Spherical Staff Golems has been fixed.
22 Jun. 2015
- Now Shaman`s Starfall deals damage only once;
- A bug that caused Shaman to heal and stay invulnerable, even though he stopped casting Starfall, has been fixed;
- A bug that caused invulnerable units to stay alive after the end of a round has been fixed;
- Fire Spear`s animation has been slightly fixed;
- Now Golem`s first ability works correctly;
- Now Soul Burn gives Vowen from Blood bonus attack speed;
- Now Highlander`s Storm Bolt deals damage to units in some area of effect from the target;
- Players do not lose gold after death anymore;
- Players do not gain experience after winning a duel anymore;
- A bug that crashed a game after using a Spherical Staff has been fixed;
- All heroes` descriptions have been added;
- Items have descriptions as well.
20 Jun. 2015
- Lags and drops caused by using Hell Mask, Book of the Dead and Troll Defender have been fixed;
- Lags caused by Butcher`s third ability have been fixed;
- Passive abilities now work after death at a duel;
- Huntress` description has been added;
- Rogvold has been temporarily removed from the game;
18 Jun. 2015
- 6 more heroes from original Life in Arena have been added (4 without descriptipn yet);
- Axe is purcasable now;
- Barrels do not affect Brewmaster`s second ability anymore;
- Now all units can move during the megaboss;
- Only eight player can play in one game now.
24 May 2015
- All heroes from Dota 2 have been removed;
- 7 more heroes from original Life in Arena have been added;
- An item Spherical Staff has been added (but it does not upgrade abilities yet);
- All passive modifiers from heroes` abilitie are applied on respawn now;
- All non-hero units die when a wave ends.
16 May 2015
- Skills and stats of Broodmother and Axe have been replaced with skills and stats of Queen of Spiders and Dice from original Life in Arena (some skills may not work correctly);
- A passive ability of the plague treants from original Life in Arena has been added;
- A few more items from original Life in Arena have been added;
- Descriptions of the abilities of Golem, Brewmaster and Taur have been added;
- Abilities that were supposed to deal damage to magic immune units, but didn`t, now deal it.
9 May 2015
- Skills and stats of Phantom Assassin, Chaos Knight, Huskar and Slardar have been replaced with skills and stats of Valkyrie, General, Berserker and Naga Royal Guard from original Life in Arena (some skills may not work correctly);
- Most creeps` passive abilities from original Life in Arena have been added;
- A few more items from original Life in Arena have been added;
- A message that showed up after destroying a barrel has been removed;
- A command "+" from original Life in Arena has been added: if everyone writes "+" while waiting for a round, the round will start earlier.
22 Apr. 2015
- Fire Rod from original Life in Arena has been added;
- Some issues, related to the timer, have been fixed;
- Item recipes now show up in the shop.
19 Apr. 2015
- Eight more items from original Life in Arena have been added;
- A timer, that shows time left until a wave, has been added;
- Once again, bug that didn`t allow to finish the game seems to be fixed;
- Some other bugs have been fixed;
- Some bugs have been added.