Dota 2: The Five Easiest Heroes to Play

Dota is a game which has a very varied range of playable characters, the heroes. Each one with their unique skills and facets that completely modify gameplay and can be combined with the skills of their teammates. Some are easier to understand and play, others not so much.

In this article, we cover the five easiest and simplest heroes to understand within the game. Those that you, as a beginner or even a more veteran player, should choose if you’re looking for less complex and more direct gameplay.

To do this, we separated this list by role and I will list the easiest heroes for each specific role, considering the complexity of the gameplay and competitiveness within the Metagame.

Dedicated Support - Lich

Lich is one of the best supports currently, being able to punish enemy heroes while protecting the Carry. His abilities allow him to have excellent lane control and make it easier to work with jungle creeps, whether to accumulate the creeps or to delay lane advancement.

His ultimate, Chain Frost, is capable of wiping out the entire enemy team if used correctly, which makes this hero a potency in all phases of the game.

Slow and heavy magic damage combined with a good build can make Lich a control machine within the match. An excellent option for beginner players or those who want to learn how to play as a support.

Support - Shadow Shaman

Just like the Lich, Shadow Shaman is a hero with powerful control abilities. He can disarm and disable enemies with ease, but what sets him apart is his ability to bombard both enemies and turrets, which makes him one of the best pushers in the game.

His ultimate, Mass Serpentward, can be used to trap and annihilate enemies or accelerate an attack against a turret, pushing the lane and allowing for territorial advances.

Turn your enemies into chickens with the Hex ability, tie them up, so your allies can finish the job, or do it yourself with Serpent Ward. Shaman can also turn allies into chickens to protect them, and his Cluster Cluck facet allows you to conjure various chicken illusions when using Hex.

Mid - Viper

The mid's role is to become a game potential as early as possible and then rotate through the lanes to help his allies or execute ambushes and gain more advantage for the team with some kills.

Viper is one of the best heroes for this role. His skills deal a lot of magical damage right at the early game and can really punish any opponent, also dealing damage per second with most of them. Although it may not seem like it, he’s a resistant hero who can move quickly and attack from a distance.

Viper can easily get out of control and turn into a killing machine in the match. Items like Silver Edge, Hurricane Pike and Mjollnir are excellent for Viper, who is basically a Right-Click Hero, who only needs to attack and practically doesn't use any buttons other than the attack one (right mouse button).

Offlaner - Tidehunter

Tide is a super battle tank in the game. Extremely resistant and with the potential to completely delete enemies.

His passive, Kraken Shell, makes him basically indestructible and very difficult to kill and his ultimate, Ravage, is incredible when combined with Blink Dagger to initiate combat, allowing you to completely disable the enemy team. Without a doubt, Ravage is one of the best ultimates in the game.

Carry - Bloodseeker

Now talking about the star of the matches, the much-loved Carry, a role that beginner players usually prefer and most veterans as well.

The carry is the hero who starts off the game as the weakest, but can become an unstoppable machine at the late game, with the potential to execute a Rampage easily and alone. This is if you farm correctly and build appropriately.

Among the various options that the game offers for this function, Bloodseeker is currently the best. A hero who is basically a hunter, who can move quickly and deal a lot of damage, whether with a magic damage or physical damage build. His skills provide attack speed, can silence enemies and slow them down while healing Bloodseeker at a regeneration rate that can literally make him immortal.

His ultimate inflicts a wound on the target, causing it to bleed and lose life as it moves during the effect of Rupture, forcing the target to either remain still and become vulnerable to Bloodseeker or try to flee and suffer the damage caused by the skill, which will often also lead to death.

All five heroes presented here are excellent options for both beginners and more experienced players, as they provide less tense and more fluid gameplay. Obviously, we've only scratched the surface of what each of these heroes can do, so if you liked the article and are interested in learning more about Dota, I may bring you a complete guide on each one in the future. Leave in the comments which hero is the most interesting among the five.

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